Change log for the plug-in version of Noise Ninja

September 25, 2007 -- 2.2.0 update posted
Photoshop CS3 and above Smart Filter support
Fixed crash bug when coming out of sleep mode in OS X
Fixed OS X batch processing bug
Added better defaults

April 18, 2007 -- Intel Mac plug-in offical release posted
Supports Photoshop CS3
Runs natively on Intel Mac

July 12, 2006 -- 2.1.3 update posted
Fixed bug in the Noise brush
Added support for reading ISO information from EXIF Makernotes of recent Canon point-and-shoots

March 15, 2005 -- 2.1.2 update posted
Fixed misalignment of Noise Brush mask that was causing black-and-white block artifacts in images wider than 2400 pixels on Windows and 3000 pixels on Mac.
Automatically set image Quality metadata field to "JPEG" or "Tiff/RAW" based on file extension of image

February 9, 2005 -- 2.1.1 update posted
Fixed bug that could cause profile installer to copy profiles to the wrong directory if the auto profile loader wasn't enabled in Preferences dialog.

February 7, 2005 -- 2.1.0 official release posted

February 3, 2005 -- Release candidate 2.1.0 posted
Fixed layouts of dialogs that were unusable with 200dpi fonts
Fixed state of manual profile and navigation tool buttons after auto profile
Incremented version to 2.1 to better reflect significance of upcoming release

January 31, 2005 -- Release candidate 2.0.3b
Fixed "Soft-match" mode for ISO and Exposure Correction in auto loader
Fix viewing and filtering of layers that are offset from the image origin
Remove version number from name in Photoshop, so actions recorded in one version will continue to work with a new version
Reinstated Open and Save buttons
"." and "," keys change brush size
Separate registry entries for standalone and plug-in versions (you will need to re-enter your license information)
Minor documentation additions regarding profile matching, Noise Brush, and actions
Included PDF version of User Guide in doc folder

January 26, 2005 -- Release candidate 2.0.3a
Fixed bug that was disabling the "zero default sharpening" option in 2.0.3

January 25, 2005 -- Release candidate 2.0.3
Sequence number changed to match the standalone version
Automatic profile loading based on EXIF data
Configurable matching criteria for auto-loader
Support for Actions (batch processing within Photoshop)
Noise Brush for masking parts of the image from filtering
Image info (EXIF) viewer
Profile annotations
Exposure compensation annotation added for ACR users
"Install profiles" command
Spacebar activates hand scroll tool
Extensive pop-up overview help added
More complete User's Guide
700x700 preview size added
R/G/B channel view added
Log file records auto-loader results and other information
Preview forced to smaller size if window doesn't fit on screen
Removed 8 megapixel limit on Home Edition (apologies if you ran into this -- it was not supposed to be in there)
Tweaked layout to fit in 800x600 screen


Dec 31, 2004 -- Beta 5a (Mac only)
On Mac, fixed a bug that caused intermittent crashes for a small number of users.

November 13, 2004 -- Beta 4b
On Mac, moved menu bar to the plug-in dialog to work around potential instability in a third-party library
Added a simple installer for Windows
Changed View Maximize function to work better on Windows
Changed other window sizing code to make it easier to recover when a mode is selected that makes the plug-in too large to fit on the screen.
Added instructions at top of license dialog

November 3, 2004 -- Beta 4
Eliminated installers -- plugin is now installed by simply dragging folder to PhotoShop Plug-Ins directory
Option to disable sharpening by default
Option to increase preview size to 500x500
Right-click no longer invokes What's This help (which interfered with some tools)
Remember window size across invocations
On Mac, restore cursor after PhotoShop changes it to a wristwatch
Layout changed to make more room for filter sliders
Added menu bar, moved some functions to it
Added menu commands to maximize and restore window size
Tweaked license mechanism
Confirm press of Okay button when profile hasn't been created or loaded
On Mac, changed some buttons to have native appearance
On Mac, changed font for buttons
On Mac, eliminate size grip in Preferences, License, and Progress dialogs
Tweaked license dialog interaction

October 26, 2004 -- Beta 3
Fixed bugs causing crashes on multiprocessor and hyperthreaded computers
On Mac, can now switch to another application during long filtering operation without hanging PhotoShop
Fixed crash for images smaller than preview window size
New installer for Mac to avoid problems with permissions and old unzip utilities
On Windows 98, fixed bug causing truncation of registry entry (not verified)
On Mac, switched to font that should be larger and more readable

October 5, 2004 -- Beta 2b
Rectangular selections are now handled correctly
Fixed a bug that was causing images larger than 8 megapixels to be watermarked even when a valid license key was installed
The navigation rectangle and filter preview is placed in the middle of the selection (if any) when the plug-in is launched
Progress dialog and other dialogs stay in front of PhotoShop more reliably now
Added a modal progress dialog with Cancel support for auto profiler
Fixed a scrolling bug that caused a crash when one of the view dimensions was smaller than the viewing window.
Fixed a threading bug that was causing random crashes on multiprocessor computers
Mac installer should work across volumes now (not verified)




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