Version history for Vallen JPegger Commercial use of version 4.60 or later requires purchasing licenses! Commercial use is any use on company or public authorities owned machines. Please contact sales@vallen.de for detailed information. Latest versions: Internet: http://www.vallen.de/downloads 5.70: * use libjpeg-turbo for faster jpeg decoding * use directshow for sound interface 5.65: * handle png transparency (including alpha channel) * m3u playlist in jpegger.ini * Bug fixes 5.64: * history.txt in setup * allow path delimiter in batch rename (e.g. classification into subfolders) * Bug fixes 5.63: * Bug fixes 5.62: * Language Update: Greek 5.61: * Language Update: Romanian 5.60: * Windows 7 support * Unicode redesign * Improved image decoders * Many internal improvements 5.03: * Language Update: Czech, Dansk, Slovenian 5.02: * New Language: Greek, thanks to George Georgiou * Bug fix when "rotating" mp3 file * Fix display 2 color (other than BW) images * Adapted to work on Vista * Many internal improvements V4.97: * Toolbar extended with new buttons for zoom and navigation. V4.96: * New Language: Romanian, thanks to Alexandru Bogdan Munteanu V4.95: * New Language: Korean, thanks to Sushizang V4.94: * Minor bugfixes * Windows Vista Support * Language Updates: Polish V4.93: * IntelliMouse Panning added. (Click middle mouse mouse button and move mouse for panning) * Language Updates: French, Czech * Minor bugfixes V4.92 * Bugfix: Loading of cached images failed in folders with large amount of images * Language Updates: Japanese; Slovenian V4.91 * Language Updates: Arabic, Chinese Traditional, Danish V4.90 * Language Updates: Japanese, Arabic, Italian, Finnish * Language: Vietnamese added * Image file / sound file filter added. See combo box below file list * Quick access for subfolders. See checkbox above folder tree * Improved handling of large folders. Loafing/saving of thumbs can be cancelled * Option added to start with last open MP3 folder. See Preferences, first tab * Footer line on card print can be disabled. Added to options dialog when printing cards * MP3: List sorting priorities modified: Title->Artist->Album->Track V4.87 * Hotfix: File open dialog image list was empty V4.86 * Hotfix: (Drag'n)Drop target for image files fixed (tree, list and thumbnails) * Some spell errors fixed. V4.85 * Workaround for rare problem with "paste" in Windows 2000 * Czech Language Update V4.84: * Swedish Language Update * Czech Language Update V4.83: * Hotfix for Danish Language V4.82: * Change: Quick downsize uses underscores instead of blanks * Change: Preserve NTFS file permissions when rotating JPG images (before default settings were set from the TEMP folder). * New: Danish language added, thanks to P. Allan * Language Update: Arabic, Chinese, Finnish, Italian, French * Other minor improvements. V4.81: * Improvement: Significant performance improvement for MP3 Music Explorer with many MP3 files. V4.80: * Bugfix: Problems with some TIFF files fixed (16 Colors or less). * Bugfix: Minor rename problem fixed. * Language Update: Italian V4.79: * Windows 95 not any longer supported * Language Update: Arabic, Czech, Polish, Italian, Chinese, Czech, Slovenian, French * New: Finnish language added, thanks to M Tapanainen, Uusikaupunki, Finland V4.78: * Improvement: Option added to Quick Downsize to keep file date and time. * Bugfux: Printing several images doesn't show footer anymore. * Language Update: Italian V4.77: * Improvement: Crop factor now adjustable. see Preferences / More options. See help for more information on Crop factor. * Bugfix: Problems with newer TIFF subformats resolved * Bugfix: Memory leak in PNG interface resolved * Language Update: Slovenian, Chinese * Minor W98 related improvements V4.76: * Improvement: Minor Bugfixes and Improvements * Language Update: Czech, Italian V4.75: * Language Update: Arabic * Shortcuts revised V4.74: * Language Update: Polish, Swedish * Improvement: More tolerant handling for JPG images with corrupt JPEG info * Improvement: Some code optimizations * Improvement: Improved support for PNG files * Improvement: Print Cards now allows to print the same image several times per page * Improvement: Option added to allow file deletion without confirmation * Improvement: "Preferences" dialog redesigned V4.73: * Improvement: Huge performance increase on monochrome TIF images * Improvement: Huge performance increase in painting large images * Improvement: BitsPerPixel information in Statusbar * Improvement: When rotating Multipage files, the rotation is kept for sub pages. * Language Update: Italian, French, Chinese V4.72: * Improvement: Faster loading and saving of large image folders. Optimized memory handling. * Improvement: MRU-List for target folders on file copy/move operation. Use with keyboard shortcuts / for superfast organizing images into different folders * Improvement: Improved "Find Duplicate Files Wizard" and image information added to result list. * Bugfix: Batch Rename: Macro [F] now works as expected. * Extended Tooltip display on Thumbnails: Image extensions added * Navigation: +/- allows to zoom in and out without numerical keypad * Navigation: / key now works as expected in full screen mode * Language Update: Chinese, Czech V4.71: * Bugfix: A problem with the DDE manager was ressolved which lead to stability problems on some machines. * Language Update V4.70 * Navigation: Mouse wheel now navigates through images. Use key or middle button to zoom and to pan. * Navigation: Return from full screen mode with mouse double click * Navigation: goes to next image in full screen mode. Use to return instead. * 64bit CPUs with XP SP2: Data Execution Prevention (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/875352/en-us) prevented JPegger from running * Bugfix: Image selection fixed if JPegger is called when already open. * Image information shows file date/time in full screen mode if enabled * Improvement: Prent preview shows printable area * Some Unicode issues V4.65 * Bugfix: Batch rename didn't allow blanks in file names (v4.65c) * Bugfix: When moving images using drag & Drop, the thumbnails where not immediately updated. * Hotfix: JPG-Rotation lost color sometimes (bug introduced in 4.63) V4.64 * Localization updates * Minor improvements V4.63 * Bugfix: Time Stamp Wizard and daylight savings time * Bugfix: Treeview for problems on certain CD-ROM drives on Windows XP/SP2 * Localization updates * Minor improvements V4.61 * New: Print w/o preview added * Minor improvements V4.60 * Terms of conditions changed: Commercial use requires buying licenses! * Localization: Simplified Chinese added V4.53: Major Update * New: JPEG2000 Image Format support added for reading * New: Sending images as e-mail now allows automatic downsize * New: Automatic Downsize allows setting of JPG properties like ocmpression value V4.52: Major Update * New: Music Explorer: File Delete added * New: Write support for PNG files added * New: Twain scanner interface completely recoded * Improvement: Music Explorer: Performance issues. * Improvement: Thumbnails: Type name to address an image by name * Improvement: More macros for batch rename * Localization: Updated * Bugfix: Exceptions on end of slide show with short time intervals resolved V4.51: Service Update * New: Background Color can be adapted in preferences * Bugfix: Scaling problem with non standard PCX files resolved * New: MP3 Explorer supports simple crossfading (see Preferences/Start-up/Music Explorer Options) V4.50: Feature Update * New: EXIF Time Stamp Wizard added * New: Extended Exif information update in JPG rotation * Localization: updated. V4.49: Major Update * New: Some improvements in Auto Rotation Wizard * Bugfix: Edit fields in Print dialog allow negative input for position on page. * New: Drag & Drop enabled for interfacing with any d&d enabled applications. * New: Music Explorer: Export to Excel: All Titles / Filtered titles / Playlist titles can be exported separately V4.48: Language Update * New: Slovenian language added, thanks to Borut Repina * New: For image batch rename the macro '?' has been added to insert folder name * Localization: French, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Serbian (Latin and Cyrillic), Croatian language Update V4.47: Minor Update * New: Quick image downsize allows customizable sizes. * Bugfix: Division by zero error when printing resolved. * Localization: Japanese and Hungarian language Update V4.46: Language Update * New: Turkish language added, thanks to Ali Sarioglu * Improvement: Extended user interface added to file copy/move to allow creation of new folders and other operations * Improvement: Improved handling if current folder has been deleted by external application V4.45: Major Update * New: Quick image downsize function added (not localized for all languages yet) * New: Print cards: Footer line added. * New: Print cards: Textcolor on cards inversed. * BugFix: Printing cards sometimes failed after several pages * Improvement: Image Rotation Wizard now defaults to select all images * Improvement: Image Rotation Wizard now allows sorting * Improvement: Multiselect with CTRL-Key pressed now works fully compatible with Windows Explorer * Improvement: MP3 Music Explorer keeps file date after tag update * Improvement: MP3 Music Explorer shows wait form while updating multiple MP3 tags V4.44: Major Update * New: Batch rename (Select more than one file and select rename) * New: Auto rotation Wizard: On Tools / Auto Rotate Wizard (Detects original orientation of image on EXIF Orientation flag in JPG files, if existing). * New: CYMK encoded JPG Files are properly shown now. * New: Print cards now supports print of additional text information within images. * Bugfix: File deleted in full screen works as expected now. * Bugfix: Delay in "select all images" fixed (important on >>10.000 images only) * Improvement: Context menus rearranged * Improvement: In full screen mode now goes to next image V4.43: Service Update * New: Hungarian translation added, thanks to Peter Velosy * MP3 Music Explorer: Sorting problem solved with incomplete MP3 tags * Fax files with different resolutions in X/Y dimensions are properly shown now * New: Command-line option -nohist added (History lists are not saved if set). V4.42: Service Update * Bugfix: MP3 files with V1 tags only, were not read properly * New: Japanese translation added, thanks to Koshi Odagiri (Odakoh) * Improvement: Help file was contacting internet to update help extensions. To avoid this the browse sequence and advanced search has been disabled. * Improvement: No folder change after Save As anymore. * New: Shortcut F4 added for Edit/Edit * New: Select All (Shortcut Ctrl+A) added to Image Explorer V4.40: Major Update * New: Multi-page images supported * New: MP3: Shuffle Mode added * New: MP3: Auto Repeat Mode added * New: MP3: Unicode MP3 tags supported for read and write * Improvement: MP3 Playlists now can be stored either Unicode or compatible standard ANSI * Improvement: Sound player has been redesigned to "XP-Style" * Localization: Czech language added thanks to Jirí Mácek * Localization: Scan dialog and JPG options dialogs now localized * Improvement: Indicator added to show running thumbnail threads * New: Command-line switch -dm: added in replacement of -ft * Bugfix: MP3 Explorer with large number of files in playlist could cause exception on close. V4.32: Service Update * Language Update * Improvement: MP3 Music Explorer: Track field added for Export to MS-Excel * Improvement: Context menus updated * Bugfix: Browse for Folder: default folder not saved on W9x * Bugfix: Problem solved when renaming folders in tree. * Other minor issues V4.31: Service Update * Improvement: Better compatibility of main menu with Windows XP * New: Preview image to Find Duplicates added * Some icons added * Languages updated * If Internet Explorer 4 missing, warning shows up only once. * Bug with language initialization resolved. * Menu rotate image added to full screen context menu V4.30: Service Update * New: Extended thumbnail context menu (internal menu, not Windows context menu) * Localization: Chinese updated. * Improvement: Rename restores original extension * Bugfix: In slide show mode JPegger has shown high CPU load * Bugfix: Screen shot: While waiting for hotkey JPegger has shown high CPU load V4.29: Service Update * New: Rotate by 180° added * Bugfix: Image information line was not shown rotated when left aligned on W9x systems. * Bugfix: Rare slide show hang problem resolved V4.28: Service Update * New: Send to by e-mail added * Bugfix: Rare "Stream Write Error" resolved * Bugfix: Decoding problems solved on nonstandard BMP files * Bugfix: JPegger runs again on Windows 95 * Improvement: Screenshot allows longer delays * Change: Print from command-line now prints without additional user input V4.27: Language Update * New: Serbian (Latin/Cyrillic) translation added, thanks to Leposava Toseki * Bugfix: Unicode issues when copying / moving, renaming files * Some language updates V4.26: Language Update * New: Croatian translation added, thanks to Borut Maricic of International Photoarchiver * Bugfix: When printing multiple images, file info line was missing. * Bugfix: Statusbar not updated when changing language V4.25: Language Update * New: Traditional Chinese translation added, thanks to Joe Yu. V4.24: Language Update * New: Russian translation added, thanks Alexander Steipe and his wife Svetlana Vorobieva * Bugfix: New folder function did not work properly on W98 systems (Unicode problem). * Bugfix: MP3 Explorer unexpectedly stopped playing playlist after second title V4.23: Service Update * Improvement: Browse for folder dialog includes auto completion * Bugfix: Rotate of JPG files failed on CD-ROMS * Bugfix: External Image Editor couldn't open filesnames including blanks * New: MP3 Explorer Playlist Copy to Clipboard * New: MP3 Explorer Playlist Files copy to folder * New: MP3 Explorer: Move Files with * Bugfix: MP3 Explorer didn't unlock folders after reading tags * Bugfix: WAV files didn't play properly * Bugfix: MP3 Editor caused error when updating MP3 tags * Bugfix: Find Duplicates Dialog: Status string on top incomplete * Bugfix: Folder tree lost selection after change in Preferences * Improvement: Enhanced support for PSD files V4.22: Major Update * New option: Show hidden folders * Full Unicode compatibility (languages, files, folders) * Unicode problem solved, when starting with Unicode file or folder from command line or via DDE * Unicode problem solved: Folder tree shows Unicode folders properly now on NT/2K/XP * Unicode problem in folder history list resolved * Unicode problem in folder tree solved (Unicode folders still not properly shown, but properly handled) * Unicode problem solved, when copying into a Unicode folder * Unicode problem solved in browse for folder * Arabic localization added: First Unicode localization, thanks to Sherif Gouda * Polish localization added, thanks to Piotr Murawski and Rafal Lampe * Swedish localization updated * Italian localization updated * French localization updated * Spanish localization updated V4.21: Service Release * New: User selectable external image editor on Edit. * Improved: Thumbnail captions are shown centered now * Improved: Faster TIFF loading * Improved: Faster thumbnail creation * Improved: Compatibility issues on some PSD files * New: MP3 Music Explorer can be hidden * Bugfix: Rare exceptions in full screen mode when showing image legend resolved (introduced by Unicode support in V4.20) * Some performance improvement issues V4.20: Major Update * New: Full Unicode support * New: More image formats added; TIFF support improved * New: Drag & Drop file copy with key pressed * New: Help system upgraded to HTML Help * Improved: Thumbnails display for images with 256 colors and less on W9x machines * Improved: Duplicate file finder * Improved: Sorted Playlists in MP3 Explorer * New: In full screen mode the image info text can be shown either on bottom or left hand side of image * Time handling in jpeggeri.dat files has been changed. So jpeggeri.dat files are to be updated for image CDs. Others are updated automatically * Exceptions during image loading and some file operations on W9x systems * Slow loading and thumbnail generation of TIF and PSD files * File size in info line was not properly updated in full screen and slide show mode * Other minor improvements V4.15: * Uninstaller included * Function to add a new folder added V4.14: * New: Lossless JPG Rotation with autosave. Original image is copied to recycle bin EXIF information is kept after lossless JPG rotation * New: Rotate finally works with multi-select. * New: Drag & Drop for Image Explorer * New: Drag & Drop for MP3 Explorer (Genre and Artist only) * New: Command-line option -sort:random added to force random image order on start * Bugfix: MP3 Find dialog: Adding to playlist from dialog find didn't work properly under certain instances. * Some minor modifications for better display with "Small Fonts" * Better error handling when MP3 sound files can't played for some reason. * Minor bugfixes V4.13: * New: MP3 Explorer, Dialog Find: Locate In Tree added * New: Export of MP3 Tags to Excel added * New: In Preferences an option has been added to disable default Windows explorer context menus. * Bugfix: jpeggeri.dat file was not reduced in size when images were deleted. * Bugfix: Rare exception during updating long thumbnail lists (> 10000) * Bugfix: Dialog "Find Duplicates" did not restore properly after cling in maximized mode * Bugfix: Memory leak fixed when closing thumbnail lists * Improvement: Faster update of jpeggeri.dat files * Browse Dialog shows AVI while searching to show application is still alive * Improved: Setup Sequence * Improved: The result list after Find Duplicate Files has been resorted * BugFix: File list properly handled after deleting all images * BugFix: File list properly after adding single image to empty folder V4.12: Update * New: Installation redesigned * New: Image sort order is saved on program exit * New: Command-line option -sort:name added to force sort by name on start * Bugfix: Localizations didn't work properly in MP3 Music Explorer * All Localizations Updated V4.11: Major Update * New: Find duplicate images completely redesigned for faster file delete * New: Music Explorer localized * New: Button to synchronize folders between Music Explorer and Image Explorer * New: Genre in Music Explorer Tree Genre now has Artists as sub branches * New: Browse for folder allows one to enter path by keyboard * New: Saving of thumbnails into jpeggeri.dat can be disabled (not fully localized yet) * New: jpeggeri.dat files can be hidden (not fully localized yet) * Bugfix: Files including Blank were not properly handled on delete or copy. * Bugfix: Music Player supports XP themes * Dutch localization updated. * Some minor improvements of user interface when showing large number of images (>8000). * Localizations Updated * Default Fonts updated to use standard "Tahoma" if existing V4.10: Major Update * New: Multi select added * Thumbnails are saved into jpegger.dat in current folder * Minor bug fixes and memory leaks on Windows 9x based systems. V4.08: Minor Update * EXIF Tag information added. See menu Tools. EXIF information is also shown in the hint boxes of the thumbnail view. V4.07: Major Update * Memory Leak on resolved when printing thumbnails or postcards in high resolution (Windows 9x only). * Faster printing of images, thumbnails and cards * Better printing performance on Windows 9x * Super fast printing of thumbnails in low resolution * Thumbnails are now centered on page when printing * Footer added for thumbnails when printing * Minor improvements V4.06: Major Update * Spanish language included. * Mouse commands in slide show mode changed. * Context menu added for image. Useful in full screen modes and slide show. * Slide show can terminate on end. * Timing problems in slide show resolved. V4.05:Minor Update * History lists for folders added * MP3 Music Explorer: Renamed from Sound Explorer * MP3 Music Explorer: Improved search improved * MP3 Music Explorer: Context menu item added: "Locate in" * Minor improvements V4.04: Minor Update * MP3 Tag Editor improved and extended * Minor improvements V4.03: Major Update * MP3 Tag Editor added * MP3 Extended Search * Minor Bugfixes V4.02: * Command line switch m3u: added * Support for XP themes added * Minor improvements * VStarter: always stays on top * VStarter: Command line file references for JPegger are now relative to the location of jpegger.exe V4.01: * Dutch and French languages included * FAQ section added to help * Minor bugfixes V4.00: New Release * MP3 Sound Explorer added * Full Wave file support, including player * Twain Interface added * Print Postcards added, Place from 2 to 144 images on one page * Browse including subfolders (recursive browsing). Select File/Browse and check "recursive" * Snapshot function redesigned * No screen saver in slide show mode * Option to fit size large images only * Improved (faster) thumbnails when more than 1000 * Improved print function for thumbnails to print in highest possible resolution V3.58 * Swedish translation added * Command ine switch "setlng:" added * Corrections in German translation * Option to disable of Screen Saver in full screen slide show mode has been implemented V3.57 * Minor improvements * Print dialog saves last settings * Scaling problem in VStarter fixed. V3.56 * Auto delete for duplicate files included V3.55 * Problem with some TIF-files resolved. V3.53 * Can now be started with folder in command line * "Browse with Vallen JPegger" added to Explorer folder context menu after registering file associations. V3.50 Minor Update * Unnecessary FDD accesses removed. * Tool buttons added for rotate image functions. * Registered file extensions allow direct print with JPegger from Explorer with Print out of Explorer file context menu. * Vstarter.exe added. A tool to simplify start of JPegger on your own image CDs. V3.49 Major Update * Error message removed that disappeared on W98SE based systems on "Flip Thumbnails" * Shortcuts added to rotate image * Stability problems resolved on W98SE based systems. * Print options added in Preferences, allows printing filename below image. * Command line option "-paste" added * Image resize/resample added * Explorer and e-mail buttons added in Help menu. * File save support added * Image mirror * New directory tree * Directory tree now permanently shown without command-line option. * Explorer context menus * Screen shot functions added V3.3x Major update * Some shortcuts have changed (Page-up/Down for next image in full screen, regular cursor keys for panning; Full screen with enter or double click). * Faster full screen image. * Sound interface added. * Directory tree added. * Tools menu: Find duplicate files. * File information in full screen mode. * Image file compare added to search for duplicate images. * Enhanced command line support added. V3.1x Feature update * Thumbnail print support included. * Sort by type added. * Minor bug fixes and improvements. V3.0 Major update * This version history has been added to help (ZDNet Request). * Version numbering changed. * Thumbnails added * Image file filter supports individual open filters for each format (ZDNet request). * Shortcut for "Delete File" has been changed to (ZDNet request). * Exact slide show time interval can be specified in preferences (ZDNet request). * Extended preferences dialog box. * Desktop icon support. * Shortcuts added for Copy and Move file commands (ZDNet request). * Desktop wallpaper setup added. * Problems with 1-bit BMP-files removed * Palette problems with 256 color icons removed * Better handling for invalid image files * Multi threading * Auto-update when images are deleted or moved * Many internal modifications to improve performance, speed, stability and usability. R2000.1201: Major update * Full screen support with and (by user request). * New keyboard shortcuts and <+> and <-> to zoom in and out (by user request). * New Preferences dialog for start-up options (by user request). * File format associations (by user request). * File rename added. * Command line support improved. * Browse directories opens with the last open directory. * Minor bug fixes. * Improved help system R2000.1101: Major update * Toolbar added. * Tool tips and basic hints for beginners added. * Context menus added for file list. * Command line support. * Help system completely revised. R2000.0831: Major update: * New image file list allows quick access to any image in current directory. * More image formats added and better compatibility with special formats. * Improved mouse panning and zooming. * Better support for large images. * Better performance and higher stability R2000.0804: Minor Update * Some new image formats and minor bug fixes. * Improved image decoder. R2000.0621: Minor Update * Vallen JPegger doesn't create default directories under c:/vallen/ anymore. R2000.0531: Release * First public version.