Version history for Speedy Painter
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Changes for v3.6.2 - v3.6.3
- Bucket fill tool: added a checkbox that allows to sample all visible layers in order to detect the fill area. When this new option is on you can, for example, have the lineart on one layer and use the bucket fill tool into another layer, and the fill area will still be restricted inside the lineart boundaries.
- Layers list widget: added a button to merge current layer with the underlying one (in previous versions this functionality was accessible only via the [CTRL+E] keyboard shortcut).
- improved compatibility with older graphics cards.
Changes for v3.6.1 - v3.6.2
- solved a major bug causing application crash at startup on Windows 7 and Windows 8.
- solved a small glitch occurring when the application window was maximized on a high dpi monitor, leaving a small part of the screen uncovered.
- small fixes with high dpi support (size of the secondary view on image, gui shadows).
Changes for v3.5.15 - v3.6.0
- Added support for Windows Ink. Now pen pressure is detected also by tablets that do not support Wacom Wintab technology (like Microsoft Surface Pro 2017 and Microsoft Surface Pro 6).
- The application is now DPI aware, and properly scales the interface on High DPI monitors.
Changes for v3.5.12 - v3.5.14
- Loading DDS image format.
- Reorganized directory structure.
- New 'bokeh' brush preset.
- Brush dynamics: brush size jitter slider, by which the user can set the amount of random variation in brush size.
- Bug fix: presets selection did not affect the status of the eraser.
- Bug fix: drawing single points with single mouse clicks did not always work when using textured brushes.
Changes for v3.5.11 - v3.5.12
- bucket fill tool extension: new algorithm optimized for filling regions inside lineart contours, avoiding common artifacts near the borders (details here).
- better CPU handling when the application is not active.
- more efficient CPU usage.
- solved some memory issues that occasionally lead to application crash, especially while dealing with bigger image sizes.
Changes for v3.5.10 - v3.5.11
- load and save dialogs have been replaced with Windows native Open/Save dialogs, to simplify filesystem navigation.
- more responsive interface during the loading of big files.
Changes for v3.5.9 - v3.5.10
- better handling of crashes due to unfulfilled system requirements (OpenGL 3.0 not supported by graphics hardware).
- splash screen.
Changes for v3.5.8 - v3.5.9
- the DevIL image library has been replaced with the CxImage library, now SpeedyPainter can also read RAW images produced by digital cameras.
- solved some artifacts occurring when saving a semitrasparent image in the JPG format.
Changes for v3.5.7 - v3.5.8
- new 'pencil' brush preset.
- whe a selection is active, the Bucket Fill tool now works only on active selection.
- improved selection tool. Finally the selection tool produces smooth selections, this resolves a great limitation of the selection tool in previous version, in which selected area exhibited very jagged borders (details here).
- solved some bugs in the selection tool, occasionally causing a wrong correspondence between the selection contour and the actual masked area of the canvas.
- solved some bugs in the gradient tool.
Changes for v3.5.6 - v3.5.7
- improved rendering of round brush at very small sizes (see comparison here)
- improved rendering and interpolation of brushstrokes when drawing very fast lines, like while applying hatching and crosshatching techniques. Previous versions occasionally produced some annoying glitches in such scenarios.
Changes for v3.5.3 - v3.5.5
- finer control over color dynamics. Now user can select the amount of hue, saturation and value jitter that will affect the randomness of the resulting color.
- brush orientation: user can now select a different orientation angle for the brush.
Changes for v3.5.2 - v3.5.3
- More clean and organized Brush Properties Dialog, brush settings are now grouped into different tabs.
Changes for v3.5.1 - v3.5.2
- added brush color dynamics.
- added a pressure enhancement flag to improve simulation of dry brushes.
- new brushes and presets!
Changes for v3.5.0 - v3.5.1
- finally solved an annoying bug that caused brushtrokes to occasionally disappear while drawing (especially when drawing very fast lines).
- small modifications in the crop/resize tool.
- additional keyboard combinations for changing brush size and zoom (CTRL+SPACE+horizontal/vertical MOUSE DRAG).
Changes for v3.4.16 - v3.5.0
- Improved brushstroke blending algorithm, now with a smoother transition according to pen pressure variations (see comparison here ).
- Brush scattering.
- Brush angle jitter.
- Improved brush properties dialog (see details here).
- New brushes.
- Added the possibility to remove brush presets.
- Solved a major bug, causing the window not loading at startup if in the previous execution the application was closed while in windowed mode (not maximized).
- Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v3.4.15 - v3.4.16
- Improved cut and paste (now you can also rotate the pasted image).
Changes for v3.4.13 - v3.4.15
- Draggable toolbar
- Fixed erroneous window positioning when in fullscreen mode in a multi-monitor configuration (including Wacom cintiq + monitor configurations). Special thanks to user Helmut Schutz for his precious feedback, which was very helpful to address and fix this issue.
- Adding some small optimizations in the drawing algorithm of textured brushstrokes.
Changes for v3.4.12 - v3.4.13
- Better looking interface.
- Longer names for brush presets.
- Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v3.4.8 - v3.4.9
- loading .abr brush sets (to load them just copy the .abr file in the "data\brushes" subfolder, more infos here).
- fixed some a small bug occurring when zooming.
- fixed a bug that prevented loading a user defined default canvas size from the .ini file (portable version).
Changes for v3.4.7 - v3.4.8
- selection tool: added a "close selection" button in control bar (useful for tablet usage).
- better handling of activation status for "mirror tool" and "perspective grid".
- print of x, y canvas coordinates under current cursor position.
Changes for v3.4.6 - v3.4.7
- improved selection tool, now using a more standard way to close the selection (click on first point).
- solved a bug that created some inconsistencies when undoing an action after using the bucket fill tool.
- file name on title bar.
Changes for v3.4.3 - v3.4.6
- solved a bug with semi-transparent png images.
- improved and cleaner graphical user interface.
Changes for v3.4.2 - v3.4.3
- Fixed a bug causing erroneous pen coordinates in multi-monitor configurations (including configurations with Wacom cintiq + monitor).
Changes for v3.4.1 - v3.4.2
- Added french localization.
- Added support for a more simplified localization mechanism. Now all the strings of a language reside in a specific txt file. Everyone can add a specific language localization by simply adding a new file in the ./languages folder, redefining all the keys defined in the already existing localization files. (More details are available in the file '/languages/Readme.txt')
- Image resize action now produces better quality results than previous version.
- Improved mirror tool (now it allows also to create images like this one.)
- Improved autopan & autozoom during replay.
- Bug fixes.
Changes for v3.4.0 - v3.4.1
- Separated settings for brush and eraser.
- Improved Mirror Tool.
- Better UI animations.
- Autopan and autozoom during replay.
- Bug fixes.
Changes for v3.3.6 - v3.4.0
- Mirror Tool (demos here).
- Bug fixes.
- CropTool rectangle endpoints are now draggable.
- Toolbar redesign.
- Smoother lines, improved antialiasing of image.
- Improved Gradient Tool (bug fixes + draggable endpoints).
Changes for v3.3.5 - v3.3.6
- Flat interface.
- Now the app memorizes and restores its previous window status.
- Solved a bug occurring when starting drawing over an existing image. Previously the original image was lost when re-playing the drawing process.
- Solved a bug causing sensible cpu usage when the app was minimized.
Changes for v3.3.4 - v3.3.5
- Better separation between portable version and installer version, portable version now relies only on the corresponding .ini file, whilst installer version uses the Windows Registry.
- Removed [512x512] canvas size limitation on Intel HD graphics hardware.
- Solved a bug occurring when starting a drawing over an existing image.
Changes for v3.3.3 - v3.3.4
- Improved brush properties dialog.
Changes for v3.3.2 - v3.3.3
- Bug fixes.
Changes for v3.3.1 - v3.3.2
- Added autosave functionality to prevent losing data on application crashes.
- New set of brushes: "plants".
Changes for v3.2.10 - v3.3.1
- Improved brush properties dialog.
Changes for v3.2.9 - v3.2.10
- Fixed some pixel glitches occurring with pasted selections.
Changes for v3.2.8 - v3.2.9
- Solved application crash occasionally occurring when pasting a selection (CTRL+V).
Changes for v3.2.7 - v3.2.8
- Added Cut and Paste actions, this finally solves a major limitation of previous versions of SpeedyPainter.
Changes for v3.2.5 - v3.2.7
- New brush: brushed metal (usage example here).
- New brush: skin freckles (usage example here).
- Fixed some major bugs accidentally introduced in version 3.2.5.
Changes for v3.2.3 - v3.2.4
- Improved drawing algorithm.
- Big improvement with anti-aliasing of lines, this solves a well known problem that occurred expecially when drawing thin lines.
- Overlay message "created with SpeedyPainter" removed from the exported .avi video.
- Some modifications in the gradient tool, now you can change the color at the two extremities of the gradient using the same color selector used to change the brush color, instead of additional sliders for hue, saturation and brightness.
- When applying a gradient inside a selection, the result has now smoother borders.
Changes for v3.2.2 - v3.2.3
- Resize tool (added as a variant of the crop tool).
- Small improvements in the gradient tool.
Changes for v3.2.0 - v3.2.2
- Improvement in the rotation feature: rotation is now always relative to the center of the visible area. In previous versions rotation was always relative to the center of the canvas, and it was hard to execute the desired rotation when we were zooming in a small portion of the image.
- Bug fixes.
Changes for v3.1.11 - v3.2.0
- New
- Bucket fill tool.
- Gradient tool.
Changes for v3.1.8 - v3.1.9
- Bug fixes.
Changes for v3.1.7 - v3.1.8
- The new info dialog now allows to customize some of the main application's keyboard shortcuts.
- Smoother contour of selection mask.
- Bug fixes.
Changes for v3.1.6 - v3.1.7
- Improved Layers Preview widget, the maximum height of the widget is now fixed and a scrollbar will be visible when the number of previews will exceed the widget height.
- Solved a problem with the Color Selector square, occurring with Intel® HD Graphics hardware.
- Bug fixes.
Changes for v3.1.5 - v3.1.6
- The second view now highlights the visible area rectangle when, according to the current zoom level, only a portion of the canvas is visible.
- The "Brush properties" dialog now includes a preview of how brushstrokes will look according to the new selected options.
- Bug fixes.
Changes for v3.1.2 - v3.1.5
- New features
- The second view now highlights the visible area rectangle when, according to the current zoom level, only a portion of the canvas is visible.
- The "Brush properties" dialog now includes a preview of how brushstrokes will look according to the new selected options.
- Bug fixes.
Changes for v3.0.7 - v3.1.2
- A message displaying the current zoom percentage is shown every time the user zooms in and out in the image.
- Autohide of cursor during replay.
- Added the possibility to constrain drawing the along horizontal or vertical lines, by holding th [SHIFT] key while drawing a line.
- Drawing is restored to its final state when the user aborts replay before completion.
- Improvements of the "second view" widget, now all the four corners of the view are draggable.
- Added a new hotkey to quick zoom into image: [CTRL] + [ALT] + [MOUSE LEFT] + vertical mouse movement.
- Added a new hotkey to quick change brush size: [CTRL] + [ALT] + [MOUSE LEFT] + horizontal mouse movement.
- The help dialog now shows also current build number, this way the user is better aware of the version he is actually using.
- User manual updated according to the new keyboard shortcuts.
- Bug fixes.
Changes for v3.0.7 - v3.1.1
- A message displaying the current zoom percentage is shown every time the user zooms in and out in the image.
- Autohide of cursor during replay.
- Added the possibility to constrain drawing the along horizontal or vertical lines, by holding th [SHIFT] key while drawing a line.
- Drawing is restored to its final state when the user aborts replay before completion.
- Improvements of the "second view" widget, now all the four corners of the view are draggable.
- Added a new hotkey to quick zoom into image: [CTRL] + [ALT] + [MOUSE LEFT] + vertical mouse movement.
- Added a new hotkey to quick change brush size: [CTRL] + [ALT] + [MOUSE LEFT] + horizontal mouse movement.
- The help dialog now shows also current build number, this way the user is better aware of the version he is actually using.
- User manual updated according to the new keyboard shortcuts.
- Bug fixes.
Changes for v3.0.7 - v3.1.0
- A message displaying the current zoom percentage is shown every time the user zooms in and out in the image.
- Autohide of cursor during replay.
- Added the possibility to constrain drawing the along horizontal or vertical lines, by holding th [SHIFT] key while drawing a line.
- Drawing is restored to its final state when the user aborts replay before completion.
- Improvements of the "second view" widget, now all the four corners of the view are draggable.
- Added a new hotkey to quick zoom into image: [CTRL] + [ALT] + vertical mouse movement.
- Added a new hotkey to quick change brush size: [CTRL] + [ALT] + horizontal mouse movement.
- The help dialog now shows also current build number, this way the user is better aware of the version he is actually using.
- User manual updated according to the new keyboard shortcuts.
- Bug fixes.
Changes for v3.0.3 - v3.0.4
- Settings dialog, to change application language, toggle UI shadow and change reference view position.
- Improved fullscreen mode (now hiding Windows title bar).
- New toolbar buttons: "settings" and "toggle reference view".
- Added a button on top left corner to show/hide GUI, as an alternative to the "TAB" keyboard shortcut.
- Minor bug fixes.
Changes for v3.0.1 - v3.0.3
- Better support for integrated graphics cards.
- Minor bug fixes.
