Build 57b (release 2.0.2)

Bugfix - some QTVR files were greyed out in the open dialog box when attempting to load a panorama.


Build 57 (release 2.0.1)

Bugfix - export preferences were not inherited by the export settings window.
Bugfix - if exporting to a converted QT movie and the export preset file either doesn't exist or hasn't been chosen, the user is now prompted to choose a preset file or make a new one, without cancelling the export.
Bugfix - more robust checks for valid export paths - a combination of a folder path in the default destination, an empty path in the export window and exporting to a movie would end up with a corrupted folder that thought it was a movie.
Bugfix - when prompted the first time for a new file name for projects and movies, the default name is now "Untitled Project".
Bugfix - on OS X, the default location for open/save dialog boxes is no longer inside the application package.
Cosmetic change - on OS X, dialog boxes now show the Pano2Movie icon.


Build 56 (internal build)

Bugfix - single frame preview didn't read in the field of view correctly.


Build 55 (internal build)

Bugfix - ability to make and save export presets was broken.


Build 54 (first full release)

Cosmetic Change - changed from release candidate 1 to release 1.


Build 53 (release candidate 1)

Functional Change - splash/about screen shows more information, removal of 'Register' button.
Functional Change - Register menu item added to Help menu, making it easier to get to (previously you had to go to the 'About' window).

Cosmetic Change - new icon and splash screen.

Bugfix - fixed problem where custom sizes for the video didn't work properly.


Build 50 (public beta)

Bugfix - application launch would fail if there was no preferences file in the user folder.


Build 49 (public beta)

Functional Change - status display in splash screen during startup has been expanded to narrow down where the launch process is failing.


Build 48 (public beta)

Functional Change - status display in splash screen during startup.
Functional Change - File>Load QTVR on Mac is now limited to files of type MOOV - this should limit it to QT files (but not to QTVR files).
Functional Change - once the QT file is loaded, a check is made in case it is a linear movie.
Functional Change - default movie name is changed to the project name

Cosmetic Change - preferences window, default destination dialog box now says default destination folder instead of temporary folder.
Cosmetic Change - File>Load Panorama changed to File>Load QTVR.
Cosmetic Change - added an Export button.

Bugfix - changing preferences should no longer trigger 'unsaved' status for a project.
Bugfix - if the destination folder is missing for sequences, the newly chosen folder is added to the project settings.


Build 47 (public beta)

Bugfix - Windows version crashing on launch (with thanks to Trevor DeVore).

Cosmetic Change - 'about' window didn't show correct build number.


Build 46 (public beta for OS X, not released for Windows)

Bugfix - minus sign could not be entered directly into timeline fields for pan and tilt.
Bugfix - forward delete could not be used in timeline fields for pan and tilt.
Bugfix - accidentally limited demo period exports to 300 frames.


Build 45 (private build)

Bugfix - endless loop with registration window.
Bugfix - pre-export check for frame-rate had stopped working.
Bugfix - large output sizes and viewer sizes could result in the top of the window going off-screen.
Bugfix - problem loading previous projects (knock-on effect of fixing the window resizing problems).


Build 44 (private build)

Functional change - 30 day demo period no longer shuts out the user when it is up, instead all exports are limited to 300 frames until a registration code is purchased.

Internal change - There is now an 'About' window showing the current version, with a web link and email link.

Bugfix - window resizing fixed.
Bugfix - Clicking on the 'Order' button in the registration window now launches a web page (currently re-directed to the old QTVR2MOV page).


Build 43 (private build)

Bugfix - started on window resizing bugs.


Build 42 (first feature-complete build)

New function - 'Preview Single Frame' will show a single frame at full size, with scrollbars if the screen is not big enough. This preview respects the render quality setting so you see exactly what will be saved to disk.
New function - registration system.

Internal change - changed name of seed QT movie (used for compiling movies) to 'seed.mov'.

Bugfix - 'as-is' and 'convert' movie exports could fail when attempting to over-write existing files.
Bugfix - problems loading QuickTime external in standalone application.
Bugfix - problems exporting to QuickTime movies in standalone application.
Bugfix - anti-aliasing for the high quality rendering had got turned off.
Bugfix - sometimes two consecutive frames were identical, especially with very high resolution panoramas.
Bugfix - progress bar problems during long 'as-is' saving of QT movies.
Bugfix - QuickTime external was not loading on Windows.


Build 41 (private build)

New function - export option 'As-is QT Movie' enabled.
New function - export option 'Converted QT Movie' enabled.
New function - conversion settings presets can now be saved and loaded (only for 'converted' QT movies).

Functional change - when changing export options in the export window, the user is warned if the destination is incorrect (folder for image sequence, QT movie for other options).
Functional change - when making a new project, default export settings are copied from preferences.
Functional change - removal of 10fps and 12fps frame rates.

Cosmetic change - 'export presets' changed to 'conversion presets'.
Cosmetic change - enhanced progress bar during export to 'as-is' movie.

Internal change - check for old frames in the temporary and destination folders and prompt before continuing.

Bugfix - changed way path is generated to cope better with 'point_zero', 'point_plus-one' and 'point_plus-two'.
Bugfix - incorrect frame rates being chosen for DV-PAL and DV-NTSC dimensions.
Bugfix - conversion preset files not being loaded properly.


Build 40 (private build)

New function - intermediate frames can be saved as lossy JPEGs or losslessly compressed PNGs.
New function - 'New Project' menu item for starting from scratch.
New function - 'Save As...' menu item for saving a project under a new name.
New function - 'New Project' resets everything.

Functional change - major changes to path file format to include output paths and options. Old path files will bring up error messages but can be read.
Functional change - rather than saving 'paths' you now save 'projects' including the output destination, rendering options etc.
Functional change - on closing Pano2Movie you are asked if you want to save unsaved projects.
Functional change - several shortcuts for opening and saving files have changed, mostly in the Edit menu.

Cosmetic change - title of main window now shows name of current project.
Cosmetic change - "*" is added to the end of the window title if the project hasn't been saved.
Cosmetic change - when loading a panorama you are automatically limited to QT movies.
Cosmetic change - the Edit menu has been moved around, with several menu item names changing.

Internal change - basic export to movie function added and tested, not yet accessible to end user.
Internal change - major changes to the sequence of opening and saving projects/paths.
Internal change - addition of 'point_zero', 'point_plus-one' and 'point_plus-two' two path/project files - this will allow better manipulation of the beginning and end movements in a future version.

Bugfix - pan/tilt/fov fields in the timeline would accept letters and other non-number characters.
Bugfix - changes made within a single keyframe were not being made to the overall list of coordinates until the user selected the next keyframe.
Bugfix - dimensions and frame-rate drop-down menus were not being reset properly when loading an existing project.


Build 39 (fourth alpha release)

New function - progress bar now includes a cancel button.

Internal change - time-limited demo, will expire on 1st May, 2007.
Internal change - assorted improvements for people using more than one screen, including progress bar appearing on same screen as the main application window.

Bugfix - thumbnail generation problem recurred and was fixed.
Bugfix - 'Pan' fields in timeline now automatically wrap around 360-0.
Bugfix - problems accessing preferences on Windows.
Bugfix - problem accessing preferences if the user tried to export without having set a temporary folder first.
Bugfix - the thumbnail and frame generator window was appearing when it should have been invisible off-screen.
Bugfix - Windows-only: parts of the application were being left in memory after quitting the application.


Build 38 (private build)

Bugfix - memory leak on exporting images.


Build 37 (private build)

New function - export to image sequence (in preparation for conversion to movie).
New function - During preview the timeline now advances, highlighting the relevant keyframe.
New function - Saving and loading of preferences.
New function - Preview button becomes a 'cancel' button during preview, Command/Control-P will now cancel the preview as well as starting it.

Internal change - major alterations to the way the path is stored internally, in preparation for future batch-processing.


Build 36 (private build)

New function - Edit>Update Keyframe (Command/Control-U) will set the pan, tilt and FoV of the selected keyframe to the current position of the panorama.

Functional change - Command-backspace on Mac and Control-backspace on Windows will delete the current keyframe. This is in addition to the menu item and Command/Control-D.

Bugfix - panorama should no longer zoom in or out in response to the Shift and Control keys when Pano2Movie is in the background.


Build 35 (third alpha release)

New function - Edit>Delete Keyframe (Command/Control-D) will delete the current keyframe.

Functional change - Add Keyframe now adds after the currently selected frame instead of the end of the timeline.
Functional change - updating the pan/tilt/fov values in the timeline will now update the related thumbnail image.

Bugfix - keyframes added at the end of the timeline would result in a missing duration for the previous keyframe.

Internal change - groundwork for more advanced editing of the timeline. 


Build 34 (private build)

New function - save paths as XML files for reloading.
New function - open XML path files.

Bugfix - timeline appearing behind panorama.

Internal change - alteration of the way that thumbnail creation happens, allowing it to work when loading up paths.


Build 33 (second alpha release)

New function - values can be entered directly into the pan/tilt/fov 'current position' fields, then tab or return to update the panorama.

Functional change - 'Start Recording' now adds to the end of the existing path instead of starting again.
Functional change - on adding a keyframe you are now asked for the duration instead of it defaulting to 4 seconds.

Cosmetic change - 'Reset' button is now titled 'Reset Path'.
Cosmetic change - 'Reset Thumbnails' has been removed from the Edit menu and is now 'Rebuild Thumbnails' in the View menu.
Cosmetic change - added a disabled 'Delete Keyframe' item to the Edit menu ready for the functionality to be added.

Bugfix - display problems when resizing window to size of screen.
Bugfix - bug that could result in silent failure to make thumbnails after adding a keyframe.
Bugfix - you can no longer enter 'return' characters into fields in the timeline.
Bugfix - duration is now set to zero only when resetting the path, and correctly updates when adding to an existing path.

Internal change - alterations to the progress bar hat shows when generating thumbnails.


Build 32 (private build)

Added progress bar during thumbnail creation.
Duration is now reset to 0 when you start recording again.
'Viewer size' drop-down menu with several sizes and 'fit window' option - a warning is given if the size of the window is larger than the size of your screen.
General optimising of screen resizing.

BUG - when first choosing 'Fit Window' the screen is mis-drawn until the window is manually resized.


Build 31 (private build)

Fixed incorrect thumbnail creation.


Build 30

First limited-release alpha version.
Export options not yet enabled.