FotoAlbum Pro 7.0.5.1

v7.0.5.0 [04-05-13]

• Fixed problem with data not loading when starting in Explorer mode and switching to My Photos mode.
• Fixed problems with saving EXIF data.
• Fixed problems with searching/filtering by decimal exif data.
• Improved displaying of raw photos that use Wic codecs.
• Fixed problems with exporting and syncing album names to folders that contained invalid folder characters.
• Improved memory management and memory allocation when building thumbnails.
• Improved the performance when shutting down FotoAlbum.
• Added faces data in the metadata XMP section.

v7.0.4.4 [12-30-12]

• Fixed problem with the cursor in the caption and keywords field jumping around on the Picture Properties pane.
• Display maker notes for the Exif metadata.
• Allow filtering by maker notes.
• Fixed problem with Duplicate Picture Finder when changing the master photo.
• Improved performance with refreshing smart albums.
• Fixed problem in Batch Rename when using a Sequence tag.
• Fixed problems with generating thumbnails that previously errored out.

v7.0.4.3 [10-04-12]

• Improved start up performance.
• Made dates before 1700 work.
• Fixed errors in the Duplicate Picture Finder feature.
• Fixed metadata updating errors for photos with an embedded jpeg.
• Fixed problems with trying to rotate photos that can't be rotated on import.
• Fixed problems when importing from a WIA device and not using the Import preferences.
• Fixed problems with using a hidden photo for a sub-album thumbnail.

v7.0.4.2 [09-01-12]

• Fixed keyword sort problem when updating keyword tree from an EXIF import.
• Fixed sync problems with updating just metadata on a photo.
• Fixed problems with generating metadata for large photos.
• Fixed problems with screen saver.
• Fixed problems with importing settings from version 6.0.

v7.0.4.0 [07-31-12]

• Improved Duplicate Picture finder which will now find duplicates by exact match, image match, filesize, filename and date.
• Added support for Apple Photo streams for easy importing and exporting of photos to your iPhone and iPad devices. Use the "File->Send->Configure Apple PhotoStreams" menu option to configure your computer to work with this option.
• Remembers how album tree nodes were expanded when FotoAlbum is closed.
• Added more crop sizes.
• Added more print sizes.
• Fixed problems with watch folders not populated when switching libraries.
• Fixed problems with importing a picture date from an image.
• Fixed problems with geographical data getting removed when a video's thumbnail is rebuilt.
• Fixed problems with new pictures copied to a watch folder not getting added to a batch.
• Fixed sorting problems when a new batch is added.
• Fixed problems with FotoAlbum running against a remote SQL Server database.
• Fixed problems when updating the library when an existing picture's metadata has changed.
• Fixed problems with a picture's published state not getting saved when the FotoSync retrieves a photo from the web.
• Fixed problems when saving an edited photo.
• Fixed problems with the Print Contact Sheet locking up.
• When switching between photo views the scroll bar position is now remembered.
• The Export to Html feature now uses relative paths instead of static paths so that you can copy the files to different folders and the html will still display.
• Fixed problems with a new remote device folder not working if it contained photos.
• Offline watch folders represented with a better graphical icon.
• Fixed problems with deleting an offline watch folder from the Watch Folder tree.
• Fixed problems with offline watch folders scanning an entire drive.
• Improved the handling of watch folders when a library was copied to a new computer. User does not have to add the watch folders back to FotoAlbum.
• Fixed problems with saving metadata on the full screen.
• Remembers how smart albums, batches, dates and keywords were expanded when FotoAlbum is closed.
• Fixed display problems when a picture's metadata is updated while FotoAlbum is not running.
• Fixed problems with removing an offline watch folder.
• Fixed problem with clearing the geographical location when changing properties for multiple pictures.
• Fixed problem when importing a file from wia in a different file format than the native format, now uses the correct extension when saving.
• Improved the device settings by adding a "Native" option for filetype which allows a user to get the original image off of the device.

v7.0.3.0 [05-23-12]

• Improved loading of photos, videos and documents at startup.
• Fixed issues with syncing duplicate albums with the web.
• Video and PDF metadata are now displayed in the Picture Properties pane.
• Fixed problems with dates earlier than September 1847.

v7.0.2.1 [02-19-12]

• Fixed problems with the Manage Photo Library dialog working with 6.0 libraries.
• Fixed problems deleting a library from the Manage Photo Library dialog.
• Fixed Manage Photo Library dialog to show the path for the built-in FotoAlbum library instead of the library name.
• Improved the Export wizard to use the Selected Pictures or Selected Albums option by default.
• Fixed problems with caption when the caption contained a '&'
• Improved memory performance when running on a 64 bit operating system.
• Improved the peformance when changing the metadata of a photo.
• Improved pdf thumbnail creation.
• Added support for international character input keys.
• Made the select keywords dialog taller.
• Fixed problem with the album tree not updating when viewing the Pictures Properties pane.

v7.0.1.4 [02-03-12]

• Increased the size of the keywords field on the picture properties pane.
• Fixed memory problems when doing a FotoSync.
• Improved performance and reliability when an album has thousands of mapped photos.
• Improved album tree and picture properties refresh after a watch folder scan.
• Fixed scrolling issues in album tree when restoring the selection a user was the last time FotoAlbum was closed.
• Improved handling of removing a photo from a watch folder and adding it back.

v7.0.1.3 [01-25-12]

• Improved performance for mapping.
• Fixed memory issues with the remote device sync.
• Improved performance on startup with shared libraries.
• Fixed issues with the contact sheet printing.
• Fixed issues with displaying the print contact sheet preview.
• Fixed crashes when using the print contact sheet
• Fixed problems with the library backup not working.
• Handled the deleting and adding back of a deleted photo better.
• Added the ability to enter a multi-line caption when changing the captions for multiple photos.
• Fixed the Album description dialog not to close when hitting the enter key when editing an album description.
• Fixed issues when displaying an albums thumbnails.
• Fixed font color for album descriptions that display above the thumbnails.

v7.0.1.2 [01-03-12]

• Send photos to Facebook
• Manage and view PDF files as well as syncing them to your online web account
• Export pictures to html
• Print single and multipage contact sheet of your thumnbails. Includes option for captions, keywords, filenames, etc.
• Use Microsoft SQL Server database to store your albums, captions, keywords, etc.
• Rename and delete keywords by right clicking on the keyword in the tree.
• Date tree now shows and allows you to filter by the day
• Improved metadata search
• Added more compression reduce amount values and sizes
• Made the compression drop downs consistent every where they are used
• When syncing and only have metdata changes then only the changes will be synced and the photo doesn't have to be uploaded
• Sub-Albums are shown along with the thumbnails
• Album description now displayed above thumbnails and can be clicked to add a description or edit a description.
• If you delete a watch folder and move the photos to another watch folder, you will not lose your albums, captions, locations, etc.
• Fixed bug when adding a photo to albums using the Properties Panel. If you added a photo to an album and then went to the album the photo would not show up.
• Fixed problems when syncing and you had no watch folders or your watch folders had been deleted.
• If you are on a watch folder and exit FotoAlbum then it will remember the watch folder you are on when you run FotoAlbum the next time.
• Handles offline watch folders better. Will show you when you have a watch folder that no longer exists.
• Add option in watch folder configuration to ignore hidden folders.
• Fixed bug When making a FotoCD, if you select an album, it puts empty groups for the album on the FotoCD when there is no need to do so .
• If you don't have a fototime user setup you can still launch the View Web feature. It will just ask you for your FotoTime user information.
• Fixed bug in View menu. If you are viewing the picture properties panel it will show a check in the View Picture Properties menuitem
• Improved speed when setting up your FotoTime web account
• Improved validation of watch folders when adding new watch folders
• When creating a CD the photos are written to the CD based on the photos sort order. This way when viewing the CD the photos are in the correct order
• When importing photos if you specify an album to import to and are using the tag in your file location the correct album will be used
• Fixed bug with slideshow music not working
• If you have Auto Update Exif turned off and turn it on, any outstanding exif updates are done without having to restart fotoalbum.
• Fixed bug. If you had the same music file for different albums when creating a CD this caused problems.
• Fixed bug. When reducing the files there were problems with duplicate file names. For example, if you had two identical filenames with different extensions when those files got reduced they ended up having the same filename and errors happened.
• Added all the full screen Display preferences to the popup menu under toolbars
• Fixed bug - When trying to share a library a check was made to make sure all watch folders in the library were shared even the deleted ones. Fixed bug to ignore deleted watch folders
• Fixed sync bug the sync status screen was not showing the right number of pictures sent or get if the apply web changes or apply pc changes checkboxes were not checked.
• Sort backup listings in order of the most recent date to the least recent date

v6.1.5.3 [09-14-10]

• Fixed problems with restoring of photo library.

v6.1.5.2 [07-18-10]

• Enhanced Raw support when using WIC codecs so that FotoAlbum auto-scans your system for installed WIC codecs and pre-fills the file extension option in preferences.
• Fixed metadata update problem that was caused when trying to update metadata for Nikon NEF images.
• Fixed problem with New indicator when importing photos and videos from a device.