********************************************* AKVIS ArtSuite (ex Frame Suite) Version History ********************************************* ---------------------- Changes in Version 9.5 ---------------------- (free update) 1. Fixed the bug of incorrect displaying of patterns in the Library. 2. Fixed the bug in the plugin that happened after the Crop tool was used in the image editor. 3. Fixed the bug on the first use of the program (with "empty textures"). 4. Fixed the bug when switching from Hand Painted Frames to the Effects. 5. Added the possibility (for Hand Painted Frames) to display the name of the pack and the frame in the program's window title when using the frame packs and the file name if using Custom texture. 6. Improved compatibility with Windows 8. ---------------------- Changes in Version 9.0 ---------------------- (free update) 1. Added the new Halftone effect. 2. Added the list of the presets to the Effects. 3. Fixed bugs. 4. Compatibility with Mac OS X 10.8. ---------------------- Changes in Version 8.0 ---------------------- (free update) 1. Added compatibility of the plugin with Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop Elements 11. 2. Improved compatibility of the plugin with Corel PSP X4. 3. Fixed bug when working with certain color profiles. 4. Fixed the EXIF error and the orientation error when saving JPEG. 5. Added support for images from Sony cameras SLT-A35, SLT-A65V, NEX-5N, and Panasonic camera DMC-GX1. 6. Improved the Print dialog (when no printers are installed). ---------------------- Changes in Version 7.5 ---------------------- (free update) 1. Added new patterns and textures to the built-in Library (Classic and Pattern). 2. Reorganized the Library, added new groups. Improved the way to use the Library: now you can select a group and a texture right in the Settings Panel. 3. Added the new color scheme of the Hints Panel. 4. Improved compatibility with Mac OS X Lion. 5. Added compatibility with Adobe Photoshop Elements 10, for the plug-in version. 6. Fixed error in the Smoothness parameter of the Glamour effect, and other minor bugs. ---------------------- Changes in Version 7.0 ---------------------- (free update) 1. New Sports Frame Pack (for the Standalone version). 2. Added new patterns to the Texture Library. 3. Added support for RAW files. 4. Added the possibility to use OS File dialog (for loading and saving files). 5. Added the Go To the Product page button. 6. Added the possibility to hide/show the Control Panel. 7. Added the new options to the program preferences: - the check-box which activates the OS Load/Save File Dialog, - and the check-box which locks the top panel view. 8. Fixed small bugs. ---------------------- Changes in Version 6.7 ---------------------- (free update) 1. New St.Valentine Frame Pack (for the Standalone version). 2. Added the list of Recent Files which is visible by right mouse clicking on the Open Image button. 3. Added the parameter which defines the number of Recent Files (to the program's Preferences). 4. Added hotkeys to the Control Panel commands (Open, Save, Print, Run, Help). 5. Improved the transformation of photos in multiple hand-painted frames. 6. Fixed minor bugs. ---------------------- Changes in Version 6.6 ---------------------- (free update) 1. Fixed bugs. 2. Added support of transparency to the Classic Frame for textures uploaded by users. 3. New Christmas Frame Pack (for the standalone version). 4. Compatibility with Photoshop Elements 9 for the plugin. ---------------------- Changes in Version 6.5 ---------------------- (free update) 1. Added compatibility with CS5 64 bit on Mac to the plugin version. It is now compatible with Photoshop CS4-CS5 64-bit on both Windows and Macintosh. 2. Added Portuguese language to the program interface. 3. Fixed small bugs. ------------------- Changes Version 6.0 ------------------- (free update) 1. Added the ability to use additional frame packs to the standalone version. Released three frame packs. 2. Added compatibility with Photoshop CS4 64 bit to the plugin version. 3. Changed the installation program on Windows. 4. Fixed bugs. ------------------- Changes Version 5.0 ------------------- (free update) 1. The Standalone version offers new Hand Painted Frames. These frames has been designed specially for ArtSuite. (These frames are not available in the plugin version for technical reasons.) 2. New interface design. Now the language choice and the Autorun option can be found in the Preferences dialog box. 3. New interface language added - Italian. 4. Improved compatibility of the plugin with Photoshop CS3, CS4 on Macintosh computers. 5. Improved the texture generation options in the Texture effect. ------------------- Changes Version 4.0 ------------------- (free update) 1. Added new effects: Glamour and Two Keys. 2. Updated the program documentation. ------------------- Changes Version 3.0 ------------------- (free update) 1. Added new effects: Black and White, Shift Colors, Channel Mixer. 2. Changed the program name to ArtSuite. 3. Added the Autorun mode. 4. Added new interface language (Spanish). 5. Updated the program documentation. ---------------------------------- Under the old name "AKVIS Frame Suite": ------------------- Changes Version 2.6 ------------------- (free update) 1. Added new patterns for decoration of Christmas postcards. 2. Added new interface language - French. 3. Added compatibility with Photoshop Elements v.6.0. 4. Added compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). ------------------- Changes Version 2.5 ------------------- (free update) 1. Added a new effect - "Texture". 2. Added new frames and textures samples into the Texture Library. 3. Fixed some serious bugs in Macintosh version. ------------------- Changes Version 2.0 ------------------- (free update) 1. Added 2 new effects (frames): "Artistic Crop" and "Frost". 2. The Universal Binary version is available for Mac-users. Now the program works equally fast on both PPC- and Intel-Macs (without the Rosetta emulator). 3. Compatibility with Photoshop CS3 on Intel Mac. 4. Improved color management. 5. Added support of tiff format to the standalone version. 6. Fixed bug causing incorrect displaying of 16 bit images on mac computers. 7. Added new interface and help languages. Now the program is available in English, German, Russian, Japanese. 8. Updated program documentation. ------------------- Changes Version 1.0 ------------------- - first public release