Cameraid Release Notes

Introduction

This file describes the changes that have been made from previous versions of Cameraid. The idea is to give users of old versions an idea of what features have been changed and improved. If this is your first version of Cameraid, you should read the manual.

Cameraid 1.3.1 (the officially released version) can be downloaded from:

http://classic.cameraid.com/cameraid/download.html

There are currently no beta versions of Cameraid available.

Product Update Information

• The carbon version is not a free upgrade to all old customers
  • The carbon version requires a new registration code, specifically purchased for the carbon version.
  • You can still use the old version under Classic in MacOS X, if you choose not to purchase an upgrade.
  • Free registration codes will be provided to customers who bought the old version between December 1st 2001 and December 10th 2002.
    • If you qualify for a free upgrade, E-mail me with the name and E-mail address you used for registration and the registration code.
    • Please allow up to 48 hours for processing.
    • E-mail again, if you don't have a response in that time - I'm really suffering from SPAM these days.
  • Corporate and site license codes for Cameraid are compatible across versions and will work without modification.
• The classic version works with old classic codes and is a free upgrade
• As of 1.3.1, Cameraid Carbon (MacOS X) registration codes will also work in the Classic and 68K versions.
• As of version 1.3.1, the price for Cameraid (all versions) is US$20.00
  • The increase reflects the recent changes in the exchange ratio between the Euro and US Dollar. I pay my rent & groceries in Euros and the cost of living hasn't gone down here, so I'm increasing the price.
  • Due to EU regulations, EU customers now pay VAT when buying Cameraid from Kagi.

Version 1.3.1, November 20, 2003

Known bugs:

• Trying to start a batch processor with no photos open in the browser can cause a crash in MacOS X. This part wasn't apparently tested appropriately because the normal way to use Cameraid is to open the photos into the browser first and then run the batch processor. (2005-08-21)

What's new:

• User interface code updates to account for MacOS 10.3, Panther.
• Clicking on the filename now correctly reveals the file in the Finder even in MacOS X.
• Various minor bug fixes.
• Version 1.3.1 for M68K-based processors (68020 or better)
  • Known problem: Binary Scaling mode doesn't seem to work on native 68K Macs even though it works on PowerPC-based Macs in emulation. I suspect this is a Quickdraw bug in an older QD version, but I have been unable to locate it exactly.

I have already started working on Cameraid 2.0. This is a major rewrite of the Cameraid viewer, with a lot of new functionality planned. Registration codes will not change for the basic version (with nearly all the new features included), but there may be a "pro" version that is needed to activate a few selected new features.

Version 1.3, March 7, 2003

Known problems:

• Due to a dynamic library linking issue, 1.3 Classic refused run under MacOS 8.6. I changed the link option (nothing else), so if you are reading this, this issue has been fixed and the version number is still 1.3 (build time is March 8th).

What's new:

• Some bugs in the previous beta version were found and fixed.
• Color casts can now be chosen from 12 different colors instead of just 6.
• Natural order sorting was added.
• The manual is now up to date.

Version 1.3b1 bugs, February 14, 2003

Bugs (please report any that have not been listed):

• If you open a document in the viewer and it was already there, the scroll bar will not change accordingly. Found it myself, fixed it right away.
• I found a really obscure bug under Carbon in MacOS 9: keyboard equivalents in the shortcuts menu may not work every time. This doesn't affect MacOS X and I found a work-around that works on all three platforms (Classic, Carbon and OS X), so I will include that with the next version.
• Auto adjust dates doesn't do anything in version 1.3b1. I broke it when I was optimizing the file opening speed and forgot to test it properly.
• The ISO sensitivity from Nikon D100 cameras is not displayed. It's because Nikon chose to hide this information in a proprietary structure. I will look into this before releasing version 1.3, if I have the time. I don't know why they chose to ignore the EXIF standard in this respect.

Version 1.3b1, February 10, 2003

I meant to release version 1.2.1b5 for Carbon and Classic, but I wanted to add a preferences dialog to Cameraid in order to have better and cleaner control over some of the options in the program. In the process, I ended up adding quite a few new features and I ended up with something that has enough new functionality to be called version 1.3.

I think you'll find the new features particularly useful, if you manage a large collection of photos that has been gathered from various sources, such as Internet and usenet downloads.

New features:

• Preferences window
  • Most of the old options from the menus have been moved here.
  • The viewer window background color can be changed.
• Find Duplicates window enabled you to search a set of photos to find duplicate files.
  • It's very fast for smaller sets of files, but can be used for large files sets too.
  • I have tested this feature with over 90000 files listed in the Cameraid viewer.
  • If the photos do not have thumbnails, allocate about 0.5kB of program memory per file (double that to be really safe). 90000 files used about 45MB, if I remember correctly. If you are using MacOS X, just sit back and let virtual memory do its magic.
  • Use this feature with a batch processor that moves photos with negative grades into the trash.
• Two new sorting types (creation and modification date) and vastly improved sorting speed
• Significantly improved file opening and directory scanning speed
• Under MacOS 9, operations that can be aborted can be stopped by holding down command period, even if Cameraid is not active. This should be useful, if you accidentally drag and drop a whole folder into Cameraid.
• Lossless transforms of large files are a lot faster under MacOS X.
• Version 1.3 b 1 carbon now uses antialiased fonts under MacOS X. Selected text in text boxes still looks a bit rough, but that seems to be a system problem under Carbon TextEdit and Quartz text rendering.
• The "plist" resource was fixed - it had the wrong ID and didn't list folders as valid objects for dropping into Cameraid. As a result, the application menu now has the right name (just Cameraid) and drag and drop into Cameraid may work better under some versions of MacOS X.
• Minor fixes and tweaks here and there, just about everywhere.

Version 1.2.1b4 Carbon, January 4, 2003

New in this version:

• Fix for untyped files bug mentioned below.
• Fix for rename dialog bug (not batch processing related)
  • Truncation to 31 characters was not being done correctly
  • I tried a 63 character limit too, but it was leading to trouble because of how the Carbon interfaces handle long filenames. I may look into longer filename support some time in the future.
• Drag and dropping untyped (or any files for that matter) onto the Cameraid icon in the Finder should now work.

Note: the keyboard shortcuts help window is not available from the help menu in the carbon version. I'll look into this, but for now, you can refer to the snapshop of the classic version window in the Cameraid manual.

Bugs in Version 1.2.1b3 Carbon (Updated January 1, 2003)

Known bugs:

• The batch processor will still fail to operate on some untyped files.
  • Cameraid was determining the type of the file correctly, but it was being reset later
  • Enable "Automatic Type Adjustment" from the Edit->Photo Info menu to work around this problem

I'll probably provide a fixed version fairly soon.

Version 1.2.1b3 Carbon, December 31, 2002

New in this version:

• The batch processor should now process untyped files correctly.
• A type code is shown even for untyped files.
• Types can be assigned automatically when files are opened (Edit menu->Photo Info).
• Lossless transforms include progressify and deprogressify.
  • These commands are actually quite good for repairing somewhat damaged files.
  • Progressive scan JPEGs are usually smaller, but may load slower than linear scan files.
• The batch processor can now lock and unlock original files.
  • Some users requested the ability to lock files from the batch processor.
  • You can create lock and unlock shortcut menu items using this feature.
• A 24-bit color icon for the application itself will now show up in MacOS X
  • It's the same old design, but in true color and at 48x48 and 32x32.
  • I didn't add a 128x128 icon because it would have increased download sizes.
  • Document icons are still only 32x32 at 8 bit color.
• Dragging files to trash now seems to work
  • I had to write special code to detect & move files to the trash under MacOS X
  • I can't find anything wrong with my original code - if you are a programmer and have an idea, please contact me.
• The progress window now looks a bit cleaner
• The batch processor {ext} and {type} directives works slightly differently.
  • It now depends on the type of the file that it names instead of the original file
  • Default rename patterns were changed to use {ext}
• Batch processing the shown movie file will now work correctly.
  • Quicktime used to prevent some operations on a movie that was being displayed.

I think I will need one more beta version, but the problems in 1.2.1b2 were causing difficulties to a lot of people, so I decided to release a fix now instead of waiting.

Bugs in Version 1.2.1b2 Carbon (Updated December 18, 2002)

Known bugs:

• Batch processing will probably skip untyped files
• Folder names do not display correctly in the batch processor window - should work OK though.
• TEXT and ???? documents in shortcuts folder may not open correctly (neither do untyped files)
  • This isn't as bad as it sounds - I don't think this feature has all that many uses
• Dragging to trash still doesn't work under MacOS X (see below, I didn't have time to work on this for beta 2)

I'll collect bug reports for a few more days and release another beta version.

So far my efforts to make dialog text render nicely antialiased have failed, although I'm tracking down the elusive QDSwapPortTextFlags to fix that... Any clues as to how to get that to work under Codewarrior Pro 8.3 are welcome.

Version 1.2.1b2 Carbon, December 16, 2002

New in this version:

• Opening untyped files in MacOS X has been fixed.
• Batch processor window size is correct for previously saved documents that are opened.
• Folder aliases will work correctly.
• Binary scaling mode is now better optimized for MacOS X, so photos may display faster.

Features that did not make this release:

• User interface layout improvements
• New OS X style icons for Cameraid

Bugs in Version 1.2.1b1 Carbon

• All aliases to folders in 1.2.1b1 are mistaken for CFBundle applications, so no photos will be opened
  • I broke this part while doing some last minute coding to support CFBundle aliases
  • The work-around is to drag and drop folders directly onto the Cameraid icon or the viewer window
• Some (many) JPEG files are not being recognized by Cameraid
  • MacOS X often leaves file types totally empty (just four nulls instead of four regular characters) and 1.2.1b1 wasn't built to look for those files.
• Saved batch processor windows were not wide enough to show all the controls in them.

I will wait a few days for more bug reports before posting a new beta version with these bugs fixed. Thank you for your patience. Given the nature of the bugs found so far, I expect to have a new version available by Monday, December 16th.

Version 1.2.1b1 Carbon, December 11, 2002

This is the first "carbonized" release of Cameraid. What this means is that this version will run native under MacOS X and under CarbonLib in MacOS 9. A classic version of 1.2.1 will also be provided in the near future.

Here are the main differences:

• This is not a free upgrade
  • The carbon version requires a new registration code, specifically purchased for the carbon version.
  • You can still use the old version under Classic in MacOS X, if you choose not to purchase an upgrade.
  • If you need a feature not present in the Carbon version, you should buy the classic version.
  • Free registration codes will be provided to customers who bought the old version in December 1st 2001 to December 10th 2002.
    • If you qualify for a free upgrade, E-mail me with the name and E-mail address you used for registration and the registration code.
    • Please allow up to 48 hours for processing.
    • E-mail again, if you don't have a response in that time - I'm really suffering from SPAM these days.
  • Corporate and site license codes for Cameraid are compatible across versions and will work without modification.
• No serial download support in the Carbon version
  • The carbon version does not support serial port downloads from digital cameras.
  • Serial port support under Carbon is next to non-existent and certainly didn't encourage me to work on this.
  • Look into card readers or use the classic version under MacOS 9 or Classic.
• Look & feel
  • The release version will probably look cleaner than the beta, but the program should work OK under Aqua.
  • Navigation services are used for opening files. You can now open folders or multiple files using one open command.
  • Menu layout had to be changed somewhat to account for Aqua.
  • Keyboard shortcuts were changed where necessary.
• Bug fixes & feature enhancements
  • The Shortcuts menu is updated as necessary when Cameraid is running.
  • Shortcuts to CFBundle and Cocoa applications (such as Photoshop 7, which I don't have to test with) should work correctly
    • Launch Services is used for MacOS X
    • A best effort system (seems to work OK) using the old interfaces is used for MacOS 9, because Apple doesn't provide Launch Services (why, oh, why).
  • Collection file opening enhancement
    • Collection files use aliases for storing links to collections of photos. Sometimes these aliases would break.
    • Version 1.2.1 makes a significant effort to look for files related to broken aliases by looking for the file and folder names.
    • Collections will open slower, if they contain broken aliases, but the wrong files are opened less often and fewer links are totally lost.
    • Collection opening progress is shown.
  • The error -50 renaming problem described below has been fixed
  • Thanks to a new compiler that actually optimizes correctly, lossless transforms should be faster than before.
• 68K Macs are no longer supported starting from version 1.2.1.
  • Use version 1.2.
  • Codewarrior support for 68K code generation ended with version Pro 6 - I'm now using version 8.3.
  • If you find a really good reason why you have to have 1.2.1 for 68K, I can maybe dig up my CW Pro 6.

Known problems in version 1.2.1b1:

• The very first few downloads of 1.2.1b1 got a version that will crash when web shortcuts are selected from the shortcuts menu. I thought I was fast enough to replace this version, but VersionTracker.com proved to be even faster. My apologies for those who were affected - please re-download and the problem should be gone.
• Dragging files to the trash doesn't work.
  • Dragging anywhere else seems to work fine, so I don't know what is going wrong there.
  • The workaround is to make a batch processor that uses the Files panel to move files to the trash. Save it as a shortcut and use it instead of drag and drop.
• The manual has not been updated and is not included with the beta download.
• Control backgrounds do not match the backgrounds they are on.
• Control and element layout is a bit tight.

Porting Cameraid to CarbonLib was quite a bit of work. CarbonLib does most of the things our beloved classic MacOS APIs do, but with sometimes very surprising differences between MacOS 9 and MacOS X. I still don't like Aqua and I especially hate Navigation Services under MacOS X (I'm beginning to find Navigation Services under MacOS 9 somewhat acceptable).

I'm sure I'll receive quite a few bug reports from MacOS X users. I'll investigate them as soon as I can and fix problems as well as I can, when I can.

Hopefully this new version will work at least well enough to satisfy the needs of users who have switched from MacOS 9 to MacOS X and want to run Cameraid natively.

Known problems with Version 1.2, December 26, 2001

A few problems have been found with version 1.2. Unless really serious bugs are found, expect a fixed version some time this winter or next spring. I will now start working on carbon support, so hopefully that release will also include a carbonized version of Cameraid.

• The splash screen uses the Techno font. If that font is not available, the 'd' from Cameraid will get clipped off. I will convert the Cameraid text in splash pictures into bitmaps with the next release.
• If a file name generated from a pattern ends up being too long, the batch processor will abort with a -50 error (bad parameter). The batch processor is actually looking for a "bad name error" and knows how to shorten names automatically when it gets one of those. This bug will be fixed in a future release. If this bug is causing you extensive problems right now, please contact me by E-mail and I will try to provide you an interim solution.

Version 1.2, December 21, 2001

Version 1.2b3 was very well received and no problems have been reported or detected with it so far. Thus, version 1.2 is identical to version 1.2b3 except for changes in the version number. As of today, version 1.1.4 is no longer available and the manual on the Cameraid web site has been updated to version 1.2.

If you already have version 1.2b3, you do not need to download version 1.2.

Version 1.2b3, December 14, 2001

My apologies for the delays in producing this version. My dog Otto (he is on the stamp on the home page) became sick in early September and got progressively worse and needed more and more care. He died on December 5th 2001. My time was split between performing my duties in my primary work (I write Mac software at F-Secure) and caring for my dear friend. Very little time was left over for working on Cameraid (beyond basic technical support).

Based on version 1.2b2, I received some very good feedback from a few users. This prompted me to make some more changes to Cameraid, even though the program was in the middle of beta testing. With relatively little effort (a few long nights of programming), I was able to make Cameraid significantly better.

New features:

• Binary scaling mode for a huge improvement in display speed of JPEG files in reduced sizes.
• HTML generator changes
• New batch processing functions
• Bug fixes here and there
• An updated manual for version 1.2

I would like to do a Christmas release of Cameraid. This leaves only a few days for this last beta version. It has been in limited audience alpha testing for quite a while now, so I'm hoping this public beta version will do just as well and version 1.2 will be ready for release in exactly one week from now.

If you would like to help me out, please test this version and read through the manual and report any problems.

I initially forgot to change the splash screen version number, so the first 100-200 downloads received a version where the splash screen says 1.2b2. You can use Get Info from the Finder to verify you really have 1.2b3. The programs are otherwise identical.

The updated manual is included with the software. The manual on this web site is still the old version for 1.1.4, which remains the official release until version 1.2 has been released.

Version 1.2b2, September 20, 2001

What's new:

• Default patterns were changed so that they use the new system.
• Window sizes were adjusted to make room for the longer pattern strings.
• Minor bugs & problems were fixed with the pattern popup menu.
• The old :h and the new {hour} and {h} patterns now use a 24 hour clock - automatic 12/24 hour selection is no longer available.
• The font size of dialogs can be adjusted (look in the Extras folder for information).

September 5, 2001

Compatibility testing with an Olympus camera was made and no problems were found. If you have issues with 1.2b1 that are not mentioned here, please report them ASAP - I will be releasing version 1.2b2 soon. 1.2b2 is also a final candidate for the release of 1.2.

Known problems in 1.2b1:

• 12-hour bug:
  • The :h pattern will use a 12 hour clock, if that's what you have your system set up to use. In 1.1.4, the :h pattern always used a 24 hour clock.
  • This will be fixed in the next release. Meanwhile use {hour24} instead of :h, if you wish to use a 24 hour clock.
  • Should the {h} pattern default to 24 hours or use the system setting?
  • Feedback is welcome.

Version 1.2b1, July 26, 2001

The 'vers' resource for 1.2b1 had not been updated correctly, so a silent update was made to fix that. It was also discovered that the error dialog box resource had been modified incorrectly and any OS error would complain that Quicktime was missing. These fixes were made without changing the version number (no code changes were made).

If you already have 1.2b1, update only if you are getting errors that claim you don't have Quicktime installed - the real error messages will be shown with the fixed version that is now available for download.

Version 1.2b1, July 24, 2001

As you can see from the date, it took me quite a while to finish up version 1.2. It was in large part my own fault (I should work harder?), but I also did a lot more than I had planned for version 1.2. The overall appearance of the program hasn't changed much, but there are small changes and additions all over the program.

The manual has not been updated yet. I will work on the manual while the software is in beta test. Use balloon help to find out about new batch processor items. If you can't figure it out, let me know - I'll try to address your questions in the new manual or change the interface to make the program more understandable, where possible.

Here's a quick list of the most significant changes:

• File name generation:
  • A totally new renaming system is in place. This is a complete rewrite with backwards compatibility (I hope) with the old version.
  • You can use the old patterns (and your old batch processor files), if you wish.
  • The new patterns (or variables) are shown in pop-up menus. There are many new items to choose from.
  • The new rename system should be significantly faster for large numbers of files.
• Downloads:
  • Downloads now work on cameras with multiple folders. Use the pop-up menu to update the folder list and change folders.
  • The download code was significantly revised and will hopefully work even better than before. Please report if you find problems.
• Quicktime:
  • Downloads now handle Quicktime Movies correctly.
  • Movies can be played in the viewer.
  • Movies can be batch processed (thumbnails, renames, web pages with QT movies).
  • Movies do not currently rotate or transform at all. I will probably add lossless QT movie rotation to a later version - possibly even version 1.2, if the beta test period is extended for some reason.
• Batch processor:
  • The user interface was reorganized.
  • Files can be selected based on their size (say, any JPEG files larger than 400KB could be recompressed).
  • You can use flexible compression settings by setting a file size target and minimum compression quality (say, compress all files to less than 200KB or at least JPEG quality 75).
  • Original files can be moved into the trash (very useful in itself for removing unwanted files using the grading system) or deleted directly.
  • Smaller thumbnail file size (this is actually a bug fix - EXIF headers were usually copied into the thumbnail files, making them much larger than necessary).
• The splash and reminder screens were updated - I hope you like the new backgrounds.
• Many minor bugs were fixed, performance improvements were found (especially for opening photo collection files).

My sincere apologies for taking so long. I hope you find the additions and changes worthwhile and the quality of workmanship acceptable.

Version 1.1.4, December 26, 2000

I'm releasing version 1.1.4 now, so that when I have a beta version of 1.2, I will also have a "regular" release version available. Note that except for the version number change and the addition of "Polaroid" in the camera menu, there are no changes from version 1.1.4b2.

December, 2000

Changes to version 1.2 (not available yet, beta ETA in January 2001):

• Significantly faster opening of collection files. It wasn't a bug, but it was very inefficient.
• Cameraid can now automatically set the time and date on a camera when it downloads photos.
• I'm rewriting the rename patterns to be more legible (old style patterns will also be supported) and adding more patterns at the same time.

October 26, 2000

This is an interim update on what's going on with Cameraid. I don't have a version to release quite yet, but I thought I would use this page to give you some news.

Here's what I have already added to 1.2:

• Batch processor can create JPEG files with a size limit (compression is automatically adjusted to make the file fit within a budget.
• In-camera folders are now supported for cameras that are in the same "family" as Nikon (Olympus is particularly important, since they now automatically create folders on all memory cards).

I have a few more features to add before 1.2 can go into beta testing.

Version 1.1.4b2 (May 3, 2000)

Keyspan has posted an updated version of their Twin Serial Adapter drivers. These will probably allow you to use Cameraid 1.1.3 with a Keyspan adapter, although my testing reveals that there's still one remaining incompatibility that could cause Cameraid to freeze, if anything goes wrong during the download.

Meanwhile, I managed to work around these bugs, so Cameraid 1.1.4b2 should work with the previous and current version of Keyspan drivers. The changes may affect buffering on older Macs. If you experience problems that didn't exist with 1.1.3, please report them to me and I'll consider restoring the code to the way it was before.

Version 1.1.4b1: Updated Information

Unfortunately my hopes to have fixed the problems with 9.0.2 and 9.0.4 turned out to be false. Cameraid still works on my machine in some cases, but fails to work at least right after a reboot. I suspect the debug version or debugger somehow prevents the bug from happening after they have been used.

For now, disable virtual memory to use Cameraid with USB adapters and MacOS 9.0.x. I will try to get to the bottom of this during WWDC 2000.

Version 1.1.4b1 (April 28, 2000)

Some changes in the USB manager in MacOS 9.0.2 and 9.0.4 caused USB devices to behave differently. This triggered a problem in Cameraid, if virtual memory was enabled. I finally managed to find what appears to be a solution to this problem, so I'm releasing this beta version.

Other changes include support for files with the JFIF file type, improved shortcut handling for applications and volume aliases. Additionally, if available, metering mode and exposure program are shown like this: [5:2].

The manual has not been updated - it will be updated with the next release version.

Version 1.1.3 (September 17, 1999)

This is the release version of Cameraid 1.1.3. The batch processor window is now bigger ot make space for a larger caption entry field on the "HTML" panel and the TIFF file selection option of the "Select" panel.

Indexing image files with letters will now start with the letter A instead of B.

The manual was again updated with additional serial download troubleshooting.

An "Extras" folder was created, containing a sample Applescript for deleting files and a sample batch processor document that demonstrate how captions can be used to generate more advanced web pages.

Version 1.1.3b3 (August 6, 1999)

The ability to use shift with keyboard shortcuts in the shortcuts menu was broken in version 1.1.3b2. I find this feature very useful, so fixed this problem and added some code so that the control key also works with keyboard shortcuts.

Version 1.1.3b2 (August 6, 1999)

As you can see, things didn't go quite as planned with version 1.1.3. It has been a hot summer here and for some reason my brain seems to go on vacation whenever the mercury rises high enough...

There were some minor problems in the TIFF support in version 1.1.3b1. They have hopefully now been fixed. Cameraid can now use temporary memory for downloaded images, so you don't have to have several megabytes of RAM allocated to Cameraid just to download TIFFs.

The manual has been updated to reflect the changes in the manual and the availability of new memory card readers and I/O devices.

New rename tags (:x, :z and :X and :Z) have been added so that image size can be used as a part of the rename pattern.

The HTML panel of the batch processor is now improved and supports captions under the thumbnails and allows easier creation of thumbnails for web pages. Note that you can now produce a web page with links to scaled images and small thumbnails with a single batch processor! (It used to take two.)

You can customize Cameraid by placing a "Cameraid Resources" file in the same folder as Cameraid. It will override resources in the Cameraid application. This is useful if you have changed any resources in Cameraid (like the template for custom photo icons) and want to keep those modifications separate from Cameraid itself.

There's a sample "Cameraid Resources" file in the user's guide folder. Move it into the same folder with Cameraid and restart Cameraid to use it. You have to quit Cameraid if you wish to edit or add resources within this file.

Command-up and down arrow will toggle through items on pop-up menus that are placed after text items.

Version 1.1.3b1 (June 27, 1999)

Version 1.1.3 will be released soon. This is a limited distribution release (in that it will not be advertised anywhere as having become available). If all goes well, version 1.1.3 should be out in a few days.

EXIF photo info display is now more accurate.

Downloads from Coolpix 950 cameras should work even better than before. (In some cases the camera would hang after the transfer.)

Sorting by file name should be a lot faster.

HTML thumbnail button border width settings now work. My apologies - I fixed it as soon as someone pointed it out. I can't fix bugs that no one reports, so PLEASE REPORT BUGS, if you find any.

TIFF files are supported for renaming and display (assuming you have at least QuickTime 2.5). Note that serial port downloads still do not support TIFF files. The information on how to access TIFF files through the serial protocol doesn't seem to be openly available - I may have to try to negotiate getting this information from Nikon and finally sign their NDA.

Minor changes to default preferences.

The manual will be updated for 1.1.3, but hasn't been touched yet.

Version 1.1.3d6 (March 30, 1999)

This version includes some user interface enhancements in the batch processor windows. I'm also including more files with this release, so that you do not absolutely need to download Cameraid 1.1.2 to use this version. The manual is not included - download version 1.1.2 to obtain a copy of the manual.

Version 1.1.3d5 (March 19, 1999)

Everything that was said about development versions (below) still applies.

This version includes a slight change to the "clean up colors" filtering option in the batch processor.

In anticipation of digital cameras with adjustable ISO ratings and other neat features, I added the ability to display a few more parameters from EXIF-compliant cameras. Exposure adjustment, ISO speed and metering mode are displayed, if they are available.

There's a minor cosmetic System 8.5 tweak as well -popup menus will again align with the text on the same line. (Apple changed the way menus were drawn in Appearance 1.1.)

Version 1.1.3d (Feb 24, 1999)

The 'd' stands for development and it means that very little real world testing has been done on these versions of Cameraid.

At the time of this writing, it's not clear if there will be an official version 1.1.3 or not. The changes in 1.1.3 may be incorporated to a future version (version 1.2 or 2.0). There have been some minor changes to the serial download code to try to solve problems that some users have still been experiencing - please report to me if 1.1.3d works differently from 1.1.2 on your machine.

The batch processor image enhancer would produce blue images on 68K Macs. This has been fixed now. If you use a 68K Mac and use the batch processor, you should probably upgrade to this version.

It's now possible to change the creator of existing files while they are being renamed or while thumbnails or icons are being added to them. See the "Files" panel.

Version 1.1.2 (Feb 7, 1999)

Two minor changes were made to improve compatibility with MacOS 8.5 and 8.5.1. First, Shortcut menu aliases to disk volumes (such as SmartMedia cards) didn't work correctly, so a bit of code was added to do the work if Apple's code failed. Second, popup menus look a bit different in 8.5 and were made a bit smaller in Cameraid to look better. They now look worse than they used to, if you don't have the Appearance Manager, but they work just as well as they used to.

If you have version 1.1.2b2 and you are happy with how it work, you do not need to download version 1.1.2. For this reason, the announcement of this new version is kept relatively quiet.

The manual has a new section on memory card readers and some new tips on how to get serial port downloads working better.

Version 1.1.2b2 (Jan 26, 1999)

Version 1.1.2b2 has some minor changes in the digital camera download code. I can't tell if I fixed any bugs, I'm quite sure I didn't introduce any new problems (famous last words).

Version 1.1.2b1 (Jan 16, 1999)

Version 1.1.2b1 is an attempt to fix a freezing problem that occurs with serial downloads from Fuji cameras using Keyspan USB and PCI serial ports. No other changes have been made.

Version 1.1.1 (Dec 26, 1998)

Version 1.1.1b2 appears to have been of release quality. The same source code was compiled with a new version of Metrowerks Codewarrior to provide the best possible performance and highest possible code reliability.

Version 1.2 is tentatively scheduled for Q2, 1999 and there may be an interim 1.1.2 release to add a few more useful features (most notably the ability to set the pixels per inch of generated JPEG images).

The amount of registrations that I receive is very closely related to the amount of time that I can spend on improving Cameraid. Many thanks to those who registered version 1.1 and made it possible to release 1.1.1 so soon after 1.1.

If you have a technical problem with Cameraid, please report it to me with as much relevant information as possible. I will do my best to resolve that problem as soon as I can. Most questions are usually answered within 24 hours.

Version 1.1.1b2

This beta version of Cameraid 1.1.1 is for registered users and selected beta testers. If all goes well and no problems are found with this version, it will be released as version 1.1.1 some time before the end of 1998.

Changes include:

• The manual should now be up to date again
• Batch processing:
  • Advanced panel was split into two separate panels
  • You can set your preferred image midtone brightness using the advanced panel.
• Downloads:
  • Fuji timeouts were modified - I'm particularly interested in feedback from Fuji/Toshiba/Leica users. Let me know if I broke something while trying to fix a few problems. Also let me know if I actually managed to fix a problem you were experiencing.
• General:
  • A new version of CodeWarrior was used to compile the application (version Pro 4) and some optimization settings were changed. As a result, Cameraid should be faster at filtering images and transforming JPEG images. Please let me know if you experience any new problems - unfortunately the compiler isn't 100% reliable.
  • Cameraid is now less likely to complain about low memory conditions in cases where memory is only low for a very short duration and the shortage isn't likely to affect reliability.

Version 1.1.1b1

This is the first beta test release of Cameraid 1.1.1. It may still have a few bugs and I'm likely to make a few minor additions and changes before 1.1.1 is released.

If you are in the beta test program, I would very much like to get feedback from you. Useful feedback is often awarded with a free registration.

I need to know:

• about bugs
• about stuff you can't figure out how to use
• any other problems with the program

The manual is not quite up to date yet. I will update the manual before version 1.1.1 is released. It's currently scheduled for Christmas 1998.

Cheers,

Juri Munkki

jmunkki@cameraid.com