Able Photo SlideShow. History log

Able Photo SlideShow 2.22.8.1
February, 2022

+ Improving in project manager and creating a video slideshow:
   Auto-Rotate by EXIF;
   Manual rotating of images;
   Automatic background color depending on the image.

Able Photo SlideShow 2.22.2.26
February, 2022

+ Ability to view video files (AVI, MKV, MP4) when using the "/monitor" command line parameter (to monitor the folder).

Able Photo SlideShow 2.21.8.5
July, 2021

+ Ability to view video files (AVI, MKV, MP4).

Able Photo SlideShow 2.21.2
2021

+ New language: German
+ New language: Italian
+ New language: French
+ New language: Spanish
+ New language: Chinese
+ New language: Japanese
+ New language: Korean
+ New language: Portuguese

Able Photo SlideShow 2.21
2021

* Minor bug fixes and improvements.
+ Ability to view animated GIF files.
+ Ability to create a video slideshow.
+ Changed the algorithm for sorting files by name.
+ Ability to add music to a video slideshow.

Able Photo SlideShow 2.20
2020

+ New language: Dutch
+ New user settings: Allow only one instance of the program to run.
+ New user settings: Window State (program saves the window state and position).

Able Photo SlideShow 2.19
2019

+ New feature for the "Text Watermark" command (Options | Caption tab | Watermarks).
Now program can completely show long file names (on several lines).
+ New parameter for the "Text Watermark" command: Background color.
+ New Zoom filters.
+ New parameter: Auto - Background color for "Full Screen" mode.

Able Photo SlideShow 2.18
2018

+ New parameter: Dynamic Font Size (Options | Caption tab | Text watermark).
+ Ability to save and restore the toolbar position (top, left).

Able Photo SlideShow 2.11
February, 2017

Fixed issue with EXEcutable slideshow.

Able Photo Slide Show 2.10

April, 15, 2016

Ability to automatically open the previously selected folder at program starting.

Able Photo SlideShow 2.9

November, 15, 2014

+ New parameter: Background color for "Full Screen" mode

Able Photo SlideShow 2.8

April, 24, 2013

+ New transition effects
+ Sorting by Name and by Date
+ New feature: Random without repeat
-  Fixed: issue with mouse cursor in the full screen mode

Able Photo SlideShow 2.7

December, 15, 2011

+ New parameters for TEXT Watermark
+ New transition effects
+ Project manager

Able Photo SlideShow 2.6

May, 07, 2011

+ TEXT Watermark
+ IMAGE Watermark
+ Added 25 extra transitions

Able Photo SlideShow 2.5

April, 15, 2010

+ Folder monitoring with printing.
+ New parameter: Show watermark
+ Skin support
+ New command line parameter: /resume
+ Network drives access

Able Photo SlideShow 2.4

November, 30, 2008

+ Drag-and-drop files and folders from Explorer
+ New command line parameter (/monitor) for a folder monitoring.
+ Auto-Rotate by EXIF orientation tag
+ New parameters for "Folder Monitoring": Insert or Append
+ Panorama mode is improved.
+ Added 23 extra transitions

Able Photo SlideShow 2.3

June, 20, 2008

+ 'Go to Frame' command (pop-up menu)
+ 'Panorama' view effect with autoscrolling (Panorama and Zoom tab)
+ 'Zoom' view effect (Panorama and Zoom tab)

Able Photo SlideShow 2.2

February, 08, 2008

+ Zoom Filter parameter
+ Working in dual monitor mode.

Able Photo SlideShow 2.1

February, 08, 2007

+ New algorithm for Red Eye Removing
+ Color Management System (CMS)

Able Photo SlideShow 2.0

December, 5, 2006

+ Panorama mode
+ Autoscrolling
+ Full Screen Preview on Browse mode

Able Photo SlideShow 1.9

September, 15, 2006

+ 'Title' property from WinXP as Caption
+ Possibility to delete the file during slideshow (DEL button).
+ Multiple images per Slide

Able Photo SlideShow 1.8

May , 25, 2006

+ GetRGBChannel command (copies the R, G and B channels to a separated files).
- Project Manager: bug fixed;
+ Individual orientation, transition and interval for each image (Project manager)
+ Gradient filling.

Able Photo SlideShow 1.7

January, 10, 2006

+ Folder monitoring
+ Global caption
+ Zooming (popup menu or +/- buttons)
+ New transition effects
+ The command line parameter "/start" has been added. Slideshow start automatically.
+ The command line parameter "/showdelay=" has been added. Default value is 3000 millisec (3 sec).
+ WebGallery with the slideshow (using IE transitions)
+ Watermark

Able Photo SlideShow 1.6

December, 25, 2004

+ The opportunity to change a position of a sound file in the playback list.
+ Synchronization slides with audio.
+ Sound recording for playback list (voice recording or music by Mic).
+ Access to the rotation controls from the pop-up menu (right click).
+ Choice of the buttons size in the tool bar.
+ Removing the Red Eye effect (caused by flash photography)
+ Color adjusting
+ Converting the color mode
+ Effects (Negative, Bupmap, Lens, Wave, Morph, User filter)
+ Converting to Adobe PDF, PostScript PS, EPS, Wireless bitmap
+ Web gallery (see Project Manager)

Able Photo SlideShow 1.5

October, 01, 2004

+  The Up and Down buttons has been added in the Project manager.
+  The Extensions filter has been added in the Project manager.
+  The "Include sub-folders" check box has been added in the Project manager.
+  The Rotate buttons has been added in the main window.
+  The effect list editor has been added.
+  The Image Browser has been added. Allows to perform normal viewing functions and file
     management tasks (rename, move, copy, delete, e-mail, favorites list, print, edit, get image
     information, sort).
+  Three printing modes have been added.
    1 - Print the currently Selected Image(s).
    2 - Print All Images in the current folder.
    3 - Print Thubmnails for all images in the current folder.
+  Automatic choice of best orientation for printing has been added.
+  Saving of the rotation settings for each file has been added.
+  The rotation selection for each file in the Project Manager has been added.
+  Operations for edit of images have been added (to rotate, flip, resize, crop).

Able Photo SlideShow 1.4

February, 15, 2004

+  Multiple file selection in Project manager has been added
    (you can hold SHIFT down and select a range, or hold CTRL down
    and select multiple photos).
+  The Sorting button in Project manager has been added.
+  The hot keys in Project manager have been added.
    "Alt+A" - Add a file to the list, "Alt+R" - Remove a file from the list.
+  22 new transition effects have been added.
+  The command line parameter "/splash" has been added.
    Suppresses display of the splash screen during program startup.
+  The command line parameter "/exit" has been added.
    Finishes the program after end of slide-show.
+  The command line parameter "/fullscr" has been added.
    Running program in full screen mode.
+  Creation of a slideshow project as standalone executable EXE file or SCR file (screen saver)
   has been added.

Able Photo SlideShow 1.3

September, 7, 2003

+  Project manager has been added.
+  Adding and removing files in project from any folders (with preview).
+  Opening and saving projects.
+  New extension associated with program has been added (PSSP - Photo SlideShow Project).
+  Launching from command line has been added (folders, files or projects).
+  Program context menu in Explorer has been added.
+  Description Manager has been added. Addition and viewing of the graphic files description.
    The information is stored directly in files with JPG, JPEG, JPE, TIF, TIFF, FAX, G3N, G3F, TGA,
    TARGA, VDA, ICB, VST, PIX, GIF, PXM, PPM, PGM, PBM extension.
+  The panel for display of the files description has been added.
+  Hundred (100) new transition effects with previewing have been added.
+  Selection of background color, background image and background image mode
    of slideshow window has been added.
+  Captions in SlideShow have been added.

Able Photo SlideShow 1.2

May, 28, 2003

+  Full screen mode.
+  Hide cursor on full screen mode.
+  Background color selection.
+  Start and Stop buttons.
+  HotKey buttons (Front, Back, Stop, Start, Exit from full screen mode).
+  Sound Playback of WAV, MID and MP3 (only if in system installed MP3 codec) files.
+  Zooming using Mouse-Wheel

Able Photo SlideShow 1.1

December, 15, 2002

+  Scaling options have been added.

Able Photo SlideShow 1.0

December, 01, 2002

=  First version.