2.6.3

2.6.3
⁃ Min OS is 10.8 or later… including Big Sur 11.0
⁃ Added ways to add image to the graphic watermark editor.
---Drag an drop of image or logo into the well
---Or use the 'select ' button to select an image as before.
---Or use cmd-G to select image file
⁃ Updated English locations
⁃ Fixed crash on Big Sur 11.0
v2.6.2
⁃ Remove drawer — iCloud menu
⁃ Fixed file->new - icon for X line.
⁃ Fixed crash on some watermark missing color.
⁃Added check for missing Vector graphic library ~/pictures/iWatermark Vectors Clipart . Will regenerate if missing in the picture folder.
⁃ Fixed a crash when editing or using Text Graphics with outlines color changing.
⁃ Cleaned up library in preparation for Apple Silcon support

Still remaining issues
⁃ WebP format not supported
⁃ Filter and input scan does not report image file that are not readable (.WebP etc) in log not readable.

2.5.10

- updated to support back to mac os 10.9

2.5.9

- added tool tips to editor icons (two icon bottom right) for next image and Change background color
- fixed status text not readable in darkmode
- fixed issue with IPTC data not being saved is input metadata was not being copied (reported by user Walter Frieser).

2.5.8

- fixed issue with 1st image not applying offset settings.

2.5.7

- fixes offset issue
- minor code update to localization
- compiled with latest xcode
- fixes for new complier warnings on new xcode

2.5.6

- Apple Notarized
- Fixed several Dark Mode issue with UI.
- Removed iW*Cloud support.

2.5.5

- fixed borders and vector graphics showing .DS_Store in clipart window
- fixed bug in UI where text was clipping.
- fixed Stegomark reading broken in v2.5.0 to 2.5.2. Any stegomark created with those version will not be readable by other OS or other versions.
- cleanup upgrading to new site license file.
- fixed bug with crash when no default watermark selected after reset.
- japanese localization

2.0.19

- update URL in help menu and ? button each screen for new website layout
- watermark manager is now available from the exif/iptc tab
- iW•Cloud - Forgot password. No message displayed if no email is entered.
- resize templates have been fixed for ios submenu items. Code changed to be case-insensitive.
- check for update - cleanup release notes so 1st line lines up with other lines.
- IPTC creator/Author set to iwatermark as a default
- changed behaviour of uploading selected watermark(s) to PhotoNotary
--- old behaviour: upload all selected as One Merged watermark
--- new behaviour: upload all selected watermark one after another unless Option key is press then they are merged and uploaded.
- fixed bug in selection of multiple watermarks. sometimes graphic would not be added if multiple watermarks selected.
- bug fix / feature: Improved handling of multiple graphics/QR Code/Signatures being applied at once.

2.0.18

- updated parts of the ui
- updated and improved the manual.

2.0.17

- added site license support
- new sample Applescript to make two sizes of image one watermarked and one not. applescripts all consolidated in 'iWatermarkApplescrpts.zip' file that is found in the applescript section of the manual
- added "Stegomark Viewer" to File menu. It support drag and drop or select file to view text in Stegomarked images. Including dragging images from browsers. Read the hidden content when there is some.

2.0.16

- added better support for font panel as well font menu
- fixed color conversion with Font panel when using saved favourite fonts
- fixed crash when editing object with no drop shadow color
- add some security scope code to hopefully allow watermark graphic references from off external hardrive outside user picture folder.
- graphics edit UI updated for Graphics Knockout White now show message and reverts back to Off, if graphics already has Alpha or Mask associated with it.
- removed some code that checked for "path" of graphic exists. It's not needed anymore with changes for security scope code

2.0.15

  - Fixed: issue with applying StegoMark when multiple watermarks are selected.
  - Cleanup of extra log statements, and optimized information logged
  - Fixed: not watermarking with stegomark select fails.  Should not add it.
  - Banner Watermark now effects outline.
  - Enhancement: Text  effect Outline can now adjust color and outline width. The default is set to width of 2 pixels, and White. In the effects menu you can set these parameters. Width of 1 to 50 pixels. Set colors to : Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Black and White

2.0.14

- V2.0.10 when using % did allow anywhere, Pixels only -75 to 95 pixels from the selected edge.
- fixed Appelscript error selecting wrong watermark (thank XYX for report it).
- Adjust max offset for Pixels to Resize size max size or 600 Pixel.
Note: Resize max is set when editor is open, close, adjust size then re-open to update. the max offset is still % range is still -75% to 95%
- Minor memory leak fixed.
- Adjust preview image in Graphic UI to scale correctly vertically.
- some fixes for layout compatibly with iWatermark Pro for Windows V3.0.9 Beta.

2.0.11

- Added frequently used presets to the resize template menu includes sub-menus by types
- Fixed Demo 7 so it always resizes to 75% even after editing. Prior to this version it would turn off scaling is edited.
- Cleanup all demo watermarks (remove preview and HTML sample as they are regenerated if exported) and upgrade to current format and defaults.

2.0.10

- fix bug were debug code was left enable, resulting in all text watermark to be entered.
- added new missing tags to GPS insert tag menu.
- fixed text layout issue.

2.0.9

- [added] two new versions of GPS Tag for 6 digit precision: Latitude6, Latitude Deg MM ss6, Longitude6 and Longitude Deg MM ss6.
- [fixed] When mIPTCembeded was selected and not saving metadata it would NOT saving ProfileName, Orientations, and Color Model.
- [fixed] Existing EXIF and IPTC Meta data was not copied when copy metadata selected and you were not embedding IPTC.
- [updated] links in Help menu to current IOS And Android applications.
KNOWN BUGS
- converting from TIFF to TIFF with no Alpha creates an unneeded Alpha channel.
- IPTC data does not support Tags such as .
- text position change when using effects.

2.0.8

- Added basic support for reading .heic files in os X 10.13 or later (anything that preview can read should work).
- Fixed Bug: Vector scroll bar not scrolling initially.
- Change QR Code to draw background color behind QR Code. This change was to match Windows v3.0.7 version of iWatermark.
- Fixed bug: Text Padding on Text watermark not working.
- Added UI For setting Vector stroke width.
- Fixed Bug: Text Editor: now used enter key for new line by default and keep insert point when inserting tags.
- Correct some Text Editor UI layout and spelling issues.
- Added UI For border details for Graphics ie. setting Radius and Border width around graphics.
- Fixed Bug: in a new default text banner watermark if background is unchecked how is the banner that slightly transparent white? Default to 45% transparent white.
- Fixed missing tag:
- Added support for embedding other tags (Attributes, File Info, EXIF, TIFF, GEO, etc) into IPTC meta data such as in Copyright notice.
- Added code to cleanup legacy watermarks when exporting for more compatibility with Windows version.
(Past v1.02 of windows version include top level key in object
- Removed "mode" legacy key
- Added locationUnit if not defined as %.
- Fixed legacy watermarks when re-export to have OffsetX and OffsetY as integers. Some use to export as Strings.
- Fixed text padding/kerning issue with Vertical banners.
- Changed default background color for banner to White with .25 Opacity.
- Fixed Graphics layout with padding
- Fixed Arc Text Embossed, Engraved options.
- Fixed layout of text with padding and Frames.
- Added new windows item "Watermark Manager" to show/hide Draw (Shift-CMD-M).
- Added padding w slider to Border floating windows to allow each changing of frame and padding.
- Added new tags , to match Windows version 3.0.7
- Change TIFF output to use LZW compression instead of NONE. This is to workaround 2GB limit for TIFF format to allow large TIFF images.
Note: Changed UI to add option to force white in behind QR Code for old behavour.
- Bug fix: Editor with QRCode, Signature bitmap graphic load, was not released so next editor had phantom graphic.
- Bug Fix: Embossed and Engraved are now working again with Text watermarks.
- Bug Fix: Image was not loading from disk path. Resulting no image.
- Bug Fix: StegoMark with tag not working fixed. No replaces with year created. same as Text Watermark tags.

NOTES:
* Behaviour changed please review your QR Code watermarks: "make white Transparent" if it fail, the original image is used, instead of no image.
* QR Code requires macOS 10.9 or later.
* changed feedback when output format is not JPG for Stegomark to:
"Error bad output type, change output file type to JPEG to Process with StegoMark." and play "Beep";
* Special characters ie. non-ASCII are not supported in Stegomarks.
(Added code to convert: © ™ and • to: (c), TM, and *).
* Issue: Vertical banner does not wrap text if does no fix. Horizontal will wrap. Workaround: Manually enter new line.

2.0.4

This the first major release of iWatermark Pro 2.0. This is a list of all the most important features going from 1.0 to 2.0
- Updated Tags in iWatermark Text editor for GPS (Alt. Speet and Lat.) and Current (date, time, year, total) and File Attributes.
- Enabled rotation and scaling gestures in Text, Graphic and Vector watermarks. And Smart Zoom for turning scaling on/off.
- Enabled Quick Look at preview click smart Zoom on input preview. ie. Force Click and haptic feedback.
- Fixed sorting order of Watermark manager ICON column.
- Enabled Counter in Rename Tab all the time, since it also used in Mata Data Tags.
- Fixed Text Editor Menu inserting tag was missing
- Added Tags for Creation Month, Creation Day and Month## and Day##.
For creation date of photo:
to allow ..to produce 2017.03.10 in text tags.
- added Emboss / Engraved Text
- Many ui changes
- New watermarks added since version 1.0, Lines, Border, Text On Arc and Text Banner
- Fixed text Editor background color also switching off Dropshadow.
- Added watermark key backgroundOnOff - boolean to track if alpha is Zero (off).
- Fixed sorting order of Watermark manager ICON column.
- Enabled Counter in Rename Tab all the time, since it is also used in Meta Data Tags.
- Added tag for 7 digit GPS ' ', ' ' give 3 digit accuracy.
- Updated Tags in iWatermark Text editor for GPS (Alt. Speet and Lat.) and Current (date, time, year, total) and File Attributes
- Enabled rotation and scaling gestures in Text, Graphic and Vector watermarks. And Smart Zoom for turing scaling on/off.
- Editor: Performance: Enabled caching of source image in editor for faster redrawing. Most noticeable when source is large RAW image.
- Optimized and bugs fixed
- Updated manual.

2.0.2

- Updated Tags in iWatermark Text editor for GPS (Alt. Speet and Lat.) and Current (date, time, year, total) and File Attributes.
- Enabled rotation and scaling gestures in Text, Graphic and Vector watermarks. And Smart Zoom for turning scaling on/off.
- Enabled Quick Look at preview click smart Zoom on input preview. ie. Force Click and haptic feedback.
- Fixed sorting order of Watermark manager ICON column.
- Enabled Counter in Rename Tab all the time, since it also used in Mata Data Tags.
- Fixed Text Editor Menu inserting tag was missing
- Added Tags for Creation Month, Creation Day and Month## and Day##.
For creation date of photo:
to allow ..to produce 2017.03.10 in text tags.

2.0.0 fc4

- watermark edit window now stay in front.
- fixed text color defaults to black in watermark editor.
- fixed Emboss / Engraved Text (accendently disabled in V2.00fc3).
- Enabled Arc Text and Banner Watermarks Emboss/Engraved Text bugs/UI issues with Emboss and Engraved:
----- Engraved background and Embossed background
----- Text color has no effect should be hidden or disabled.
----- it must be set to Clear (ie.Alpha = 0.0)
----- background color should be turned off for all Engraved and Emboss
----- background can not be solid or can't see text.
----- Emboss/Engraved Text and Arc Text Watermarks are not supported in Repeating Watermark.

2.0.0 fc3

- a more ui changes

2.0.0

- new watermarks
- updated ui
- many changes and many fixes.
- new manual.
- we are collecting all notes and will post more details here.
- please give us your feedback on this major update.

1.72

IMPORTANT: This version and future versions need to be downloaded manually because of changes Apple made to security. https://plumamazing.com/bin/iwatermarkpro/iwatermarkpro.zip 'Check for Updates' now works differently. Download updates manually, delete the old version and put the new version in the Application folder.
- Fixed inserting "Len" meta data (Len Info, Len Model, Len ID) in the editor. It was inserting Len Model instead of
- Updated UI to sync preview when user removes all input items
- also sync preview when switching picture in the Watermark Mangement drawer.
- Updated wording when using "Sample Preview image".
- Fixed crash in 10.7 when enable Sepia or Greyscale output. This was due AutoCorrection options not being available until 10.8.x. They were setup when Sepia and Greyscale were selected. They are now hidden on 10.7.x.

1.71

IMPORTANT: This version and future versions need to be downloaded manually because of changes Apple made to security. https://plumamazing.com/bin/iwatermarkpro/iwatermarkpro.zip 'Check for Updates' now works differently. Download updates manually, delete the old version and put the new version in the Application folder.
- removed sparkle framework (not currently using due to sandbox changes by Apple)
- Updated version check to know about pre
-release versions.
- Fixed 1 pixel off issue aligning right hand or top.
- cleanup some log message and improved loggin for layout issues.
- changed update options to download zip to work around sandbox issues.
- Require OS X 10.7 or later for PhotoNotary. So, in 10.6 PhotoNotary will say disabled.
- Fixed signing issue related to support 10.7, 10.8, 10.9 and 10.10.
- Move ps2png out of the resource folder, as suggested by Apple.
- minor code cleanup

1.70

IMPORTANT: This version and future versions need to be downloaded manually because of changes Apple made to security. https://plumamazing.com/bin/iwatermarkpro/iwatermarkpro.zip The usual 'Check for Updates' no longer works the same way. Updates will need to be downloaded manually for every new version.
- change update options to download zip to work around sandbox issues.
- Require OS X 10.7 or later for PhotoNotary. So, in 10.6 PhotoNotary will say disabled.
- Fixed signing issue related to support 10.7, 10.8, 10.9 and 10.10.
- Move ps2png out of the resource folder, as suggested by Apple.
- minor code cleanup

1.63

- Changed scanning of input folder to fix deadlock issue on large folder trees in some of Apple legacy code. Seem to relate to 10.10.2 update.
- Removed built in option to download and install iPhoto and Aperture plugins, They are not usable in Apple's Photo app which is in OS X 10.10.3 available in April. Apple's Photos app replaces iPhoto and Aperture. The downloadable Installer will continue to be available from a link manual for those who want to use it. More details on this is in the manual.
- Fixed issue PhotoNotary show non
-Watermark folder in "My Albums".
- Fixed code to create link in Pictures folder to iWatermark Script folder for easy access.
- Updated Script menu to log error when creating link from person picture folder to script folder
- Updated Script menu, to update after saving new settings to the script folder "com.plumamazing.iwatermarkpro".
- Fixed saving setting as AppleScript, so input folder is not set, it is commented out so script runs.
- Changed default for reset Input to "on startup", not clear on startup (rescan selected folder),
- Remove some legacy code that caused log file entries in 10.10.2.
- Removed Droplet creation due to new security requirements for 10.9.5 and 10.10.x
- Added new rename option. Setting Starting counter value. Default is 1.
- New Sample Scripts for end user work flows (see links from Manual).
- Added Sharpening options to apply for output files.
- Added Auto Correction options to apply for output files. (currently any on = all on or off
- will fix in next release).
- Added sepia and BW/Grey scale for output versions into a Sub
-folder called sepia and BW respectively
- Added Format Tab for Output format and output Enhancements
- UI change: Added new rename option. Setting Starting counter value. Default is 1.
- UI change: Moved Metadata page "Copy creation date" from Rename page.
- UI change: Moved File format to Format Tab from Rename Tab
- UI change: Moved Main Tab, Folder Structure to Output Tab

1.55

[Fixed] Removed extra Log messages in V1.54r2 ie. DrawTXT: old [Fixed] When you start processing, removes the completion message. ie. "Finished Processing". [Mod] Refinement: Demo
- Outline grey Watermark me.wmk4
-
- offset text at bottom by 1 % and add space at end [Fixed] issue with OS X 10.6.8 not drawing Text watermarks. [Fixed] preview for Blend Modes [Mod] When our Application Scripts does not exist ie. "~/Library/Application Scripts/com.plumamazing.iwatermarkpro" is not present and we can't create it We now show parent folder: "Application Scripts" and alert user to manually create folder: "com.plumamazing.iwatermarkpro" [Mod] QuickLook Version # from v1.51 to V1.54 (we forgot to update it).

1.52

[Improved] UI changes to watermark manager 1. now, search at the top, 2. renaming field added, 3. default modification is short date from long date previously. 3. double click on watermark to edit. double click used to allow renaming.
[Fixed] editor now correct commits current edits before saving.
[Fixed] object details improved. now report # of object is nothing is deleted and display text of selected item
[Added] 23 new demo watermarks added to default configuration of app. they demonstrate a variety of features. these will all load for first time users. For previous users to load them either: 1. select reset defaults in Advanced tab or 2. download from website: https://plumamazing.com/bin/iwatermarkpro/Defaultwatermarks.zip these watermarks display how using metadata as watermark, use of graphic options, using the scale and location tools, use of address book data, special effects, etc.
[Fixed] restoring Creative commons website when application moves.
[Improved] a variety of small ui changes to improve easy usage.
[Improved] watermark manager ui. made IPTC/XMP field 2nd to allow showing when a watermark has embedded IPTC/XMP info. embedding is done from the gear menu at the bottom of the watermark mananger. use the menu item 'Embed IPTC/XMP into selected watermark'. so, now a watermark can add a visible watermark and simultaneously add IPTC/XMP metadata into each photo.

1.51

1.51 Version changes
[Added] iWatermark is now Applescriptable. Scripts menu has been added. This allows complete workflows to be created. Full access via AppleScript to all settings and some other useful attributes: * List of watermarks, selected watermark (rw) * # of image found * index of current image (rW) * list of the paths to images found. * current process status (r) * command to start processing, rescan input folder.
[Changed] Fixed rotation and scale gestures support.
[Added] Sandboxing enabled.
[Added] App signed and compiled with latest XCode. Code optimized.
[Added] Exported watermarks from Mac now work on Windows and vice versa.
[Added] OS X 10.8 Sharing options for previews -- AirDrop, Flickr, Twitter, FaceBook, etc.
[Added] Access to iWatermark for iOS fonts for compatibility. Turn on in Advanced:Sharing tab.
[Added] New Sample graphics (White Collection) & (Black Collection).
[Changed] thumbnail generator now creates the original directory structure (ie. respects folder structure settings).
[Changed] Limit of offset to -25% of image to allow watermark to be positioned partially off the image.
[Updated] Dropbox to v1 API, and make all connection use encrypted connections (https://).
[Updated] QuickLook plugin for watermarks updated and improved.
[Cleanup] Graphics Library folder renamed and organized. Changed Samples to "Artwork Library" and add new graphics.
[UI Update] Editor, Changed Text menu to include AddressBook options.
[UI Update] Editor preview in editor no longer requires saving of current watermark.
[Added] select all watermark objects added to View Menu.
[Fixed] "Show Object handles" now refreshing after change.
[Fixed] Apertures Editor - Fixs.
[Added] support saving to ".iwmkMetaSet" custom file extension and double clicking will load iptc/xmp meta data.
[Added] support for cross platform support in watermarks file (.wmk) exported to include "rtf" and "html" version of Text watermarks.
[Changed] Change drawing to allow transparent png or PSD images.
[Added] resize options (Fit box (ie. both width and height), fit Height, fit Width)
[Added] Added support % of current size for resizing.
[Changed] resize Preset menu to "other" when user change to % or edit width to height.
[Added] Create preview in Watermark Manager with tech info.
[Added] layout lines for location dialog objects added.
[Added] Sharing - made it easy to share link to your Watermark folder in Dropbox.
[Added] Air drop support for sharing watermarks between Macintosh computer running 10.7 or 10.8. 10.8 required to send, 10.7 or later to receive in the finder, then import in to iWatermark.
[Added] Toggle preview window via command p and shift-command-spacebar.
[Added] Progressive JPG check box option to tab that has JPEG options. Removed it from the Advanced Tab.
[Added] Added option to Watermark Manager to embed IPTC/XMP into watermarks
[Added] Enabled Sending watermarks via Watermark Manager -> Share menu (Air drop, email, Messenges (iChat), dropbox).
[Changed] Now disabled / enable menu based on Dropbox login status.
[Changed] Resize Template menu (setup by topic, iOS, Monitors, Camera etc).
[Added] Many small optimizations, fixes and ui changes too numerous to document here.