******************************* AKVIS Coloriage Version History ******************************* ------------------- Version 14.1 (December 20, 2023) ------------------- https://akvis.com/en/coloriage/whats-new.php#14.1 1. Extended the list of supported RAW formats. 2. Compatibility with macOS 14 Sonoma. 3. Fixed bugs and increased stability. ------------------- Version 14.0 (June 15, 2023) ------------------- https://akvis.com/en/coloriage/whats-new.php#14.0 1. Added Preprocessing parameters. 2. Added the Sample Image tab - the possibility to load a sample image for coloring. 3. Verified compatibility with the latest versions of the image editors. 4. Added minor interface improvements. 5. Fixed minor bugs. ------------------- Release for Linux (January 18, 2023) ------------------- Added support for Linux for the standalone app. https://akvis.com/en/tutorial/install-akvis/install-linux.php ------------------- Version 13.1 (June 23, 2022) ------------------- https://akvis.com/en/coloriage/whats-new-13.php#13.1 1. Added native support for the Apple M1 series of processors. 2. Minor interface improvements. 3. Verified compatibility with the latest versions of the image editors. 4. Discontinued support for Mac OS X 10.10-10.11. 5. Discontinued support for Publishing module. 6. Fixed bugs and improved stability. ------------------- Version 13.0 (July 14, 2021) ------------------- What's New in Version 13.0: https://akvis.com/en/coloriage/whats-new-13.php 1. Added the new Tuning Brush. 2. Redesigned user interface. 3. Changed the Notifications panel. 4. Extended the list of supported RAW formats. 5. Changed the program's icon. 6. Fixed bugs and improved program stability. ------------------- Version 12.6 (January 19, 2021) ------------------- What's New in Version 12.6: https://akvis.com/en/coloriage/whats-new-12.6.php 1. Added different paths to save and load images. 2. Added support for macOS 11 Big Sur. 3. Improved compatibility with Adobe CC 2021. 4. Extended the list of supported RAW formats. 5. Updated the Installation Wizard for Windows. 6. Fixed bugs and improved program stability. ------------------- Update for Mac (November 5, 2020) ------------------- Added compatibility with Affinity Photo. ------------------- Version 12.5 (December 19, 2019) ------------------- What's New in Version 12.5: https://akvis.com/en/coloriage/whats-new-12.6.php 1. Added full compatibility macOS Catalina (10.15). 2. Added compatibility with Adobe Photoshop 2020, Photoshop Elements 2020, GIMP 2.10.14, Corel PaintShop Pro 2020 and Painter 2020. 3. Added support for more RAW files in the standalone version. 4. Updated the Installation Wizard for Windows. 5. Fixed bugs and improved stability. ------------------- Changes in Version 12.0 (June 13, 2019) ------------------- What's New in Version 12.0: https://akvis.com/en/coloriage/whats-new-12.php 1. Added the Color History palette that keeps the last used colors. 2. Added support for more RAW files in the standalone version. 3. Fixed bugs and improved stability of the program. ------------------- Changes in Version 11.6 (March 28, 2019) ------------------- What's New in Versions 11.5, 11.6: https://akvis.com/en/coloriage/whats-new-11.6.php 1. The Publishing option has been extracted to a separate module (on Windows). 2. Added support for more RAW files in the standalone version. 3. Fixed bugs and improved stability. ------------------- Hotfix for Mac (January 11, 2019) ------------------- Fixed the bug that sometimes caused the program to crash when loading JPEG files. ------------------- Hotfix for Mac (November 30, 2018) ------------------- Fixed the issue that was causing the images to incorrectly display on 4K & 5K monitors. ------------------- Changes in Version 11.5 (November 27, 2018) ------------------- What's New in Versions 11.5, 11.6: https://akvis.com/en/coloriage/whats-new-11.6.php 1. Added compatibility with Photoshop CC 2019 (version 20.0). 2. Added compatibility with macOS 10.14 (Mojave). 3. Added the Notification Panel. 4. Added support for more RAW files in the standalone version. 5. The program interface is now available in Chinese. 6. Interface themes in the Preferences are now presented as color plates. 7. Fixed bugs. ------------------- Changes in Version 11.0 (April 5, 2018) ------------------- What's New in Versions 11.0, 11.1: https://akvis.com/en/coloriage/whats-new.php 1. Added the Favorites group to the Color Library. 2. The color samples have been sorted by brightness. 3. Added the History Brush tool that restores the image to its original state. 4. Added the Chinese interface language. 5. Added support for RAW and PSD files in the standalone version. 6. Changed the appearance of enabled tool icons. 7. Added the new Gray interface theme (switch in the Preferences). 8. Full compatibility with Photoshop CC 2018. 9. The maximum available scale of the interface now depends on the screen resolution. 10. Increased the maximum tool size. 11. Unavailable tools are now hidden instead of being disabled. 12. The tool's settings are shown by right-clicking in the Image Window and are not displayed by activating the tool. 13. Fixed bugs. ------------------- Changes in Version 10.6 (April 27, 2017) ------------------- What's New in Versions 10.5, 10.6: https://akvis.com/en/coloriage/whats-new-10.6.php 1. Improved the plugin compatibility with image editors. 2. Support for new RAW files for the standalone version. 3. Fixed bugs. -------------------- Version 10.5 (Dec 14, 2016) -------------------- What's New in Versions 10.5, 10.6: https://akvis.com/en/coloriage/whats-new-10.6.php 1. Added support for Ultra HD 4K and 5K resolution displays. The interface has been modernized and provides better display capabilities. The texts and new vector based icons now scale correctly. 2. Full compatibility with Adobe Photoshop CC 2017. 3. Support for new RAW files for the standalone version. 4. Changed the Navigator window into the roll-up panel. 5. Added the possibility to choose a drive to install the program. 6. Changed the About the Program window. 7. Changed the Activation window. 8. Fixed bugs. -------------------- Version 10.0 (Sep 4, 2015) -------------------- What's New in Version 10: https://akvis.com/en/coloriage/whats-new-10.php 1. New Variations options. It is now possible to save colorization results into the special section, and switching between them compare different versions of colorization. 2. New Print options. It's now possible to print high resolution images on multiple pages. 3. New Dark interface theme. It's possible to switch between the styles in the program preferences. 4. Native 64-bit support on Mac. 5. Support for more RAW files. 6. Fixed minor bugs and some compatibility problems. 7. Facebook and Tumblr are temporarily hidden from the list of the available publishing services due to the changes in their policy. 8. Changed the About the Program window and the Activation window. Changed the Upgrade Policy for the product. See: https://akvis.com/en/upgrade-software.php ------------------- Version 9.5 (Jan 21, 2014) ------------------- (free update) 1. Added the Share option that lets users post images from the program to the social services: Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr, Google+. 2. Improved compatibility of the plugin with Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Photoshop Elements 12, and Corel PaintShop Pro X6. 3. Improved RAW and DNG files processing. Added support for Mamiya RAW format(*.MOS). Extended the list of supported digital cameras from FUJIFILM, SONY, NIKON, etc. 4. Changed the options of displaying the Hints Panel (removed the old "yellow" style). 5. Added compatibility with Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks. 6. Changed the installation process for Windows. Now there are two setup files: for Windows 32 bit and for Windows 64 bit. 7. Fixed bugs in both Win and Mac versions. ---------------------- Version 9.0 (Dec 6, 2012) ---------------------- (free update) 1. Improved the Eyedropper tool. It now helps you select colors more precisely. It has got a Color Ring with 5 sectors that shows the information about the colors. 2. Added the Hand and Zoom tools. 3. Added compatibility with Windows 8. 4. Added compatibility with Mac OS X 10.8. 5. Fixed the bug with GPU in Mac-version. 6. Added the possibility to hide the color strokes and the 3rd Strokes Preview mode ("the strokes are hidden") to the top panel. 7. Changed the icon for the Keep Color Pencil. 8. Changed the autosave folder for strokes. It is now C:\Users\Public\Documents\AKVIS in Windows; HD/Users/Shared/AKVIS in Mac OS. ---------------------- Version 8.5 (May 22, 2012) ---------------------- (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. Fixed bug that caused to crash the program when using GPU on Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3. 6. Improved the Print dialog (when no printers are installed). 7. Added support for RAW files. ---------------------- Changes in Version 8.0 (Sep 13, 2011) ---------------------- (free update) 1. Added support for GPU acceleration that significantly speeds up image processing. 2. For the Plugin version: Added support for selections made in image editor. Selection transferred to the plug-in will be displayed as an outline made with the Keep Color Pencil. 3. Improved compatibility with Mac OS X Lion. 4. Added the Go To the Product page button to the Control Panel. 5. For the Standalone version: Added the list of Recent Files which is visible by right mouse clicking on the Open Image button. 6. For the Standalone version: Added the possibility to use the OS File dialog for loading and saving files. 7. Added the possibility to hide/show the Control Panel. 8. Updated the Preferences dialog box: - added the check-box which On/Off the GPU using (available for computers with an appropriate video card), - added the parameter to set the number of Recent Files, - the check-box which activates the OS Load/Save File Dialog, - the check-box which locks the top panel view, 9. Added hotkeys to the Control Panel commands (Open, Save, Print, Help). 10. Changed hotkeys for the buttons Save Strokes/Load Strokes. 11. Fixed minor bugs. ---------------------- Changes in Version 7.5 (July 1, 2010) ---------------------- (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. Fixed small bugs. ------------------- Changes in Version 7.0 (Feb 9, 2010) ------------------- (free update) 1. Changed the interface design: new program skin and new application icon. 2. Added new mode for the Pencil tool - Multicolor mode, and the Multicolor palette to the Settings Panel to manage this mode. Available for advanced licenses (Deluxe, Business). 3. Improved compatibility with Windows 7 and Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6). 4. Added support for 64 bit to the plugin version (compatibility with Adobe Photoshop CS4 64 bit). 5. The plugin is now compatible with Adobe Photoshop Elements 8. 6. A new installation program on Windows. To avoid problems Win-users must remove previous versions before installing this one. 7. Improved the Print dialog box (added the possibility to select a printer and its resolution). 8. Updated the program documentation. ------------------- Changes in Version 6.0 (Sep 24, 2008) ------------------- (free update) 1. Added new Recolor Brush tool that can be applied to manually correct the result of colorization/recoloring. 2. Added support of Exif and IPTC data (the data registered by the camera when shooting as well as the comments, keywords and other information about the photo filled out by the user). 3. Fixed bug that caused program crash on second monitor during multi-monitor (display) processing. 4. Improved compatibility with Vista SP1. 5. Now there are three download files for Macintosh: standalone application, a plugin version for Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop Elements 6, and a plugin for earlier versions of Photoshop and Photoshop Elements (legacy file). 6. Added Compatibility with Mac OS X Leopard. 7. Fixed some bugs in both Windows and Macintosh versions. 8. Updated the program documentation. ------------------- Changes in Version 5.0 (Sep 7, 2007) ------------------- (free update) Standalone version made available. The download contains both versions (plugin and standalone) plus help files. ------------------- Changes in Version 4.5 (June 21, 2007) ------------------- (free update) 1. The Universal Binary version is available for Mac-users. Now the plugin works equally fast on both PPC- and Intel-Macs (without the Rosetta emulator). 2. Compatibility with Photoshop CS3 on Intel Mac. 3. Fixed some minor bugs. ------------------- Changes in Version 4.1 (Apr 6, 2007) ------------------- (free update) 1. Fixed bug that caused program crash when loading "strokes" for large images. 2. Compatibility with Windows Vista. 3. New installation method on Macintosh. To install the plugin just drag the folder AKVIS Coloriage into the PlugIns folder of a photo editor. 4. Updated the Help files. ------------------- Changes in Version 4.0 (Dec 6, 2006) ------------------- (free update) Features Added: 1. the possibility to change brightness of the selected colors. 2. "Brightness Preview" mode that allows you to see the resulting colors right on the drawn strokes. 3 quick launch of the Color Selection Standard Dialog. It opens as you double-click on the rectangle with the selected color. 4. a "hot key" for "Run" button. With the "R" key you can start the colorization process. 5 the possibility to change the brush size for main tools (Pencil, Keep-Color Pencil, Eraser) independently of one another. 6. support of Photoshop Elements v.5. Changed: 7. the interface of the program: button "Run" has been moved to the right part, check-box for the "Brightness Preview" mode added, gradient line for brightness adjustment added. 8. the installation procedure on Macintosh. 9. the program Help files. ------------------- Changes in Version 3.21 (Aug 30, 2006) ------------------- (free update) 1. Fixed algorithmic bug that caused program crash on some images. ------------------- Changes in Version 3.2 (Aug 29, 2006) ------------------- (free update) 1. Fixed bug that caused casual errors on some images. 2. Fixed bug that caused Photoshop crash on some Mac computers. 3. Fixed bug of activation process by direct connection on Mac computers. ------------------- Changes in Version 3.1 (July 4, 2006) ------------------- 1. Fixed bug that caused program crash during processing of large images. 2. Added the possibility to set the brush size for Pencil, Keep-Color Pencil, Eraser tool. 3. 16 bits/Channel support added. Now Coloriage supports RGB 8 bits/Channel and 16 bits/Channel. 4. Added a warning message when an image is in Grayscale mode. 5. Added autosaving of strokes drawn on the current picture to a "strokes" file. 6. Fixed compatibility problem for Mac OS X 10.3.9. ------------------- Changes in Version 2.0 (Nov 29, 2005) ------------------- (free update) 1. Macintosh version made available. 2. Unlimited Undo/Redo feature added. 3. Color Library translated into 8 languages. ------------------- Changes in Version 1.3 (July 21, 2005) ------------------- (free update) 1. New modes for the Erase tool added: a) to remove a stroke press the "Alt" key + left-click on the stroke; b) to remove all strokes ("Erase All" mode) hold down the keys "Ctrl" + "Alt" and left-click on the picture. 2. Added feature of drawing straight lines and segments (with the "Shift" key pressed). 3. Changed (simplified) the Activation Wizard. It is replaced with a simple dialog box. 4. Changed the Installation Wizard. Now it supports 8 languages and is easier to use. 5. Added a new language (Japanese) to the program documentation (for the Coloriage Help-files). ------------------- Changes in Version 1.2 (June 28, 2005) ------------------- (free update) 1. List of color groups in the Color Library expanded. 2. Compatibility with Photoshop CS 2, Macromedia Fireworks, Corel Painter, Paint Shop Pro. 3. A new program language added (Italian). ------------------- Changes in Version 1.1 (May 6, 2005) ------------------- - first public release