Update Available - Version 8.0.271

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Update Available - Version 8.0.271

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An update is available to Version 8.0.271 (2-Feb-2022)

The changes (taken from the update log) are:

Color Balance Transformation: fixed curve painting issues when dragging curve control points.

Mask Dialog Box: fixed several serious problems with Mask Undo and Redo of certain mask tools in certain cases.

Mask Dialog Box: added new mask tool based on the hue-saturation histogram so you can now use this selection method with any of the transformations that has an Amount control.

Hue Saturation transformation: simplified the process of placing red highlights on the brightness histogram by combining it with selecting colors. Extended the hue change slider range to ±180, but the scale is non-linear so the value changes slowly near 0.0 and faster for larger values. Fixed problem causing a crash when creating a mask that uses the Hue Saturation Mask tool. Added Show Affected Region checkbox so you can see what part of the output image is affected by the current selections.

For all transformation dialog boxes with their own preview areas, the preview now updates when you press Ctrl-D. The main image area also updates, but only once you have finalized the preview by clicking the red button just above the preview area.

Amount controls used by Brightness Curve and Mobius transformations now display as two separate sliders when you use a mask. This gives you a visual cue that the Amount controls in these cases work differently. The help file and Controls.pdf have been updated with more of an explanation of the different types of Amount control.

Various transformations that do not take control of the main image area: clicking on the transformation dialog box now lets you zoom or scroll either half of the main image area without holding down Alt. Clicking on any transformation dialog box’s title bar or anywhere in a blank area of the dialog box should now finalize any pending mask operations and take control of the main image area.

Clone, Paint & Smudge tools: the arrow cursor is now hidden when dragging the tool to make it easier to see what you are doing. Same for the Mask Paint tool. The Mask Flood Fill tool no longer displays a cross cursor.

The opening in the center of the cross cursor has been enlarged to make it easier to see what it is pointing to.

Reworked a number of the downloadable PDF files to reflect changes to controls and transformations are update obsolete material.
Jonathan Sachs
Digital Light & Color
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