3.90
Main bug fixes
- Preview would not update when changing a parameter value
- Issues when minimizing of the parameter window
- Issues with image rotation
- Program freeze when going to the fotosketcher.com website from the "About window"
- Program would sometimes freeze when changing the opacity of text
New features
- New Painting 11 advanced painterly effect, which allows custom brushes (transparent png images)
- In addition to Painting 4, possibility to run Painting 9 (watercolor) and the new Painting 11 on the current image, without starting from a blank canvas.
This allows much more versatility and is supported in the scripting engine
- Parameter files and script files made with older versions of FotoSketcher can be loaded
- Directories for loading and saving images are saved, allowing easier navigation
- Directories for loading and saving scripts and custom brushes are also saved
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3.80
- Larger preview area (21% larger) with a new rotating "in progress" icon
- Painting 4 can now run without erasing the previous painting.
This can be useful to mix effects or to start with broad brushtrokes and then load finer brushes and run the effect again.
To run Painting 4 without erasing the previous image, RIGHT-CLICK on the Draw button instead of left-clicking.
- The scripting function (press the F5 function key to open the window) can also run the Painting 4 effect without erasing the result image.
Just add the line "Don't erase background" before adding a Painting 4 effect line in your script.
- Painting 4 now has an svg export (once the effect has finished, a SVG button will appear, below the HD button).
This exports the basic rectangles, not the brushstrokes.
- Pencil Sketch 1 has been refined (less blurry)
- Custom transparent PNG frames are now supported, with 'autofit' and full preview
- In the "modify source image" dialog box (F9 function key), a new icon is displayed on the saturation line.
When clicked, it will automatically improve color vibrancy of the source image.
- Custom brush directory for Painting 4 is now saved between sessions
- A new language is now supported, Danish, thanks to the translation by Kenneth TOLLUND
- Lot's of small UI enhancements and bug fixes
- All versions (32bit, 64bit, portable and setup) are now digitally signed for added security and hopefully fewer false positive from antiviruses
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3.70
- solved the occasional error message in French at startup ("n'est pas une valeur entiere")
- solved the issue where on a few machines (on some PCs and Macs using WineHQ), the optimized code for rotating images and brushes did not work correctly (it breaks Pencil Sketch 1 and Painting 4).
- for Linux and MacOS users, FotoSketcher should now run correctly under WineHQ and Crossover
- fixed the drop down menus and icons which did not appear correctly in WineHQ
- in Painting 4, the directory for custom brushes is now saved to avoid unnecessary navigating between folders
- the main window position is now saved between uses
- fixed the dropdown effects menu which sometimes prevented using the vintage or the merge images effect
- fixed the Pencil Sketch 2 preview which was not accurate
- probably added a bunch new bugs. Will fix in v3.80 ;)
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3.60
- UI/UX improvements (new splash screen, new material design icons in menus, for both light and dark themes, support for the keyboard right and left keys in the parameters window).
- better brushstroke placement in the Painting 4 algorithm.
- support for High Definition export in Painting 4 (up to 20,000x20,000 pixels).
- possibility of loading and optimizing multiple custom brushes in Painting 4.
- saving of Painting 4 custom brushes in a .fsk parameters file.
- support for a different background color in the Oil Pastel sketch and Painting 4 effects.
- Speed improvement for Pencil Sketch 1.
- bug fix in Painting 7.
- new tool available to reset the .ini file if FotoSketcher crashes on startup.
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3.40
- Brand new Painting 2 (brushstrokes) effect
- Slovenian translation (thanks to Jadran Rudec)
- The red bar (located in the progress bar at the bottom of the window) to stop an effect early is now compatible with batch processing
- Various small bug fixes
- 64bit version is now the default (32bit version is still available at www.fosshub.com)
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3.30
- user interface improvements:
cleaner splash screen
better window management (when the application is maximized)
new simpler panel backgrounds
more legible text for high dpi screens
skinned dialog windows
- new draggable cursor to interrupt an effect at x% (useful for some effects where the result can be interesting before reaching 100%)
- possibility to load your own brushes for Painting 10 (in transparent .png format) and render with twice larger brushstrokes
- new abstract effect (great for desktop wallpapers or phone and tablet backgrounds)
- option to save the effect number and parameters used in the filename
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3.30
- user interface improvements:
cleaner splash screen
better window management (when the application is maximized)
new simpler panel backgrounds
more legible text for high dpi screens
skinned dialog windows
- new draggable cursor to interrupt an effect at x% (useful for some effects where the result can be interesting before reaching 100%)
- possibility to load your own brushes for Painting 10 (in transparent .png format) and render with twice larger brushstrokes
- new abstract effect (great for desktop wallpapers or phone and tablet backgrounds)
- option to save the effect number and parameters used in the filename
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3.20
- This version has better Windows 10 support,
improved memory management (Pencil Sketch 1 and Linear Halftoning),
a new popup window previewing each effect and various bug corrections.
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3.20 beta 1
- Thanks to the feedback of many of you I believe I now have a stable version of FotoSketcher 3.20.
Here is beta 1 which should be close to the final release (unless a last minute show stopping bug is found of course)
- This version adds a popup preview window next to the drop down list of effects,
improves Windows 10 compatibility and memory management and also solves a number of bugs.
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3.20 alpha 5
- I have tried to improve compatibility with Windows 10 and reduce occasional window flickering.
There is also a new preview window next to the drop down list of effects as shown here:
I have also vastly optimized Pencil Sketch 1,
which can be up to 3 times faster than before and can run on larger images before giving an out of memory error
(I have successfully tested on a 7000x4000 pixels image).
I have tested this version on a Windows 10 PC and on a Windows 7 virtual machine,
so I would be grateful if you could let me know if you encounter any bugs on your PC.
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