For your interest, this section charts the progress of FotoFusion throughout the previous versions.

 

 

Version 4.3 (build 51083 & 51564)

FEATURE
• special release build for SEI paper+digital bundle (not web released)
(Released August 29 & Sept 18, 2008)

 

 

Version 4.3 (build 50848)

FIXED BUGS

• 15063: Crash when accessing 'auto-flipped' images folder
• 13672: UI tweaks for better display under Windows Vista

(Released August 19, 2008)
 

 

Version 4.3 (build 49690)

FEATURES

• License-specific "Welcome Page"

• Batch printing of multi-page albums

• Page thumbnails added to print dialog

• Improved print preview performance

• Many improvements to general stability

 

FIXED BUGS

• Fixed crash entering a 'space' in search field

• Fixed 'out of memory' error when rendering large project

(Released July 2, 2008)

 

 

Version 4.3 (build 48400)
FEATURES

• Email application migrated to new Share tab
• Email address list can now be edited
• Email address list stored in text file in C:\My Documents\My Collages

• Image overlay text is now DPI independent

 

FIXED BUGS

• Cancelling high resolution download no longer results in blurry output
• Resolved crash when inserting v3 projects through page hover
(Released May 9, 2008)
 

Version 4.3 (build 48137)
FEATURES

Data Management
• "Archive for public use" now available
• Most Recently Used Files displayed under File menu option
• Multi-selected pages in Organizer can now be appended to current project (Extreme only)
• "Locate Missing Images” now includes mattes
• Immediate indication if project is trial or contains unpurchased marketplace items
• Number of results shown in search hovers

Image Frames
• Frame position, rotation and size can be locked
• Lock aspect ratio is now selection-specific, not global to all frames
• Moving frames within a group does not break grouping
• Blue overlay removed from Group display
• Existing frames cannot be nudged accidentally while dropping new images
• Last dropped/added frame is selected automatically

Text
• Third party font managers now supported
• Right-to-left text (Hebrew, Arabic, etc.) now supported
• New "do not exceed" text bounding option prevents text from clipping
• Font licensing info displays font name
• Canvas text can convert to matte [Enhanced, Extreme only]

Identification
• Page Numbering now supported (Extreme only)
• Pages can be renamed in page hover (Extreme only)
• Page Name option added to text tags list
• Overlay Image Info added to Printing options
• Opacity added to Watermark output options
• Automatic cleanup of frame numbers enabled
 

FIXED BUGS

Project Management
• Tree view properly reflects all canvas elements, including grouped items
• Tree options cleaned up
• New keywords recognized by organizer immediately
• Sort by date works in Organizer works for Marketplace content
• Autocollage wizard will not include avi files
• Multiple bucket renaming in Organizer correctly reflected in Create screen bucket hover

Data Management
• Saving template over itself as new project now works as expected
• Memory fragmentation issue resolved

Editing
• Accidental tiny frame creation prevented
• Tinted png mattes behave as expected
• V3 mattes supported correctly
• Removing canvas image now defaults to white, not transparent
• Duplicate copies of smart frames no longer blurry
• Image list "go to page" feature behaves as expected when page order, size altered
• Smart frames dropped on image will apply to image instead of creating a new frame
• Frame size, position defaults are 1, not 0
• Png files set as "image" will not lose cropping when reloaded
• Picking up canvas images now behaves as expected
• Canvas refresh issues after turning grid on addressed
• Page thumbnail refresh issues addressed
• Frame's “show drop photo here” checkbox no longer affects auto-collage
• Rotation handle now switches to yellow when Ctrl key is held
• Canvas image pick-up does not result in transparent background
• Tab area now not part of scrolling hover area

Undo -- The following undo errors have been fixed, among others:
• matte application
• refresh issues after undoing resize
• image brightness, blur following image swap
• moving frame to new layer
• canvas image drop
• split image mosaic

Output/Printing
• Email crop no longer includes overhang
• PDF multi-page export with doubles separate renders as expected
• Warning now appears if an image file is locked by another software at render time
• Never-visited pages of Marketplace templates now render correctly
 
General
• False “unpurchased material” error message addressed
• FotoFusion will run on Vista account without administrator status
• Auto-update seen by older builds
• Autocollage drop-down not as fast to react to mouse-over
• Images tagged as "ribbon" or "decoration" now behave as expected
• Auto-duplicated page with one image dropped will not reproduce the image on subsequent pages
• Save/Open dialog resizes to fit on low-resolution monitor settings
 
Trial use
• Trial users have access to buckets
• “Run As” Extreme will display all Extreme interface components
• Trial users running as Extreme can now resize store templates
• Run As... Selection remembered between sessions

(Released April 28, 2008)
 

 

Version 4.2 (build 46555)
FEATURES

Export/Print Improvements
• Export cropping options expanded to: canvas only, canvas + bleed, canvas + bleed + overhang .
• User-defined image information overlay now available as output option (Enhanced, Extreme)
• Zoom-to-fit preview of exported images.
• Album preview theme added to Email and Web options (Extreme - multi-page).

• Drag&Drop images into page thumbnails to auto-collage them
• Drag&Drop multiple images into page thumbnail with frames to auto-populate them
 

Data Management
• Buckets can now be renamed.
• Bucket icon indicates number of contained images.
• Bucket icon indicates most-recently-dropped image.
• Images imported from USB devices offer 'copy or refer' option
• "Go to page where image is used" option on image thumbnails

dotScrap Marketplace
• List of Bundled content now available in large clickable list
 
Other Improvements
• User-defined canvas size presets
• Control-click on color chip sets it to black/white
• Single page layouts (cameos) excluded from page numbering
• Snap image upright added to right-mouse list
• Exif tag list sorted by name, with frequently-used at top
• Frame number not drawn over empty frames
 

FIXED BUGS                            

• Selection handles on multi-selected images function properly again.
• Mac installations using Parallels work again.
• Reconnecting lost images finds all duplicates within a project.
• Ctrl-S with hover open will save project as expected.
• Compositing error on ripped smart frames fixed.
• Crash when rendering at very high res PSD output fixed.
• Cached images located on photo database will reconnect after database is moved.
• Uninstalled fonts can be dragged from bucket to text frame.
• Thumbnails in buckets drawn correctly.
• DotScrap memory usage reduced.
• Tiles dropped onto images appear in image editor tile control.
• multi-page email index renders correctly without needing to visit all pages first.
• User watermarks not drawn on Email/published index thumbnails.
• Page Segments not lost after cancelling render.

(Released February 23, 2008)

 

Version 4.2 (build 45888)

FEATURES

Gradients
• Gradients are now supported as a matte type [Enhanced/Extreme]

 

Updated UI

• Search hovers now categorize store items into premium/free/purchased/mine .

• Metric measurements apply to all editors when user defines “cm” in canvas size options.

• “Number of times used” count displayed in Image lists.

• Color Management: Select monitor and printer profiles plus rendering intent [Extreme][BETA].

 

Export/Print Improvements

• Exif page numbers respect double-page spreads.

• Page number applied as text tag in double-spreads respected on title bar, output, text tags.

•  "Overlay image information” option overlays file name, frame number and page number.

• Printer window revamped for clarity, hinged page option added.

 

Streamlined Workflow

•  Faster Autocollage now includes "add all" image option.

• Center on page in 2-page spread will center to left or right side page.

• Last-selected frame used as reference frame for Alignment tools.

• Grouped dotScrap items can be copied/pasted.

 

FIXED BUGS                            

Network/External Drives

• Issues with used checkmarks on images from external hard drives resolved.

• Images on networked mapped drives are not copied locally.

 

Workflow

•  Images edited in external editor now refresh correctly.

•  Image attributes can be changed in an empty frame.

•  Frame numbers remain constant between sessions.

•  Frame handle hit testing fixed.

•  Multi-selected frames now stay selected as expected.

•  Matte cutter mattes file names displayed correctly.

•  EMF, PNG mattes functionality repaired.

• Edited PNG image files update as expected.

• Page thumbnail refresh issues resolved.

•  BMP files save, reopen as expected.

•  Text size unaffected by copy/paste, canvas resize.

•  Pinned Toolbox bugs resolved.

• AutoPopulate works with images selected in Image hover.

•  Ungrouped “Child” frames are selectable in tree.

•  Canvas grid cannot be set to 0x0.

•  “Apply to all pages” now reset on reloading canvas dialog.

•  Font licensing information appears when required.

•  Check for updates returning correct build information.

• Undo AutoCollage no longer removes background image.

•  Hovers can now move to second monitor.

•  Dual monitor to single monitor setup does not leave hovers orphaned.

• Tutorial video ? icon replaced with clapboard icon.

• 20x10 and 24x12 presets set to be double spreads.

• No double scroll bars in Embellishments hover.

• Images in Smart Frame will “undo”.

 

Render / Output

• Waiting for download at render error resolved.

• Render preview can be panned.

• Exported files only use lower case file names.

 

Archive / Restore / Project Management

• “Locate missing images” applies to duplicates of images.

• “Locate missing images” cancel shuts down the search.

•  “Locate missing images” includes mattes.

• “Locate missing images” updates every page simultaneously.

•  Marketplace-based projects are moved to Backup Projects.

•  Recently opened projects list removed from file menu.

•  Un-installation removes more info from system.

 

Marketplace

• Smart frames behave as expected when canvas size changed.

• dotScrap purchasing issues resolved (UK users, "anon" logins) .

• Issue with Download Accelerator Pro resolved.

(Released January 26, 2008)

 

 

Version 4.1 (build 43992)

Features

Easier, faster, and friendlier than ever – without watering down the power

• FotoFusion’s completely redesigned user interface reflects months of user feedback and refinement.
• Zoom-to-open hovers bring tools and content to your work

• Floating controls can be pinned up or docked neatly against the canvas
• A new Start Zone gets you up and running fast

New Tools

• An all-new matte cutting tool added (Enhanced, Extreme only)
• Frame alignment, distribution, and size matching tools per your requests

Vastly more powerful text editing
• Inter-character tracking andInter-line spacing now supported
• Adjustable underlining and strikeout available
• Support for Opentype and Postscript fonts is standard

• Discretionary and Historical Ligature support (Extreme only)

Continuing Refinement of Existing tools

• Tools brought closer than ever (Autocollage, AutoPopulate on Images Hover – greatly expanded toolbox)
• Rule of Thirds assist during cropping

• Rotation control added to AutoJumble
• Canvas size attributes can be applied across all project pages in one click

Help and Expanded Language Support

• Bite-sized video tutorials at your fingertips

• German, French, Spanish, Korean, and Japanese versions now available

Redesigned Data Management

• Saved projects now have no dependencies on the central database; renaming, copying and deleting projects now handled as regular Windows files

• Create “All-in-one” archives including source images

• A list of all images used in a project can be exported to a text file

Delivering Content To You
• The promise of the dotScrap library is being fulfilled with more top-notch content, including contact sheets, albums, and basic templates.

• Content is easier to find and use than ever before.

Business Development

• FotoFusion "Lite" is now available for bundling with your albums, cameras, printers, and software.
Fixed Bugs:
• Fonts existing in Windows font folder as shortcuts now supported

• Bold and italic text simulated when no font file is available

• Exif tag editing information updated

• High-res download of content on server

• Memory leaks for V3 projects resolved

• Memory leaks for V4 export resolved

• Single database in charge of library queues

• Project database now resaved after rebuild

• AutoJumble does not resize frames

• V3 project with locked text will open correctly in V4

• Undo image applied to canvas frame now works

• Windows 2000 now supported

• Save As… will not allow same name as existing file

• Left-side windows can no longer be reduced to 1 pixel in width        

• V3 pixpacs will now open in V4        

• V3 template compatibility issues with V4 resolved        

• multi-page "save page as template" restored        

(Released November 8, 2007)

 

Version 4.0 (build 40187)

New Features:
• Text frames can now be converted to mattes
• One-click 'overlay frame ID’ mechanism to layout print/email/export for proofing added
• Grid-line canvas option added
• Added presets for albums from Hahnemuhle, Shared Ink, Asukabook
• Download “smarter” with higher priority on visible search results
• Transition to Amazon S3 shared storage
• Branding and ‘run as’ button added to main toolbar
Fixed Bugs:
• Canvas units (cm/inches) preference now remembered after save/reload
• Checkmark indicators are now preserved with project save/load
• Frame IDs now remain the same after a save/quit/restart/reload cycle (enables proofing with frame IDs)
• Original file name used to attached images when published
• “Clear Search” now clears fields in Keyword Search
• Gaps no longer appear in font list
• Text no longer becomes italic (or bold) if you scroll through the list of fonts with the up/down arrows
• Autocollage sort order now respected when populating from dropper
• Crop to trim lines now working as expected
• Scraps that appear blurry when rendered now sharp
• Re-AutoCollage performance dramatically improved
• Crash on startup resolved
(Released June 2, 2007)

 

Version 4.0 (Build 39809)

New Features:

Selected Fixed Bugs:

(Released May 17, 2007)

 

Version 4.0 (Build 39446)

Selected Fixed Bugs:

(Released May 2, 2007)

 

Version 4.0 (Build 38041) addressed many issues, including:

(Released March 5, 2007)

 

Version 4.0 (Build 38006)
The main focus of this build was stability: many, many bugs were fixed

(Released March 3, 2007)

 

 

Version 4.0 (Build 37954) addressed many issues, including:

(Released March 1, 2007)

 

(for a complete list, see http://www.lumapix.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=11)

 

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Version 4.0

 

Version 4.0 represented a profound re-architecting of FotoFusion, with a completely new database-oriented approach to content which unlocked ecommerce, template publishing and consumption, and partnering opportunities. Much of what made the original FotoFusion user interface so unique was preserved, with the addition of features such as better default handling and a completely revamped organizer responding to user feedback.

 

Headline features included the following (availability dependent upon license type):

 

Paper + Digital Templates:

The dotScrap Alliance is a new Scrapbooking industry consortium based around FotoFusion – including K & Company, Creative Imaginations, Daisy D’s, Westrim, KI Memories, L’il Davis, Scrapbook.com, ScrapJazz.com, MyCliqueTV, and more. Paper kits found in retail stores that are marked with ‘dotScrap Ready’ have easily-downloaded FotoFusion templates to make the paper kits even easier to work with.

 

Smart content:

Work with intelligent graphical objects that act the way you expect: envelopes that hold images, paperclips and pins that hold paper, frames that can be reshaped without stretching, and multi-layer elements.

 

Integrated online content library:

Search and download from an ever-growing database of elements, templates, and complete projects.

 

Improved User Interface:

A system of pop-up windows bring searches, image folders, and other image sources to your fingertips. “Starting points” make it easier to begin projects with a particular project type in mind.

 

PSD and PDF Export:

In addition to JPG, PNG, TIF, BMP and GIF, FotoFusion can now export to multi-page PDF and, if the content contains no downloaded dotScrap content, as layers in a PSD file for further work in Photoshop and other editing tools.

 

Red Eye Removal:

Easily remove Red-Eye from pictures without relying on external tools.

 

Default handling:

Changes to frame borders, text attributes, etc can automatically update the default settings, which are applied when new frames and text are created.

 

Improved Autocollage:

AutoCollages can be ordered by file name, file date, exif date, or randomized. Images can be made to fit a grid, or preserve their original aspect ratios even if this leaves gaps between images.

 

Organizer:

Find your images faster with a completely rewritten Image Organizer, with support for sorting, keywords, and direct folder access. Rate your images, attach keywords, put them into categories, and search by any criteria.

 

Grouping:

Select several objects and group them to be manipulated as a unit, with or without direct access to the group members.

 

Tree View:

Your project can be viewed as a tree structure, allowing you to access partially occluded objects and edit grouped objects with ease.

 

Page Size Improvements:

Project pages can now be identified as cameo images, two-page spreads, or sides within an album. Sides have asymmetrical gutter/edge/top/bottom control over bleed and safe areas. Album page counts take page types into account.

 

Color Space Tagging:

If you shoot Adobe RGB, FotoFusion can pass your images through and tag the results as Adobe RGB. The results will look correct when printed and rendered as Adobe RGB images.
 

Version 4 is launched!

Version 4 represents a major revolution, not just for the FotoFusion story, but for digital and paper scrapbooking.
Pro Photographers will not be disappointed by multiple new features designed to help improve productivity and output options.

 
Cease of support for direct source-image composition uploading to color labs.
The free trial of FotoFusion v3included the ability to upload source images and compositions to pro color labs for output. Support for this feature ended on March 1, 2007. This change does not affect any FotoFusion users except those already making use of the feature; users that print their own output, render flat files for use in other programs, or upload images to print bureaus using other tools are not affected by this change. LumaPix regrets any inconvenience caused by this change. Feedback sent to support(at)LumaPix(dot)com will be carefully considered.

 

Version 3.7 (build 35975)
Final Version 3 build issued.
Color Correction Quality: Color Correction is applied before conversions to B&W
(Released December 9, 2006)
 
Version 3.7 (build 29421) fixes a minor bug
Blur Quality: Highly-blurred images now exhibit less aliasing
(Released March 11, 2006)

 

Version 3.7 (build 28175) has three significant changes:
Features: Color profiles can be set on processed output (STUDIO only)
Free Trial functionality
Emails can be sent without watermarks from trial version
Compositions can be sent to participating labs for processing from trial version
(Released January 18, 2006)

 

Version 3.6 (build 27059) responds to user feedback:

(Released December 2, 2005)

 

Version 3.6 (build 26688) fixes a few minor issues:

(released November 17, 2005)

 

Version 3.6 (build 26468) responds to frequent user feedback:

(released November 8, 2005)

 

Version 3.5

Version 3.5 marked the renaming of our top-end product from "PRINT" to "STUDIO", reflecting this version's focus on Professional photographers: studios producing albums and large-format output, who can benefit from direct connectivity to professional printing labs providing managed color pipelines.

 

Version 3.4
Version 3.4 is a maintenance update that includes the following:

Fixed Bugs

Previous version updates
For your interest, this section describes the evolution of FotoFusion through the versions.

 

Version 3.3
The following new features are available in FotoFusion PRINT v3.3:

The following new features are available in FotoFusion PRO and PRINT v3.3:

The following new features are available in all versions of FotoFusion v3.3:

Settings Area

 

Version 3.2
Version 3.2 added a few minor features:

 

Version 3.1
Version 3.1 was a maintenance release, which included many small enhancements and fixes including the following:

 

Version 3.0
Version 3.0 was a massive upgrade, with two models (STANDARD and PRO) and the most radical changes to the user interface since the first version.

The PRO version included all the following features; the standard version includes a subset:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Version 2.1

Version 2.1 was a maintenance version, mostly consisting of bug fixes but with the following visible enhancements:

 

Version 2.0

Version 2.0 was another huge step forwards from version 1.1:

Version 1.1

Version 1.1 provided significant upgrades to the output options in version 1.0, including: