Unless noted you can get updated and new plug-ins without downloading the newest release of PictureSync itself. Simply open the add account dialog to show new plug-ins, or choose Help>Check for Updates for updated plug-ins.
You will be automatically notified of important updates.Version 1.8
- 20th September '09; r18
- bug fix: this build supports OS X 10.6 'Snow Leopard'
- tweak: support for 10.5 and prior removed (1.8r17 for 10.3-10.5 is available on the website)
- tweak: support for Aperture removed
- 8th June '09; r17
- tweak: licence reminders removed (all functionality is now free)
- bug fix: incompatible with case sensitive filesystems since 10.5.x
- bug fix: support for Expression Media 2
- 1st August '08; r16
- bug fix: {Aperture} compatibility with Aperture 2.x
- bug fix: services (links panel in information drawer) not loading
- bug fix: selecting multiple images and choosing 'Forget uploads' resulted in an error
- bug fix: error when using to 'Choose folder'
- 8th December '07; r15
- feature: you can toggle resizing for all your account from the PictureSync menu
- tweak: {10.5} faster thumbnail generation for images without embedded previews
- bug fix: preservation of metadata from RAW images
- bug fix: {Aperture} compatibility with Aperture 1.5.6
- bug fix: {Lightroom} retrying failed uploads reported alias/file not found
- bug fix: {10.5} Error on Forget Uploads with nothing selected (all items)
- bug fix: no video thumbnails
- tweak: {Aperture} 'Import From' selection removed (instead select images then launch PictureSync/click open)
- 28th October '07; r14
- bug fix: fixes 'where is application {x}' errors due to erroneous Xcode 3.0 compile [since r13]
- 27th October '07; r13
- bug fix: adds plugin compatibility with OS X 10.5 Leopard
- 21st October '07; r12
- tweak: further metadata preservation improvements
- feature: {Expression Media} you can now open items selected from different catalogs and other applications
- feature: {Aperture} choose an export preset per-account for resizing
- tweak: {Aperture} faster import (export now takes place during upload)
- bug fix: {Aperture} caption was not being read (since Aperture v1.5.4)
- bug fix: some Unicode characters were causing errors saving metadata
- bug fix: latitude of 0 was causing an error saving metadata
- 10th October '07; r11
- bug fix: general metadata preservation improvements when used with resizing, colour conversion and rotation, particularly from Expression Media/MediaPro.
- 8th October '07; r10
- bug fix: {Google Earth} delimiter error with some European languages.
- 30th September '07; r07
- bug fix: {Lightroom} choose folder error when using the export action without previously running PictureSync
- 18th September '07; r06
- feature: support for the new FTP plugin with per-file progress and sub-directory selection
- 15th September '07; r05
- bug fix: {MediaPro/Expression Media} uploads from were not remembering their upload state [since r04]
- 5th September '07; r04
- tweak: {Aperture} uploads now store the upload state and online ID (per master)
- 30th August '07; r03
- bug fix: with resizing enabled, images smaller than the specified size were being scaled up; small images are now uploaded at their actual size
- 1st August '07; r02
- tweak: Aperture Longitude inverted (this is a fix for a bug in Aperture and will be valid for v1.5.3 only)
- 28th July '07; r01
- bug fix: 'OpenedFrom' error with Growl installed
- 24th July '07;
- note: see this weblog post for details
- feature: support for Microsoft Expression Media
- feature: installs an Export preset for Lightroom v1.1
- feature: new 'Creator Tool' rule field
- feature: {Facebook} plugin
- tweak: licence reminder when importing from xMedia or Aperture
- tweak: double-click on disk image to install
Version 1.7
- 2nd May '07; r02
- bug fix: status not remembered for movies
- bug fix: QuickTime settings inaccessible
- bug fix: {Photobucket} authentication errors
- 8th April '07; r01
- feature: {VOX} plugin supports all features
- feature: {Zooomr} beta plugin
- feature: licence nag dialog and 'Upload by PictureSync' captions removed when unlicenced
- bug fix: online status not recognised when reopening files
- bug fix: compatibility with multi-byte character sets (e.g. Chinese, Japanese) when set as primary language
- tweak: faster checking (especially with many albums)
- tweak: {Flickr, Fotki} upgraded and faster
- tweak: {23} reinstated plugin
Version 1.6
- 20th October '06; r33
- bug fix: {MediaPro} incorrect error handling of hidden items
- bug fix: $filename variable not working in rules; titles appearing with file extensions
- 11th October '06; r32
- bug fix: JPEG quality preference always set to 90% (default is 80%)
- bug fix: rules might not have applied on read
- tweak: {FTP} updated plug-in now available for 1.6
- 10th October '06; r31
- bug fix: error writing annotations with rules
- tweak: suppressed invisible annotation error warning in fullscreen
- 6th October '06; r30
- bug fix: missing metadata upon upload (since r29)
- tweak: {FotoTime} updated plug-in
- 5th October '06; r29
- bug fix: error when closing fullscreen view
- bug fix: annotations being saved even if they had not been changed
- bug fix: Aperture disabled in the 'Import From' dialog
- bug fix: iView MediaPro setup occurring at every launch
- 4th October '06; r27
- feature: entirely Universal on Intel Macs for much improved import speed (v1.5 was only partially Universal)
- feature: improved pictures list (10.4 only) can now be reordered using drag and drop and sorted (Edit menu); sort setting is remembered between launches so you can (for example) have opened pictures automatically sorted by date before upload
- feature: ratings (not supported from iPhoto, blame Apple)
- feature: plug-ins—services are now managed as individual plug-ins that are installed and updated automatically
- feature: {Aperture} support for v1.5; selected pictures are now automatically opened; (prior versions are no longer supported)
- feature: {Lightroom} support for importing and exporting to Lightroom XMP; 'read XMP sidecars' preference; enables reading of metadata in conjunction with Adobe Lightroom; rule for swapping Lightroom Title/Object fields
- feature: geocoding with (basic) Google Earth integration; geotagging rule (new users only)
- feature: rules can be applied when reading or saving annotations (or when uploading); added an 'is not' condition for rules; new fields—rating (empty for unrated, or 0-100), latitude and longitude (empty, or decimal degrees, negative for S/W)
- feature: {Buzznet} upgraded and video support added
- feature: {Flickr} you can now choose a set (Upload To...) when updating previously uploaded pictures and they will be added to that set
- tweak: improved tabs in the information drawer
- tweak: you can now tab to the next field from the caption
- tweak: unsupported items are summarised seperately after upload
- tweak: {iView MediaPro} image conversion options are now specified on a per-account basis, the relevant dialog is shown when the sizing setting is turned on; a new default (PictureSync Resize) is used, change your settings after upgrading if you've been using custom settings
- tweak: enabled saving of annotations modified by rules upon import
- tweak: option to finish the current upload when stopping uploads (can be used to pause uploads, by then uploading again later)
- tweak: account descriptions can be changed (renamed)
- tweak: you can now drag folders onto PictureSync's icon
- tweak: skips the <picasastamp> data that Picasa badly stores in the IPTC Contact (People) field
- tweak: 'Import' commands renamed 'Open'
- tweak: you can now drag files onto the open button when the list is not showing
- bug fix: most if not all issues from prior versions are now resolved
- note: {23} now uses the Flickr API plug-in (existing accounts are updated; specify 23hq.com as your server in the account settings when adding a new account)
Full history (includes older releases)