Release Notes Summary
This version introduces 8 new effects, Median Blur, Dot Matrix, Tile, Reflection, Cartoon, Posterize, Solarize, and Color Vibrance.
Additionally, we have added a bunch of quality of life improvements to make using our effects better, such as non-linear sliders and aspect-ratio locking scaling.
Finally, as ever, there are many fixes and stability improvements.
Enhancements
• Many effects now have non-linear sliders which allows much better control over the values used most often. Making it easier to dial in your effects.
• The Light Rays effect now has the option to set the light direction, instead of the position. Perfect for if you want the light source to be offscreen.
• The Sharpen effect is now called Unsharp Mask, and its control ranges have been increased to allow more sharpening options.
• Effects that have a scale or size control now have an aspect ratio lock to allow easier scaling adjustments.
• You can now set a default canvas background color and workspace color profile in the settings.
• Starting a project by opening an image will now set the project name to that image as well as the default save and export folder location.
• Added resize cursor handles to the crop tool.
• The Denoise effect has been optimized to improve performance.
• Improved the softness fall-off of Brush masks.
• Improved the quality and usability of the Matte Cleaner effect.
• Many dropdowns have been improved to have better scrolling.
• Improved the user workflow of saving an old project in a new version.
Fixes
• Fixed an issue with the luminance mask not applying correctly or logically.
• Fixed issues with some text input dialogs not accepting some language input.
• Fixed an issue would allow you to drag effects onto layers that they don't support.
• Fixed issues with the brush mask not feathering correctly.
• Fixed an issue with effects not disappearing when the effect is deleted.
• Fixed an issue with relinking assets on some graphics cards.
• Fixed an issue with empty layers being created when the import fails.
• Fixed instability when importing some corrupted assets.
• Fixed issue where the icon for the preset files was incorrect.
• Fixed issues with detecting if the application is running before installing/uninstalling.
• Fixed potential issues when upgrading the application with the installer.
• Fixed some graphical issues with Chroma Key when the Adaptive Color is in use.
• Fixed issue with the blend-if tool not updating while it is being used.
• Fixed issue with the Clone and Heal brushes not applying on transparent areas.
• Fixed issues with masks and effects applying in the wrong order in very specific cases.
• Fixed the image stretching that can occur on the font dropdown.
• Improved performance when the second monitor display is open.
• Fixed an issue where the pin toggle on the effect menu was not saved in a specific case.
• Fixed some rendering issues when the effect can grow the layer.
• Fixed a rendering issue with the Pencil Sketch effect when adjusting the background radius.
• Fixed an issue with the text paragraph styles not copying/pasting correctly in some cases.
• Fixed an issue where the effect add menu would open offscreen when using the left-handed UI mode.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the canvas to move if activating pan during a selection.
• Fixed issue with the Voronoi option of Multi-point gradient.
• Fixed an issue that could occur with undo/redo on the text editor.
• Fixed issues with inconsistent results when exporting when using the resizing options.
• Increased the sensitivity with the Glow effect sliders.
• Text letter spacing is now uniform instead of relative.
• Fixed a crash when the machine's input sources changed.
• Fixed issues with showing the insufficient graphics memory warning when it shouldn't.
• Fixed an issue with Pan being locked if Imerge is minimized or unfocused.
• Improve layer handle selection when multiple layers overlap.
• Fixed an issue when you attempted to paste too much text onto the canvas.
• Fixed an issue that would remove keyboard focus when searching in the layer list.
• Removed a 1-pixel border that was sometimes shown on the canvas.
System Requirements: Microsoft Windows 11 (64-bit), Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit), Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit)
