Update Available - Version 8.0.249

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Update Available - Version 8.0.249

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An update is available to Version 8.0.249 (12-Nov-2021)

The changes (taken from the update log) are:

Bilateral Sharpen transformation: added the choice of Bilateral or Guided Filter to the Settings Menu. Guided produces the very similar results and is faster than Bilateral for large radius settings. The Blur Threshold sliders for the two methods have been adjusted to produce similar results, but there are subtle differences between Bilateral and Guided. Guided should produce fewer artifacts when sharpening smooth gradients.

To reduce confusion, Bilateral Sharpen has been renamed to Multipass Sharpen. For compatibility with pre-existing scripts, references to Bilateral Sharpen are automatically renamed to Multipass Sharpen. When loading older scripts, the Bilateral option is automatically selected for backward compatibility, but Guided is now the default when creating new transformations. Pre-existing scripts will continue use Bilateral until you update them.

Bilateral sharpening was also incorporated into the Advanced Mode of the Brightness Curve transformation, the Adjust transformation and the Raw Develop transformation. As in Multipass Sharpen, you can now use the Settings Menu in any these other transformations to switch between Bilateral and Guided.

Added a new document to the Downloads page: Multipass Sharpen.pdf.

Compare transformation: selecting a new Image B no longer resets the scroll and zoom positions or the location of the curtain. This makes it easier to compare Image A against two different Image Bs.
Jonathan Sachs
Digital Light & Color
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