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Lemke Software Releases GraphicConverter 11.1.5
14 June 2021
Last Friday, Lemkesoft released GraphicConverter 11.1.5, the Swiss Army knife image editing utility, with new and updated features plus a few bug fixes.
NEW FEATURES
The full list of new features in 11.1.5 includes:
- Display of GPX tracks on a map
- Edit: Select and toolbar item for exact creation of a new rectangle selection
- Effects: Channels: Join from Windows
- Metadata: Metadata specifics: Copy all metadata to matching files in destination folder
- Import and export of JPEG XL
- Import and export of AVIF
- Exif: Exif Special: Copy all Exif data from another file
- Edit: Smart Crop: Scanned Photo onto white Plate
- File attributes: Extension: Verify and correct
- Edit: Find: Jump to Item at Index
- Metadata: Comment (Legacy): Remove
- Batch Action: gray point
- Batch Action: black point
- Batch Action: Resave as JPEG with size check
- Batch Action: Resave as HEIC with size check
- Caliper Rule: Polygon measurement (points, circumference, area)
- Import of bioformats with bftools as helper tool
UPDATED FEATURES
Updated features in 11.1.5 include:
- New Image: added warning if resulting image will require more than 1-GB
- Unskew command: support for save and text in toolbar (next image will be opened in unskew mode after save)
- Autocomplete in append keywords and persons can be disabled
- Automator: Scale action
- Animation palette: Save as buttons
- Support for TIFF import with RGB 64 float samples
- Alpha channel opacity setting in the toolbox
- Textsize of information window adjustable in the prefs
- ExifTool
- Font list in text palette shows the last five recent fonts at the top
- Improved FaxSTF import
- Optional display of selection dimensions
- Optional display of line, rectangle and circle dimensions during creation
- Optional opaque display of tool windows
- File: Slide Show: Slide Show with Find: search for tags
- File: Slide Show: Slide Show with Find: search for keywords
- File: Slide Show: Slide Show with Find: search for multiple file extensions
- Browser: sorting by path (useful for sorting by folder and name in flat view)
- Preferences: Browser: Edit: QuickLook can display last selected item (instead of first)
- Preferences: Browser: Thumbnail & Icons: Percentage display
- Browser: filter by orientation option
- Browser: Export: Crop for Photo Service: option Save to Move folder and Trash original after saving
- Export: csource: variant ARGB1555
- Text palette: preview, disclosure triangle for suboptions
- Crop for digital service: trash and move folder access, custom squares color
- Line palette: preview
- Metadata dialog: option to open and save presets
- Browser: Filter popup: option to load and save settings of the menu
- Improved SVG import
- Found addresses display in add or edit GPS with map
BUG FIXES
Bug fixes include:
- Fixed manual sort order issue in the browser
- Fixed display issue with overwrite and deletion of saved searches
- Fixed possible crash on M1 Macs with very large labels
- Fixed refresh issue with RAWs and sidecar only option
- Fixed issue with saving tags upon save as command
- Fixed possible issue on Monterey
REQUIREMENTS
GraphicConverter 11 requires Mac OS 10.9 or higher with support of new features in Maverick, Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra and Mojave.
PRICE, AVAILABILITY
The $39.95 utility is available directly from Lemkesoft or, with reduced functionality, from the Mac App Store. Upgrades are $25.95.