Decoration 5.0 has just been released. Decoration is an image batch processor. Layer effects on top of each others and apply the effects to multiple images.
What’s new:
Effects:
- Added EdgeBorderFilter effect
- Added RandomDecoFileFilter effect
- Added CollageFilter effect
- Added possibility to pass a color gradient instead of a plain color for some filters.
- Added new ways to merge image with current image for Image Over project
- Added option to draw outline of text
- Added inner shadow option in drop shadow effect
- Improved computing size of text
- Improve speed to detect if rotation of image is needed
- Set upright effect will keep the Jpeg quality if it’s the only filter
- Fixed Rescale filter for transparency
- Fixed some filters (like Crop) not working correctly with % or ‰
- Fixed Border to not accept gradient as not supported
- Fixed Gradient Frame to always set the gradient based on the image size
- Fixed applying gradient to text sometimes incorrect
- Moved Scratch Weave effects to the Texture category
User Interface:
- Keep history and bookmarks for Add from web field
- Keep history and bookmarks for “Save in” field
- Added copy and paste button to filters list
- Added apply only selected effects and apply all but selected effects toggle buttons
- Possibility to drag the image in the preview to other applications (hold the shift key)
- Improved quality of rendered image in preview
- Added remember chosen images and text over restart
- Button Generator : Add text filter with name if not already added
- Possibility to use %DECO% in output options rename suffix to specify the name of the last used deco file
- Fixed choosing bold and italic for a font problem
- Fixed update preview after preview & cancel in edit effect
Application:
- New website
- New website location: https://www.japplis.com/decoration/
- New logo created with Decoration
- New licensing model: 100 processed files free each month
- New application icon
- New location for processed YupRight images: Decoration app directory/yupright-processed-photos.txt
- Cleaned up code by refactoring long methods
- Upgraded from java-image-scaling 0.8.5 to 0.8.7 Snapshot (May 2022) and license from LGPL to BSD
- Upgraded JHLabs Filters library from 2.0.235 (2008) to 2.0.236 (2022)
New application frameworks:
- Main window always on top
- Transparent main window
- Skins (More than 20, including many dark themes)
- Define proxy to access internet
- Feedback form
- Better error reporting
- New about dialog
- See changes
- Check for updates
- Show licenses
- Show system infos, including logs
- Installers include a recent Java Runtime
- Mac OS installer is now dmg file signed and notarized
