Release Notes

Version 3.0.6 - June 22, 2015   

Free Update for All Version 3 Users - To upgrade to this version simply click the button above and install. You will not have to reactivate the plug-in.

• Added installer support for Photoshop CC 2015.

Version 3.0.5 - April 8, 2014

• Corrected a problem with a blank preview in Greater Compatibility and Software Rendering modes.
• Reduced memory usage during interactive operation of the plug-in dialog.
• Made error handling more robust, e.g., for memory allocation failures.
• Higher quality results through improvements to internal pixel management routines.
• Corrected an underflow causing an incorrect brightness for the dimmest light source in the image.

Version 3.0.4 - April 5, 2014

• Corrected a problem with older GPUs where only a white preview would be shown.
• More robust error handling, e.g., for memory allocation failures.
• Improvements to ToolTip help wording.
• Addition of installer support for the next release of Photoshop.

Version 3.0.3 - March 14, 2014

• Higher quality and faster preview - better GPU acceleration than ever.
• Fastest and most accurate image analysis yet.
• The max size image you can process on a 32 bit system has been increased through better RAM management.
• Radically improved performance through increased multithreading and use of SSE2 instructions.

Version 3.0.2 - January 29, 2014

• Added a Control-Alt-0 (zero) keyboard shortcut for "Zoom to 100%" for greater concordance with Photoshop.
• Corrected a problem where the Show or Hide tool could be dragged to the edge of the image while the preview was zoomed out and miss some effects at the very edge.
• Changed the detection of the capabilities of certain nVidia GPUs so that the default initial OpenGL setting will be "Higher Quality" instead of "Greater Compatibility". This will give new users a better first experience.
• Corrected a text field in the Options dialog so the text will show fully when the desktop is at 125% size.
• Fixed a problem where a selection mask could be interpreted wrongly during initial analysis, causing some highlights to be missed.

Version 3.0.1 - January 26, 2014

What's New In Version 3.0

• New Spike Spread effect!
• Cleanest and most refined looking results yet.
• New configurable UI choices from Dark to Light.
• New Effect Editor.
• New control usability features.
• Everything highly optimized to make operation faster.
• Excellent Photoshop integration - familiar plug-in operation.
• Installer support for the latest releases of popular image editors.
• StarFilter Pro 3 can coexist on the same machine with versions 1 and 2.

StarFilter Pro 1.x and 2.x Users

• You are eligible for discounted upgrade pricing!  Don't miss out on this fantastic deal!

Click here to see the StarFilter Pro 2 release history.

Click here to see the StarFilter Pro version 1 release history.