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Release Notes Lyn v1.x
Lyn 1.13
- Nov 7, 2019
Implemented a workaround for saving images with exif tags on Catalina
Lyn 1.12
- Oct 1, 2019
Notarized for macOS Catalina
Fixed handling of grayscale and other TIFF related formats
Fixed thumbnails' memory management
Lyn 1.11
- Mar 4, 2019
Speed up browsing experience by removing various deadlocks when loading thumbnails
Removed Google Picasa support due to the shutdown of the API used
Fixed parsing of TIFF metadata
Fixed a rare crash when scrolling thumbnails
Lyn 1.10
- Oct 15, 2018
New! Implemented maps view using Apple Maps
Fixed importing of camera files and rendering of camera's thumbnails
Fixed a couple of potential crashes
Lyn 1.9.8
- Aug 25, 2018
Removed Facebook exporter due to the deprecation of the API permissions needed to publish photos and create albums
Disabled scroll wheel zoom (cmd+scroll) for trackpad users
Cut and Copy functions now copy URL paths to the pasteboard
Fixed OpenGL flipped view on 10.9 and 10.10
Fixed a bug that could save a thumbnail upside down
Fixed icon area checking for start/stop of animated images
Fixed a lot of small bugs that could lead to a crash
Fixed partial rendering of some raw images
Fixed an issue with flagged images selection
Fixed Raw developing of lossy compressed DNG
Lyn 1.9.7.1
- Jul 14, 2018
Updated WebP library to 1.0.0
Fixed handling of directory aliases
Fixed OpenGL flipped view on 10.9 and 10.10
Fixed grayscale rendering and rescaling of float bitmaps
Lyn 1.9.7
- Jul 12, 2018
New image rendering engine
New straighten tool combined in the crop tool
Updated OpenEXR to latest version
Updated raw converter with lots of new cameras from Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, Fujifilm, etc.
Removed 500px support due to API access shutdown
Fixed various crashes
Fixed temperature and tint picker tool behaviour
Lyn 1.9.6
- Jan 30, 2018
Updated support for WebP, TIFF, JPEG, and PNG
Switched crash reporter to Crashlytics
Added raw support for Nikon D850 and Canon 800D
Fixed an issue with the default Email exporter
Fixed an issue when creating a folder with the new Dropbox API
Fixed various crashes
Lyn 1.9.5
- Dec 31, 2017
Fixed live updating of attached devices and volumes
Fixed dragged image of the first thumbnail
Lyn 1.9.4
- Dec 19, 2017
Updated tagging system to speedup changes
Fixed move to trash function that sometimes did not update the view
Lyn 1.9.3
- Nov 15, 2017
Fixed origin when skipping zoomed images
Many under the hood updates
Fixed Tiff orientation for image with multiple frames
Fixed stars background on retina display
Fixed SmugMug uploading with max quality
Fixed a rare email exporting bug
Fixed a rare issue with save panel
Lyn 1.9.1
- Sep 1, 2017
Added support for new cameras
Added Keywords column in list view mode
Fixed Facebook login on Yosemite
Fixed rare crash in folder update
Fixed Lightroom parser initialization
Fixed maps view hangs
Lyn 1.9
- Jun 24, 2017
- Mac OS X 10.9 or later -
New and updated movie player
Dropbox support completely redesigned with v2.0 API (requires OS X Yosemite 10.10)
Updated Tiff support and replaced all the old api
Fixed Temperature/Tint eyedropper tool and set correct mouse cursor
Fixed album refresh in Google Photos exporter
Fixed maps view hangs
Lyn 1.8.9
- Apr 26, 2017
Updated libpng and fixed support for interlaced images
Updated Facebook login on Yosemite and up
Lyn 1.8.8
- Mar 29, 2017
Fixed an issue when loading maps and high cpu usage after switching to another view
Fixed a font rendering issue
Fixed a deadlock after moving a folder
Fixed an issue with sidebar alignement in small viewers
Removed capability to create albums with Google Photos due to api restrictions
Lyn 1.8.7
- Mar 7, 2017
Fixed an issue with the transport of the feedback dialog
Fixed a regression with drag and drop
Fixed resizing of inspector and detail view
Lyn 1.8.6
- Mar 2, 2017
Updated Facebook interface to latest api
Updated thumbnails loading and storage
Updated keywords parser to accept only commas and semicolons
Fixed a crash parsing CUR files
Fixed an issue when shrinking the sidebar and improved resizing
Fixed refresh of color labels
Lyn 1.8.5
- Jan 23, 2017
New! Updated libpng to latest release
Changed behaviour of the slideshow pause button to act as pause instead of stop
Description field in Facebook upload dialog not prefilled as required by Facebook Policy
Fixed a sound issue after pausing the slideshow
Fixed rendering of some grayscale tiff loaded as raw
Fixed a rare recusive crash after closing the browser window
Lyn 1.8.4
- Dec 14, 2016
New! Implemented WebP image format
Fixed a recent issue rendering portrait photos
Fixed a rare crash flicking through the folders
Lyn 1.8.3
- Nov 23, 2016
Updated raw loader to parse XMP, IPTC and GPS sections of the image
Fixed a resolution issue in listview and inspector
Fixed an issue in batch rename when using image date by forcing loading full metatada
Fixed a crash in rescaling function for 16 bit images
Fixed an issue in the print panel when displaying multiple images on the same page
Lyn 1.8.2
- Nov 5, 2016
Listview can now display latitude and longitude fields. Can be enabled in View Options
Updated Google Photos authentication, icon and references
Changed the Esc key behavior to first abort the tool, then close the viewer
Fixed a couple of random crashes
Fixed an issue with the feedback reporter
Lyn 1.8.1
- Oct 8, 2016
Fixed a couple of crashes on macOS Sierra
Fixed an issue when starting Lyn by dropping a folder on its icon
Lyn 1.8
- Oct 4, 2016
- Mac OS X 10.7.4 or later -
Better handling of folders with thousand of images
Updated libjpeg and all the core of the application
Fixed an inspector layout issue on macOS Sierra
Fixed a raw converter crash with DNG files
Fixed a creation folder issue in the Dropbox exporter
Fixed a creation folder alert in the Flickr exporter
Fixed a random crash while browsing large folders
Lyn 1.7.2
- Aug 26, 2016
Fixed a connecting issue with Lightroom libraries
Fixed a possible crash with iPhoto libraries
Fixed Vibrance filter
Lyn 1.7.1
- Jun 30, 2016
Updated raw converter with definition for new cameras
Fixed a print issue with cropped images
Fixed issues in the Dropbox exporter
Fixed an issue when saving or exporting rotated images
Fixed a random crash showing metadata
Lyn 1.7
- May 6, 2016
- Mac OS X 10.7.4 or later -
New! Microsoft Outlook email exporter
New! New search options in the toolbar's field: selected images and multiple stars
Updated Facebook exporter
Updated openexr, libtiff, libpng
Improved XMP parser
New preference to render images discarding alpha channel
Updated toolbar's Metadata filter to search in tags
Fixed external library parsers by including videos and improved stability
Fixed spurious crashes loading exr images
Fixed an issue with previous button
Fixed an issue when shrinking rotated pictures
Fixed an crash when reading some hdr/radiance images
Fixed 16-bit TIFF CIElab rendering
Fixed an issue loading multiple iPhoto libraries
Fixed an issue in print dialog that sometimes renders the first image of a multi-image selection twice
Fixed cursor hiding in fullscreen mode
Lyn 1.6
- Sep 22, 2015
- Mac OS X 10.7.4 or later -
New! Lyn is now a 64-bit only application and requires Mac OS X Lion
New! New engine for external libraries with support for Photos
New! Added sorting by tags and keywords
Update raw converter with new cameras
Updated crop behavior with fixes
Fixed Facebook authentication due to recent changes. (you must not be logged with Safari)
Fixes rendering gliches and icons on retina display
Stability fixes
Lyn 1.5.11
- May 21, 2015
Updated Facebook authentication to new specifications
Fixed random crashes when loading metadata
Fixed issue with album selection with Picasa and Flickr exporters
Lyn 1.5.10
- Apr 15, 2015
Fixed an issue with the switch start browser with the image being viewer
Fixed an issue with the localized rename presets panel
Fixed flushing of flagged images and smart folder issue
Fixed theme management
Fixed a tiling issue with the Vignette tool
Lyn 1.5.9
- Mar 24, 2015
New! Smart folders with user selectable search scope
New! Preferences checkbox to open the Lyn browser with the image being viewer
Updated raw converter with support for new cameras
The browser is synched after opening a single image
Fixed thumbnails cache quality preference
Fixed move/copy operations with symlinks
Lyn 1.5.8
- Jan 16, 2015
Improved cache speed
Fixed random xmp parsing
Fixed a regression when displaying zoomed images
Fixed autorotation for some canon images
Lyn 1.5.7
- Dec 23, 2014
New! Added full support for Mavericks tagging
Implemented smart folders with auto update
Improved keywords tokenizer
Improved move/copy operations across volumes and error messages
Fixed a crash with malformed gps exif data
Fixed autorotation for some canon images
Fixed memory leak in slideshow
Fixed a rename issue during import operation
Lyn 1.5.6
- Oct 26, 2014
Polished toolbar's icons for Yosemite
Optimized folders management
Optimized fullscreen's panels delay
Added shortcuts for copy/move operations
Fixed an issues on Yosemite when exiting from fullscreen mode with maximized window
Fixed artifacts when switching browser view and zooming on Yosemite
Fixed some issues related to smart search and customization
Fixed an issue with scrolling image area on a retina display
Fixed behaviour of the size field in email exporter
Fixed hang when synching viewer and browser in stripview
Lyn 1.5.5
- Oct 15, 2014
HiDPI modes: try to open the window at image resolution
Slideshow: omits image size and counter when selecting basic info
When closing last window, Lyn quits only if launched with an image
New menu for showing/hiding sidebar
Fixed orientation when developing raw images
Fixed a crash when editing images in multiple windows
Fixed an issue when starting Lyn with an image, that sometimes opened the browser
Lyn 1.5.4
- Sep 12, 2014
Display common meta tags in viewer, detail view and fullscreen mode
Rearranged view menu
Fixed color label box
Fixed rare bug when loading thumbnails from db
Lyn 1.5.3
- Aug 28, 2014
Updated raw converter with new cameras from Nikon, Panasonic and Sony
Added support for XMP Rating tag
Fixed an issue when the publish dialog can't be cancelled
Fixed possible crash when removing volumes
Fixed spotlight search for keywords
Fixed thumbnails flickering
Fixed random move files crash
Lyn 1.5.2
- Jul 24, 2014
Fixed regression when double clicking on an image in listview mode
Fixed possible crash when removing volumes
Lyn 1.5.1
- Jul 15, 2014
New! New filter for sharpening the image
New! View keywords in the thumbnails area
Fixed keyboard navigation in save panels
Fixed instabilities of the histogram panel
Lyn 1.5
- Jul 8, 2014
New! Smart folders with editable preferences
New! Flagging, rating and color labels available in fullscreen
Improved editing performances
Changed behavior of Batch Convert - Fit within to take care of different image orientation
Fixed wrong 'Kind' value for raw images
Fixed Flickr upload due to recent SSL requirements
Fixed random custom libraries connect/disconnect bug
Fixed an issue when using multiple filters on an unmodified image
Lyn 1.4.2
- May 28, 2014
New! Shortcuts for color labels. (cmd-alt 0 to 7)
New! Italian localization
Updated raw converter with support for new cameras from Nikon, Canon, Samsung, Sony
Fixed issues with crop's presets
Fixed crop selection with retina resolutions
Fixed a couple of random crashes
Lyn 1.4.1
- May 5, 2014
- Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later -
Forced using low level GPU on dual-GPU macbook pro
Fixed issues in printing and slideshow
Fixed an issue that prevent opening the image in fullscreen
Fixed a crash on 10.6.8 due to incompatibilities with the new compiler
Lyn 1.4
- May 1, 2014
- Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later -
New! A new crop tool with predefined constraints for easily cropping to specific aspect ratios
New! Updated raw processor with support for new cameras from Nikon, Canon, Sony, Samsung, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Leaf and Sigma DP2 Merril
New! Menu switch to sync metadata
New! The slideshow can now play movies
New! Basic XMP metadata parser
New! Airmail support
New! Filter function to show modified images
Clear search field when switching folder
User selection is not anymore enabled automatically after rearranging items in the browser view
Optimized rename function with option to customize names with hour/min/sec
Implemented move to trash for device's images
Improved loading times
Fixed canon autorotate
Fixed an issue when selecting a filename with multiple dots
Fixed duplicate presets function
Fixed size and date when displaying and importing camera images
Fixed refresh of partially loaded images
Fixed German localization
Fixed various crashes
Lyn 1.3.7
- November 29, 2013
Allow '/' character in folder name. (translated to ':')
Optimized iPhoto library access
Fixed a drawing issue with rotated pictures
Fixed localization issues on 10.9
Fixed various issues with movie poster creation
Lyn 1.3.6
- November 19, 2013
Fixed partial thumbnails drawing bug
Fixed thumbnails flickering with drop shadow disabled
Fixed QuickTime crash on movie unloading
Lyn 1.3.5
- November 14, 2013
Optimized image loading time and tag management.
RGB images without a profile will now be rendered with an sRGB color profile
Fixed a glitch in the inspector with nothing selected
Disabled sound in ML notifications
Fixed random crashes during thumbnails updating
Lyn 1.3.4
- October 14, 2013
Fixed Facebook setup due to auth changes
Fixed sharing problems on 10.5 and 10.6
Fixed crop area in raw images
Fixed a thumbnail refresh problem
Lyn 1.3.3
- October 2, 2013
Begin/End document now select the first/last image
Restricted movie loading to movies and audio files
The slideshow is now started from the selected image
Fixed sort ordering by exposure/f-number
Fixed loop images behaviour in browser view
Fixed color temperature picker crashes
Fixed key handling and window dimension when viewing a movie
Fixed a rare deadlock
Lyn 1.3.2
- August 27, 2013
New! Per-account sharing preferences
New! Features Montain Lion's notification for end of operations
Updated sharing dialogs to display more than one strip of images
Configured to allow OpenGL to utilize the integrated GPU on dual-GPU Macs
Fixed movie thumbnail for movies without a poster image
Fixed animated gif recognization
Fixed image rotation on some PowerShot cameras
Fixed colorspace for Pentax Ricoh images
Fixed a bug when loading camera images
Fixed a lock when copying camera images by drag and drop
Fixed movie crashes on 10.5
Lyn 1.3.1
- August 1, 2013
New! Added support for Lightroom 5 libraries
New! German localization
New! Added Exposure Bias column with selector
Ability to switch to batch rename window when renaming a single file
Fixed iPhoto library connection when no installed
Fixed gif animation in thumbnails view
Fixed crash parsing Leaf .mos files
Fixed: disconnected libraries are not reconnected at next launch
Fixed creating movie thumbnail
Fixed stepping from movie
Fixed field updating in batch functions
Fixed wrong pixel size in list view
Lyn 1.3
- June 20, 2013
New! Histogram for RGB, Luminance and separated Red, Green and Blue channels
New! Filters: temperature and ting, exposure, vibrance, saturation, brightness, contrast, highlight and shadow
New! Filter effects: Black and White, Sepia, Vignette
New! Import function for attached Devices with accessory panel and inspector
New! An integrated QuickTime movie player
Fixed Fit to screen behavior and zoom menu states
Fixed regression after a rename/rotate
Lyn 1.3.b5
- June 9, 2013
New! Import function for Devices with accessory panel and inspector
Updated raw converter with additional cameras from Nikon, Canon, Fujifilm
Fixed crop function on retina display
Parse exif data with not so standard offsets
Fixed crash after removing an network drive
Fixed zoom to fit screen behaviour
Fixed showing iPhoto library content with mismatched path
Fixed a freeze when deleting a folder
Fixed missing updates of the thumbnails area
Lyn 1.2.16
- June 9, 2013
Updated raw converter with additional cameras from Nikon, Canon, Fujifilm
Fixed zoom to fit screen behaviour
Fixed showing iPhoto library content with mismatched path
Fixed a freeze when deleting a folder
Fixed missing updates of the thumbnails area
Lyn 1.2.15
- May 28, 2013
Fixed crop function on retina display
Parse exif data with not so standard offsets
Fixed crash after removing a network drive
Lyn 1.3b4
- May 16, 2013
New! Copy/Move menu for fast copying/moving files
New! Undo move to trash
New! New slideshow engine that works on standard and retina displays
New! New slideshow preference for choosing the info string: filename, caption
New! New preference to synchronize browser and viewer windows
New! New engine for camera devices, available for 10.7 and up
Improved movie loading and poster preview
Fixed an issue in Strip View that render the first image gray
Lyn 1.2.14
- May 16, 2013
New! Added support for Mailplane 3
New! Copy/Move menu for fast copying/moving files
New! Undo move to trash
New! New slideshow engine that works on standard and retina displays
New! New slideshow preference for choosing the info string: filename, caption
New! New preference to synchronize browser and viewer windows
New! New engine for camera devices, available for 10.7 and up
Apply Raw icc profile when loading embedded jpeg
Fixed Canon makernote parsing
Fixed renaming a folder with case changes
Fixed an issue in Strip View that render the first image gray
Lyn 1.3b3
- April 16, 2013
New! Added support for Mailplane 3
Apply embedded Raw icc profile when loading jpeg preview
Fixed Canon makernote parsing
Fixed an issue loading large images that obscured the waiting panel
Lyn 1.2.13
- March 16, 2013
Fixed recent instability problems
Fixed an issue with the spinning panel when loading large images
Lyn 1.3b2
- March 4, 2013
New! Implemented basic video viewer
Updated editing tools
Lyn 1.2.12
- March 4, 2013
New search method for filename
Fixed recent instability issues
Fixed refresh after applying or removing a crop
Fixed drag and drop from camera in listview mode
Lyn 1.2.11
- February 22, 2013
Real email exporter with client and image size selection
Improved browser scrolling speed and NAS access
New zoom: Fit to screen
The selection has now the start and area size indicators
Updated raw loader with support for Nikon D600, Canon 6D, M, Sony A99 and others
Fixed an issue when cropping on retina display
Fixed rendering the thumbnail after a crop
Fixed an issue that prevent the silent sharing result dialog from working
Fixed an issue with the random dialog 'connecting to server'
Fixed an random bug using the context menu
Fixed a bug that prevent saving images with multiple frames
Fixed an issue loading iTunes playlists in non standard location
Fixed slideshow on retina display
Fixed issues with window placement on second monitor
Fixed a tiff loader crash
Fixed multiple refresh of third-party libraries
Fixed QuickLook preview update after changing selection
Fixed Skip behavior in move files dialog
Lyn 1.2.10
- November 30, 2012
Updated Aperture and iPhoto library handling
Remember inspector layout in viewer and fullscreen
Fixed an issue when connecting Lighroom libraries
Fixed exposure with values greater than a second
Fixed code for a conflict with Afloat
Lyn 1.2.9
- October 23, 2012
New! Undo/redo support for flagging, rating and metadata
Fixed a rare thumbnails scrolling issue
Fixed an issue when reading color labels
Fixed an issue with the maps locking button
Fixed a black line gap during thumbnails rendering
Lyn 1.2.8
- October 3, 2012
Updated raw converter with support for Canon 650D, Sony DSC-RX100, Samsung NX1000 and fixes
Fixed a regression on Mac OS X 10.5 intel and ppc
Lyn 1.2.7
- October 1, 2012
New! Theme switch to disable drawing of thumbnails shadows
Retain zoom setting while browsing fullscreen images
Improved scrolling smoothness during thumbnails creation
Fixed Picasa account handling
Fixed pixel alignments in thumbnails view
Thumbnails stability fixes
Fixed TIFF parser for RGBA 8 and 16-bit images
Fixed Fill to screen Zoom and window size on Retina displays
Lyn 1.2.6
- September 14, 2012
New! View Options to configure browser thumbnails and listview appearance
Implemented single image rename in all views
Exporters now use ITPC Headline for title field
New switch to format the date using a 24-hour clock
New selection method for flagged images
Fixed thumbnail rendering glitches in listview mode
Fixed crashes in thumbnails generation
Fixed hide photo property in SmugMug exporter
Fixed refresh and some issues in map view
Fixed crash reporter on 10.8
Fixed sorting and filtering by flagged and rating
Lyn 1.2.5
- August 18, 2012
Changed behavior of View->Refresh that now reload the selected thumbnails
Disabled OpenMeta backup
Fixed thumbnails rendering on Retina displays
Fixed mailing using Postbox
Fixed an issue with Check for update
Fixed Volumes' refresh on some systems
Lyn 1.3 beta 1
- August 9, 2012
New! Histogram for RGB, Luminance and separated Red, Green and Blue channels
New! Editing filters: wb, exposure, vibrance, contrast, saturation, brightness, highlight and shadow, b/w, sepia, vignette
Lyn 1.2.4
- June 22, 2012
Changed Exif date ordering to DateTimeOriginal, DateTimeDigitized and DateTime
Fixed setting image date in batch rename
Fixed image date when saving images
Fixed regression in print dialog
Fixed an issue with a Check for update dialog
Lyn 1.2.3
- June 17, 2012
New! Support for HiDPI resolutions
New! Updated raw converter with support for new cameras
New! Image browser now support cut, copy and paste of images
Updated reader for Aperture, iPhoto and Lightroom libraries
Fixed thumbnails updating and relative load slowdown
Fixed inspector info when changing selection in listview
Fixed lost selection when switching view
Lyn 1.2.2
- June 7, 2012
Fixed spurious crashes rendering thumbnails
Fixed an issue that display duplicates when changing sorting in thumbnails view
Fixed a crash when exiting from Lion's fullscreen mode
Fixed an issue with keyword field on Snow Leopard and fixed focus chances
Fixed an issue with counter digits in batch operations
Fixed some memory leaks
Lyn 1.2.1
- May 31, 2012
New in batch convert: destination folder combo with history
New sidebar design with tabs
Fixed keywords propagation while using the Batch change function
Fixed recognition of some special volumes connected to NAS
Fixed a crash with Lion's fullscreen mode
Fixed dates in exported or converted images
Fixed spurious crashes when scrolling the thumbnails area
Fixed refresh of color labels
Lyn 1.2
- April 29, 2012
New! New layout dedicated to geotagging
New! Lyn is now a full 64-bit application
New! Dropbox gallery sharing!
New! SmugMug gallery sharing!
New! Support for Lion fullscreen mode and new preference for enabling both browser/viewer Lion fullscreen mode
New! Added support for Lightroom 4 libraries and updated iPhoto/Aperture loaders
New! Ability to browse network shares
New! Amazing fast thumbnail cache and full metadata filtering
New! Support for Finder's smart folders
New! Faster JPEG loading and thumbnails' cache
New sorting methods: kind and exif date
New preference switch to control the Recent Items menu's update
Smooth thumbnails view scrolling with many miniatures
New optimizations for large image collections
Compute exif date fields with sub seconds
New preference to set the grid size of the browser view
Added editable comment and keywords fields in the inspector
Added view and sort by menus to the browser's context menu
Preview window now remember user window size when preference 'Resize window to image size' is disabled
Lyn pre-releases are not proposed by default, added a new switch in Software Update preferences to enable the feature
Move and copy file operations can now rename the files you're moving
Updated raw converter with support for Nikon 1, Fujifilm X10 and others
Fixed keywords propagation while using the Batch change function
Fixed an issue when dropping an image from Finder to thumbnails' area
Fixed custom image name when uploading to Flickr
Fixed refresh of the inspector's data and keyboard navigation
Fixed an issue with selection in thumbnails view
Fixed an issue in the batch change feature
Fixed an issue when setting rating via context menu
Fixed a sorting issue in list view after selecting user mode
Fixed crashes when reading CS2 tiff on a PPC system
Fixed crashes in the PPM loader
Fixed an issue in the GeoTIFF parser
Fixed a crash while browsing camera devices
Fixed an issue while sorting images with non-standard exif date format
Fixed an issue when saving images with more than 8 bpp
Fixed a finalizing issue when saving images to disk
Fixed updating of the exporters' image size field
Fixed Picasa authentication on Leopard and Snow Leopard machines
Fixed an crash after disallowing the handling of a Picasa account
Fixed an issue when listing Volumes with partitions without access permission
Fixed an issue with rotation and multiple crop
Fixed field editor's background color of metadata panels on Leopard (10.5)
Fixed refresh of external library folders
Fixed memory leaks and some weird crashes
Lyn 1.2b6
- April 21, 2012 - BETA RELEASE
New! Support for Lion fullscreen mode and new preference for enabling both browser/viewer Lion fullscreen mode
Compute the exif date fields with sub seconds
New preference to control the Recent Items menu's update
Fixed refresh of external library folders
Fixed keyword update while using the Batch change function
Fixed slow down in the map view
Fixed moving pins in the Google map
Fixed dropping an image from Finder to thumbnails' area
Fixed an issue of the viewer inspector
Lyn 1.2b5
- March 27, 2012 - BETA RELEASE
New! Lyn now runs on 64-bit
New! Dropbox gallery sharing!
New! SmugMug gallery sharing!
New! Added support for Lightroom 4 libraries and updated iPhoto/Aperture loaders
Smooth thumbnails view scrolling with many miniatures
New preference to set the grid size of the browser view
Preview window now remember user window size when preference 'Resize window to image size' is disabled
Fixed some weird crashes
Fixed Picasa authentication on Leopard and Snow Leopard machines
Fixed custom image name when uploading to Flickr
Lyn 1.2b4
- February 22, 2012 - BETA RELEASE
Lyn pre-releases are not proposed by default, added a new switch in Software Update preferences to enable the feature
Added editable comment and keywords fields
Added view and sort by menus to browser context menu
Move and copy file operations can now rename the files you're moving
Improved scrolling smoothness of thumbnail views
Fixed a crash in the batch change feature
Fixed a crash when SMB shares are mounted
Fixed refresh of the inspector's data and keyboard navigation
Fixed an issue with selection in thumbnails view
Lyn 1.2b3
- January 30, 2012 - BETA RELEASE
New! New layout with the ability to geo tagging photos
New optimizations for large image collections
Fixed a crash in the batch change feature
Fixed an issue when setting rating via context menu
Fixed a sorting issue in list view after selecting user mode
Fixed crashes when reading CS2 tiff on a PPC system
Fixed crashes on 10.5
Lyn 1.2b2
- January 14, 2012 - BETA RELEASE
New! Ability to browse network shares
Optimized thumbnails view
Fixed crash in the PPM loader
Fixed crash while browsing camera devices
Fixed an issue while sorting images with non-standard exif date format
Fixed memory leaks
Fixed an issue in the GeoTIFF parser
Fixed an issue when saving images with more than 8 bpp
Fixed updating of the exporters' image size field
Lyn 1.2b1
- December 31, 2011 - BETA RELEASE
New! Amazing fast thumbnail cache and full metadata filtering
New! Support for Finder's smart folders
New sorting methods: kind and exif date
Updated raw converter with support for Nikon 1, Fujifilm X10 and others
Faster JPEG loading and thumbnails cache
Fixed an crash after disallowing the handling of a Picasa account
Fixed a finalizing issue when saving images to disk
Fixed an issue when listing Volumes with disks without access permission
Fixed an issue with rotation and multiple crop
Fixed field editor's background color of metadata panels on Leopard (10.5)
Lyn 1.1.1
- October 17, 2011
New! Multi-account 500px exporter!
New! New preferences to set slideshow's background pattern for fun visual effects!
Implemented new Flickr OAuth authentication and speed up setup
Fixed an issue in theme handling
Fixed a background pattern display issue in strip view mode
Fixed a rare thumbnail's aspect-ratio display bug
Lyn 1.1
- October 8, 2011
New! New themes for fast switching of Lyn's appearance
New! New presets editor to create custom filename formats for batch operations
New! Multi-account Facebook exporter: publish to wall, existing or new albums
New! Multi-account Flickr exporter: publish to existing or new photosets, change cover photo and custom photo info
New! Multi-account Picasa Web Albums exporter: publish to existing or new albums with custom photo info
Updated raw converter with support for new cameras (Leica, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic)
Added new image filtering methods: rated, flagged and unrated
Brazilian Portuguese translation by Paulo Neto
Cosmetic changes for Lion
Implemented image flagging
New menu to draw metadata info (rating and flagging) in browser view
Implemented persistent IPTC editing and image crop via OpenMeta
Implemented batch IPTC editing
Remember batch rename fields info and inspector position
Updated libjpeg to latest release
Fixed a crash when moving a folder to trash
Fixed an issue when closing browser or image window
Fixed an issue regarding subfolders depth that made the application miss some subfolders during retrieval of directory listing
Fixed a crash at the end of the copy or rename operation
Fixed some data loading issues in list view mode and inspector
Fixed delayed thumbnail refresh after rating an image in the inspector pane
Fixed slideshow music on system with alternative iTunes library
Fixed a crash when attaching a phone
Fixed an issue that caused an unexpected thumbnail's cache flush
Fixed an issue that prevents 'Hide unknown formats' from recognizing unsupported files
Fixed a crash related to crop function
Fixed some annoying selection changes in strip view mode
Fixed background pattern of frames view
Lyn 1.1b5
- September 15, 2011
New! New themes for fast switching of Lyn's appearance
New! New presets editor to create custom filename formats for batch operations
Updated raw converter with support for new cameras (Leica, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic)
Fixed a crash when moving a folder to trash
Fixed an issue when closing browser or image window
Fixed an issue regarding subfolders depth that made the application miss some subfolders during retrieval of directory listing
Lyn 1.1b4
- September 1, 2011
New! Multi-account Flickr exporter: publish to existing or new photosets, change cover photo and custom photo info
New! Multi-account Picasa Web Albums exporter: publish to existing or new albums with custom photo info
Enhanced Facebook exporter to allow photo description customization of published photos
Fixed some Facebook related issues
Lyn 1.1b3
- August 16, 2011
New multi-account Facebook sharing: publish your photos to wall, existing or new albums
Added new image filtering methods: rated, flagged and unrated
Brazilian Portuguese translation by Paulo Neto
Fixed a crash at the end of the copy or rename operation
Fixed some data loading issues in list view mode and inspector
Fixed delayed thumbnail refresh after rating an image in the inspector pane
Fixed slideshow music on system with alternative iTunes library
Lyn 1.1b2
- July 27, 2011
Cosmetic changes for Lion
Implemented image flagging
New menu to draw metadata info (rating and flagging) in browser view
Fixed a crash when attaching a phone
Fixed an issue that caused an unexpected thumbnail's cache flush
Fixed an issue that prevents 'Hide unknown formats' from recognizing unsupported files
Lyn 1.1b1
- July 17, 2011
Implemented persistent IPTC editing via OpenMeta
Implemented batch IPTC editing
Remember batch rename fields info and inspector position
Updated dcraw with fixes and support for new cameras
Updated libjpeg to latest release
Fixed a crash related to crop function
Fixed some annoying selection changes in strip view mode
Fixed background pattern of frames view
Lyn 1.0.6
- May 25, 2011
New preference to select and play an iTunes playlist during slideshow
Fixed a crash related to non-destructive editing and metadata
Lyn 1.0.5
- May 11, 2011
Optimized performance for over-the-air or slow connection browsing!
Fixed a crash related to non-destructive editing feature when opening an image
Fixed a random crash while parsing metadata
Fixed a display issue after deselecting all the folders in the browser
Lyn 1.0.4
- May 8, 2011
Implemented deep folder scan via a global preference
Implemented image sorting by rating and labels
New preferences to set thumbnail/viewer/fullscreen background pattern for fun visual effects!
New preference to change the background color of the slideshow
New function to set an image as desktop picture
Implemented batch convert!
Fixed crash with Aperture libraries that has been moved from the original position
Disabled delete and rename of images that belong to a library
Fixed an issue that prevent pausing the slideshow while hitting the space bar
Synchronized image transformations between browser and viewer
Fixed an issue in image window that failed to center the image with zoom enabled
Fixed: the checkerboard pattern is now rendered correctly in fullscreen mode
Fixed a crash on Tiger/PPC
Lyn 1.0.3
- April 26, 2011
Easy browse your iPhoto, Aperture and Lightroom libraries
Sidebar places are now customizable
Implemented double click to exit from fullscreen
Updated dcraw with support to Canon 600D and 1100D and Sony A390
Try to restore folder view state between sessions
Fixed example name in batch rename panel
Fixed timer for animated gif
Lyn 1.0.2
- March 29, 2011
Japanese localization by Koichi MATSUMOTO
Browser's viewer can now display up to 18 selected images
Support for sending emails using Mailplane or Postbox
Implemented saving in browser
Turn off thumbnail border by default
Hide directories with invisibility flag set
Correctly read and parse IPTC metadata from TIFF images
Fixed copying thumbnails to a different volume
Correctly fix file extensions after switching saving file format
Correctly display some TIFF images recognized as RAW files
The folder in the browser window title now reflect the selected file name
Fixed a random crash when closing the browser window set to strip view mode
Fixed an incompatibility bug that prevents opening the save dialog on Tiger
Fixed loading 16-bit PSD images and some sort of broken TIFF
Fixed saving images with different frame sizes (some sort of not developed raw)
Lyn 1.0.1
- March 8, 2011
Improved list view drawing speed
Fixed registration issues on Tiger
Fixed selection of last selected path on localized systems
Fixed user sorting with two or more selected folders
Fixed crash when saving images without IPTC informations
Fixed a random crash when opening an image from list view
Fixed refresh of camera folder after switching device or memory card
Fixed refresh of Activity window's progress bar when copying camera files
Lyn 1.0
- March 5, 2011
Improved image loading time
Implemented image rating
Improved saving or replacing IPTC metadata during save operation
Updated dcraw to v9.06
Fixed a problem opening the browser when ~/Documents and ~/Pictures directories are not present
Fixed selecting a path in the Places section if the directory is an alias or symbolic link
Fixed: remember user's image arrangement of the selected folder when switching view
Fixed logic that enable menus of the browser window
Fixed loading 8/16 bit Tiff saved with strips and separated planes
Fixed loading RLE4 BMP images
Changing a proofing profile with onscreen proofing active will apply the new profile
Lyn 1.0b29
- January 30, 2011
Implemented drag and drop to import device images
Enhanced sidebar to support moving folders and trashing them
Implemented a new preference to enable shuffle sorting for slideshows started from the browser
Show the image resolution in the slideshow info line
Implemented image crop
Implemented new menus to invert, reduce and expand image selection
New preference to modify the thumbnail border color
Implemented pinch gestures to zoom the browser's thumbnails
Implemented batch rename
Fixed a crash when loading some big Tiff with separated planes
Fixed conversion for non-standard exif shutter speed
Fixed crash when starting Lyn with missing saved folders
Fixed an intermittent crash when saving an image
Fixed delay while playing animated gif
Fixed finder-like ordering for folders
Fixed display window for EXR images
Fixed zoom to selection
Lyn 1.0b28
- December 29, 2010
Enhanced save dialog with resizing support
Finder directory aliases are now displayed in the outline view
Implemented Finder like filename ordering
Added menu to start the slideshow with only selected images
Added menu to open the browser with the last selected folders regardless of the value of the "Start with last folders" pref. Shift-clicking on the Lyn icon has the same effect
Implemented a simple share by Email exporter
Various optimizations to nicely handle folders with 20000 images
Fixed crash in strip view when pressing Cmd-arrow key
Go to folder menu now work again
Fixed crash when loading some raw files from Sigma cameras
Fixed crash when saving a rotated image in a format that does not support Exif orientation
Lyn 1.0b27
- December 12, 2010
Implemented preference font for the slideshow title and additional switch to show/hide additional infos
Improved IPTC tags decoding
Changed behavior of return key to open/close single viewer or fullscreen
Implemented a simple save dialog
Fixed loading some kinds of PPM, PBM and PGM images
Fixed loading 8 bit PNG gray/alpha images
Fixed huge memory leaks in strip view mode
Lyn 1.0b26
- December 8, 2010
In strip view mode, enabled vertical scroll wheel to select next/previous image
Added context menu in the image viewer and open with custom application in the main menu
Increased the maximum thumbnail preview size to around 400 pixel
New preference to set the transparent color for the thumbnails
Fixed auto refresh of the current selected folder
Fixed OpenGL rendering of transparent images
Fixed creation of Open with submenu on Tiger
Fixed loading preview of images saved in an external device
Fixed a bug setting finder labels
Fixed loading and rendering of 1,2,4,8 bit PNG images
Fixed an issue that caused wrong rendering of rotated images in the print dialog
Fixed a crash when rendering an half size raw that doesn't contain an internal thumbnail (Leica & C.)
Lyn 1.0b25
- November 28, 2010
Implemented image reordering by drag and dropping selected images in icon and strip view
In case there is zero or one image selected, start the slideshow for all the selected images
Selecting a folder in the outline view does not expand its three anymore, press the disclosure triangle or double click to expand/collapse it
Added more information in thumbnail's tooltip
Decode rotation tag of Panasonic images
When browsing devices, grab thumbnail whenever possible
Implemented remote control in browser view and fixes for Snow Leopard
Implemented the slideshow preference switch 'Show titles' to display additional informations at the bottom of the screen
Implemented the preference switch 'Develop RAW images' to display developed raw image instead of its internal thumbnail representation
Updated dcraw with support of Nikon D7000, Canon 60D and others cameras
Fixed a sporadic crash in the thumbnail cache
Do not show scanners and multifunction printers in "Devices" list
In the browser, undo/redo will correctly select multiple folders
Fixed memory leaks in textures creation
When display raw thumbnail, set the image size of the raw file
Lyn 1.0b24
- November 12, 2010
Implemented Finder colored labels for thumbnails and folders
Implemented Quick Look feature on Snow Leopard and up
Fixed an issue that cause Lyn to crash when parsing BMP images with 1/2/4/8 bits
Fixed an issue that cause Lyn to fail to display JPEG 8 bit grayscale images
Fixed colors in the fullscreen Exif sidebar
Fixed an intermittent OpenGL flickering when viewing images in a separate window
Fixed an intermittent view misalignment when switching to strip view
Lyn 1.0b23
- November 5, 2010
Combined "Actual Size" and "Zoom to fit" menus
Renamed "Zoom To Panoramic" to "Zoom To Fill Screen"
Speedups when selecting more than one folder
Fixed and speedup for "hide unknowns files" option
Fixed nasty crashes when moving files to trash
Fixed an issue that could cause Lyn to hang the current copy operation
Lyn 1.0b22
- November 1, 2010
New preference flag to use arrow keys to switch image in zoom mode
Various speedups and optimizations in browser view for directory with thousands of images
Fixed updating viewer after closing and reopening it with the same selected image
Fixed tracking the selected image after opening an image by dropping it on the Lyn icon
Fixed a bug that sometimes, after attaching a volume, causes loosing the current browser selection
Fixed a bug that sometimes, on case-sensitive volume, prevents selecting the Picture directory
Fixed a bug that on some system failed to display the image centered in strip view mode
Fixed flickering when rotating an image
Fixed an issue that cause Lyn to stop responding when deselecting an image
Fixed a bug that sometimes free textures of the wrong group
Fixed red and green channel swapping on PPC systems
Fixed an issue that cause Lyn to stop responding after moving a file to trash
Fixed an issue that cause Lyn to always display non-image files
Fixed loading and rendering of interlaced PNG images
Lyn 1.0b21
- October 21, 2010
Implemented external device auto refresh
Implemented scroll wheel panning and zooming in strip view
Enabled zooming cursor in strip view mode
Decoded Leica M8 maker note, more Panasonic tags and more Nikon lenses
Implemented swipe gestures in browser area to change the current thumbnail selection
Fixed an issue that could cause Lyn to stop responding when parsing some movie files
Fixed logic in the suppression of the 'move to trash' alert dialog
Fixed zoom to fit in strip view mode
Fixed other possible causes of crashes on multicore cpus
Fixed random crashes when parsing Leica DNG files
Fixed color tint in OpenGL view introduced with the last render to texture update
Fixed image dimensions and placement in print dialog
Correctly update the strip view image area after a directory change
Fixed continuous thumbnail flushing in list view mode
Lyn 1.0b20
- October 14, 2010
Simplified menu's shortcuts
Added an alert dialog for move to trash action
Added full zoom support in strip view mode
Added devices section for browsing and viewing images in an external device such as an attached camera
Enabled OpenGL on systems that does not have the FBO
Fixed zoom control point for mouse and trackpad actions
Fixed: delete an image in browser window will select the next available image
Fixed slow down when creating bad thumbnails
Fixed memory leaks in slideshow
Fixed huge core image memory leaks
Lyn 1.0b19
- September 24, 2010
Added a checkbox in main preference panel to show file extension in browser and list view
Enhanced Go to Folder to support directory autocompletion
Supported CIE Lab with 8 and 16 bit tiff
Implemented move to trash in viewer
Implemented auto refresh of system volumes
Fixed: flip and rotation in browser view are propagated to other windows
Fixed crashes with animating images
Fixed random crashes when hiding non-image files
Fixed random crashes when an external program is writing a new image in a watched folder
Fixed listing a folder with many images
Lyn 1.0b18
- August 29, 2010
Changed behavior when clicking the Lyn icon: if opened show the image, otherwise the browser
Fixed crash using the browser navigator
Fixed: sometimes moving to the next picture display the first image in the folder
Fixed rotate buttons in the toolbar
Fixed: correctly update source list after a Finder rename
Lyn 1.0b17
- August 23, 2010
New main and toolbar icons
Improved scrolling in thumbnail view
Selecting or deselecting one or more folder does not cause a full thumbnail view redraw
Implemented thumbnail view animations
Fixed: show Exif informations of alias images
Fixed: start/stop animation menus and draw animation at full speed
Fixed crash in IPCT parser
Fixed: correctly terminate slideshow
Lyn 1.0b16
- August 9, 2010
Implemented simple folder managements (new, rename)
Implemented single image rename
Improved Exif inspector layout and animation buttons
Fixed loader for TIFF and JPEG CMYK by inverting inks
Fixed crash as a result of a file renamed by an external application
Fixed browser layout after switching from strip view
Fixed RAW loader when it try to open an external image file
Fixed zoom now correctly center the area under the mouse
Fixed shared thumbnail cache among view layouts
Fixed prevent screen dimming and sleep during slideshow
Fixed leaks with animated image
Fixed displaying the first image of the slideshow
Lyn 1.0b15
- July 24, 2010
Updated dcraw with support to Canon PowerShot SX20 IS, Sony DSLR-A450, Olympus E-620 and E-PL2
Implemented preference to loop images inside a folder
Fixed critical locking code responsible of random crashes
Fixed loading of Panasonic RW2 raw files
Lyn 1.0b14
- July 18, 2010
Implemented user sorting in list view mode
Implemented page up/down shortcuts to skip ten images at a time
Fixed crash after a tracked image is modified by an external program
Lyn 1.0b13
- July 13, 2010
Faster directory listing
Rearranged some menus and added a menu to open viewer
Removed image extension in main views
Dragging a folder to the thumbnail or list view will browse that folder
Fixed flickering in Exif sidebar when switching to list view and after changing selection
Fixed crash in metadata parser (thanks Pierre M.)
More robust GPS tags parser
Lyn 1.0b12
- June 15, 2010
Added separated preferences for thumbnail views layout
Added delete button in the toolbar
Rearranged some menus, added fullscreen menu and inactivate disabled menus
Flip and rotate are unified in all the views
Position the open image dialog to the initial directory or last selected folder
Updated jpeg lib to 8b
Updated png lib to 1.4.2
When Lyn crashes, at next launch open the crash reporter only
Added missing menu for show/hide thumbnails name
Fixed some regressions for Tiger
Fixed onscreen proofing in browser image viewer
Fixed layout of browser image viewer
Fixed possible crash when closing image window
Fixed crash when loading 16 bit rgba PNGs (thanks Ed B.)
Fixed some memory leaks
Fixed selection and keyboard movements in list view mode
Lyn 1.0b11
- June 8, 2010
Added frames inspector
Added menu item to show/hide thumbnail names
Added preference for changing thumbnail name and background color
Changed default list view font to Lucida Grande 10pt and linked to main font in preference panel
In strip view mode auto select the first visible image
Updated dcraw with support to Canon EOS 550D, AVT F-510C, Casio EX-Z1050, Samsung WB550, Sony NEX-3 and NEX-5, Panasonic DMC-G10, DMC-G2, Kodak EasyShare Z981, Olympus E-PL1, Fujifilm FinePix HS10, HS11 and FinePix S200EXR
Silently copying files without opening the activity window
Updated Pentax makernote tags
Added preference to select animated images loop
Fixed inspector and window size when opening and switching image
Fixed rotation gestures in thumbnail view
Fixed button for stopping animated images
Fixed crash with malformed maker note section (thanks Richard B.)
Fixed keyboard extended selection
Fixed BMP decoding (thanks Fred W.)
Fixed opening Feedback dialog and saving browser window position/dimension on Tiger (thanks Bert P.)
Lyn 1.0b10
- May 18, 2010
Implemented image rotation and magnification with gestures
Optimized internal thumbnail cache
Moved fullscreen controls to bottom of the screen
Fixed possible crash due to multi-threaded OpenGL operations
Fixed animation button over animated images
Fixed possible crash by switching from fullscreen to window mode
Lyn 1.0b9
- April 14, 2010
Implemented an OpenGL engine for fast and smooth panning and zooming
Implemented image navigation with scroll-wheel and magnify by command-scroll wheel
Implemented slideshow preferences for looping and adjustable delay
Enhanced fullscreen mode to support pan and zoom
Improved loading speed for RAW images
Implemented auto update of filesystem changes
Fixed potential memory leaks
Fixed slideshow transitions
Fixed size and position of the Exif inspector
Fixed assignment of color profile for RAW images
Lyn 1.0b7
- Mars 17, 2010
Implemented image viewer in browser window
Implemented strip thumbnail view
Enabled multiple images printing from browser window
Fixed crash with malformed Exif section
Enabled "Hide unknown formats" menu on Tiger
Lyn 1.0b6
- Mars 7, 2010
Implemented Drag and Drop from/to Lyn
Implemented Move to trash function
Added a menu switch to hide unknown file formats
Added a print accessory view to print up to 16 copies per pages, with auto orientation and paper size selection
Speed-up and optimizations
Fixed initialization of "Sort By" menu
Lyn 1.0b5
- February 9, 2010
Added preference switch to open image window maximized
Added preference switch to always start in a specific folder
Implemented Portable floatmap (PFM) image format
Fixed possible deadlock in thumbnail manager
Fixed parsing of GPS latitude/longitude tags
Fixed parsing of camera's tags on PPC systems
Lyn 1.0b4
- January 27, 2010
Display frame number in window's titlebar for multi-frame images
OpenEXR: disable pixel normalizations and set gamma to 2.2
Added some more shortcuts to browser and slideshow
Fixed crash after stopping the slideshow
Fixed position of fullscreen's control panel
Fixed JP2 initialization when dropping an image on to Lyn icon
Fixed thumbnail creation of 1 px thick images
Fixed Sparkle update version number
Lyn 1.0b3
- January 27, 2010
Display frame number in window's titlebar for multi-frame images
OpenEXR: disable pixel normalizations and set gamma to 2.2
Added some more shortcuts to browser and slideshow
Fixed crash after stopping the slideshow
Fixed position of fullscreen's control panel
Fixed JP2 initialization when dropping an image on to Lyn icon
Fixed thumbnail creation of 1 px thick images
Fixed Sparkle update version number
Lyn 1.0b3
- January 24, 2010
Implemented shuffle image sorting
Improved keyboard browser navigation
Fixed TIFF loading on PPC systems
Fixed slideshow with unrecognized images
Fixed reset of icon browser selection rectangle
Lyn 1.0b2
- January 15, 2010
Display images represented by Finder aliases
Improved browser keyboard navigation
Image loading speedup
Always center image window in multi windows configuration