Light Image Resizer – Versionshistorie

Light Image Resizer – 6.0.3.0 – Built 2020-07-23

NEW:

• watermark can now use both image and text at the same time

FIXED:

• high memory consumption when adding lots of files, which could lead to out of memory issues
• no appropriate error was reported in some cases when disk was full
• output from certain source formats (like JPEG2000) could be empty in some cases
• metadata was not copied when source file was PSD
• metadata tags with UTF-8 encoding were not correctly decoded when used in watermark text
• memory corruption could occur in some cases when handling EXIF metadata
• IPTC tags in watermark text could just display “N/A” when IPTC was disabled in Misc tab (not copied to output)
• drag & drop from some older (non-Unicode) applications was not working

IMPROVED:

• log can now be scrolled without having focus

Light Image Resizer – 6.0.2.0 – Built 2020-06-10

NEW:

• support for reading Canon .cr3 raw files

FIXED:

• clicking cancel during processing and then continuing could lead to a crash
• undoing a manual crop did not disable the save button, which could cause a crash when clicked
• context help was broken for some controls
• mouse scrolling in help window worked only if it had focus
• screen width & height were not updated when resizing animated GIFs, leading to enlarged background

IMPROVED:

• validate remove.bg API key when entering
• clearer message for errors during background removal
• when undoing a manual crop, the crop selection is now displayed again automatically
• use LZW compression for TIFF output when converting from other formats
• log proper error in case dimensions are too large for output format

Light Image Resizer – 6.0.1.0 – Built 2020-03-03

FIXED:

• manual crop crashed in some cases when saving
• division by zero when size is set too small
• collage preview was not correct for sizes smaller than 1000
• sometimes preview was not loading on first try
• preview was not showing split lines when using split in parts option for transparent images

IMPROVED:

• when doing a manual crop the thumbnail in the list is now updated
• changed collage size in preview will apply to dimensions in main window
• when adding HEIC files and a required codec is missing a notice is shown

Light Image Resizer – 6.0.0.24 – Built 2020-01-06

NEW:

• background can now be filled with a color when using background removal

FIXED:

• dimensions could not be set to values smaller than 1.00 in/cm when Mode was set to Stretch
• potential deadlock when processing is cancelled
• deadlock when cancelling overwrite prompt
• wrong dimensions could be output when processing certain raw files
• out of memory issue when outputting files with huge dimensions

Light Image Resizer – 6.0.0.20 – Built 2019-11-21

FIXED:

• remove.bg link was not clickable
• some dialogs were not scaled to DPI correctly

Light Image Resizer – 6.0.0.18 – Built 2019-11-07

FIXED:

• load fallback for Fuji raw files (.RAF) from newer cameras did not work
• installer was unable to close the application while update form was showing

Light Image Resizer – 6.0.0.16 – Built 2019-10-22

NEW:

• added option “Expand image to background size” for background removal

FIXED:

• loading of WebP images could fail on systems without codec
• there could be duplicates when using “Save as” and choosing to overwrite an existing profile
• background could be scaled incorrectly with remove.bg, not filling the image
• effects were applied before removing background, which could lead to unexpected results
• background removal options were not checked before preview
• fit to window was not applied if preview was reloaded with different dimensions

Light Image Resizer – 6.0.0.14 – Built 2019-10-10

FIXED:

• message “Please enter a valid resolution” could appear when leaving one dimension empty (wildcard)
• some settings were not kept when changing collage preview
• drag & drop to collage form was not working
• animated GIF could produce empty output
• background removal only used preview size

IMPROVED:

• don’t stretch images larger than original size by default when fitting to window

Light Image Resizer – 6.0.0.10 – Built 2019-09-25

NEW:

• added mode “Extend to square” which adds blurred content to make the image rectangular
• added action to create animated GIF from input files
• rename action to just rename files without changing image contents
• more layout templates for collage
• drop target area to easily add files by drag & drop (can be enabled in settings)
• manual crop by right-clicking an image in the list
• images in listview can be re-ordered manually by dragging
• dynamic watermark text color (image’s average color or complementary color)
• round edges option (see Effects)
• Background removal powered by remove.bg (see respective tab)
• added output format “Icon (.ico)”
• background color for preview window can be changed via right-click menu
• select which metadata values to keep or remove, text based values can also be replaced
• auto-detect width and height when creating new profile with dimensions in name (like “Photos 800×600”)
• JPEG compression can be optimized to create smaller files (see Optimization tab)
• colors can now be entered as HTML color values (for background or watermark text colors)
• default action for close button when processing has finished can be changed (see Settings, Process tab)
• save as for profiles (via “…” icon), to save current changes under different name

FIXED:

• preview is not updated when replacement color is changed in settings
• embedded thumbnails were not updated when copying metadata
• crash or error when resizing 1bit image and output is PDF
• relative paths for collage filename did not work
• unit could be set to something else than pixels for collage in some cases
• preview for collage was showing normal preview after collage window, which could lead to crashes
• custom format for %CreationDate% and %ModificationDate% watermark tags was not working
• error could occur when trying to backup raw files with action set to “Replace original”

IMPROVED:

• images are now kept untouched if size is set to 100% and no other effects are applied
• workaround for some 3rd party shell extensions where files could not be loaded by drag & drop
• combined PDF creation is way faster now using multi-threading
• changes to image list in collage window are now reflected in main image list
• accept path with filename for /Dest parameter and set output format accordingly
• command line switch “/OptionsPage” can be used to go to options page
• a folder can now be dropped on the destination box to insert its path
• support for EXIF date tags located in wrong IFD section for watermark text (some Samsung devices)
• keep zoomed view rectangle when updating preview