With the version 7.0.0.125 of the virus signatures RIOT 0.4 is detected as trojan (Trojan.Win32.Swisyn.aeca). As this program does not contain malware and was tested with other antivirus engines, I contacted the Kaspersky Team to find out more. Kirill Kruglov, Virus Analyst at Kaspersky Lab confirmed me that it was a false positive and replied [...]
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I made some performance comparition tests using three programs: RIOT, IrfanView and XNView. The versions used are the latest available: RIOT 0.4 beta IrfanView 4.25 XNView 1.97.2 Here are the results: Test #1 Batch mode: add all supported images from drive D including sub-folders (~41,600 images) to the list 1. RIOT: 5 seconds at cold [...]
The long expected new version of RIOT – 0.4 is finally available. This version contains very interesting new features and improvements: (* NEW *) Batch Optimizer Optimize mulitiple images at once with great simplicity (* NEW *) Basic image adjustments Adjust brightness, contrast, gamma, invert colors along with the optimization process (* NEW *) Open [...]
RIOT became quite popular in its young existence with thousands of downloads monthly. I noticed a spectacular adoption growth since the first release. I must say I was very impressed that this program has now more than occasional users – it has fans That’s a good reason for me to continue working at this program. [...]
I was very impressed and honored to see that a well known french IT magazine – Clubic – included RIOT among the best 50 freeware applications of the year 2009.
My surprise was even bigger to find RIOT was the first in the category “Les meilleurs outils graphiques gratuits de l’année 2009″ (The best free graphic utilities of year 2009).
Changelog: v.0.3.5 – 27.10.2009 – bugfix: Save image fails in some cases. It occurs only when the image is opened by command line or drag & drop and “Show dialog on Save” is disabled (default) – the original image is not updated (overwritten). The image is saved in fact in the wrong folder (current folder). [...]
Riot for GIMP was released. It can be downloaded from the GIMP Plugin Registry http://registry.gimp.org/node/20778 This plug-in calls RIOT for the selected area/layer. ******* The RIOT DLL package is required. ********* It still has incomplete support for all color types, but it works good for most of them. I am waiting for user feedback to [...]
After months of preparing the next version of branch 0.3, I want to announce the availability of the latest stable version – 0.3.4.
This version aims to provide the most stable version of RIOT since the beginning of this project.
The most important fix addresses the infamous Vista SP2 access violation after displaying the save dialog. This error occurs only in the DLL version (IrfanView plugin). Users of the standalone application never experienced that.
This new version offers some nice speed improvements when working with JPEG and PNG, it corrects a series of bugs and provides some features like the full screen view, improved save functions, extended support for Photoshop PSD files.
For GIMP users this may be a good news: I am working on a GIMP plugin that offers the same functionality as the IrfanView plugin. GIMP users will have a new option in File->Save for web with RIOT which opens the current image in RIOT for filesize optimization. The plugin is almost done. I plan [...]
The official IrfanView plugins package contains now version 0.3.3 Lite of RIOT. It is a good thing becase many problems have been fixed since 0.1.7 (last version bundled) and new features have been introduced. Among the most important changes are the new interface, unicode support, ability to import metadata, mask/transparency options, several speed optimizations and [...]
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Sneak preview of version 0.5
Here are the highlights of the new version of RIOT (0.5) which is still in development: 1. Automatic Optimization Mode RIOT revolutionizes the way images are optimized by combining the simplicity of automatic optimizations with the power of manual control. The Automatic Mode will select the most suitable format and parameters, still allowing the freedom [...]
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The installer now includes OpenCandy recommendations
What is OpenCandy ? OpenCandy runs a moderated recommendation network that enables software developers to recommend other software during installation of their application they believe will be valuable to their users. OpenCandy was started by a passionate group of people who were determined to help users discover software and change the way software developers make [...]
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New version released – 0.4.6
The new version of RIOT – 0.4.6 is mainly a maintenance release. Several bugs are fixed, especially affecting the DLL version, the batch mode and the external optimizer implementation. The overall stability of the program was greatly increased by this release, so an update is highly recommended. Another interesting addition is the presence of the [...]
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RIOT 0.4.5 is available
RIOT 0.4.5 was released to fix two annoying bugs: * fixed a bug with Paste from clipboard. Pasted images were shifted a few pixels. * fixed a bug in the DLL version with the toolbar containing rotate, resize, compress to size, etc. The toolbar should be enabled after successful image loading from the host application. [...]
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RIOT 0.4.4 released
This release fixes an issue introduced in v.0.4.3 present in the DLL version, when used with Windows Vista (possible Windows 7). AdvPNG users will be happy to find out that RIOT has now an internal preset for using this tool. Just download and install advpng.exe and it’s dependency – zlib.dll – in the plugins folder. [...]