What's New

We upgrade every 2 months ...

Version 5.7 2007-7-1

Add TurboPhoto.8bf filter module, make Turbo Photo run with Photoshop
- Run Turbo Photo as plugin filter in Photoshop
- Support most functions in Turbo Photo only except transform function.
- Support instant preview of float selection in Photoshop.
- Support Photoshop 5.0 and above.
Add descreening function. Better than descreening of scanner itself.
Add threshold/BW function.

Version 5.6 2007-5-1

With new added indepenent view tool, user can open photos directly from system file manager.
Add 'Edit by Turbo Photo' to right click menu of photo files.
[Editor] Optimize speed of image scale down.
[Editor] New 'color enhancement' function provide a way to select best result between 3 different ways of saturation enhancement. 'Color contrasty', ' Normal saturation improve' and 'Color sharpen'.
[Editor] Add 'delete' supporting of save for web schemes.
[Editor] Add 'quick save' scheme list to 'Save' dialog.
[Album] Add support of batch 'save for web'.
[Fixed] More accurate when estimate EXIF size when saving.
[Fixed] Bug of no 'OK' button in 'save for print' dialog.
[Fixed] Blink bug of some dialog

Version 5.5 2007-3-1

[Editor]New 'Save for Web - JPEG Slimming' function
[Editor]Optimized save center.
[Editor]Add histograms table page.
[Editor]Add supporting of numberic adjustment for all slider control.
[Editor]Fixed a bug of working with Recomposit.
[Album]Add 'Import RAW files' into Turbo Photo Album.
Add 'Stepok RAW Importer v1.0 inside.
Test under Windows Vista

Version 5.4 2007-1-1

[Editor] Add support to camera RAW files with 'Stepok's RAW Importer':

Support most cameras
Support AHD interpolation
Can adjust exposure, dynamic, color temperature, saturate, focus .. before import.
Integrated with Turbo Photo Editor

[Editor] Add Channel Mixer function
[Editor] Add support of subfolder to well organize colortheme files.
[Editor] Add 5 pop studio portrait style colortheme files.

Version 5.3 2006-11-1

[Editor]Photography Conception Adjustment. A new function controls all parameters from traditional aspect of view.
[Editor]Effect Gallery. Show and illustate special effects, how to do it in Turbo Photo, for beginnner.
[Editor]Optimize quality of colothemes by new technology from 'Photography Conception Adjustment'.
[Editor]Optimize quality and speed of 'Gauss Blur', and control of shadow and hightlight to simulate 'Diffuse Filter'.
[Editor]Add auto crop option into 'Free rotate'.
[Editor]Add 'Select range by color' menu into 'Apply to Selection' dialog to make adjustment more flexible.
[Editor]Add 'Histograms comparing preview mode' into all filter dialog.
[Editor]Optimize the way of saving history, faster than before.
[Album] Add 'Diffuse Filter' info batch processing.

Version 5.2 2006-9-1

[Editor] Support partial adjustment for all filters.
[Editor] Add 'Smart erase & Image inpainting' function, delete unwanted objects.
[Editor] Add 'non-linear' grayscale way to 'Tone Maker', better result.
[Editor] Jump to next/prev. file directly.
[Editor] Optimize brightness adjusting in 'HSB curve' function.
[Editor] More accurate prediction for ourput file size when save file.
[Album] Remember last position when switch between folders.
[Album] Fix bug of 'Lossless rotate' .

Version 5.1 2006-7-1

[Turbo Photo Editor] Add more controls in 'Remove Purple Fringing'
[Turbo Photo Editor] Add 'Slightly Rotate' into 'Free rotate' function.
[Turbo Photo Editor] Optimize 'Starlight filter', support 64 maximal radius, faster.
[Turbo Photo Editor] Optimize speed of add custom frame.
[Turbo Photo Album] Add amount control for 'Color Theme' in 'Batch processing'.
[Fixed] Fix the update bug of thumnail after batch processing.
[Fixed] Fix bug of adjust brightness in 'HSB' mode.

Version 5.0 2006-5-1

[Turbo Photo Editor] Add 'Automatical processing' into 'What's wrong' wizard.
[Turbo Photo Editor] Improve quality of white balance.
[Turbo Photo Editor] Add 'Auto white balance' function.
[Turbo Photo Editor] Add support to 'My documents', 'My photos' ... into open file dialog.
[Turbo Photo Album] Add 'Compact typeset' function.
[Fixed] Bugs of call Turbo Photo from Recomposit.
[Fixed] Bug of internal copy and paste.

Version 4.9 2006-3-1

[Editor] Add 'modify shape' function.
[Editor] Add 'extend cavas' function.
[Editor] Add 'amount' parameter into color theme.
[Editor & Album] Continue interface improvement.

Version 4.8 2006-1-1

[Editor] Add Multi-Shoot Noise Reduction
[Editor] Add Multi-Shoot Anti-Shake
[Editor] Add Multi-Shoot HDR merge
[Editor] Improve interface visual quality.
[Editor] Fixed bug of wrong aspect ratio after insert calendar in 'Add Text'.

Version 4.7 2005-11-1

[Editor] Improve quality of 'Enhance Dynamic' again.
[Editor] Improve speed and quality of history operation.
[Editor] Fix the bug of EXIF loss when save as TIFF format.
[Editor] Add 'Insert calendar' text into 'Add Text' function.
[Editor] Add number tag for all slider control.
[Editor] Add 'Sharpen Texture' function.
[Album] Batch processing add support of 'Adv. Digital Beauty'.

Version 4.6 2005-9-1

[Algorithm] 2rd generation 'Digital Beauty'
[Editor] Add 'Adv Digital Beauty' function.
[Editor] Add 'Adjust quality by file size' into 'Save' dialog. (save to size...)
[Algorithm] Better optimize in 'Save for web'
[Algorithm] New blue screen matting method is used in adding complex frame to get better result.

Version 4.5 2005-7-1

[Editor] Support thumbnail of frame.
[Algorithm] Hi speed gauss blur with better result.
[Album] Fix bug of noise reduction in batch processing.
[Album][Delete] Disable support of editing EXIF time.
[Plugins] Emphasis on filter, for registerd user only.

Version 4.4 2005-5-1

[Algorithm]Third generation noise reduction algorithm, faster and better.
[Algorithm]Enhance dynamic range, less 'white edge effects'.
[Editor]Add supporting of cataloging plugins.
[Album]Add 'Batch get rid of fog' in 'Batch processing'.
[Album]Fix bug of can't switch to next/prev photo, when view photos in fullscreen.

Version 4.3 2005-4-1

Album: Add 'Add time stamp' to 'Batch process'
Album: Add 'Fast mode' into 'Batch print'.
Album: Add support of 'software' into EXIF statistic.

Version 4.2 2005-3-1

Album: Add view photo by time line.
Album: Add support to .lnk files(shortcut).
Editor: Add 'Get rid of Fog' function.
Editor: Add comparison of histogram (before&after) in 'Professional Histogrames'.
Editor：Export steps for reference.
Check updates online.
Album: Add 'batch add date' in 'Batch processing' function.
Album: Add statistics for 'Software' in 'Exif Statistics' function.
Add online bug report.

Version 4.1 2005-1-1

Editor: Get rid of dark corners
Editor: Add supporting to edit customized frames.
Editor: Remove the 10% limit of size when add logo into frame.
Album: Add EXIF statistics function.
Album: Lossless rotate more than one JPG files at one time.

Version 4.0

Add support to JPEG high quality color( YUV 1:1:1 ) saving.
Add 'correct perspective distortion' function in editor.
Add 'Management frames' feature in editor.
Support 'effects plugins', and add two effects in setup package. (sci-fi and blocks).
Add 'Lossless rotate' for JPEG file in album.
Support 'Color Theme' in batch processing.

Version 3.9

Add 'Focus on' function. Make the text and graphics out of focus more clear.
Add Go back/forward button in album.
Add refresh thumbnail function.
Correct bug: Set the output file of typeset to 300dpi.
Correct bug: The print size is not accurate.
Modify: remember last setting of 'image resize' and 'custom save'.

Version 3.8

Add 'Correct barrel distort' function.
Support EXIF when save as TIFF format.
Support GIF/PNG mask when add logo into frame template.
Sort folder by name in folder tree of album.
New Wizard center.

Version 3.7

Add:

Gradient Filter,can simulate two effects:'gradual change of exposure' and 'change of color'.
Album-Add 'fullscreen view' mode to view photos.
Album-Remember and jump to the last folder when open.
Add reference line to 'Free Rotate'.
Add setting of 'open file with traditional dialog or not?'.
Optimize the 'Add Text' function.

Version 3.6

Add/Modify:

Starlight filter, Simulate real starlight.
Add option ' Save as separate files by different size' to 'Typeset before print'.
Add 'Save as Colortheme' in 'MonoTone Maker'
Add Sharpen brush in Paint mode
Add 'show EXIF / show Preview' switch to 'Album'
Show information when crop photo.
Add standard photo size as options into 'Lock crop ratio'
New file open dialog show thumbnails and EXIF.

Fixed:

Bugs of property list when scroll down.

Version 3.5

Add:

Add 'Typeset before print' into Turbo Photo Album. Typeset is something like 'Batch Print' , the purpose of this function is to arrangement more than one photos and their copies into one page. This can help you save your paper and money. The typical usage of this function is to make regular 1 inch photos on a 5 inch photo paper. The differences are, this function oupput to file instead of printer.
Add 'Clean skin by noise reduction' into 'Digital Beauty' of Turbo Photo Editor. The new method can provide more real result.
Add 'Details' and 'Sharpen' advanced option into 'Image Size' of Turbo Photo Editor.
Same option for 'Batch processing'
Add 'Enhance Dynamic' as second way to correct under-exposure problem.
Add 'Close file' to menu of Turbo Photo Editor.

Fixed:

Bug that not compatible with 'Fine Print', another software.
Dead sometime in batch print.

Version 3.4

Add:

Support 'Tags' in Turbo Photo Album.(Add/Edit/Search).
Add %t macro in 'frame template editing'. Which provide strings with 'year/month/date' format in signature.

Modify:

Advance settings of 'Turbo sample' algorithm in 'Image Size' command.
Add 'Delete' when view a photo.

Fixed:

Bugs in 'Add free-frame'.
Bugs in algorithm of 'Turbo Sample'.

Version 3.3