BatchPhoto — Version History

BatchPhoto 5.0.1 — November 16, 2023

Fixed issue with 8-bit JPEG images
Fixed crash when introducing an incomplete activation code
Additional bug-fixes and improvements

BatchPhoto 5.0 — July 20, 2023

Windows Updates

Updated for Windows 11
Switched from 32 bits (x86) to 64 bits (x86_64)
Updated to support any desktop scale factor (100 - 300%)
New setup format with a stronger (EV) signature

Mac Updates

Universal Mac app (Apple Sillicon & Intel)
Updated for macOS Ventura (13)
The app is now Notarized by Apple

Functionality (Win & Mac)

SFTP support for securely uploading your images!
New thumbnails film strip view in Step 2
Option to test the (S)FTP connection
Other interface improvements

Hot Folders (Monitor)

BatchPhoto Monitor can now download and upload images via SFTP!
Option to recreate the folder structure on SFTP
Option to test the (S)FTP connection

Image Formats (Win & Mac)

HEIF - Added support for Apple's High Efficiency Image Format
WEBP - Added support for Google's image format
AVIF - New image format derived from the keyframes of AV1 video
Additional new formats: AAI, APNG, AVI, BAYER, BPG, BRF, CALS, CUBE, DDS, EXR, FARBFELD, FL32, FLIF, FTXT, GRAYA, HDR, HRZ, JSON, JXL, KERNEL, MSL, ORA, CLIPBOARD, PCL, PES, PHM, PNG00, PNG48, PNG64, QOI, RGB565, RGF, STRIMG, UBRL, UBRL6, X, YAML

BatchPhoto Espresso 1.2 — August 15, 2021

Updated Crop filter
Updated Resize filter

BatchPhoto Espresso 1.1 — July 3, 2020

Improvements to Batch processing of images
New and updated image formats

BatchPhoto 4.4 — June 21, 2019

Graphic Filters (Win & Mac)

Watermark-Text - Added keywords with fields from the EXIF metadata
Watermark-Text - Added GPS keywords for Latitude, Longitude, and Altitude
Date - Added date format with comma after day (US standard)
Contrast - Adjusted filter range

Image Formats (Win & Mac)

Updated support for new DSLR digital cameras

Functionality (Win & Mac)

Edit Names - Added option to reset the counter for each folder
Removed upload to Facebook and Flickr for security concerns

Mac Updates

Updated for macOS Mojave (10.14)
Fixed icon for the Monitor app
Removed support for OS X El Capitan (10.11) due to compatibility issues

BatchPhoto 4.3 — April 12, 2018

Graphic Filters (Win & Mac)

Watermark-Mask - New filter to add an image overlay over the entire image
Watermark-Text - Added option to watermark photos with different texts from a text file
Watermark-Text - Added copyright symbol keywords
Date - Added the option to stamp only the time

Functionality (Win & Mac)

Monitor - Updated to use MD5 checksums to prevent reprocessing issue for some RAW image formats
Monitor - Improved speed between folder scans
BatchPhoto is now available in the Spanish language
Updated localizations for the Italian, German, French, and Japanese languages
Fixed check for new versions via HTTPS

Mac Updates

Updated for macOS High Sierra (10.13)
Removed support for OS X Lion (10.7), Mountain Lion (10.8), Mavericks (10.9), and Yosemite (10.10) due to compatibility issues

BatchPhoto Espresso — April 10, 2017

BatchPhoto Espresso, the free online & mobile version of BatchPhoto has been released!

Batch process multiple images in one session!
Convert to dozens of image formats, including: JPG, PDF, PNG, TIF, GIF
Transform: Crop, Resize, Rotate
Touch-Up: Auto Contrast, Brightness, Comment, Hue & Saturation, Noise Reduction, Sharpness
Effects: Black & White, Charcoal, Negate, Sepia, Swirl
Easily rename photos

BatchPhoto 4.2 — August 18, 2016

Functionality (Win & Mac)

Powerful new Details view in Step 1 for visualizing and sorting thousands of images
Sort photos in Step 1 by Name, Type, Date Taken, Dimensions, Size, Location, Camera, F-stop, Exposure, ISO, DPI, Color, Coordinates, and even Altitude!
Updated Facebook upload option
Fix: Changing photos in Step 2 sometimes caused the app to crash

Graphic Filters (Win & Mac)

Resize - Added new option: 'Don't upscale images that are smaller than specified size'
Resize - Added two decimal precision for the Percents option and updated interface
Auto Crop - Added the option to specify a custom ratio and the 3:2 predefined ratio
Auto Crop - New option to select the crop region as Left/Top, Center, or Right/Bottom
Crop - Added two decimal precision for the Percents option. Updated cropping rectangle to be visible on white backgrounds

Image Formats (Win & Mac)

Updated support for new DSLR digital cameras

BatchPhoto 4.1.1 — February 22, 2016

Win & Mac Updates

Fix: Some images with wrong EXIF fileds crashed the app

Win Updates

Updated digital signature of setup and executables to the more secure SHA256 method

Mac Updates

Fix: Date filter settings window displayed artefacts
Fix: Font size for some interface elements was too large

BatchPhoto 4.1 — December 05, 2015

(10-Year Anniversary Update)

Windows Updates

Full support for Windows 10
Support for High DPI in Windows (200% scaling equivalent with Retina on Mac)

Mac Updates

Full support for OS X El Capitan
Support for Retina displays in BatchPhoto Monitor
The help has been moved from in-application to a web based solution. This also solves the problem with launching the help from the Mac App Store version

Functionality (Win & Mac)

Improvements to the drag & drop feature in the Comment, Date, Watermark*, Resize, and Crop filters
The option to pause the photo processing, very useful when processing thousands of photos in one session
Tab focused on the first control in the filter settings for easier keyboard editing
Fix: Issue in BatchPhoto Monitor that prevented it from processing tens of thousands of images in one session

Graphic Filters (Win & Mac)

Date - Fully customize the appearance of the stamp with new features like customizable font, stroke effect, shadow effect, and even a background bounding-box
Date - Select from a multitude of preset date formats, custom date separators, and to show the time with seconds
Date - Correct the date/time if it was incorrectly recorded by your digital cameras
Rotate - Added the condition to only rotate the Portrait or the Landscape photos
Resize - Range limits for the width and height fields to prevent accidental mistyping of large values
Comment - More precise stamp positioning and Alpha values in percents
The option to maximize the window for all graphical filters

Image Formats (Win & Mac)

Support for new DSLR digital cameras and RAW image formats

BatchPhoto 4.0.2 — November 05, 2014

Win & Mac Updates

Updated visual drag & drop zones for the Annotate filters
Updated Auto Crop filter to show original image in background
Fix: Seldomly the application failed to launch
Fix: Projects, profiles, and scripts didn't work with paths containing special characters
Fix: The Auto Gamma filter was not working properly
Fix: The Crop filter was not working properly when dragged to the edges
Fix: Projects did not preserve the image order from Step 1
Fix: Edit Names counter could not start from 0

Mac Updates

Support for OS X Yosemite!

BatchPhoto 4.0.1 — August 26, 2014

Win & Mac Updates

Fix: Date filter - Incorrect date/time values for some photos
Fix: Watermark-Logo filter - Locks with some images
Fix: Monitor - Disable Notifications
Updated Icons for Filters

Mac Updates

Fix: Failed to write error on Mac
Fix: Unable to write GIF images on Mac
Fix: Profiles not working on Retina Macs

BatchPhoto 4.0 — July 15, 2014

Windows Updates

Completely rewritten user interface!
Fix: Option to set file creation date as original

Mac Updates

BatchPhoto is now fully Retina-ready!
New Options for Multi-Page Formats
Option to set file creation date as original
Fix: Resolved file dialog issues on Mavericks

Functionality (Win & Mac)

Drag & drop functionality for filters (Date, Watermark, Crop, Resize, Comment)
New Dark-theme interface
One single universal version for Windows & Mac! Before 4.0 we used to have separate versions.
New Codes for product activation. If you are eligible for update to 4.0 you can retrieve your new code automatically
Scripts - Option to disable all notifications
Scripts - Option to hide processing and confirmation windows
Improved "Check for New Versions"

Graphic Filters (Win & Mac)

Date, Comment - Drag & drop to position the text, to adjust the size, and to rotate
Watermark-Text, Watermark-Logo - Drag & drop to position the stamp, to resize, and to rotate
Resize - Drag & drop to select the new image size relative to the original image size
Crop - Drag & drop to reposition the cropping rectangle, and adjust the size
Auto Crop - New filter for automatically cropping photos to a predefined aspect-ratio (16:9, 16:10, 4:3, 1:1)

Image Formats (Win & Mac)

Support for new DSLR digital cameras and RAW image formats
Warning for unsupported image formats
Rename RAW images without converting

BatchPhoto 3.5.2 — July 16, 2013

New options (in Settings) to handle multi-page image formats like PSD, TIF, PDF, GIF
The Monitor has now default profiles for new jobs, no need to manually create one
Fix: Upload to Facebook broken by updates in Facebook's system
Fix: The Monitor could not write on network paths

BatchPhoto for Mac 3.7.1 — May 30, 2013

Fix: Abnormal CPU usage in idle mode
Replaced Opacity with Transparency for the Shadow filter
Additional bug-fixes and small updates

BatchPhoto for Mac 3.7 — May 13, 2013

Functionality

The BatchPhoto Enterprise edition with the new Monitor component, for complete automation of basic photo editing
Folder Watch - Monitor folders for changes and automatically apply edits
FTP Watch - Monitor folders on FTP accounts for changes and automatically apply edits

Graphic Filters

Date, Comment, Watermark Text - Greatly improved speed

User Interface

Updated user interface for filters
New minimal icons for the UI
Fix: Preview control issues

BatchPhoto for Mac 3.6 — January 17, 2013

Functionality

Step 1 - The option to add a folder with all of it's sub-folders
Free the memory occupied by the preview windows before processing, to have a smaller memory footprint
Helpful pop-ups will be displayed on the first run of the application
New DMG file that will display the license
Fix: There were some filters that when used removed the meta-data from the image (the EXIF and IPTC records)

User Interface

The main window has been updated with the native Mac toolbar
Add photos or filters by directly clicking on the photo, respectively filter list

Graphic Filters

Date, Comment, Watermark Text - Support for additional fonts and modifiers like underline & strike-out
Watermark Text/Logo - The watermark can now be placed at negative values

BatchPhoto 3.5.1 — January 17, 2013

Fix: There were some filters that when used removed the meta-data from the image (the EXIF and IPTC records)
Fix: The Monitor (Enterprise edition) could lose images if they were copied into the monitored folder durring processing
Fix: First-time help pop-ups will no longer show-up when the wizard is displayed
New option to upgrade to a superior version directly from the application

BatchPhoto 3.5 — November 01, 2012

Functionality

Full support for the new Windows 8 for desktop!
Output option to recreate the folder structure from source to destination
Output option to write processed images in subfolders of the original folders
Fix: Faster loading times when adding images in Step 1
Fix: Facebook upload issue
Fix: Option to Search and Add in Step 1

Monitor

Output option to recreate the folder structure from source to destination
Output option to overwrite images in output folder
The option to completely hide the interface when executing Jobs

Graphic Filters

Shape Frame (Decorations) - New filter for adding shape borders around pictures
Grunge Frame (Decorations) - New filter for adding grunge borders around pictures
Picture Frame (Decorations) - New filter for decorating photos with classic picture frames
Vintage Frame (Decorations) - New filter for decorating photos with vintage picture frames
Resize (Transform) - Option to resize by fixed Width and Height, that will force the image to fit in a defined rectangle

Image Formats

Can now read PDF documents with the help of Ghostscript library
Can now read EPS, EPS2, EPS3 formats with the help of Ghostscript library
Can now read EPSF, EPSI, EPI, EPT, PS formats with the help of Ghostscript library
Support for custom color profiles
Support for new DSLR digital cameras and RAW image formats

BatchPhoto for Mac 3.5 — November 01, 2012

Functionality

Full support for the new Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)!
Upload photos directly to Facebook® or Flickr®
Send photos via Email, or upload to FTP
Support for scripts and profiles for automating photo editing
Add photos by searching after a specified file mask
Output option to recreate the folder structure from source to destination
Output option to preserve original image format of source images
Output option to write processed images in subfolders of the original folders
Detailed log file with the processed images
Trial warning displayed before processing
Fix: Localized filter descriptions

User Interface

New tab-based user interface
Support for Undo/Redo functionality in the user interface
Fix: Keyword navigation trough controls

Graphic Filters

Shape Frame (Decorations) - New filter for adding shape borders around pictures
Grunge Frame (Decorations) - New filter for adding grunge borders around pictures
Picture Frame (Decorations) - New filter for decorating photos with classic picture frames
Vintage Frame (Decorations) - New filter for decorating photos with vintage picture frames
Fix: Comment (Transform) - Multi-line text comments saving to projects

Image Formats

Support for custom color profiles
Support for new DSLR digital cameras and RAW image formats

BatchPhoto for Mac 1.0 — June 22, 2012

Functionality

Process photos in batch mode with support for multi-core CPUs
Convert to and from 170+ image formats, with support for RAW image formats
Works with the same activation codes as the PC version (free for our existing customers with valid subscriptions)
Powerful renaming tool with support for keywords and search & replace in filenames
Improve productivity by saving and reusing your settings as projects
Available in English, German, French, Italian and Japanese languages

Graphic Filters

All graphic filters from the PC version are supported in this version as well
Annotate: Comment, Date/Time, Watermark-Text, Watermark-Logo
Decorations: Raise, Simple Border, Shadow, Polaroid
Effects: Sepia, Black & White, Blur, Charcoal Sketch, Edge, Emboss, Implode, Negate, Swirl, Wave, Noise, Oil Paint, Solarize, Shade, and more
Touch-Up: Auto Contrast, Auto Gamma, Auto Levels, Brightness, Contrast, Equalize, Sharpen, Color Balance, Hue/Saturation, Levels, Sharpen Advanced, and more
Transform: Auto Rotate, Crop, Flip, Resize, Roll, Rotate, Thumbnail, Color Replace, Resize Advanced (DPI & document size)

Image Formats

All image formats from the PC version are supported in this version as well
Common: JPEG, PNG, BMP, GIF, PCX, EPS, PICT, JP2, JPC, PDF, PSD, SGI, TGA, TIFF, WBMP
RAW: Canon (CR2, CRW), Sony (ARW, SR2, SRF), Nikon (NEF, NRW), Olympus (ORF), Fuji (RAF), and more
Additional: 100 more image formats

User Interface

Easy to use wizard-like graphical interface
Accurate previews for every step of the process
Native Mac OS X look & feel

BatchPhoto 3.1.3 — May 25, 2012

Interface improvements and new tool-tips that make BatchPhoto more user friendly
Fix: Renaming photos without adding filters crashes the application
Fix: Images with corrupt thumbnails cause the application to crash
Fix: Font selection for Bold and Italic fonts
Fix: The Monitor does not save job status (active/inactive)
Fix: Monitor launch at startup is auto-activating

BatchPhoto 3.1.2 — March 05, 2012

Fix: Processing error on multi-core CPUs
Fix: Issue with root network folders in Monitor
Small updates to the Help file

BatchPhoto 3.1.1 — February 20, 2012

Fix: Processing error on some Windows 7 computers
Write logs backwards (latest entry is the first)
Removed the name field (used by older codes) from the Activation window
Social window with links to BatchPhoto on Google+, Facebook, and Twitter

BatchPhoto 3.1 — February 01, 2012

Functionality

The BatchPhoto Enterprise edition with the new Monitor component, for complete automation of basic photo editing
Folder Watch - Monitor folders for changes and automatically apply edits
FTP Watch - Monitor folders on FTP accounts for changes and automatically apply edits
Detailed log file with the processed images
Translation of the user interface to Japanese
Option to enable/disable the shell extension

User Interface

New Profile selection window and updated predefined profiles
Step 1 - Add photos directly from the digital camera (connected to the PC)
Step 2 - Fixed preview control border
Step 3 - Icons for the output destinations
Improved preview windows
Undo/redo functionality in the user interface

Graphic Filters

Polaroid (Decorations) - New filter for creating a Polaroid-like frame around the photos
Simple Border (Decorations) - Specify individual dimensions for each border
Levels (Touch-Up) - Increased sensitivity

Image Formats

Updated support for RAW images (added new digital cameras)

BatchPhoto 3.0.1 — December 02, 2011

Updated icons for filters and formats
Shadow filter - Option to draw the shadow over a white background
Updated in-application Help
Show the entire source image path as a tool-tip
Fix: Watermark-Logo filter - Apply a logo bigger than the source photo
Fix: Font selection by typing font name
Fix: Fit image in the preview windows when size is larger than original

BatchPhoto 3.0 — October 17, 2011

Functionality

Upload photos directly to Facebook® or Twitter®
Upload photos directly to Picasa® or ImageShack®
Send photos via Email, upload to FTP
Completely new Rename filter
Automatic processing with scripts

User Interface

Major redesign of the user interface
Step 1 - Show images as thumbnails/list with drag & drop support
Step 2 - Show filters as thumbnails, redesigned Rename filter
Step 2 - Redesigned filter selection window
Filter Settings - Bigger/more accurate preview windows
New Help - Press F1 anywhere in the interface to get contextual help
Updated slider controls for filters and formats, with the ability to enter values manually

Graphic Filters

Shadow (Decorations) - New filter for adding shadows underneath the photos
Auto Gamma (Touch-up) - New filter for automatically adjusting the gamma levels
Auto Levels (Touch-up) - New filter for automatically adjusting the color levels
Date & Comment (Annotate) - Updated text positioning and support for additional fonts
Watermark Text (Annotate) - Support for additional fonts

Image Formats

New option in Step 3 > Format, to preserve the original image format
Updated support for RAW images (DSLR digital cameras)

BatchPhoto 2.8.2 — July 29, 2011

Fix: Windows Vista issue caused by a new security update
Support for CMYK color space in JPG images
Fix: Multipage images creation issue
Fix: Remove original images after processing when only the output format differs

BatchPhoto 2.8.1 — June 01, 2011

Improved automatic check for new versions
Batch rename in trial mode without watermark

BatchPhoto 2.8 — April 12, 2011

Functionality

BatchPhoto is now available in three new languages: German, French and Italian
Full Unicode support for file-names & text comments
Updated Overwrite window with additional options
New Duplicate button in Step 2
Added tooltips for the user interface
Additional improvements & bugfixes

Graphic Filters

Watermark Image/Text - Accurate positioning of watermarks
Color Replace - New filter for replacing one color (or the alpha channel) with another
Contrast - Better control for contrast adjustments

Image Formats

Create JPEG images with a predefined file-size (e.g. 100 KB)
Updated support for RAW images (DSLR digital cameras)
New image formats supported: INLINE, PFM, PNG8, PNG24, PNG32, PSB

BatchPhoto 2.7.1 — January 28, 2011

Fix: The installer now properly updates an older version
Install once per PC, for all Windows users
Minor improvements to the User Interface
Fix: Updated profile Convert > To PDF Album

BatchPhoto 2.7 — November 19, 2010

Functionality

User Interface: Select individual filters in Step 2
New right-click-menu for Windows x64 operating systems
Trial: No longer limited to 5-photo per session, instead adds an watermark on output
Fix: Images with transparency were displayed incorrectly

Graphic Filters

Resize - Added resize by fixed width/height
Resize Advanced - Modifying DPI will no longer change image size, detect photo orientation
The Home edition receives additional filters from Pro: Resize Advanced, Sharpen Advanced, Color Balance, Equalize, Hue/Saturation, Levels
Updated profiles

Image Formats

Updated support for RAW images (DSLR digital cameras)

BatchPhoto 2.6.2 — May 21, 2010

Fix: Preview window problem on single-core CPUs

BatchPhoto 2.6.1 — December 17, 2009

Check for New Versions automatically
New profiles: PDF Album, Convert to...
Fix: Crop - Incorrect cropping coordinates for some photos
Fix: Uninstall issue

BatchPhoto 2.6 — September 25, 2009

Graphic Filters

New: Auto Rotate (automatically rotate photos)
Updated: Watermark Text, Comment (support for keywords like Filename)
Fix: Date (incorrect date for some photos)

Image Formats

Updated support for RAW images (DSLR digital cameras)
Tiff: Improved support for reading. Save to CMYK and RGBA colors

Functionality

Windows® 7 compatibility
Updated profiles
Annual update system
Bug fixes and other minor improvements

BatchPhoto 2.5 — March 27, 2009

Image Formats

Added support for RAW image formats from digital camera manufacturers like: Canon, Sony, Nikon, Olympus, Fuji, Kodak, Pentax and more!
Added support for the creation of multipage PDF documents from multiple images
Added support for multipage TIFF and GIF images

User Interface

Improved functionality for the user interface
Global and RAW development settings
Minor improvements & fixes

BatchPhoto 2.3.3 — November 27, 2008

Fix: Image compression and interlace options

BatchPhoto 2.3.2 — November 11, 2008

Update: Date, Comment filters
Update: Watermark Text filter

BatchPhoto 2.3.1 — October 13, 2008

Update: Filename filter now automatically adds a counter
Update: The UI now uses the default Vista interface in Vista
Fix: Vista issue with registration codes

BatchPhoto 2.3 — October 01, 2008

Functionality

Batch Photo Editing With Multi-Core CPUs!

Graphic Filters

New: Resize Advanced (select document size and DPI resolution)
Updated: Watermark Text

TIFF file format now supports writing as well as reading
Updated user interface
Check for new version
The Lite product edition has been removed
Fix: Previews not working in 16bpp
Minor improvements & fixes

BatchPhoto 2.1 — December 05, 2007

Graphic Filters

Updated: Watermark Image - Alpha channel support for watermarks
Updated: Sepia - Saturation adjustment

Functionality

Improved Windows® Vista compatibility
Welcome dialog
Bug fixes and other minor improvements

BatchPhoto 2.0 — April 14, 2007

User Interface

New skinable user interface (default skin: Vista Blue)
Properties' display for currently selected items
New graphics

Functionality

Windows® Vista compatibility
Explorer integration - Profiles can be applied on selected photos directly from Windows Explorer with the right mouse click
Three product editions: Lite, Home and Professional
File > New command for resetting all user changes
File extension associations. The program can be launched just by double-clicking on one of the associated files (projects .bpp, profiles .bpf)
Updated profiles
Update dialogs: Process, Profiles and more
Small improvements

Graphic Filters

New: Levels, Border
Updated: Comment, Date, Watermark-Text, Watermark-Image, Contrast, Reduce Noise (Enhance + Despeckle)
Many filters have been renamed to better emphasize functionality

BatchPhoto 1.6 — December 02, 2006

Graphic Filters

New: Sepia, Solarize
Updated: Rename

Functionality

Updated User Interface
Updated Profiles
Two product editions: Lite and Standard
Copy, move and rename photos quickly
Bug fixes and other minor improvements

BatchPhoto 1.5 — October 18, 2006

Functionality

Projects - The ability to load/save the settings
Profiles - Automatically configure the application for performing the desired action. The user can also create custom profiles

Graphic Filters

New: Watermark-Image
Updated: Watermark-Text, Date, Sharpen, Unsharpmask

User Interface

Updated picture preview controls
Step1 - Drag & drop and copy & paste support implemented
Memorization of the last used folders (Step1 & Step3)
Step1 - Add a folder of pictures with all sub-folders
Many small improvements

BatchPhoto 1.3 — March 09, 2006

Graphic Filters

New: Watermark-Text, Thumbnail
Updated: Comment, Date(Time), Resize, Crop, Roll, Flip (Flip+Flop)
Feature: The preview is now 100% accurate for every filter and it has the ability to zoom and to scroll the view

User Interface

Step1 - A new preview with the ability to zoom and scroll the photo
Step2 - Complete makeover of the preview section, the filters are now applied in background and can be zoomed and scrolled
Step2 - The modified and original photos can now be compared with great accuracy
Step3 - The ability to create a folder from within the Browse for Folder dialog or automatically by typing it into the Output Folder edit-box
Process - The confirmation dialog for overwriting files now has the option to overwrite all or skip all
The user settings are memorized by the application

General

Many small bug fixes

BatchPhoto 1.0 — December 05, 2005

User-friendly graphical interface
37 different filters + file rename
106 different image formats