gPhotoShow Version History: ---------------- 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 - Added: 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