Version History

Below you can read a detailed version history for Artweaver Plus (starting with version 1.0).

 

Artweaver Plus 3.0.4 (April 7, 2012)

  • Error in selection modify fixed
  • Error in recognizing keyboard shortcuts fixed
  • Error in rasterize text layer fixed
  • Error in showing palettes fixed
  • Custom palettes improved
  • Quality of brush tool improved
  • Pressure detection of pen tablets improved
  • Automatic renaming of text layers improved
  • Setting impasto settings for new documents improved

 

Artweaver Plus 3.0.3 (February 12, 2012)

  • Getting started with team functionality information added
  • Speed while saving AWD documents improved
  • Quality of brush tool improved
  • File information improved
  • Missing hairy brush presets in brush tool fixed
  • Error in preview of filter gallery filter fixed
  • Small memory leaks fixed

 

Artweaver Plus 3.0.2 (January 7, 2012)

  • Error that no documents can be opened under seldom circumstances fixed
  • Error in preview of remove red eyes filter fixed
  • Displaying of shortcuts in keyboard shortcuts dialog improved
  • Displaying of change log in online update improved

 

Artweaver Plus 3.0.1 (December 24, 2011)

  • Palette docking improved
  • Layer drag & drop improved
  • Reading of PSD files with gray scale color format improved
  • Closing of preferences dialog via ESC key added
  • Error while saving animated GIF files fixed
  • Error 300000 on starting fixed
  • Hang after importing and immediately using of presets fixed
  • Artefacts on refreshing text in text tool fixed
  • Wrong default image interpolation option in image size dialog fixed

 

Artweaver Plus 3.0 (November 20, 2011)

(You can get more information about the new features in Version 3.0 here too)

  • New team functionality to work together with several artists at the same document over LAN or ArtweaverTeam.com
  • New brushes: Warping and Coloring
  • Target category of new brush variants can now directly selected on saving
  • New command to capture Imagestamps inclusive configuring multiple elements
  • New Filter: Filter Gallery
  • Filter previews now show only selected area instead of whole document
  • Few filters show now a real-time preview directly in the document
  • Selections can now free transformed like layers
  • New views for all preset selectors: List and Thumbnail
  • New command to deskew images automatically
  • New layer properties dialog with more settings
  • Improved speed especially on file read operations
  • Improved palette docking with drag & drop
  • Added support for tools to custom palette
  • Improved controls on Preview palette for zoom and rotation
  • Added support for units to New Guide dialog
  • Added expansion of all group layers with pressed Ctrl key and mouse click
  • Improved quality of Hairy Brush category
  • Added impasto support for Hairy Brush category
  • Added expression setting for Impasto smoothing
  • Improved adjusting of brush size with mouse and pressed Shift key
  • New shortcut to change brush tool mode
  • Shape-Selection and Shape tool now support view rotation
  • Added Strikethrough and Underline options to text tool
  • Improved saving of GIF animation with transparency
  • Added EXIF setting and preview of the resulting file size to JPEG save dialog
  • Added EXIF support to TIFF file format (only reading)
  • Added support for Large Document Format to PSD file format
  • Added 16 bits/pixel option to BMP file format save dialog
  • New command to convert a background layer to a normal layer and back
  • Text in Clipboard can now pasted into a new text layer
  • Added import of presets by double clicking a preset file
  • Improved online update
  • Many minor improvements and issues fixed

 

Artweaver Plus 2.06 (November 12, 2011)

  • PNG file reading improved
  • GIF file reading improved
  • Miscellaneous errors fixed

 

Artweaver Plus 2.05 (September 21, 2011)

  • Error in saving AWD documents with layer groups fixed
  • Error on loading custom palettes fixed
  • Error while reading specific GIF files fixed
  • Palette docking improved

 

Artweaver Plus 2.04 (July 2, 2011)

  • Save file confirmation on document closing improved
  • Error in crop selection fixed
  • Error in print with preview and specific printers fixed
  • Wrong display of preset palettes fixed
  • Possible error when changing layer order fixed
  • Miscellaneous errors fixed

 

Artweaver Plus 2.03 (April 17, 2011)

  • Preset handling improved
  • Miscellaneous errors fixed

 

Artweaver Plus 2.02 (February 20, 2011)

  • Artefacts on saving images with transparency fixed
  • Recognition of twain devices fixed
  • Events support improved
  • Brush tool improved
  • Miscellaneous errors fixed

 

Artweaver Plus 2.01 (January 3, 2011)

  • Palette docking improved
  • Loading of Artweaver documents (AWD) improved
  • Text tool improved
  • Brush preview improved
  • Miscellaneous errors fixed

 

Artweaver Plus 2.0 (October 31, 2010)

(You can get more information about the new features in Version 2.0 here too)

  • New brush category: Hairy Brush and Pixel
  • Rotable and free dragable canvas
  • Palettes can also be docked on the main window
  • Support for custom palettes with own brushes and shortcuts on it
  • Events support in AWD (Artweaver Document) file format
  • EXIF support (only displaying - not editing)
  • New Filters: Remove Red Eyes, Set Transparency and Channel Mixer
  • Improved brush editor and directly accessible on the tool properties palette of the brush tool
  • Setup migrates automatically presets from older Artweaver versions to new version
  • Some new shortcuts added
  • Mode option added to brush tool (freehand or straight line)
  • Fill option added to shape tool
  • Anti-alias option added for brushes
  • Read support for text in PSD format (only rudimentary)
  • Multi core support added (only for a few filters)
  • Many improvements and bug fixes

 

Artweaver Plus 1.5 (April 17, 2010)

  • Event support for gradient and stamp tool improved
  • Transparency pattern and units are now configurable
  • New filters added: Apply Bumpiness, Oilify and Lighting Effects
  • Quality of print preview improved
  • Support for Photoshop compatible filters improved
  • Text tool improved (amongst others text editor added)
  • Playback of event files improved

 

Artweaver Plus 1.0 (September 30, 2009)

  • Artweaver 1.0 is completely new developed. Besides improved stability, Artweaver 1.0 has now an virtual memory management. This allows to create and edit documents which are bigger than the available RAM.
  • Event saving and playback added
  • Execution of Photoshop compatible filters added
  • Improved support for the PSD file format
  • Full Unicode support
  • Limitation for the presence of a background layer removed
  • More possibilities to configure brushes individually
  • Editable menu shortcuts added