Topaz Studio 2 Changelog

Our product release notes will also be posted to our community forums, were you can discuss them and give feedback on any changes we've made.

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v 2.3.1

February 26, 2020

New Features

• Healing and Recovery Tools

Changes

• RAW file processing enhancements

Fixes

• Fixed DeNoise AI v2.0 plug-in being greyed out in the plug-in menu
• Fixed Windows installer creating nested directories by default on non-default hard drives
• Fixed Mac installers failing due to .plist file settings
• Fixed Mac installer permission issues
• Fixed an issue where the crop tool would be "squished" if there was an AI plug-in in the filter stack
• Fixed a bug that caused the log folder button in the Help menu to open to the wrong directory
• Fixed a bug with Authenticate Product Ownership button not working for users that recently changed their password

v 2.2.0
November 7, 2019

New Features

• 40 new Looks

Change

• New installers

v 2.1.1
October 7, 2019

Fix

• No longer crashes on Mac when coming from Lightroom or opening certain TIFFs
• No longer crashes when closing or opening an image after viewing Flare presets
• Added a missing cancel button when using the open file dialog with unsaved changes
• Recent file menu should now go away after you select a file
• Crop overlay will no longer stick around if you click the crop button to cancel
• Auto-located stars moving in some cases has been fixed
• Flare presets have been cleaned so they no longer include their own star positions
• Flare presets will now respect your chosen auto locate setting instead of applying their own
• Made removal of stars more forgiving, so you don't need to be as precise on large images
• The dropdown accept option in plugin mode should now work as intended

v 2.1.0

October 2, 2019

New

• New Flare filter has been added with Star tool
• Filter level presets now display a thumbnail and work similar to Looks
• Added a reset button to the top right of the cropping panel
• There's now a button to swap between landscape and portrait aspect ratios in the cropping tool
  
• Brush mask can now be toggled so you can drag and mask easier
  
• Some dialogs for close confirmation now have a cancel option for when you change your mind

Change

• Mask and filter panels no longer stay open when cropping panel is opened
• Sliders should now reflect what value they're at
  
• Save look button is now inactive if there have been no changes
• Filter level presets have been moved to their own dedicated section below the filter control panel
• You can now double click the crop box to apply
• Cropping tool apply and cancel buttons have been moved to the bottom

Fix

• Improvements to program stability
  
• Images should no longer be squished when sent back to Photoshop
  
• Images should no longer load in the wrong orientation
  
• Users importing RAW files should no longer have them turned magenta
  
• Scrolling through looks quickly will no longer crash
  
• Masking a cropped and rotated image should now work
  
• Input should no longer be lost when typing in values manually in crop
  
• Filter layer icons should no longer disappear when resetting a filter
  

v 2.0.13
September 23, 2019

Change

• Updated Splash Screen Image

Fix

• Fixed Topaz Studio 2 Lightroom Preset will now launch Studio 2 as expected.

v 2.0.12
September 3, 2019

New

• Added plugin support for AI products
• Added inches, centimeters, and millimeters options to both resize and crop
• Added lock functionality to cropping

Change

• Updated style across the app
• Changed "Stain Glass" look to "Stained Glass"

Fix

• Fixed aspect ratio of mask on filters
• Fixed collapsed tabs resetting when switching between menus
• Fixed look panel overlapping crop panel
• Fixed color theme style
  

v 2.0.10
August 13, 2019

Fix

• Fixed bug where images would be blurry when imported from Photoshop
• Fixed controls being dragged inside the sidebar on touchscreen devices
• Fixed Text filter's box from getting stuck in some situations
• Fixed Text filter acting strangely when given no text
• Fixed resizing after a crop bringing in the wrong dimensions
• Fixed rotation hint arrows on crop pointing the wrong way

New Feature

• Added basic Wacom tablet/stylus   support for windows users

v 2.0.9
August 9, 2019

Fix

• Fixed sliders not updating to the values they were dragged to
  
• Fixed previews being wrong after cropping
  
• Fixed the texture manager hover boxes sticking in some cases
  
• Fixed search textbox not being focused when searching for a look
  
• Fixed masking being off after cropping
  
• Fixed image view being off after cropping
  
• Fixed some textures showing up as black boxes due to missing resources

v 2.0.8
August 8, 2019

New Feature

• Added bulk import for textures
• Added ability to edit texture names in the texture manager
• Added multi-select deletion from texture manager

Fix

• Fixed text filter leaving behind edit box when deleting the layer
• Fixed text overlap issues in texture browsers
• Fixed transparent textures having a shadow of the base image on them

v 2.0.7
August 7, 2019

New Feature

• Crop/Rotate/Straighten added
• Added ability to manage textures
• Image Navigator added

Change

• Save as Project File in Photoshop or External Editor mode from File Menu

Fix

• Corrected Issue with scrolling to bottom controls in Filter Panel
• Corrected issue wehre the mask brush would linger after masking, closing, and opening new image

v 2.0.6
August 5, 2019

New Feature

• Tools menu added with a Toggle Histogram option - more tools to come
• Ability to Create, Import form TS1, Use, Remove Custom Filter Presets
• Names have been added to textures
• Name Search in Texture, AI ReMix, and Digital Frame added

Change

• Increased histogram brightness
• Histogram has been relocated to the right side of the bottom tool bar

Fix

• Fixed issue preventing tiff files from opening on windows machines

v 2.0.5
August 1, 2019

New Feature

• Histogram is now available
• Filter Presets are now available
• TS1 Custom and Favorite Effects can now be converted to TS2 My Looks (can be run more than once, overwrites any look in My Looks with the same name)

Change

• Updated UI in Filter control panels to not clip top control

Fix

• Fixed issue where sometimes a recent filter would not add to the effect stack when clicked

v 2.0.4
July 31, 2019

New Feature

• Add Filter Panel now remembers last viewed state (Filters, Favorites, Recent) 
• Add Look Panel now remembers last viewed state (category, sort, thumbnail size)
• TS1 Custom and Favorite Effects can now be converted to TS2 My Looks (can be ran more than once, overwrites any look in My Looks with the same name)

Fix

• Fixed a UI bug where "Effects" in the Add Filter Panel should be called "Filters"

v 2.0.3
July 30, 2019

New Feature

• Added Reduce Noise Filter
• Added Ability to Copy and Paste a Mask
• Added Search by Look Name
• Focal Blur Rememberance and visual fixes

Change

• No longer displays blue and spinner when processing slider changes in Photoshop Mode 

v 2.0.2
July 29, 2019

Fix

• Fixed crash on export or saving back to host editor for TIFF images.

New Feature

• Tool to migrate your personal presets from Classic Studio into Looks in Studio 2 has been added to the Help Menu.
• Brightness/Contrast Filter has been added to the list of Filters

Change

• Filter Favorites List is now sorted alphabetically within categories.

v 2.0.1
July 26, 2019

Fix

• Fixed bug where opening the app via an associated .ts2 file on mac would open in external editor mode.

v 2.0.0
July 24, 2019
Topaz Studio 2 Initial Release