Release Notes
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
- Optimized displaying of live view to solve problem with unresponsive user interface on low-performance computers:
- 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