Following the Final release of GraphicConverter

[forum_adm]

I released the major upgrade GraphicConverter 12 today:

https://www.lemkesoft.info/files/graphi ... r/gc12.dmg

This is the first paid upgrade after around four years of free updates.

You find the changes here:
https://www.lemkesoft.info/newsletter/g ... _2023.html

Thorsten

[forum_adm]

I released the new version today.
https://www.lemkesoft.info/files/graphi ... r/gc12.dmg

The Mac App Store version will be available after the Apple review process.

New features
• Edit: Find Files and Smart Folders: direct access to saved Smart Folder/Searches
• Preferences: General: Appearance: option to launch app in Dark or Light mode independent from system settings
• Exif: Set Exif Date: from File Modification Date
• Batch Action: Super Resolution
• AppleScript: print catalog command
• AppleScript: window zoom factor command
• Import of BRAW (Blackmagic stills)

Updated features
• QR code creation improved (custom color, error level)
• General Metadata: Metadata: Remove from Movie - support for removal of XMP data
• Browser: improved sorting by date in case of identical dates
• Exif: Set Exif Date: User defined date… - additional options improved
• Exif: Set Exif Date: Filename… - additional options improved
• Exif: Set Exif Date: Seconds since 1970… - additional options improved
• Exif: Set Exif Date: Milliseconds since 1970… - additional options improved
• Exif: Modify Exif Date: Shift Exif Date… - additional options improved
• Edit Find/Replace/Compare: menu item splitted into two menus (one for images and one for files)
• XMP handling in movies (MOV, MP4, M4V) improved
• improved many toolbar icon visibility in dark mode
• improved Exif support in CR3 files
• localizations
• improved print catalog
• moved General Metadata: JPEG: Change Resolution lossless to General Metadata: Metadata Specifics
• General Metadata: Metadata Specifics: Change Resolution lossless supports now many different file formats
• added data styles to print and print catalog
• File Save for WWW: respects settings XMP and Exif for PNG and WebP
• Browser: QuickLook: display of HDR images (HEIC with gainmap, AVIF, EXR) on devices with HDR support
• Browser: Print Catalog: support for preview on Ventura added
• Browser: Crop for Photo Service… support for saving into the source folder (with overwriting)
• improved print folder
• Browser: custom folder icon display: support for display of content onto folder icon
• Browser: improved fetching of metadata
• changed internal date handling to avoid Y2K38 issues
• dynaPDF
• XMP: support for DigitalSourceType
• Resize: Add/Remove Borders (Margins) enhanced

Bug fixes
• fixed bug with concat command in convert&modify
• fixed tabbing issue in the browser
• fixed GraphicConverter 12 icon display onto non retina displays
• fixed memory leak in quicklook
• fixed resolution value issue in save for web
• fixed possible color profile issue during concat command in convert&modify
• fixed display issue of center brightness preview
• fixed crash during Set Exif Date: Creation date/Modification date
• fixed possible issue during executing AppleScripts
• fixed possible Exif SubIFD issue
• fixed possible crash during use of color picker onto grayscale images

[forum_adm]

I released the new version of GraphicConverter at:

https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/gr ... r/download

The Mac App Store version will be available after the Apple review process.

You find the complete list of changes here:
https://www.lemkesoft.info/sparkle/grap ... /6240.html

[forum_adm]

I released the new version of GraphicConverter at:

https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/gr ... r/download

The Mac App Store version will be available after the Apple review process.

You find the complete list of changes here:
https://www.lemkesoft.info/sparkle/grap ... /6485.html

[forum_adm]

I released the new version of GraphicConverter at:

https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/gr ... r/download

The Mac App Store version will be available after the Apple review process.

You find the complete list of changes here:
https://www.lemkesoft.info/sparkle/grap ... /6570.html

[forum_adm]

I released the new version of GraphicConverter at:
https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/gr ... r/download

The Mac App Store version will be available after the review process.

You find the complete list of changes here:
https://www.lemkesoft.info/sparkle/grap ... /6710.html

[forum_adm]

I released GraphicConverter 12.4.2 today:
https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/gr ... r/download

You find the complete list of changes here:
https://www.lemkesoft.info/sparkle/grap ... /6956.html

[forum_adm]

I released the new version 12.4.3 today.

You can download it at:
https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/gr ... r/download

The Mac App Store version is updated, too.

You find the complete list of changes here:
https://www.lemkesoft.info/sparkle/grap ... /7002.html

Thorsten Lemke

[forum_adm]

I released the new version 12.5 today.

You can download it at:
https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/gr ... r/download

New features
• menu Attributes: Suffix/Extension: Add if missing
• menu Attributes: Suffix/Extension: Verify and correct
• menu Filesystem Attributes: Visible/Hidden
• browser thumbnail: added indicator icon for hidden files
• browser thumbnail: click onto locked indicator icon unlocks file
• browser thumbnail: click onto hidden indicator icon unhides file
• menu XMP/IPTC: XMP Specifics: Delete XMP History
• settings: browser: edit 2: option for automatic selection of newest file after folder content change by creation, modification or Exif date
• menu Exif: Body and Lens: Edit Body and Lens
• menu Effect: Stamp Exif Date
• browser: added display of quarantine file attribute
• browser thumbnail: click onto quarantine indicator icon removes the quarantine attribute
• menu File Attributes: Quarantine Properties: Delete
• menu File Attributes: Quarantine Properties: Show from a single file
• menu File: Convert & Modify Favorites: quick access to predefined folders
• settings > browser > cache: optional thumbnails cache onto disk
• settings > open > general: option for settings default open path in open panel
• settings > save > general 1: option for settings default save path in save panel
• shortcut: apply macro
• shortcut: rename with rename set
• shortcut: set creation and modification date to exif date
• shortcut: remove quarantine properties
• shortcut: modify metadata with juggler
• menu Edit: Find Files and Smart Folder: Calculate and Display Similarity of two Files
• menu Picture: Colors: Black&White for direct conversion into grayscale with threshold command
• menu Save: Save Specials: Save Window Position and Size for Settings; saved position and size can be used for new • • windows in the settings
• menu Filter: FFT: Magnitude of grayscale image
• menu Filter: FFT: Magnitude of grayscale image centered
• menu Filter: FFT: Magnitude of RGB image centered
• menu Filter: FFT: Phase of grayscale image
• menu File: New: QR Code with center area
• advanced rename: action for adding TIFF compression name to filename

Updated features
• menu XMP/IPTC > XMP Sidecar > menu improved
• ExifTool
• libDynaPDF
• menu effect: black & white: adaptive threshold: support for 16 bit per channel
• moved menu Action: Lock/Unlock to menu Filesystem Attributes: Lock/Unlock
• renamed menu Attributes: Suffix/Extension: Verify and correct to Verify, correct and label corrected and incorrect files
• split of settings browser: edit into two panels
• menu Exif: Body and Lens: Edit Lens option for setting XMP data in addition
• menu Exif: Body and Lens: separate menu items for prefill option of the three commands
• menu Exif: Body and Lens: Edit Body support for model, maker and serial and setting XMP data in addition
• browser: custom filter: support for filter by visible state and locked state
• menu Exif: Edit Exif Data: All Value: displays only single item for values stored in Exif and bridged XMP
• localizations
• Image context menu: renamed Insert Date/Time to Stamp Exif Date and added always options display
• PICT import: direct support for TIFF codec
• settings Browser: Thumbnail Icons: options for display of locked, hidden and quarantine file attributes
• rename: rename with DICOM offers selection of date/time fields
• libChilkat
• pen, line and shape tools with new option to erase only in alpha channel
• settings > save > general: panel splitted in general 1 and 2
• Faces: Edit Database - warning before discarding unsaved changes
• import AVIF: alpha channel support
• browser: improved performance
• menu Edit: Find Files and Smart Folder: Find duplicate Files with optional AI detection
• TIFF import: LZMA codec added
• TIFF export: LZMA codec added
• dialog adjustments for macOS Tahoe
• rename (both methods): set date from Exif date uses for PDFs the creation date if not Exif in XMP exists
• DDS export: improved compatibility with some apps like x-plane (DXT1 + Mipmaps)
• PCD (PhotoCD) import: import of metadata and transfer into Exif
• libXL
• menu File: Open: file selector allows directly access of the settings
• menu File: Open: file selector allows directly access to page import kind for multipage formats
• simple and advanced rename will rename aae sidecar files
• JPEG export: HDR export with option for using ISO or Apple gain map
• JPEG export: HDR images which should be stored without gain map will automatically be converted to Display P3 for • correct display
• metadata import of PDF: pdf info fields are checked in addition to XMP
• PDF export: option for storing XMP

Bug fixes
• fixed possible display issue of the search item in the settings under macOS Tahoe in non English localizations
• fixed possible crash during opening large TIFFs (>2GB) with color map
• fixed possible rename issue after download from digital camera with additional sorting
• fixed thumbnail issue with JPEG in big gamut color space
• fixed possible display issue with scroll gesture and active find and replace or swap colors dialog
• fixed possible crash during display of 16 bit grayscale field in the position palette
• fixed sorting issue in command File: New: HTML Catalog
• fixed issue with import of some BMP and PCX images with color table
• fixed issue with icon size of Finder integration service under macOS Tahoe
• fixed a possible issue with accessing an iPhone
• fixed ignoring date issue during import of xmp from csv/xls/xlsx
• fixed inverse FFT issue
• fixed default folder issue in file selector for xmp/iptc presets (Mac App Store version only)
• fixed memory issue in cats and dogs detection
• fixed possible error -99 in Drag and Drop Converter if previous selected batch action was deleted
• fixed HDR display issue of JPEG with gain map during slideshow
• fixed possible hang during launch during check for crashlogs
• fixed preview issue for HDR images in JPEG, JPEG2000 and WebP save as options
• fixed possible issue during WMF import

[forum_adm]

I released the new version 12.5.1 today.

You can download it at:
https://www.lemkesoft.de/en/products/gr ... r/download

New features
• menu Picture: Vector Objects: Select All
• menu View: Position: options for setting a custom base point (for display in the position palette); also possible from the position palette
• menu Effect: Unskew: with largest detected Rectangle
• menu Effect: Unskew: with smallest detected Rectangle
• menu Picture: Vector Objects: Create Objectes from detected Rectangles
• batch action: unskew (ai)
• menu General Metadata: MOVs: setting the frame rate playback flag

Updated features
• enhanced display of system requirements of not available menu items
• settings > browser > metadata 1: new option embed XMP into DNG, use sidecar file for all other RAWs
• settings > browser > display 2: option to disable scroll elasticity in the main area
• options icon in image window: save option with adding string to changed image
• printing: images are reduced to SDR space by default for print because many printer drivers can't handle HDR content correctly - option can be disabled in the printing dialog
• refactored progress bar
• refactored scrolling code
• improved PaperPort import
• libXL
• ExifTool
s• et Exif date functions will now set in PDF files the PDF internal creation and modification date
• JPEG XR import: support for half float pixel data
• browser: Hasselblad HEIF file: support for display of metadata
• settings: save: general 1: options for default file format upon save as command for opened and new documents
• browser: send by email command can optional create a zip archive of the images
• Finder Service improved
• zoom during slideshow supports now HDR display

Bug fixes
• fixed refresh issue in browser after change of label or rating with active filter
• fixed possible issue in QR code with center space dialog
• fixed issue with hidden scrollbars in image window (if option show always is active in system settings)
• fixed possible scroll issue in the browser
• fixed display issue of stepper control in palette windows under macOS Tahoe
• fixed issue with creation of password protected PDFs