Artweaver

An update for Artweaver Free and Plus 4 to version 4.0.1 is now available. You will get this update automatically over the Artweaver self update feature the next days.

This update includes the following improvements / fixes

• Chinese language file (traditional) by yoyomaimiai added
• Reading of BMP files improved
• Applying of snap improved *
• Displaying progress of Deskew filter improved *
• Precision of text tool cursor improved
• Error when deleting custom icons fixed *
• Wrong preview when changing method in brush editor fixed *
• Wrong filter preview with layers fixed
• Some buttons on palettes are not functional fixed *

An update for Artweaver Free and Plus 3.0 to version 3.1.6 is now available. You will get this update automatically over the Artweaver self update feature the next days.

This update includes the following improvements / fixes

• Buffer overflow vulnerability when reading AWD files fixed (CORE-2013-0701). Thanks to Core Security for reporting this
• Error in grow and shrink expression fixed
• Error on reading 1 bit BMP files fixed
• Error on using straight line mode with tablets fixed *
• Error on loading pen calibration settings fixed
• Hang on changing hairy brush settings fixed *

We are happy to announce the availability of Artweaver 4 Free and Plus. Artweaver 4 is the next major version of Artweaver with many new features and improvements of existing features. You can download the new version directly from the Artweaver homepage.

Due to the fact that Artweaver 4 Plus is a new major version there is a new license needed. But you can upgrade any older Artweaver Plus license to the latest Artweaver Plus version at a reduced price compared to the full version.

Artweaver 4 Highlights

• Native 64 bit and improved support for multiple CPU cores *
• New tabbed document interface and improved appearance of the user interface
• Improved palette docking and many palettes are now fully resizeable *
• Many tools show useful information directly on the canvas while using them *
• Shape tool supports and includes many new complex custom shapes
• Preview images of brush presets can be customized by own images *
• Custom palettes support presets commands and command order is configurable *
• Team token locking has been replaced by an automatic locking which is more intuitive
• New soft profile and merge mode settings in paint engine and speedups *
• New effect filters: Portrait, Dithering, Video, Difference Clouds and Custom *
• Support for Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) devices which replaces Twain
• Improved work-flow for online update

For a complete list of all new features, improvements and changes please visit the Artweaver 4 changelog page.

* Not all new features are available in Artweaver Free but only in Artweaver Plus.

Third sneak preview for the next Artweaver major release which should be available around this summer. Please visit this blog regularly to see more sneak previews over the next months or register today for free to the Boris Eyrich Software Beta Portal and join the Artweaver 4 beta test where you can learn more about new feature in Artweaver 4.

An update for Artweaver Free and Plus 3.0 to version 3.1.5 is now available. You will get this update automatically over the Artweaver self update feature the next days.

This update includes the following improvements / fixes

• Palette handling improved
• Automatic update improved
• Filter preview with existing selection improved
• JPEG image buffer overflow vulnerability CVE-2013-3481 fixed (thanks to Kaveh Ghaemmagham via Secunia SVCRP)
• Artifacts when applying filters with existing selections fixed
• Black borders with blur brush category fixed
• Wrong selection order when saving into PSD format fixed *
• Error on applying filters with selections fixed
• Wrong spacing of warp brush method fixed *
• Crash on loading default keyboard shortcuts fixed *