Hello all,
I have spent few weeks working on the Sandboxed version of the PhotoStyler, but, unfortunately, 6.2 had a nasty bug that affected new users: it fails on export to image file. This issue has been fixed in 6.3, plus I have added some requested features like “Motion Blur” and “Radial Blur” filter. But the main new here is that non-MAS version of the app IS NOT Sandboxed anymore. The reason is pretty simple: it blowed out my mind and I simply can’t keep all the features of the app working on the Sandbox. For instance, built-in Crash reporter and Updater don’t work in Sandbox

So, the Sandboxing is turned on for the AppStore build only and it’s dropped in the regular 6.3 version. I’m not yet sure how to fix this in the future, but I’ll try to unify the builds 100%.

Regards,
G.

Hello everyone,
PhotoStyler 6.2 is available on the website and AppStore as well. This time we synchronized the releases since the update mostly fixes AppStore versions sandboxing issues. Actually, since 6.2 both versions of the app are sandboxed. What’s new:

• Few new presets.
• Fix: Textures library drag’n drop.
• Fix: External files linking.
• Fix: Bokeh rendering issues and performance.
• Fix: Presets being shown partially.
• Fix: Levels filter crash and rendering issues.

We are going to release 1-2 updates for 10.6, after that the app will be focused on 10.7 and upcoming 10.8.

Regards,
G.

Hello all,
AppStore users of the 6.1.1 faced an issue with external files and Textures library drag’n drop, both issues were caused by some glitches in the new sandboxed version of the app. I’m working on the update and 6.2 ill be send onto the AppStore this week. Hope it will get reviewed quick.

As for the closed down sharing compatibility – it will be back, but later. I’m still working on a new sharing library and we already have Facebook and Flickr support. This one looks better and is much more stable, but it will take a while to polish it + it requires Mac OS 10.7 to run. So, nearest release of the PhotoStyler will no include this library since I’m trying to keep 10.6 support as long as possible.

Regards,
G.

Hello everyone,
What’s going on inside the Neatberry? Well, I have some plans to build the PhotoStyler 6.2, another fixes and improvements plus few small features. Further (after 6.2) PhotoStyler development will be focused on the 10.7 platform. Also, I’m going to release new Fumy, one of the important details here is the bug with messed up exports. If you face a problem with an export which looks like horizontal lines instead of the image – please, let me know, I need some references to sort the problem.

At last, I’m working on a new project and on the new sharing framework. Facebook integration is already done and this time it works properly

Regards,
G.

Hello all,
The update is available for download now.

G.

Hello all!
New version of the Fumy app is almost ready. Here is a screenshot of the app window:

Right on the screenshot you can see few improvements: the Navigator panel and the Templates panel. The first one is pretty simple and I’m sure everybody knows how to use it. As for the Templates – well, it’s the most requested feature, the tool that allows you to save and load Brush Settings. Now you can save and re-use in the future any smoke brush you find interesting!

In addition to this, I’ve made some minor improvements, bugfixes and since version 2.1 Fumy will support canvas DPI.

This update will be published soon, stay tuned!
G.

Hello all,
Today we have published PS6.1.1 and LightFrame3.0.1. I have spent a lot of time working around a problem with 10.7, but the fix I did, unfortunately, hurt the performance of the underlaying graphics library, which affected both PS and LF. Today’s fix removes all the stability and performance issues caused by the previous updates.

Regards,
G.

P.S. Both build has been submitted to the AppStore, I expect them to appear in the beginning of the next week.

Hello,
LightFrame update has been released. The change list:

• Updated presets filter.
• Updates presets library.
• Updates textures library.
• Renewed user interface.
• Photosharing: Flickr, Facebook, iPhoto.
• Various bugfixes.

In the nearest future I’m going to update Fumy (DPI and other tasty things), stay tuned!

Regards,
G.

P.S. AppStore version has been also submitted.

Hello,
New bug-fixing release is here. The change list:

• Few new presets.
• Fix: Crashes on 10.6 (some video cards).
• Fix: Incorrect DPI mapping. 6.1 keeps proper DPI during the export.
• Fix: Crash on export to Flickr

G.

Hello everyone!
At last, the “PhotoStyler” 6 is available on the Mac AppStore. The store representes the latest “6.0.2″ build with some bugfixes, we have also updated the website version.
In addition to Styler, we have published a small bugfixing release for the “Fumy” app, 2.0.1 fixes crashes on resize and “bucket” tool, this been has been sent into the AppStore, but isn’t yet available.

Oh, and the last detail: PhotoStyler, LightFrame and Sketcher app in MAS are available with 50% discount. This price will stay up to 1-3 January (depending on app). Happy Holidays!

Regards,
G.