******************************* AKVIS MultiBrush Version History ******************************* ------------------- Changes in Version 9.1 (April 27, 2017) ------------------- What's New in Versions 9.0, 9.1: https://akvis.com/en/multibrush/whats-new.php 1. Improved the plugin compatibility with image editors. 2. Support for new RAW files for the standalone version. 3. Fixed bugs. ----------------------- Version 9.0 (Dec 14, 2016) ----------------------- What's New in Versions 9.0, 9.1: https://akvis.com/en/multibrush/whats-new.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. Added the new Dark interface theme. It's possible to switch between the styles in the program preferences. 3. Full compatibility with Adobe Photoshop CC 2017. 4. Support for new RAW files for the standalone version. 5. Improved the Print dialog with new features of printing high resolution images on multiple pages. 6. Native 64-bit support on Mac. 7. Changed the Navigator window into the roll-up panel. 8. Facebook and Tumblr are temporarily hidden from the list of the available publishing services due to the changes in their policy. 9. Added the possibility to choose a drive to install the program. 10. Changed the About the Program window. 11. Changed the Activation window. 12. Fixed bugs. Changed the Upgrade Policy for the product. See: https://akvis.com/en/upgrade-software.php ----------------------- Version 8.0 (Apr 24, 2014) ----------------------- (free update) 1. Added the Blend Mode to the settings of these Standard Tools: Color Brush, Color Pencil, Clone Stamp. 2. Increased the maximum value (from 500 to 1000 px) for the Size for the Standard Tools: Color Brush, Color Pencil, Spray, Eraser, History Brush, Clone Stamp, Chameleon Brush, Lighten, Darken, Saturation. 3. Added the options Color Sampling and Tolerance to the Eraser. 4. Added the Grain parameter to the Artistic Pencil. 5. Added the possibility to rotate a cropping area to the Crop tool. 6. Added the possibility to transform objects (in the previous versions was available only for text). 7. Fixed incorrect generation of noise in Spray. 8. Fixed instability when switching the Artistic Cloning mode in the Chameleon Brush. 9. Improved response to change the tools' parameters on the fly. 10. Added support for more RAW formats to the standalone version. ------------------- Changes in Version 7.5 (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. Added new Blend Modes to Layers: Subtract and Divide. 8. Fixed bugs in both Win and Mac versions. ------------------- Changes in Version 7.0 (Jan 29, 2013) ------------------- (free update) 1. Added the selection tools: Rectangular Selection, Elliptical Selection, Lasso, and Polygonal Lasso. 2. Added the Crop and Move tools. 3. Added the Text tool and a text layer, and the possibility to transform a text block. 4. Added the alignment tools (Rulers, Grid, Guidelines) that help to precisely position objects. 5. Added the new option to the Eyedropper tool - a color ring which helps to select colors more precisely. 6. Added the selection channel to the Channels palette. 7. Added a new Blend Mode to Layers - Linear Dodge. 8. Added the color selection button to the Toolbar. It displays the current color and calls the Select Color dialog box. 9. Added the support for AKVIS format which contains the state of the image at the moment it was saved, all layers (raster, artistic, text) and groups, with their properties, and manually created checkpoints (in History). 10. Improved compatibility with Mac OS X 10.8 and Windows 8. 11. Added the HotKey Manager that helps to customize hot keys for tools and commands. The button that opens the Hot Keys dialog box has been added to the program's Preferences. 12. Reorganized the workspace, added the possibility to minimize the sections in the Settings Panel (Navigator, Tools options, Palettes). 13. Fixed a number of bugs. ------------------- Changes in Version 6.0 (July 16, 2012) ------------------- (free update) 2. Added compatibility of the plugin with Adobe Photoshop CS6. 3. Improved compatibility of the plugin with Corel PSP X4. 4. Added new options to the Clone Stamp: Flip Horizontal, Flip Vertical, Scaling. 5. Updated the Channels palette: added a visibility indicator to each channel, and the Alpha-channel's view modes. 6. Added the Go To the Product page button. 7. Added the possibility to hide/show the Control Panel. 8. Added the possibility to use OS File dialog (for loading and saving files). 9. Added the list of Recent Files which is visible by right mouse clicking on the Open Image button. 10. Updated the Preferences dialog window. 11. Improved compatibility with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion 12. Fixed bug when working with certain color profiles. 13. Fixed the EXIF error and the orientation error when saving JPEG. 14. Improved the Print dialog (when no printers are installed). 15. Changed the name of the parameter for all tools: Diameter -> Size. 16. Changed the hot-key for Zoom: to zoom out left click with Alt-key (was: right-click). 17. Added these hot-keys: double-clicking on the Zoom icon makes the image fit the Image Window; double-clicking on the Hand icon makes the image scale to 100%. 18. Fixed bugs. 19. Documentation in Spanish. ------------------- Changes in Version 5.5 (June 4, 2010) ------------------- (free update) 1. Added support for multi-layered TIFF images to the standalone version. Now it's possible to save all layers (including Artistic layers) to TIFF files. 2. Added support for PSD format to the standalone version. 3. Added compatibility with CS5 64 bit on Mac and Windows to the plugin version. 4. Added Japanese and Portuguese languages to the program interface. ------------------- Changes in Version 5.0 (Apr 30, 2010) ------------------- (free update) 1. Added new tool set - Artistic set - with 7 new tools (Oil Brush, Roller, Felt-tip marker, Chalk, Artistic Pencil, Artistic Spray, and Artistic Eraser). 2. Added the Spray tool to the Standard tool set. 3. Improved management of the standard tools: added new parameters to the Color Brush, Color Pencil, changed the parameters of the Smudge tool. 4. Added support for image layers, and the Layers palette with extensive functionality: support for two types of layers (raster and artistic), blending options and others. 5. Added the Channels palette (available for Home Deluxe and Business licenses). 6. Added hot keys for the tools and operations. 7. Added the possibility to create a new image and the New Image dialog box with a lot of presets for an image document. 8. Added the possibility to show/hide Tool's Parameters in the Settings Panel. 9. Added the possibility to show/hide Hints in the Settings Panel. 10. Added support for 64 bit to the plugin version (compatibility with Adobe Photoshop CS4 64 bit). 11. Changed the installation program on Windows. To avoid problems Win-users must remove previous versions before installing this one. 12. Fixed bugs. ------------------- Changes in Version 4.1 (May 21, 2009) ------------------- (free update) 1. Added new interface languages (Spanish and Italian). Documentation updated. 2. Fixed minor bugs (the bug with the cursor in the Clone Stamp and others). ------------------- Changes in Version 4.0 (Apr 28, 2009) ------------------- (free update) 1. Changed the program name and the interface. 2. Added tools. 3. Added palettes (History, Color, Swatches). 4. Added a standalone edition. 5. Improved compatibility for the plugin version. 6. Added support of Windows Vista, Intel Mac. ---------------------------------- Under the old name "AKVIS Stamp": ------------------- Changes in Version 3.0 (Nov 3, 2005) ------------------- (free update) 1. Macintosh made available. 2. Added the unlimited Undo/Redo feature. 3. Added the Eraser tool in the Edit mode. ------------------- Changes in Version 2.2 internal version ------------------- (free update) 1. Activation Wizard simplified. It is replaced with a simple dialog box. 2. License policy changed: Now one license key allows activating the software on two computers. ------------------- Changes in Version 2.0 (July 12, 2005) ------------------- (free update) 1. 16 bits/Channel support added. 2. Compatibility with Photoshop CS 2. 3. New languages added. Installation and Activation wizard, interface and error messages translated into Italian, Portuguese, Japanese. ------------------- Changes in Version 1.2 (Oct 15, 2004) ------------------- (free update) 1. Added the Edit mode. 2. Changed the interface. Buttons for zoom controls and for Edit mode added. 3. Bugs fixed. ------------------- Version 1.1 (July 30, 2004) ------------------- - first public release