BAE-Software GFX-View
Product Feature History

Changes found in Version 3.0 (Build 403) - (7/7/03)

  1. Added Save As .BMP 16 Color to Image Plus Editor

  2. Added Save As .BMP 256 Color to Image Plus Editor

  3. Added Save As .BMP 16 Color to Main Viewer SAVE AS

  4. Added Save As .BMP 256 Color to Main Viewer SAVE AS

The above .BMP save items decrease the color depth to the noted number of colors (image may not actually contain enough colors to fill the entire color count. ex. A 256 color bitmap may only contain 97 real colors). Because of this any previous additional colors will be lost and can not be recovered by simply saving to a higher color depth (i.e. .BMP, .JPG, .TIF save file type options).

  1. Added Change to 16 Palette to Image Plus Editor

  2. Added Change to 216 Web Safe Palette to Image Plus Editor

  3. Added Sorting and Auto Resizing functionality to the Media Information Summary Report Window

  4. Added 'Edit with' and 'Preview with (XP Only Compatible)' for associated file types

  5. Added an up to nine (9) item Most Recently Used (MRU) Files List to the 'File' menu of the Image Plus Editor View.

  6. Added "Display In Full Screen Viewer" option to the Main Viewer "View" menu.

  7. Added Image Viewing support for:

·         (CRW) Canon Raw format is the native image format for Canon digital cameras, including the 600, G1, G2, G3, Pro90, D30, D60, 1D, 1Ds, S45, and others. (DCR, TIF, TIFF)Kodak Professional Digital Camera series includes the DCS 315, DCS 330, DCS 410, DCS 420, EOS-DCS1, EOS-DCS3, EOS-DCS5, DCS 460, DCS 465, NC2000, DCS 520, EOS-D2000, DCS 560, EOS-D6000, DCS 620, DCS 660, DCS 720X, DCS 760C, DCS Pro Back, and SCS 2000 cameras.

·         (FPX) FlashPix digital image storage developed by Eastman Kodak Company in collaboration with Hewlett-Packard Company, Live Picture, Inc., and Microsoft Corporation. FlashPix image files contain multiple resolution images along with transformation information to insure the best display on the viewing hardware.

·         (JP2) JPEG 2000 is an international standard (ISO/IEC 15444-1) for still image compression. JPEG 2000 supports both lousy and lossless compression of grayscale and color images.

·         (MRW) Minolta is the raw format produced by Minolta DiMAGE 5 and DiMAGE 7 cameras.

·         (NEF) Used by Nikon E5000, E5700, D1, D1H, D1X, and D100 digital cameras can produce raw CCD images in Nikon Electronic Image Format.

·         (ORF) Olympus ORF is the raw format produced by Olympus E-10 and E-20 cameras.

·         (PMP) PMP format is produced by a family of Sony digital cameras, including the DSC-F1.

·         (RAF) Support for the raw format produced by the FujiFilm FinePix S2 Pro camera.

·         (THM) Canon CRW file format thumbnail display files.

·         The above file formats support from Grayscale to 48 bit color. GFX-View supports the viewing and saving to a maximum color depth of 24 bit (16.7 million colors). Therefore saving viewed images may result in the loss of some color information. Viewing of images does not result in the loss of any information.

  1. Added JPE as an associated file type when JPG is selected.  JPG, JPE, JPEG are essentially all the same file type if a standard JPG encoding algorithm is used.

  2. Added JPEG 2000 Save Quality setting to the application Preferences

  3. Added a "Digital Camera Formats" button to the Preferences - Select File Types Tab

  4. Added Scrolling Thumbnail View to the “Browse Folder Viewer”.  This allows the user to view either the single larger image for the filename selected in the file list or a view of thumbnails for the complete list of filenames.

  5. Added a Thumbnail menu to the Thumbnail Viewer to manage basic Thumbnail Cache Management.

  6. Added a "Create and Cache Thumbnails in Thumbnail Viewer" option to the Application Preferences Dialog box.

  7. Added an "Overwrite thumbnails already in cache" option to the Application Preferences Dialog box.

  8. Added support to the Thumbnail Viewer so that Thumbnails are now cached to a database file located in the Application folder.

  9. Added support for 3D or Flat (Background) color support for Thumbnail Viewer generated thumbnails.  This setting is found under the application Settings – thumbnail style.

  10. Added support for thumbnail background color support for Thumbnail Viewer generated thumbnails.  This setting is found under the application Settings – thumbnail background color.

  11. Added select thumbnail size button to the toolbar in the thumbnail viewer.

  12. Added support in the Browse Folder Viewer to use the Thumbnail Size Slider value with creating thumbnails.

  13. Added Hover selection to the thumbnails displayed in the Browse Folder view.  Simply place the mouse pointer over a thumbnail to select it. 

  14. Added easy viewing of thumbnails and a full size image by allowing the user to Double-Click on the desired thumbnail or on the larger image to change view modes.

  15. Added synchronized Thumbnail and Filename list selection.  When you select in one list you select in the other.

  16. Added Windows Wallpaper placement options to the View menu of the Browse Folder Viewer.

  17. Added support to remember previous application file type associations so that when a file association is deselected (unchecked) it is set associated with the previously know application instead of GFX-View or NO application.  Note: The previous application must still be present on the users system for the association to work correctly.  No checking is done to verify the existence of other applications on a users system.

  18. Changed the way labels are placed for thumbnails in the Thumbnail viewer.  In the past labels were placed over the bottom 15 pixels of the thumbnail images.  Now they are placed below the thumbnail completely.  By showing or hiding labels you may be able to view more thumbnails on the screen at a time; this depends on the selected thumbnail size.

  19. Created all new icons for GFX-View Associated File Types

  20. Created Main Viewer File Type bitmaps for status bar area.

  21. Changed the Copyright date to the correct year (2003 instead of 2002), don't know how we missed that since we are almost half into this year.

  22. Changed Color scheme to standard Windows colors from the Dark Green feeling (who knows how long this will last)

  23. Changed the “OK” and “Cancel” buttons on the “What do you want to do INTRO SELECTION” form to “Select” and “Close” this hopefully will avoid any confusion that some have been having when trying to learn the application.

  24. Increased image load speed and overall file display time in some areas by a large percentage.

  25. Corrected a problem with displaying the correct thumbnails when the user changes the thumbnail image size from the Thumbnail Viewer - Viewer menu.

  26. Corrected a problem displaying the correct Media Properties information Image Plus when using the View menu Show.... Options.

  27. Corrected an issue with the Locate Files windows staying displayed on the screen after the search for files in the Main Viewer had completed.

  28. Corrected an issue that cause GFX-View to make itself the top most app during a search for files if the user changed away to another application but did not minimize GFX-View.

  29. Corrected File Association issue for Four (4) character file extensions such as (.JPEG, .TIFF, .MPEG)

  30. Corrected a small issue with the File Association system updates refreshing.

  31. Corrected form resize and refresh issues for the Thumbnail Viewer.

  32. Corrected form resize and refresh issues for the Browse Folder Viewer.

  33. Corrected an issue with placing a wallpaper image as Stretched on the Windows Desktop. 

  34. Made Changes to the layout of the application Preferences (Settings) form and added additional menu to directly access the additional options more easily.

  35. Added support for storing thumbnails in: Uncompressed (.bmp), Standard Compression (.jpg), and High Compression (.jp2) formats.

  36. Added support from the Main Viewer and Image Plus Editor to Map a Network Drive and Disconnect from a Network Drive

  37. Thumbnail can be sized from 60, 70, 80, ………..180, 190, 200 pixels in size that are stored in the thumbnail database file.

Changes found in Version 3.0 (Build 402) - (4/1/03)

  1. Corrected Restart Issue
  2. Added to Main View Internet Menu
    •  AgfaNet.Com
    •  Image A Day by (BAE-Software)
  3. Added Image WhitePoint
  4. Added Image BlackPoint
  5. Added Gaussian Blur Effect to ImagePlus editor
  6. Enabled Virtual Folders in BrowseFolder View
  7. Added Printer Image Size Presets  
    •  A) - 1 - Custom Size
    •  B) - 1 - Fit To Page
    •  C) - 1 - 3.5" x 5" - Portrait
    •  D) - 1 - 3.5" x 5" - Landscape
    •  E) - 1 - 4" x 6" - Portrait
    •  F) - 1 - 4" x 6" - Landscape
    •  G) - 1 - 5" x 7" - Portrait
    •  H) - 1 - 5" x 7" - Landscape
    •  I) - 1 - 8" x 10" - Portrait
    •  J) - 1 - 8" x 10" - Landscape
    •  K) - 2 - 3.5" x 5" - Portrait
    •  L) - 2 - 3.5" x 5" - Landscape
    •  M) - 2 - 4" x 6" - Portrait
    •  N) - 2 - 4" x 6" - Landscape
    •  O) - 2 - 5" x 7" - Portrait
    •  P) - 2 - 5" x 7" - Landscape
    •  Q) - 4 - 3.5" x 5" - Landscape
    •  R) - 8 - 2.25" x 3.25" - Landscape
  8. Modify thumbnail window colors
  9. Enabled thumbnail labels by default

Changes found in Version 3.0 (Build 401) - (3/1/03)

  1. Fixed WBMP checkbox being checked for file associations under settings when no associations had been set.
  2. Fixed a problem that did not allow using drawing tools below a given point in Image Plus viewer / editor.
  3. Changed Color Scheme (Let us know is you like the brighter color from build 400).
  4. Changed the website for a better look and feel. This is an on going process.
  5. Restructured the 'Settings' file options layout.
  6. Reworked the Help and on-line Help some.
  7. Reworked code for better overall performance.

What is there in Version 3.00 (Build 400)? - (2/1/03)

GFX-View can display standard implementations of forty (40) different Graphic file types, save to twenty-two (22) image file types and ten (10) Audio/Video Media file types.

GFX-View provides six (6) different ways to view graphics files. 
You can use:

In addition to a standard file browser list you select the files you REALLY want to look at and place them in a Display List.  The Display List of files can be saved off for later recall at any time. 

Media file types supported include .ASF, .ASX, .AVI, .MID, .MPG, .MP2, .MP3, .WAV, .WMA, WMV.  Multimedia support is provided thru Windows Media Player Services.

Also you will find that there are 40 Image formats to include ART, BMP, CUR, CUT, DCX, DIB, EMF, GEM, GIF, HRZ, ICO, IFF, IMG, JPG, LBM, MAC, MBM, MSP, PBM, PCD, PCX, PGM, PIC, PNG, PNM, PPM, PSD, PSP, RAS, RGB, RLE, SFW, TGA, TIF, WBMP, WMF, WPG, XBM, XPM, and XWD

Graphic images can be saved with GFX-View to (21) file formats including: BMP, JPG, DCX, IFF, MBM (compressed),
MBM (uncompressed), PBM, PCX, PGM, PNG, PPM, PSD, RGB, TGA UnCompressed, TGA Compressed,
TIF (UnCompressed), TIF (Compressed), WBMP, XBM, XPM, XWD

You may save thumbnails of any image GFX-View reads including .EMF and .WMF (Windows Meta Files) Clipart.

Graphic images read by GFX-View can be placed as desktop wallpaper in either tiled, center or stretched layout.

If you've found an image that you like you can copy it or it's file name link to the Windows clipboard for use in another Windows program.

GFX-View provides a one stop image properties page for the current graphic being displayed.

Enhance your images with IMAGE PLUS:

Show off your images with the built in slide show feature.  You can set a delay interval from 1 to 30 seconds.  Your slide show can be viewed in the main viewer, in a full screen viewer or on the Windows desktop.  Pick a list of images you want to see through out the day and put the slide show into motion.  This provides a constantly changing background for you to look at.

For the user with a large library of images, GFX-View can provide a detailed list of all images in both .html and .txt file formats.  By using the list of selected display files GFX-View checks out each and every file first providing a summary report. The summary report provides the following items:

The detailed report includes all of the above as well as image dimensions (if obtainable) and file locations on your system.

GFX-View allows for:

at the click of a button to narrow down the search of files to view. Just select the folder to start looking and GFX-View does the rest.

Changes found in Version 2.10 (Build 327)

  1. Corrected an error in Print/Preview that caused an accurate preview but a stretched out image on the printout.

Changes found in Version 2.10 (Build 326)

  1. Corrected a long delay when adding a file to Display list, sometimes as long as 15 seconds.
  2. Corrected delay in displaying .GIF images in Thumbnail view.
  3. Corrected Main Viewer resize error that sometimes placed the toolbar behind other controls on the form.
  4. Corrected an issue with Program Preferences always selecting All Graphic File types to search for even when the user selected different settings last session.
  5. Misc. code corrections that caused certain properties to be set to incorrect defaults.

Changes found in Version 2.10 (Build 325) posted (8/18/02)

This release is meant to be the next official version of BAE-Software GFX-View.  Along with all of the features found in Version 2.0 we have add the following items:

  1. Better Printing w/Print Preview Support and more control over output.
  2. Faster searching for files within the 'Main Viewer'
  3. Better use of 'Main Viewer' space
  4. More sources for obtaining graphics on the 'Internet' menu
  5. Faster thumbnail generation in "Thumbnail View" along with a more featured user interface.
  6. Image Plus has a boost in performance in many areas.
  7. Settings (and more of them) are now saved in the registry instead of an external configuration file.
  8. and an overall new look within many of the dialog boxes.

Changes found in Version 2.00 (Build 307) posted (6/15/02)

  1. Misc. bug fixes in the Main Viewer.
  2. Misc. bug fixes in the Image Plus Viewer
  3. Enhanced the speed of some of the Enhancement routines in Image Plus.
  4. Added Check for Updated Version under the Help menu.

Changes found in Version 2.00 (Build 306) posted (4/2/01)

  1. Corrected an issue with toolbar buttons not being enabled when an image is loaded from within the Windows File System (Explorer/My Computer).
  2. Corrected an issue with the incorrect file list tab being selected under situations when the user clicked cancel from the "Loading Media List" options  or "Select Media Folder".
  3. Rewrote the the Main Viewer Resize Event code to provide a smoother look, especially at the application startup.

Changes found in Version 2.00 (Build 305)
posted (3/19/02)

  1. Corrected possible error situation when double-clicking on an image-thumbnail in the thumbnail viewer.  This action returns the user to the main viewer where the image is to be displayed. 
  2. Corrected a issue where upon returning to the main viewer when double-clicking on an image thumbnail the 'Display" image list still had a previous selection in the list still selected and the new (current) item selected.  Now only the current (correct) one is selected.

Changes found in Version 2.00 (Build 304)
posted (3/17/02)

  1. New design layout on the GFX-View Main Viewer..
  2. Corrected a problem with saving a .BMP file in Image Plus
  3. Corrected a problem with saving a .BMP file in GFX-View Main Viewer.
  4. Image Plus is now 300% -500% faster in several Image Enhancement routines. .
  5. The Status Bar is not displayed in Image Viewer when running the faster enhanced routines
  6. Added an "AutoColor" (Auto Level) feature to Image Plus
  7. Added an "Increase / Decrease Color Depth" item in Image Plus.  This allows settings of 1, 4, 8, and 24 color depth.  Note: Changing Depth to a higher setting does not increase the number of colors in an image. 
  8. GFX-View Displays faster at startup thanks to some reworked code.
  9. The number of Undoes is now five (5) instead of (10).  This was done for better memory management. When so many undo images are present system performance can be affected.

Changes found in Version 2.00 (Build 303)
posted (3/9/02)

  1. Corrected a problem that occurred when displaying a non-existent file in the Thumbnail Viewer. An error was generated while displaying the image information in the status bar. This error caused the program to exit.

  2. Corrected a problem with the "Graphic File Types" that are included in file searches. When only the ART or BMP types were chosen while using the program; after closing out the application and restarting it the next time, these values were not read back correctly by the load configuration routines.

Changes found in Version 2.00 (Build 302)
posted (3/2/02)

1.      Corrected problem that occurred when placing a modified image as desktop wallpaper (Centered, Stretched, and Tiled) from IMAGE PLUS.

Changes found in Version 2.00 (Build 301)
posted (2/26/02)

  1. Fixed a "STOP encountered" error when sending an image as an attachment from "IMAGE PLUS"
  2. When the Picture Autosize option in "IMAGE PLUS" is set to anything but OFF the buttons on the zoom toolbar are ignored.

Changes found in Version 2.00 (Build 300)
posted (2/20/02)

  1. Better stability through out the product.
  2. The Zoom Viewer has grown up into 'Image Plus'. This includes many new image enhancement items.
    1. Opening images for editing.
    2. Saving to .BMP or .JPG
    3. Send image as E-Mail Attachment
    4. Acquire Image from TWAIN device
    5. 10 Level UNDO / 1 Level REDO
    6. Paste from clipboard to a NEW image
    7. Edit integration out to MS Windows Paint
    8. Auto Image Sizing
    9. Place Image as Wallpaper
    10. Toolbar display options (F12 hides both toolbars)
    11. Custom Zoom Levels and Presets described later
    12. Image Resizing
    13. Image Flipping (Horizontally and Vertically)
    14. Image Rotation (90, 180, 270 degrees)
    15. Image Color Balance Adjustment
    16. Image Brightness and Contrast Adjustment
    17. Color Masking in (CMYK, RGB, and Grayscale)
    18. Twenty (20) other color filters
    19. Mirroring of image parts 
    20. Create a Negative Image
    21. Five (6) edge effects (Including Neon and Shake)
    22. Emboss / Diffuse / Solarize
    23. Smooth / Sharpen Effects
    24. RGB Color swapping
    25. Basic Printing Support
  3. Added 'Choose What You Want To Do' introduction screen.
  4. Added 'Batch file conversion' option to File Menu
  5. There is a new menu addition to recommended Image / Photo websites.  Please support these sites and they will be there to provide you with resource and media.
  6. GFX-View 2002 still supports  TEN (10) Audio / Video media file formats.  Formats include .ASF, .ASX, .AVI, .MID, .MPG, .MP2, .MP3, .WAV, .WMA, WMV.  Multimedia support is provided thru Windows Media Player Services.
  7. Also you will find that there are 29 Image formats to include ART, BMP, CUR, CUT, DIB, EMF, GEM, GIF, HRZ, ICO, IFF, IMG, JPG, LBM, MAC, MSP, PBM, PCX, PGM, PIC, PNG, PNM, PPM, RAS, RLE, TGA, TIF, WMF, and WPG.
  8. We cleaned up the user interface on several of the built in feature display windows.  New icons and restructured menus are the most noticeable.
  9. Slide show support has been enhanced and allows you to select an combination of support media file formats to turn GFX-View into a graphics view / jukebox player.  Don't expect to see this replace WINAMP or MUSIC MATCH any time soon. But you have the ability to play all those files in you Audio / Video collection.
  10. Loop around option on media show, forward, reverse and random play orders
  11. Better gradient backgrounds then with the V 1.xx
  12. The ability to multi-select files in the main viewer lists allowing the user to more easily select the files needed.  You can then add files to the Display list, delete files from your system, remove any number of files from the Display  list.
  13. Drag and drop file names from the Selection list  to the Display list and from either list to the main viewer window.
  14. The ability to copy the filename to the clipboard for use in any other location where you need this information.  As well as the usual copy Graphic image to the clipboard option.
  15. Better integration between the different viewers.
  16. Advanced List Management Options that include various selection methods and a FIND option that selects the image names in the Main Viewer lists.
  17. A better selection of Zoom levels in the Full Screen Viewer: from 10% - 150% (in 10% levels) and 200% - 500% (in 100% levels).  Note: Image size can limit the level of zooming possible.  You may only be able to zoom to a lesser level when viewing larger images.
  18. Basic file management from within GFX-View to include copying and deleting media files.
  19. Added 'Clear Selection List' Button
  20. Fixed an issue with the system-tray icon hanging around after program ended.
  21. Corrected an issue with the Display List showing the next to the last item selected when  moving to the last item in the list using the Next Media File (menu and toolbar) options.
  22. Fixed  problem with incorrect color value being reported for image pixels in Full Screen Viewer.
  23. Add an item on the Full Screen Viewer status bar that shows the actual color currently under the mouse pointer.

There was a short time that we were rebuilding code due to a computer crash. Then with the loss of our web host, it further delayed distribution of a stable version of GFX-View during the time between Version 1.10 (Build 148) and Version 2.0 (Build 300).

Changes found in Version 1.10 (Build 148)
posted (6/22/01)

  1. Now includes TEN (10) new Audio / Video media file formats.  Formats include .ASF, .ASX, .AVI, .MID, .MPG, .MP2, .MP3, .WAV, .WMA, WMV.  Multimedia support is provided thru Windows Media Player Services.
  2. Removed image enhancement support that included (rotation, contrast, brightness, and color adjustment).  BAE-Soft GFX-View 2001 is going to serve a single purpose of displaying multimedia to the users.  We are planning a product in coming months that will allow you to use these removed  features removed but with the program focusing on solely the editing and enhancing of images.
  3. Cleaned up the user interface on several of the built in feature display windows.
  4. Provided with the larger package (gfx-view110l.zip)  you have access to over fifty (50) patterns that can become the backgrounds of the Main Display window.  
  5. Slide show support has been enhanced and allows you to select an combination of support media file formats to turn GFX-View into a graphics view / jukebox player.  Don't expect to see this replace WINAMP or MUSIC MATCH any time soon. But you have the ability to play all those files in you Audio / Video collection.
  6. New toolbars and buttons.  These appear on different windows throughout GFX-View.  
  7. Loop around option on media show.
  8. Better gradient backgrounds then with V 1.00 and 1.01.
  9. The ability to multi-select files in the main viewer lists allowing the user to more easily select the files needed.  You can then add files to the Display list, delete files from your system, remove any number of files from the Display  list.
  10. Drag and drop file names from the Selection list  to the Display list and from either list to the main viewer window.
  11. The ability to copy the filename to the clipboard for use in any other location where you need this information.  As well as the usual copy Graphic image to the clipboard option.
  12. Better integration between the different viewers.
  13. Advanced List Management Options that include various selection methods and a FIND option that selects the image names in the Main Viewer lists.
  14. A better selection of Zoom levels in the Full Screen Viewer: from 10% - 90% (in 10% levels) and 100% - 1000% (in 100% levels).  Note: Image size can limit the level of zooming possible.  You may only be able to zoom to a lesser level when viewing larger images.
  15. Basic file management from within GFX-View to include copying and deleting media files.
  16. Added 'Clear Selection List' Button
  17. Fixed an issue with the system-tray icon hanging around after program ended.
  18. Corrected an issue with the Display List showing the next to the last item selected when  moving to the last item in the list using the Next Media File (menu and toolbar) options.
  19. Fixed  problem with incorrect color value being reported for image pixels in Full Screen Viewer.
  20. Add an item on the Full Screen Viewer status bar that shows the actual color currently under the mouse pointer.

Changes found in Version 1.01

  1. Consolidation of System Try Icon Menus.  Both right and left click menus are now combined into one that may be accessed using either mouse button.
  2. For Windows NT 4.0 and 2000 - File list boxes now properly display horizontal scroll bars allowing the viewing of the complete file names.
  3. Main form background coloring problems have been corrected.  When a form is resized background coloring is displayed on the complete form.
  4. File association has now been incorporated making it possible for GFX-View 2001 to be your default graphics viewer for supported file types.
  5. In the thumbnail viewer if an image was unable to be displayed the previous image thumbnail was displayed in its' place resulting in what appeared to be multiple copies of the same picture .  This occurred when viewing files that have supported extensions but were not displayable in GFX-View 2001.  This has now been corrected.
  6. Miscellaneous behind the screens function enhancements.
  7. Updated Installation Program.