Lemke Releases GraphicConverter 5.1
By
Mike Pasini, The Imaging Resource
(Thursday, April 29, 2004 - 12:19 EDT)
Lemkesoft has released version 5.1 of GraphicConverter, its image editing program for Mac OS X and Classic. Highlights of the new release include previews and icons with digicam downloads, invert selections, Applescript access to all Exif tags and improved compatibility with Photoshop plug-ins.
The shareware fee for GraphicConverter is $35 ($30 without CD delivery). The program imports about 175 graphic file formats and exports another 75 with display in a browser or slide show and support for batch image conversion and AppleScript.
The complete list of changes in Version 5.1 follows:
• MacOS X version is now multiple language
• unicode filename editing support added to the browser
• picture information can now be scrolled in the browser
• display of unicode filename (on MacOS X) much improved (browser, window title, menu items)
• support for color table PNGs files with alpha color table added
• folder reading and display speed of NFS and Windows XP volumes in the browser much improved
• scroll weel works now in the preview window
• cursor color in detail window is now selectable
• selection will now show tool tips for the shortcuts
• possible crop during printing at paper size fixed
• download of photos from digital camera can now add preview and icon
• compare applescript command returns now if the images are equal
• possible temp file during catalog creation will now be deleted
• support for import of old ega pcx files added
• import of IPLab improved
• possible crash during dicom import fixed
• browser redraw issues fixed
• corrupt resource parts will now be ignored during icon creation
• download options from digital camera improved
• incomplete color profiles will no longer be ingnored
• option to open a preselected folder in the browser upon launch added
• bug with entering February 29, 2004 as IPTC date fixed
• redraw bug during erase/draw with icc profile fixed
• invert works now with selections, too
• folder item count display works now with unicode names, too
• download some images support now command + a for selection of all files
• bug during moving files with "#" char fixed
• applescript command to access all EXIF items added
• colorize function added
• browser can now display the search results in a new window
• browser e-mail supports now deletion of all metadata
• move bug on classic fixed
• glass blocks effect added
• scroll bar issues in the browser fixed
• file move bug on classic fixed
• iptc toolwindow resized for smaller displays
• tolerance for level effect is now adjustable
• crash upon opening JPEGs with corrupt looping EXIF directories fixed
• conversion to PDF works now from AppleScript calls, too
• B key darkens now the slideshow
• compatibility with Photoshop plug-ins improved
• menu item in the aspect ratio popup for definition added
• possible bug during scaling CMYK images by batch fixed
• shortcut for rename in browser added
• display error in IPTC window on classic fixed
• web catalog adds now the filename to the subpages
• support for import of 12 bit color table tiffs (4096 colors) added
• batch conversion of movies to other formats will only ask now one time for the conversion settings
• crop for photoservice allows now a double click for OK on the current selection
• display quality of images with less than 8 bit in the slideshow improved
• scanned images get now a number for each scan for easy savings
• FITS -> TIFF conversion will now keep 16 bit grayscale
• CMYK scitex images are now imported as CMYK (no longer as RGB)
• possible crash during savings JPEGs with very large color profiles fixed
• print folder will now set the correct page range in the print dialog
• downloading of images from a digital camera will now longer overwrite double files (it adds now a number after the name)
• ascii import improved (supports now grayscale)
• display speed of GIF animation improved
• HPGL import supports now multipage HPGL files
• support for automatic rotation after download of images from digital camera added
• other bug fixes and enhancements
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