gPhotoShow Version History: ---------------- v. 4.7.0 - February 5, 2010 - Fixed: Image filter function always rotates images size according to exif orientation flag. Now it works according to the "Automatic image rotation" setting. - Fixed: when multiple monitors are used and selected display method is "Only one image spanned on all monitors" it is not possible to exclude the primary monitor - New: Added an additional hotkey to start an utility program on the currently displayed picture - New: Added options to start external editor or utility with a hotkey without closing gPhotoShow - New: Improved panoramic images handling, now they quickly fill the screen then scrolling starts. In addition scrolling can be paused/resumed - New: Added transition effect "Fade Out/Fade In" - Fixed: Improved detection of corrupted exif tags that could cause the program to crash and stop working ---------------- v. 4.6.1 - December 1, 2009 - Fixed: when only secondary monitors is specified and the primary is set to be empty and the screen savers is started when there is no secondary monitor gPhotoShow exits. Fixed by starting the screen saver on the primary monitor - Fixed: When using the hotkey to copy/move images during the slideshow it is not possible to use the Browse button to choose the folder ---------------- v. 4.6.0 - November 27, 2009 - Fixed: On Windows 7 Exif User Comment is not displayed correctly - Fixed: Improved detection of Unicode Exif User Comments - Fixed: Sometimes MP3 song title is not read correctly - New: Added an option to wait for new images when slideshow is finished ---------------- v. 4.5.1 - November 9, 2009 - Fixed: VLC configuration set through VLC interface is ignored by gPhotoShow - Fixed: Sometimes the background files list synchronization could finish subfolders scan too early and remove almost all files from the list ---------------- v. 4.5.0 - October 19, 2009 - New: gPhotoShow can now read files lists from text files with .glst file extension - New: added an option to fill main monitor with background color and display images only on secondary monitors - Fixed: Sometimes the background files list synchronization could cause image filters to behave erratically - Fixed: when only secondary monitors is specified but the screen savers starts when there is no secondary monitor nothing is displayed. Fixed by starting the screen saver on the primary monitor - Fixed: standalone screen saver doesn't work correctly when it doesn't have write permissions on the windows folder for temporary files or it doesn't exists ---------------- v. 4.4.1 - September 23, 2009 - Fixed: Sometimes when option "Each monitor has its own timing" is enabled at the end of a video gPhotoShow doesn't skip to the next file ---------------- v. 4.4.0 - September 15, 2009 - Fixed: when running as logon screen saver sometimes windows is not able to shutdown - Fixed: when running as logon screen saver under windows vista gPhotoShow may not see the registration and run as trial - Fixed: filter settings in some cases can't be set back to default values - New: added Gps Info to available exif tags - New: it is now possible to specify transition duration and type for each image by using a special file name ---------------- v. 4.3.2 - July 2, 2009 - Fixed: sometimes files list cache on disk is not cleared when a configuration is saved and one or more folders lists have been changed - Fixed: settings gPhotoShow as logon screen saver may not work on windows Vista ---------------- v. 4.3.1 - May 07, 2009 - Fixed: in some cases the registration key is flagged as expired - Fixed: improved standalone setup script under Vista x64 ---------------- v. 4.3.0 - April 20, 2009 - Image info are now written over the resized image and fade in together with the image - Fixed: in some cases images rotated manually are not rotated correctly - Fixed: in some cases ID3 tags from mp3 audio files are not read correctly ---------------- v. 4.2.1 - February 3, 2009 - Fixed: the option "Screen Saver exit on Key Press" can't be changed, when settings are reloaded that option has the old value - Fixed: files list cache on disk is cleared when a configuration is saved and one or more folders lists have been changed ---------------- v. 4.2.0 - January 9, 2009 - Fixed: horizontal margins on centered text - Fixed: when option "Each monitor has its own timing" is enabled and there is background music configured when video is played music is suspended but then it may be restored too early - Fixed: on Unicode version creation of installation program for standalone slideshows fails - Fixed: on standalone slideshows image may be repeated on different monitors and when images are displayed sequentially all monitors display the same image - Fixed: standalone slideshows don't display current sound file info - New: Slideshow can be closed with Mouse Click + Ctrl Key ---------------- v. 4.1.0 - December 12, 2008 - Added password protection for gss files (slideshow configuration files). Standalone slideshows can be password protected too - Added the possibility to set images display time from a numeric part of the filename ---------------- v. 4.0.2 - November 27, 2008 - Fixed: on some systems video playing stopped after the first video and gPhotoShow didn't respond any longer - Fixed: in case of a file with a broken date/time gPhotoShow displayed an error message ---------------- v. 4.0.1 - November 24, 2008 - Fixed: on windows Vista using the browse buttons for the fields "Program to run..." in the Multiple Monitors section causes a fatal error in gPhotoShow - Fixed: descriptions from descript.ion and .gprop files were not displayed - Fixed: minor cosmetic issues in the "Sounds & Music" section - Fixed: on unicode version running external editor could fail - Fixed: /mX command line parameter didn't work when X>1 ---------------- v. 4.0.0 - November 6, 2008 - Added IPTC and XMP metadata support. On XP SP2 and Vista gPhotoShow can read IPTC and XMP metadata from TIFF and Jpeg files (it requires MS Windows Imaging Component). On all other operating systems it can read IPTC tags from Jpeg files. - Improved image information overlay. Added simplified IPTC/XMP metadata display and advanced settings that allows to display info in two areas on the screen and to mix static text with Exif/Iptc/Xmp metadata from image files - Image and files filtering. Now it is possible to choose which file types to display on specified monitors. For example on monitor 1 display only images and on monitor 2 only videos. In addition for each monitor it is possible filter which images to display, 3 filters are available: vertically/horizontally oriented, rating and keywords In this way it possible, for example, display only images horizontally oriented, with a rating greater than 0 and with keyword Mountain - Background folder scan. Background scan is effective the second time you start a slideshow, when exiting gPhotoShow saves current files list to a cache file. On next startup gPhotoShow starts to display images from the cached list in the meanwhile it scans the configured folders, when completed the list is synchronized and newly added files will be available for the slideshow. - Periodic files synchronization. If enabled gPhotoShow will periodically scan folders to find new files. - Each monitor can have its own timing. This option can be useful in some cases with multiple monitors setups, for example when one monitor is displaying a long video (or an image with its own timing) with this option enabled other monitors can continue to change images. - A new randomization option. When this option is selected gPhotoShow will choose the first file randomly, then subsequent files will be picked-up randomly in the same folder until when they are finished. At this point gPhotoShow will choose a new file and the process starts again. - Fixed a problem in wallpaper creation when primary monitor is on the left of the secondary ---------------- v. 3.9.8 - October 6, 2008 - New: option to Rename a file in the copy/move window - Fixed: copy/move/delete operations during slideshow ignore .gprop files - New: Image index displayed over image during slideshow - Fixed: Modified interface with VLC Media Player to fix compatibility problems with v0.9.x ---------------- v. 3.9.7 - April 28, 2008 - Improved PlugIn interface ---------------- v. 3.9.6 - January 27, 2008 - Improved speed of "dissolve" transition - Accepts registration keys created with UTF8 encoded user name - Added a notification to plugins when monitor is switched on/off ---------------- v. 3.9.5 - January 15, 2008 - Improved PlugIn interface - Fixed: some minor problems with video file types and VideoLan player - New: Standalone slideshow can now delay extracted file deletion to slideshow exit, this improves loading time of big files because the next time they are needed they are already extracted. - Fixed: sometimes pictures smaller than screen size could be detected as panoramas - Fixed: some problems in shortcuts handling ---------------- v. 3.9.3 - October 17, 2007 - Fixed a problem that prevented navigation on web pages displayed by gPhotoShow - Added .url file type ---------------- v. 3.9.2 - October 1, 2007 - Fixed a flickering of text overlapped to images when clock is updated ---------------- v. 3.9.1 - September 29, 2007 - Fixed a compatibility problem with text settings saved in .gprop files by versions older than 3.9.0 ---------------- v. 3.9.0 - September 9, 2007 - On multiple monitors system gPhotoShow can now display images spanning all monitors - Added a transparency setting for text over images - Different text properties for clock - Clock is updated even if images are not changed - Added a check for mouse and keys event while gPhotoShow is scanning folders so it can be interrupted in case it takes too much time - Improved support for Image Filters plugin ---------------- v. 3.8.2 - August 2, 2007 - Added support for FLV files. To play FLV files gPhotoShow needs Videolan ActiveX correctly installed ---------------- v. 3.8.1 - July 15, 2007 - Fixed a problem with dissolve transition on some computers ---------------- v. 3.8.0 - March 15, 2007 - Updated ControlSS to v1.3.0 - Added commands to set gPhotoShow as logon screen saver - Improved compatibility with Windows Vista - Improved playing of avi and wmv files - Now it is possible to disable audio on mov files - Improved support for Apple QuickTime, if QT7 is installed: - it is possible to display mov files full screen - it is possible to display VR files - Autopan of VR files - Added a page with system settings - In case of multiple monitors desktop wallpaper is now created correctly ---------------- v. 3.7.0 - January 6, 2007 - Fixed a problem in displaying JPEG comments - Folders added with the button "Add Subdir" are now ordered alphabetically - Now it is possible to sort folders lists by clicking on the lists header - Added a hotkey to switch off/on monitor - Now it is possible to stop sounds and music when monitor is powered off - Added a new display method for multiple monitors, now it is possible to display only one image on one monitor, next image is displayed on next monitor and so on sequentially - Installation of standalone screen saver now adds shortcuts to configure and uninstall the screen saver Moreover during installation the screen saver can be set as the default screen saver. - Fixed a problem in displaying folder names containing dots - Now it is possible to disable audio of played avi and mpeg files. ---------------- v. 3.6.2 - May 30, 2006 - Added new API functions to the plugin interface - Fixed a problem in cropping pictures to fit the screen ---------------- v. 3.6.1 - March 1, 2006 - Bug Fix. On italian systems displaying the "Display Options" page caused a crash ---------------- v. 3.6.0 - January 27, 2006 - Added an option to crop images in order to fill the screen - Automatic detection of panoramic images - Alternative setting for image scrolling speed, now it is possible to have a constant speed for all images - Added an option to open a confirmation window before deleting images ---------------- v. 3.5.1 - September 16, 2005 - Fixed a problem in the files list rebuild function. If the random display and save list at the of the slideshow option were enabled sometimes a group of images could be repeated ---------------- v. 3.5.0 - July 29, 2005 - Added support for PlugIns - Fixed a problem with automatic image rotation - Now images are displayed correctly also when exif tags are coprrupted - Removed duplicated maker name in exif info display - Now gPhotoShow loads default image properties from the file gprop.ini in the folder where the image is stored (format is the same as .gprop files) - Added command to add/remove the windows explorer menu item "Start slideshow with gPhotoShow" - Improved startup time when GphotoShow is loaded in the windows display properties - Now in the windows display properties gPhotoShow displays a preview of the slideshow - Fixed a problem in scrolling some panoramic images - Fixed a problem in the skip to previous image function when all monitors displays the same image ---------------- v. 3.4.0 - May 25, 2005 - Added support for InnoSetup 5 - Added an option to display the slideshow only on secondary monitors - Added support for AAC files (*.m4a,*.m4p). In order to play them you need to install iTunes or WinAmp with M4P plugin - Added support for Apple iTunes - It is now possible to specify additional file extensions for sound and music files - Sound/Music playing can be suspended while playing a video - Added a key to skip to the next audio file - Added a key to open a window to copy or move the currently displayed image - It is now possible to display ID3 tags for mp3 and wma audio files (only Windows XP) - Fixed a problem with wmv files ---------------- v. 3.3.6 - February 25, 2005 - Added an option to display the Exif Comment field ---------------- v. 3.3.5 - February 18, 2005 - Fixed a Windows NT4 compatibility problem ---------------- v. 3.3.4 - January 17, 2005 - Bug Fix. Exif exposure time for exposures >1 second is not displayed correctly ---------------- v. 3.3.3 - January 10, 2005 - Bug Fix. On standalone slideshows the sequential display always starts from the beginning ---------------- v. 3.3.2 - January 3, 2005 - Fixed a bug in images/movies timing when using multiple monitors - By default now gPhotoShow waits the program that is run when gPhotoShow exits. ---------------- v. 3.3.1 - November 10, 2004 - Bug Fix. In the "Display options" page some options are not saved. ---------------- v. 3.3.0 - November 3, 2004 - Now the window asking to save the work that is displayed when gPhotoShow ends appears only when something has been changed - Added a button to disable all transition effects - Changed the way colored frames are drawn, now the border is drawn near the image not near the screen. The difference can be seen only with images smaller than the screen - Added an option in "Image Properties" to rotate images - Experimental support for Digital Camera Raw Files, to enable it you need to download and install the file: http://www.gphotoshow.com/files/gPsRawLoad.exe ---------------- v. 3.2.0 - October 6, 2004 - Fixed some problems related to pictures resize when frames are enabled - Added an option to limit images enlargement - Fixed some problems about video playing in standalone screen savers - In addition to shortcut to folders now gPhotoShow can use shortcuts to files ---------------- v. 3.1.0 - September 12, 2004 - It is now possible to include in the file search ONLY files and folders that matches a specified text - Fixed a problem with avi and mpg files, with some media player versions background wasn't painted correctly - Now gPhotoShow is able to play MOV files also with Quicktime 5, an upgrade to Quicktime 6 is advisable - Added an item to "Save" menu and a button to the About Page to check for newer versions - Fixed a bug on frames resize ---------------- v. 3.0.0 - August 30, 2004 - Name changed to gPhotoShow Pro - New user interface, no more tabs, now a tree control allows to select the configuration pages - All file lists works now in the same way. All allows to enable/disable each folder - gPhotoShow can now create setup programs for standalone slideshows - Added a new page for Automatic scroll of Panoramic Images - Automatic scroll of panoramic images added in "Image Properties" - gPhotoShow can now display a frame around images - Frame color can be chosen either manually or automatically - gPhotoShow can also display bitmapped frames (jpeg file format), some are installed by gPhotoShow and you can easily make your own - Images background color can be chosen automatically by gPhotoShow - gPhotoShow can now display Macromedia Flash animations - Videos and Animation have now a separate configuration window and don't need internet explorer anymore - Improved "scrolling" transition effects, now they are smoother ---------------- v. 2.5.1 - July 21, 2004 - Fixed a problem running the external editor during the screen saver ---------------- v. 2.5.0 - July 19, 2004 - A custom version of ControlSS is now installed with gPhotoShow, it allows to automatically change gPhotoShow screen saver configuration - Some hotkeys during slideshow now also works on secondary monitors, see help for details - Added support to automatically change configuration from ControlSS - When multiple monitors or split screen are used images are now changed after even delays - On Multiple monitors images now always start to change from left to right - Added a hot key to start an external editor with the current image. When the external editor starts gPhotoShow stops ---------------- v. 2.4.5 - June 17, 2004 - Fixed a problem with jpg file saved by Adobe PS Album 2.0 ---------------- v. 2.4.4 - May 18, 2004 - Added multiline text support to image properties ---------------- v. 2.4.3 - April 20, 2004 - Now the exif description can be utf-8 encoded - Fixed a bug in filename display in standalone screen savers ---------------- v. 2.4.2 - March 8, 2004 - Fixed some bugs in the "Text Settings" window - Added "Disable All" button in the "Images List" window ---------------- v. 2.4.1 - March 1, 2004 - Fixed some bugs in playing sounds from Image Properties ---------------- v. 2.4.0 - February 16, 2004 - gPhotoShow can now create standalone screen savers and slideshows (.scr or .exe files) ---------------- v. 2.3.1 - February 7, 2004 - Fixed some bugs in playing sounds from Image Properties ---------------- v. 2.3.0 - January 15, 2004 - Transitions timings completely rewritten. Now transitions between images can take between 350ms and 4000ms with a default set to 1500ms - Added 6 new transitions - Bug Fix. In previous versions the restart key sometimes restarted from the second image instead of from the first. - Added most recently used files list in the load menu - Added more settings for the text over images (images info and description) - Time display can now be placed in a corner of your choice - Now gPhotoShow can start with sounds paused then you can start/stop them during the show (by using a configurable hot key) - Added properties for each image. Now you can enter a description, duration, and music options for each image in the show. All is done during the slide show just press the hot key to edit image properties - Improved handling of relative paths - Added an item to explorer context menu on directories, just right click on a directory with pictures and choose "Start Slideshow with gPhotoShow", and voilą, your slideshow is served ! ---------------- v. 2.2.4 - January 9, 2004 - Improved random numbers generation. Now random image selection is no more limited to first 32767 images, moreover the improved algorithm should give better "randomness" ---------------- v. 2.2.3 - December 16, 2003 - Now if descriptions and file names are larger than screen size will be displayed on more lines ---------------- v. 2.2.2 - December 9, 2003 - Added a limit on recursive search - Added an option to show the currently played sound file - Added more options for image file name display - Added 3 transition effects ---------------- v. 2.2.1 - November 21, 2003 - Fixed few minor bugs ---------------- v. 2.2.0 - November 20, 2003 - Automatically rotates images according to the Exif header setting - Added an option to show additional image parameters (contrast, saturation, sharpness) - Time display now uses windows regional settings - Now it is possible to set image display delay longer than 1 hour (3600 seconds) - Added a key to restart the slideshow from the beginning - Added a key to open the configuration dialog during the slideshow - Fixed a couple of bugs on video files playing - Added support for DESCRIPT.ION files. Now gPhotoShow can show descriptions stored in DESCRIPT.ION files - Added an alternative mouse configuration for operations during the slide show - Added an option to fill the screen even if the picture needs to be distorted ---------------- v. 2.1.6 - September 2, 2003 - Keys used during slide show can now be configured - Now it is possible to move or delete the currently shown picture by using configurable keys - Fixed a bug on multiple monitors management ---------------- v. 2.1.5 - May 14, 2003 - Exif date/time is now read from another field, I hope this one is not changed by any software - Now when playing avi/mpg files finishes gphotoshow switches to the next image - Added 'f' key, during the show, when pressed gphotoshow displays the filename of the current picture ---------------- v. 2.1.4 - January 10, 2003 - Added an option to close the slide show after all images has been shown - Much improved startup speed when images are on slow media like networked drives - Doesn't count files when opening config dialog. Counting files may take a very long time on some devices so now is only made on user command - When using more than one monitor transitions doesn't pause anymore ---------------- v. 2.1.3 - November 22, 2002 - Fixed a Windows NT4 compatibility problem ---------------- v. 2.1.2 - November 7, 2002 - Improved handling of slide shows on removable media like cd-rom - Some small bugs have been fixed ---------------- v. 2.1.1 - October 29, 2002 - Fixed a Windows 98 compatibility problem. With v2.1.0 some Win98 users experienced the error "Cannot find import..." on DLL Shell32.dll - Added tooltips for longer paths on the "Images List" - In the "Images List" now only enabled folders are checked and also not-existent folders are allowed ---------------- v. 2.1.0 - October 1, 2002 - Fixed a redraw problem on some transition effects. - Temporary files and wallpapers are now saved in "Documents and Settings\...\Application Data" instead of "Program Files"" - Added two split screen options - Improved Multiple monitors handling - gPhotoShow can now be easily used as a slide show maker and can save/load settings on text files with .gss file extension - Added support for Winamp (MP3 player) ---------------- v. 2.0.2 - July 8, 2002 - Fixed a redraw problem on a transition effect. This problem can be seen only on some screen sizes (for example 1400x1050) ---------------- v. 2.0.1 - July 4, 2002 - Fixed a small bug on the Sound Tab of the config window ---------------- v. 2.0.0 - June 24, 2002