PhotoX Release History

New Features and Major Enhancements

• Revise User Interface


• Preview Window supports keyboard control. Left/Right arrow to move to previous or next photo, O and F key for Original Size and Fit to Screen, R key to refresh the photo

• Improve the cover area for diagonal watermarking


• Retain viewing preference when switching photos in Preview windows


• Enhance software registration process


• Revise the software update process and provide details update log

• Update Quick Start Guide


• Compatible with Windows 8

• Update user manual and help file

• Close popup dialog with ESC key

• Minor bug fixes

• Improve software performance, reduce function call when watermarking photos

• New function: Photos can be uploaded to Google Picasa Album

• Improve registration process and raise the speed 50%

• Option to retain EXIF Jpeg Header in the output photo

• User interface tweak: shadow the margin box if not applicable

• Minor update on the text message in user interface

• Update Quick Start Guide

• Update User Guide


• Update Help Files

• Keep the maximize status of main windows


• Fix the validation issue in offline registration


• Revise the permission settings when installing the software

• Minor adjustment on License Registration dialog

• Fixed a minor issue in license registration

• Revised the wording used in User Interface

• Add pre-defined watermark stamp: Current Year

• Adjust usage of memory resources

• Provide right-click menu in Watarmark field

• Improve processing speed in converting photo to grayscale.

• Version increment for license security

• Enhance Software Update process

• Reduce database and resources loading when watermarking photo


• Optimize the process to read filename, date, and time for text watermark. Improve the speed of watermarking.

• Version Increment for license security

• Minor tweak in registration process


• Minor UI tweak in saving watermark profile

• Provide new tool to adjust brightness and contrast of photos.


• Enhance the version upgrade process to accommodate the server-side operation and reduce the size of upgrade pack.


• Update user guide and related documentation.

• Provides Watermark Wordings list, text for watermark can be loaded directly without typing

• Support Drag and Drop in photo processing list


• Minor tweak in registration dialog

• Revise Help File


• Revise registration process to facilitate the upgrade of license validation in server side

• Support photo in TIF format

• Show information of new version after update


• Revise registration process

• Provide automatic version update feature for registered copy


• Enhance startup performance by dynamic loading


• Enhance license security

• Optimize the diagonal alignment of watermark

• Speed up photo conversion process

• Lists corrupted images that cannot be converted after watermarking process


• Provides right-click menu for copy and paste in Registration Box


• Provides auto-recovery of embedded database and enhance software stability

• Strengthen license validation process for Windows 7

• Provide option to popup the output folder after conversion


• Enhance the startup screen and loading process


• Enhance the installation wizard to support Windows 7

• Rearrange the Multi-Effect tool as tab of main screen for easier access


• Provide silent mode operation for command line control


• Build pre-defined folder when program startup


• Provide tool-tips for different output folders

• Version increment for license validation enhancement

• Revise Documentation and Help File.

• Upgrade Database Kernel to v1.8 with higher stability and resolve locking problem.

• New Tool allows applying multiple effects on photos. User can for example, add watermark, convert to grayscale and generate thumbnail in one batch process.

• New database kernel for stability and better performance.

• Provide Refresh button in Preview, so changes on watermark can be shown immediately

• Provide Prev/Next button in Preview to view different photos


• Allows to drag in Preview


• Allows to add both horizontal and vertical strip


• When output, any existing files will be saved in backup folder


• Revise documentation

• Version Increment for license security

• Redesign user interface for better and easier control


• Simplify startup process in trial version


• Standardize the date format with leading zero


• Error/Exception logging feature


• Performance Improvement on Program Startup


• French Version

• User Interface Enhancement: Fit different screen resolutions


• User Interface Enhancement: File Open Dialog with descriptive title and button.


• Allow to change the watermark margins


• Simplify the output process

• Allow multiple pre-defined stamps added to photos.


• Add pre-defined stamp: Current Date and File Date


• Enhance Registration Process: No restart is needed after registration


• Performance Enhancement: Speed up conversion process


• Minor Interface Enhancement: Message in dialog boxes

• Add Strip Tool: Support horizontal and vertical strip


• Add Strip Tool: Adjustable strip interval


• Minor Interface Enhancement: Alert Message


• Revise Help file


• Fading Out option: Support fading scale


• Minor Interface Enhancement: Browse Button


• Fully support CYMK jpeg format

• Provides auto conversion on copyright & register symbol


• Enhance preview screen to support "Fit-to-screen" preview


• Support "Add Folder" feature


• Provides bonus tool "Fade Out" effect


• Supports larger font size up to 144


• Supports different fonts that installed on the machine


• Provides three type of text effects: Shadow, Engrave and Outline


• Provides two bonus tools: Adding Strip on Images and Thumbnail Generation.


• Provides German User-interface


• Provides option to save the default source and destination folder


• Minor changes on interface to make it more user-friendly


• Provides Simplified Chinese User-interface


• Minor User Interface enhancements


• Provides bonus tool: Thumbnail Generation


• Provides bonus tool: Add Strip


• Speed-up loading time when startup


• Fully compatible with Vista


• User Interface Enhancement


• Performance Improvement:
  Speed up batch processing in watermark stamping


• Support Command Line Control


• Watermark Profile:
  Watermark settings can be saved and restored


• Grayscale batch conversion tool added