| Version History
Windows Version 1.03 (October 2009)
- A 64bit version of ContrastMaster is
available. It can be used with the 64bit version of Photoshop
CS4.
- The plugin file size was reduced to 60%
of the previous version.
- Plugin Installer now supports Photoshop
Elements 8.
- The demo version renders less opaque
watermarks faster to the image.
Windows Version 1.02 (January 2009)
- ContrastMaster now supports scripting. So you can now record its settings in actions/scripts in Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro and Debabelizer. You can also use ContrastMaster as a smart filter in Photoshop CS3/CS4. (Scripting does not work in Fireworks yet. You can use ContrastMaster as a live effect in Fireworks, but it will display the dialog everytime it is called, so it is quite inconvenient. Cloak Mode was not removed yet, because it can still be of use, e.g. in Fireworks and other applications, that do not support scripting. If Cloak Mode is activated, Contrastmaster ignores any settings received through scripting.)
- The Logged Settings feature did not work in Cloak Mode previously.
- The Batch Processing page in the manual was updated.
- New "Anti Sky Halo" preset file
- The installer now supports a total of 38
languages. Plugin Installer also supports localized versions of Photoshop
CS2 and CS3 (German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese,
Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish) and several new applications,
e.g. Photobie Design Studio and DeBabelizer Pro 6.1.
MacOS X Version 1.0 (December 2008) - First MacOS X release based on the Windows Version 1.01.
- There are three versions included in the product:
- Standard PowerPC (for various applications on PowerPC-Macs)
- CS2 PowerPC (for CS2/CS3/CS4 applications on PowerPC-Macs, e.g. Photoshop CS2, Photoshop CS3, Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS2, ImageReady CS2 )
- CS3 Intel (for Photoshop CS3/CS4 and Photoshop Elements 6 on Intel-Macs)
- The Standard version installs by default into Photoshop 7 and the other two version now install by default to Photoshop CS4. If you want to install the plugin into another Photoshop version or another application, you need to manually choose the appropriate plugin folder during installation.
Windows Version 1.01 (September 2008) - ContrastMaster was localized to German language. You can switch between languages on the Prefs tab sheet. The manual is still only available in English language.
- The interactive English help texts were updated.
- The Speedup check box is now activated by default. Deactivating it may produce better results for some images, but it will also mean a much longer rendering time for print-size images after pressing OK.
- Bug Fix: The Stretch slider previously produced artifacts and even a crash at certain settings and with certain images. For underexposed 16 bit images it even produced a totally black result.
- Bug Fix: The Speedup check box produced a crash for small panoramic images.
- Bug Fix: The Equalize slider produced black areas for images larger than 8 Megapixel.
- Bug Fix: Sometimes low values of the Stretch slider produced a too dark result after pressing OK.
- Bug Fix: The hand icon and histogram now use the correct background color.
- The Plugin Installer was updated and supports four new compatible applications (PhotoFiltre Studio, Zoner PhotoStudio, PhotoPerfect and HeliconFilter). It now correctly installs plugins into the German version of Photoshop CS2 and CS3.
Windows Version 1.0 (August 2008)
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