Release Notes

QuickPHOTO MICRO 4 build 2570

06 Nov 2024

  • General:
    • New, more modern, even more intuitive graphical interface compatible with high resolution monitors.
    • Support for multiple monitors with different font size (scale) settings.
    • Faster opening and saving of images.
    • Reduced program memory requirements – more and larger images can be handled.
    • New feature Rotate image by arbitrary angle.
    • New Clone stamp feature for retouching images.
    • New feature Insert information about magnification into the image.
    • New Calibrate image feature to easily calibrate an image from another program that contains a scale bar.
    • Consolidation of brightness/contrast/gamma and color balance adjustment dialogs into one Adjust color dialog.
    • Split controls for changing the color and line thickness of objects in the toolbar.
    • Minimum supported monitor resolution increased to 1366 x 768 pixels.
    • For each opened image, the program remembers its zoom and position in the Display window.
    • If the image has a calibration assigned, an indicator appears in the Thumbnail browser.
    • The sizes and positions of most dialog boxes are remembered even after the program exits.
    • Many other minor improvements.
  • Measurements:
    • Redesigned graphical interface and extension of Phase analysis functionality:
      • the option of user naming of individual phases has been added,
      • Phase transparency slider added,
      • improved Preview functionality.
    • Added context menu for measuring objects editing:
      • new Customize labels of measurands feature allows user renaming of the measurands in the image,
      • new Adjust line segment length feature. (Allows to set the desired length of the measuring line segment by typing a value.),
      • change the font color of measured values,
      • change the object color,
      • change the object line thickness,
      • delete the object.
    • Added the option of panning the zoomed image when the middle mouse button (wheel) is pressed, even during the measurement.
    • Added the option to change the thickness and color of the lines of the measuring object also during the measurement.
    • The feature Display labels with measured values now applies to all open images instead of just the current one.
    • Inserting measuring object lines at 45 or 90 degrees while holding down the Shift key is now available for all relevant measuring objects.
    • Added support for cm and nm units.
    • When measuring with the line segment tool, long end lines are displayed for more accurate start and end point placement.
  • Table of Measured Values and Export of Results:
    • The records in the table of measured values can be re-sorted by columns by clicking on the header of the selected column.
    • New Export measured values from multiple images to a single file feature. (Allows to create a summary file of measured values from multiple images, including embedded images.)
    • Export measured values to XLSX (Microsoft® Excel®) files instead of the old XLS format.
    • Added support for exporting measured values to CSV format for importing into third-party spreadsheets (e.g. LibreOffice, OpenOffice, etc.).
    • The graphical interface of the dialog for exporting measured values has been upgraded and simplified.
  • Drawings and Annotations:
    • New Draw polyline feature.
    • New Draw arc feature.
    • Added the option to change the thickness and color of lines of drawing objects also during drawing.
    • Added context menu for editing drawing objects:
      • change the object color,
      • change the object line thickness,
      • delete the object.
  • Saving images:
    • The graphical interface of the image saving dialog has been upgraded and simplified.
    • Support for saving images in 8-bit TIFF format has been discontinued.
  • Creating Reports:
    • The creation of templates and reports has been redesigned and simplified.
    • Support for DOCX (Microsoft® Word) format for both templates and reports has been added.
    • Support for exporting reports to the old DOC format has been discontinued.
    • It is no longer necessary to terminate Microsoft® Word program before creating templates and reports.
    • The selection of measurands and columns to be exported to a report is no longer performed when creating a template, but user selectable when creating a report.
  • Program Options:
    • The program options have been largely redesigned and simplified.
    • Added the option to set the number of decimal places displayed for angle measurements.
    • Removed the default setting to display an overlay rectangular grid. The last setting used is remembered.
  • Built-in Time-Lapse Video Module:
    • Added support for video creation in resolutions up to 4K UHD (3840 x 2160 px).
  • New control panel for PROMICAM PRO digital cameras (build 246-III)
    • Support of PROMICAM PRO models: 3-3CP, 3-5CP, 3-5MP, 4K, 3-16CP, L5.
  • New control panel for Canon® EOS digital cameras (build 68-IX)
    • Support of Canon® EOS models: 4000D, 2000D, 1300D, 1200D, 1100D, 850D, 800D, 760D, 750D, 700D, 650D, 600D, 550D, 250D, 200D, 100D, 90D, 80D, 77D, 70D, 60D, 7D, 7D Mark II, 6D, 6D Mark II, 5D Mark II, 5D Mark IV, 5DS, 1D X, M200, M50, M50 Mark II, M6 Mark II, R100, R50, R10, R8, R7, R6, R6 Mark II, R5, RP, R / Rebel T100, T8i, T7, T7i, T6, T6i, T6s, T5, T5i, T4i, T3, T3i, T2i, SL3, SL2, SL1.
  • Discontinuation of support for legacy imaging devices
    These capture devices are no longer supported in the program:

    • OLYMPUS® consumer cameras (Camedia, SP, E-System series),
    • analog video sources,
    • OLYMPUS® DP series cameras,
    • ARTCAM ARTRAY series cameras,
    • PathScan Enabler IV scanner,
    • Basler A601fc camera,
    • Pixelink cameras,
    • JVC K1030 camera.

QuickPHOTO MICRO 3.2 build 1887-II

21 Oct 2020

  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM LITE USB 3.0 Cameras
    • Adjusted auto exposure algorithm to prevent flickering of live image.
    • Fixed automatic assigning of the last used magnification to captured images.
    • Improved and accelerated White Balance on a Defined Region and Automatic White Balance.
    • Added support of PROMICAM 3-2CP camera.
    • Added 2448 x 1376 (16:9 ROI) resolution for PROMICAM 3-5CP camera and 1024 x 1024 resolution for PROMICAM 3-4C camera.
    • Shading correction: added new mode for reflected light.
    • Live view measuring enhanced by:
      • support for imperial units: inches, mils, thou.
    • Improved interactive stitching by Image Stitching module:
      • greatly accelerated correction of the error state by the Repair button,
      • fixed the problem with access to the temporary files folder,
      • demo version support,
      • fixed bugs that occasionally caused the control panel to become unstable when stitching images,
      • adjusted internal parameters for easier and more reliable stitching even in low light conditions.
    • List of supported resolutions for video recording by RECORD IT module has been expanded, including resolutions with 1:1 aspect ratio for PROMICAM 3-4C camera.
    • Many other improvements and bug fixes.
  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM LITE USB 3.0 Cameras
    • Adjusted auto exposure algorithm to prevent flickering of live image.
    • Fixed automatic assigning of the last used magnification to captured images.
    • Improved and accelerated White Balance on a Defined Region and Automatic White Balance.
    • Added 2592 x 1456 (16:9 ROI) resolution for PROMICAM LITE 5 camera and 3872 x 2176 (16:9 ROI) resolution for PROMICAM LITE 10 camera.
    • Shading correction: added new mode for reflected light.
    • Live view measuring enhanced by:
      • support for imperial units: inches, mils, thou.
    • Improved interactive stitching by Image Stitching module:
      • greatly accelerated correction of the error state by the Repair button,
      • fixed the problem with access to the temporary files folder,
      • demo version support,
      • fixed bugs that occasionally caused the control panel to become unstable when stitching images,
      • adjusted internal parameters for easier and more reliable stitching even in low light conditions.
    • List of supported resolutions for video recording by RECORD IT module has been expanded, including resolutions with 7:5 aspect ratio for PROMICAM LITE 10 camera.
    • Fixed improper display of some control elements (radio buttons) in Windows® XP.
    • Many other improvements and bug fixes.
  • New Control Panel of Canon® EOS Digital Cameras
    • Added support of Canon® EOS 4000D (Rebel T100), 2000D (Rebel T7), 250D (Rebel SL3), 90D and 5D Mark IV DSLR cameras and EOS M200, M50, R and RP mirrorless cameras.
    • Fixed an issue where an invalid auto focus mode might have been set in QuickPHOTO program for a camera with an objective attached, resulting in Error 70 being displayed on the camera screen. Applies to: Canon® EOS 800D, 760D, 750D, 200D, 80D, 77D, 7D Mark II and 6D Mark II DSLR cameras.
    • Fix to prevent third-party software to interfere with QuickPHOTO files. This could prevent the camera from connecting or cause other problems.
  • Other Changes
    • Updated dongle device drivers to version 8.13.
    • Added support of high resolution (DPI) monitors in Windows® 10 OS.

QuickPHOTO MICRO 3.2 build 1887

13 Apr 2018

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  • New Features and Improvements
    • Added support of imperial units to the main program: inches, mils, thou
    • Background color of Display window selection
    • White Balance Defined by Point feature improved
    • Line segment dimensioning style selection
    • When Resizing the image, the new size can be set as a percentage.
    • Lines at an angle of 45° can be defined for measuring objects and drawings while holding the Shift key.
    • When using Measure Rectangle or Draw Rectangle tools, a square will be inserted while holding the Shift key.
    • Fixed a bug causing program crash when acquiring an image from OLYMPUS® DP30BW, DP70, DP71 or DP72 camera.
    • Program localization to other languages: Traditional Chinese
    • Bug fixes and minor improvements
  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM LITE USB 3.0 Cameras
    • Support of PROMICAM LITE 5 and 10 cameras
    • Supports automated creating of high dynamic range images using HDR module
    • Supports Image Stitching module
    • Supports measuring in the live view
    • Support of RECORD IT module demo version
  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM USB 3.0 Cameras
    • Added support of PROMICAM 3-5CP+ and 3-4C cameras
  • New Control Panel of Canon® EOS DSLR Cameras
    • Added support of Canon® EOS 800D (Rebel T7i), 200D (Rebel SL2), 77D, 6D Mark II and 5DS cameras
  • Other Changes
    • OLYMPUS® DP30BW, DP70 and DP71 cameras installation – these cameras can be used in Windows® 7 – 32bit operating system now.
    • Updated dongle device drivers to version 7.66
    • Simplified program installation: magnification encoders and computer controllable illuminators support is always installed.

QuickPHOTO MICRO 3.1 build 1770-IV

30 May 2017

  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM USB 3.0 Cameras
    • Support of PROMICAM 3-12CS camera
    • Support of Image Stitching module
    • Faster automatic exposure time recovery when switching lenses
    • Selected shading correction mask is saved into user profiles
  • New Control Panel of Canon® EOS DSLR Cameras
    • Optimized displaying of live view to solve problem with unresponsive user interface on low-performance computers:
      • in the control panel itself,
      • within shading correction mask capturing,
      • in motorized Deep Focus module
    • Accelerated creating of HDR images
    • Support of Canon® EOS 1300D (Rebel T6) and 80D cameras
    • Support of automated creating of high dynamic range images using HDR module
    • Live view fills the entire window area even in a full screen mode
    • Shading correction feature with masks saving
    • Stopped support of Windows® XP/Vista operating systems – all new features are not available there any more
  • Program Localization to Another Language:
    • Polish
  • Other Changes
    • Updated SZX2-ZB10-ZE magnification encoder value for zoom 0.63
    • Updated dongle device driver to version 7.54

QuickPHOTO MICRO 3.1 build 1770-III

24 Jun 2016

  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM USB 3.0 Cameras
    • Support of PROMICAM 3-3CC, 3-3CP, 3-5CC and 3-5CP cameras
    • Support of automated creating of high dynamic range images using HDR module
  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM USB 2.0 Cameras
    • Support of automated creating of high dynamic range images using HDR module
  • New Control Panel of Canon® EOS Digital SLR Cameras:
    • Support of Canon® EOS 750D (Rebel T6i), 760D (Rebel T6s) and 7D Mark II cameras
  • New Version of Built-in Time-Lapse Video Module
    • Accelerated loading of files
    • Reworked sorting of files for 100,000 or more images
  • New Version of Built-in Timer Module
    • Fixed time-lapse image capturing with PRO-LM-CB1-30W illuminator
  • IDS uEye® cameras (excepting UI-1440-C)
    • Adjusted camera device drivers installation for compatibility with Microsoft® Windows® 8/8.1/10 operating systems.

QuickPHOTO MICRO 3.1 build 1770-II

19 Jun 2015

  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM USB 3.0 Cameras
    • Support of PROMICAM 3-3C and 3-12C cameras
    • Measurements in the live view
    • New Shading correction feature with masks saving
    • Support of RECORD IT module demo version
  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM USB 2.0 Cameras
    • New PROMICAM 2-5 camera resolution: 1920×1080 (ROI)
    • New field for manual adjustments of the exposure time
    • New automatic exposure mode for fluorescence imaging: SFL – Auto
    • Support of RECORD IT module demo version
    • Saving of settings to Profiles supported

QuickPHOTO MICRO 3.1 build 1770

7 Nov 2014

  • New Features and Improvements:
    • Option to export an image with measured values to Microsoft® Excel® file
    • Option for antialiasing of inserted objects
    • Adjustments of line segment measuring tools dimensioning
    • Program keeps its last window size and position on the screen
    • Table of measured values appears when a measuring is initiated
    • LZW lossless compression algorithm used for saving of TIFF files
    • Support of meta data for TIFF files
    • Support of 8bit grey scale TIFF files
    • Display of progress indicator during program startup
    • Reduced memory consumption
    • Support of PRO-MSILL LED illuminator
    • Bug fixes
    • Program localization to other languages: German, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian
  • New Control Panel of PROMICAM USB 2.0 Cameras:
    • Support of PROMICAM 2-5 and 2-8 cameras
    • Measurements in the live view
    • New Shading correction feature with masks saving
  • New Control Panel of Canon® EOS Digital SLR Cameras:
    • Support of Canon® EOS 1200D (Rebel T5) and 70D cameras
  • New Control Panel of Analog Video Sources

QuickPHOTO MICRO 3.0 build 1561-IV

17 Jun 2013

  • Program Localization to Other Languages:
    • Hungarian
    • Slovak
  • New Control Panel of Canon® EOS Digital SLR Cameras:
    • Support of Canon® EOS 100D (Rebel SL1), 550D (Rebel T2i), 600D (Rebel T3i), 650D (Rebel T4i), 60D, 6D, 700D (Rebel T5i), 7D, 5D Mark II and 1D X cameras
    • Timestamp inserting
    • Focus indicator
    • Option to manually perform white balance
  • New Control Panel of Histology Slide Scanner

QuickPHOTO MICRO 3.0 build 1561-III

2 Nov 2012

  • New Control Panel of Canon® EOS Digital SLR Cameras:
    • Support of Canon® EOS 1100D (Rebel T3) camera
  • New Control Panel of Histology Slide Scanner

QuickPHOTO MICRO 3.0 build 1561-II

30 Aug 2012

  • New Control Panel of Lumenera® INFINITY Digital Cameras:
    • Measurements in the live view
    • Support of INFINITY 2-1R camera type
    • New graphical user interface
    • Option to manually set the exposure time using the editable fields: min, s, ms, µs

QuickPHOTO MICRO 3.0 build 1561

11 May 2012

  • New Graphical User Interface:
    • Color theme and thumbnail size selection, toolbars and menus can be modified
    • Objects are continuously plotted during insertion/modification
    • Image can be displayed in Display Window by a single mouse click in the Thumbnail Browser
  • Image Saving:
    • New dialog box for image saving with options for bulk image naming and saving, option for automatic flattening of layers
    • Function for automatic saving of acquired images to selected folder
    • Support of PNG (Portable Network Graphics) format
  • New Interface for Image Printing:
    • Up to 4 images can be printed to a single page
    • Option for printing of layout of images displayed in the Display Window
    • Options to define print size, margins, image alignment, framing, and print image information
    • Interactive preview
  • New Image Editing Functions:
    • Histogram adjustment
    • Automatic white balance
    • White balance defined by a reference point
    • Black balance defined by a reference point
    • Median filter for point noise removal
  • Measurements:
    • New calibration manager
    • Option to automatically assign the last used magnification to newly acquired images
    • Support for use of zooming unit and magnification changer unit
    • Support for magnification encoders (devices for automatic determination of currently used microscope magnification)
    • Statistics in the Table of Measured Values contain also maximal and minimal measured values
    • New type of calibrated scale bar – stripe
    • Option for automatic scale bar insertion into images after assigning of the magnification, which was used for image acquisition
    • Independent setting of font size for scale bar value and measured values displayed in the images
    • Option to set the background color of labels with measured values displayed in the images
    • Measurement mode selection – continuous measuring mode and single measurement mode
  • Indication and Annotation of Interesting Areas:
    • Annotations insertion mode – continuous inserting mode and single insertion mode
    • Advanced tool for inserting text annotation into images: multiline text, selection of background size and color, selection of text alignment and orientation
  • New Function for Composing of a New Image from Layout of Images Displayed in the Display Window
  • Updated Support for Imaging from Devices Controlled via TWAIN Interface:
    • Improved compatibility with imaging devices
    • Imaging devices controlled via TWAIN interface can now be used in conjunction with the Timer and Deep Focus modules
  • New Version of Built-in Timer Module for Time-lapse Image Capturing with the Option to Control the Computer Controlled Illuminators
    • Option to turn off the illumination between capturing images with the definable advance for turning the illumination on before image capturing
    • The Timer module can be now used in conjunction with imaging devices controlled via the TWAIN interface
  • Other Features:
    • Writing of descriptions to images
    • Option to turn off the display of a number of confirmation dialog boxes
    • Automatic display of a dialog box asking for a change of calibration upon change of an imaging device