Version history

2.2.4.113 – April 30′th 2009

  • Fixed: A crash when opening background images over a certain size.

2.2.3.112 – February 28′th 2009

  • Improved: Projects saved in this version(and in future versions) are now culture invariant.
  • Improved: Updated FreeImage library to v. 3.11.
  • Improved: Several small optimizations.
  • Fixed: Preview background wasn’t updated correctly when new video was imported.
  • Fixed: Exception when creating mask.

2.2.2.111 – February 12′th 2009

  • Fixed: Crash when drawing mask on a frame other than the first, and then changing the play position to an earlier position.

2.2.1.110 – January 10′th 2009

  • Improved: Optimized some conversions.
  • Fixed: An Exception were thrown in difference keying, when using the controls in a certain order.
  • Fixed: Blur algorithm could in some cases throw an exception.
  • Fixed: Difference keying blur didn’t blur the correct amount.

2.2.0.109 – September 23′th 2008

  • New: Built in help.
  • New: Render preview modes Matte, Diagnostics, Empty frame and Final result.
  • New: Use video as preview background.
  • New: Import GIF, ICO, JP2, PCX, PSD, TGA and TIFF image sequences (using FreeImage library).
  • New: Export to TARGA (.tga).
  • New: Output resizing with selectable resizing filter.
  • New: Alpha channel support in input video.
  • New: Rotoscoping masks can now be individually blurred/feathered.
  • New: Blur empty frame for difference keying.
  • New: Edit menu: Set start/end output range to current frame.
  • New: Edit menu: Reset output size to video size.
  • New: Edit menu: Set empty frame/frames to current frame.
  • New: View menu: Loop output range.
  • New: Input file RGB/RGB + Alpha displayed in status bar.
  • New: Check web site for updates.
  • New: Portable version available.
  • Improved: Better calculation of the empty frame used for difference keying.
  • Improved: Blur speed optimized when using garbage matte.
  • Improved: Erode speed  optimized when using garbage matte.
  • Improved: Rotoscoping masks are now rendered anti-aliased.
  • Improved: Rotoscoping masks in preview are now drawn anti-aliased.
  • Improved: Menu accesskeys.
  • Improved: Shortcut Alt+C for centering preview.
  • Improved: Added F12 as hotkey for Play/Stop.
  • Fixed: Changing “Screen primary color” didn’t initialize render properly.
  • Fixed: Recalculation of empty frame wasn’t always triggered correctly.
  • Fixed: Changing certain parameters when difference keying, sometimes changed the play position.
  • Fixed: Dragging the preview with the mouse, triggered re-calculation.

2.1.0.97 – July 4′th 2008

  • New: Linear interpolation of rotoscoping keyframes.
  • New: Adjustments in mattes(black threshold etc.) now works with garbage & additive mattes.
  • New: Mask move tool.
  • New: “Add keyframe” in rotoscoping menu.
  • New: “Reset point’s bezier handles” function in edit mode.
  • New: “Reset preview to center” in View menu.
  • Improved: Optimized keying speed when using a garbage matte.
  • Improved: “AVI with alpha” compatibility with other software f.inst. After Effects.
  • Improved: Interpolation is now disabled when zooming in, making the preview show the actual pixels.
  • Improved: Deinterlacing quality improved.
  • Improved: After changing a value in the rotoscoping list, the list now stays selected.
  • Fixed: Output range/Start frame wasn’t set properly when opening project.
  • Fixed: Exception was thrown if point was deleted on a frame that was not a keyframe.
  • Fixed: Exception when cancelling save/render to AVI.
  • Fixed: It was possible to draw a rotoscoping mask even if no video was loaded.
  • Fixed: Save video dialog title was always: “Name first file in image sequence” even when saving AVI.
  • Fixed: An exception when changing to the rotoscoping tab, after opening several projects.

2.0.2.91 – June 15′th 2008

  • Fixed: Rotoscoping was very slow when working with large video files.

2.0.1.90 – June 14′th 2008

  • Improved: After moving rotoscoping point/handles the point stays selected.
  • Fixed: Keyframes wasn’t animated when rendering to file.
  • Fixed: Selection of rotoscoping points were sometimes unpredictable.
  • Fixed: Go to next/previous keyframe didn’t update correctly.
  • Fixed: Rotoscoping mask wasn’t always updated correctly when opening project.
  • Fixed: Rotoscoping curve and mask wasn’t synchronized when repainting.
  • Fixed: Rendering to one type (f.inst. PNG) followed by another (f.inst. AVI) and accepting the default filename, would result in an exception.
  • Fixed: Preview background image wasn’t reset when creating new project.
  • Fixed: Project was marked as unsaved when changing play-position.

2.0.0.89 – June 10′th 2008

  • New: Rotoscoping. Create keyframed garbage mattes and additive mattes.
  • New: Video resolution in DPI.
  • New: Frame size displayed in statusbar.
  • Improved: New preview window with mouse wheel zoom.
  • Improved: Finer zoom range.
  • Improved: Lowered memory usage considerably.
  • Improved: Save state of project is now reflected in the save button’s/menu’s enabled status.
  • Improved: Configuration file and temporary AviSynth files are now stored in application data.
  • Fixed: Open using AviSynth, couldn’t open files with special characters in the filename.
  • Fixed: Saturation and Lightness had increment of 1 should be 0,01.

1.6.2.74 – March 7′th 2008

  • New: Color difference keyer now able to key on exact color.
  • New: Detail keyer now able to key on exact color.
  • New: Output image channels: preview.
  • New: Preview of selected “Exact color”, with color dialog.

1.6.1.72 – February 19′th 2008

  • New: Option for choosing the file numbering method.
  • Improved: Hue width in the hue keyer now has smaller increments.
  • Improved: Saturation threshold in hue keyer can now be set to 0.
  • Improved: Saturation threshold in the hue keyer now has smaller increments.
  • Improved: Better handling of missing video files. Checks automatically in project folder.

1.6.0.70 – February 5′th 2008

  • New: Chroma keying. 3 new keyers: Hue, Shadow & Highlight.
  • New: Difference keying.
  • New: Output render range.
  • New: Recently used projects in file menu.
  • New: Numeric input added to trackbars.
  • Improved: Threading code rewritten.
  • Changed: Split General/Pre key into two separate tabs.
  • Fixed: Crash when opening/creating new projects while video is playing.
  • Fixed: Trying to save 32 bit data using a non 32-bit codec would sometimes make the program exit to desktop with an error.
  • Fixed: Removed annoying “enter” sound from frame rate control.
  • Fixed: Play/Stop button displayed the incorrect state, when clicking main windows close button.
  • Note: Project files saved in v. 1.6. are not backwards compatible.
  • + lots of other small improvements/fixes.

1.5.0.47 – November 28′th 2007

  • New: Online manual.
  • New: 4 different color difference algorithms.
  • New: Chroma smoothing.
  • New: New spill suppression algorithm with brightness compensation.
  • Improved: Changed luma keying algorithm.
  • Improved: Better matte blur algorithm and larger range.
  • Changed: Rearranged “Black threshold” and “Opacity” controls.
  • Changed: Cleaned up threading code.
  • Fixed: Exception thrown if interlacing was enabled on a frame with an odd number of lines.
  • + other small improvements/fixes.

1.4.0.42 – October 6′th 2007

  • New: AVI export.
  • New: BMP & JPG export.
  • New: Default JPG quality in options.
  • New: Frame rate support.
  • New: Default frame rate in options.
  • New: Image channels has a new type: RGB only.
  • Improved: Reading AVI files is now much faster.
  • Changed: Guess aspect ratio & frame rate.
  • Changed: Credits simplified in about box.
  • Fixed: Some pixel aspect ratios calculated wrong.
  • Fixed: Video continued to play when opening another project.
  • + other small improvements/fixes.

1.3.0.36 – September 24′th 2007

  • New: Toolbar with render/preview buttons.
  • New: White luma-keying.
  • New: Open video using AviSynths DirectShow interface.
  • New: Pixel aspect ratio supported on preview.
  • New: Select preview background. Solid color, 3 sizes of checker patterns or image.
  • New: Choose colors for checker patterns.
  • New: Guess screen color.
  • New: Guess pixel aspect ratio.
  • New: Options dialog.
  • Changed: All mattes off by default.
  • Changed: Screen color radio buttons changed to a combo box.
  • Changed: Project file is now overwritten when saved to existing filename, and not appended.
  • Changed: Installer Inno setup updated to v. 5.20.
  • Fixed: Opened video was not cleared if project without video was loaded.
  • Fixed: Zoom factor was not always correct.
  • Fixed: Wrong header in “Import Video” dialog.
  • + other small improvements/fixes.

1.2.0.28 – September 12′th 2007

  • New: Open AVI & AviSynth files.
  • New: Deinterlacing: Blend, Discard upper & Discard lower.
  • Improved: Keyer optimized, now 2-3 times faster.
  • Fixed: User was not asked to save project, when clicking forms close button.
  • Fixed: Wrong blur type on detail matte.
  • + other small improvements/fixes.

1.1.0.23 – September 7′th 2007

  • New: Open/Save projects.
  • New: Input tab. Shows current video file.
  • Changed: Menu hotkeys changed.
  • Fixed: A minor bug in spill suppression.
  • + some small fixes.

1.0.0.21 – September 4′th 2007

  • First released version