Reindeer Graphics¨ Optipix 3.1
ISBN 1-928808-61-1

Optipix 3.1

* Refocus can now handle images or selections up to 6600x6600 (or 8000x8000 in B&W -- try the L channel), although images larger than 4000x4000 get really slow.
* Larger proxies in many cases (AutoContrast, etc.)
* Includes new plugins: Select Edges and Wide Histogram
* New color model in AutoContrast prevents saturation problems when changing brightness.  Much better than Photoshop's Levels command
* Includes Select Edges plugin

Optipix 3.0

 * New: Refocus for correcting out-of-focus problems (the Hubble Telescope trick)
 * New: Interactive Interpolation for doing better interpolation
 * New: Grain Maker for generating noise that more resembles film grain
 * New: JPEG Cleaner which locates and minimizes the jaggies, even in high quality JPEGs
 * New: Select JPEG Tiles which makes a selection of the jpeg boundaries so you can fix JPEGs
 * Rewritten plugins for speed: Edge Enhancer, 
 * Bigger proxies
 * Zoom [+] [-] controls in most plugins
 * Preferences (was Register) also controls where Optipix temp files are written on the PC

Optipix 2.01

 * Detail Sharpener has been greatly sped-up and the internal memory use has been reduced
 * Safe Sharpen has been greatly sped-up and the internal memory use has been reduced

Optipix 2.0

 * Layer Modes added
 * Auto Contrast has EV+- compensation added
 * Detail Sharpener added for enhancing details, but also useful for dynamic range compression
 * Serial number Register plug-in added
 * Bug Fixes (and speedups) for previews on the PC
 * Includes "Photoshop for Digital Photographers" on disk, a how-to book that illustrates all aspects of image processing for the serious photographer, by John Russ, a well-known image processing guru.
 * Includes George DeWolfe's 16-bit workflow tutorial, entitled "Digital Fine Print"
 * Store Selection under the Selection->OPTIPIX menu will store the current selection in the 2nd image buffer
 * Recall Selection under the Selection->OPTIPIX menu will recall a selection from the 2nd image buffer
 * Retrieve 2nd Image under the Filter->OPTIPIX menu will bring back any image (including a selection) from the 2nd image buffer

Optipix 1.1

 * Safe Median added for removing grain without rounding corners like typical medians
 * Power Median added for removing power lines and scratches

Optipix 1.0.2

 * Edge Enhancer changed so that the preview matches the output of the plug-in.  Also, new modes: Dark Edges and Light Edges
 * Some bug fixes