A bug has been found in the plugin version of RIOT that affects JPEG compress to size. This has been fixed in version 0.1.13 and will be fixed for 0.2.x in the next version. IrfanView users that worked with Save dialog->”Set file size” from single or batch mode are suggested to update. “Compress to size” [...]
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Version 0.2.0 was released to add some important features. First of all the application now uses unicode nativelly, and can open/save filenames with international characters. The highly demanded EXIF support is there to let you keep or remove EXIF profiles from JPEG images. Also for the lite plugin there is a notable increased image drawing [...]
I’ve just released build 0.1.11 to fix some minor bugs in version 0.1.10. Changelog: v.0.1.11 (stable candidate #8) – bugfix: plugin – IrfanView sends a filename even if file does not exist (like Clipboard01). This resulted in an “Error opening file”. Added FileExists check into RIOT to overcome this problem. Fixed ! – bugfix: Paste [...]
I just released version 0.1.10 that has important fixes. The most important are transparency preservation on color quantization, drastically decreased memory usage, RGBF type TIFF support, vista icon support (ex: 256×256 PNG compressed), IPTC support for RIOT Lite. v.0.1.10 (stable candidate #7) -improvement/bugfix: Transparency is now fully kept regardlessof bit depth. Color quantization now does [...]
I received many questions regarding the difference between the Lite and the Extended version. I hope this article can clear things out. RIOT is a project aimed to create a FREE tool for image optimization (especially for web, but not only of that). If you get bored to read this long story you can skip [...]
I have just released version 0.1.9 – another stable candidate. This is a bugfix/improvement only release. Waiting for a stable release until we can go any further with branch 0.2. This version fixes loading problems with uncommon image types like 64 bit PNGs and others and provides some fixes regarding transparency handling. Still no support [...]
Starting with the new IrfanView release (4.20) this well known graphic viewer and basic image editor includes my RIOT plugin. RIOT can be used to optimize images for the web by selecting „Save for web” from the File menu. As a special request Irfan asked me to provide an interface to RIOT to let users [...]
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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. [...]