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Decoration 5.0 Released

Decoration 5.0 has just been released. Decoration is an image batch processor. Layer effects on top of each others and apply the effects to multiple images.

What’s new:

Effects:

  • Added EdgeBorderFilter effect
  • Added RandomDecoFileFilter effect
  • Added CollageFilter effect
  • Added possibility to pass a color gradient instead of a plain color for some filters.
  • Added new ways to merge image with current image for Image Over project
  • Added option to draw outline of text
  • Added inner shadow option in drop shadow effect
  • Improved computing size of text
  • Improve speed to detect if rotation of image is needed
  • Set upright effect will keep the Jpeg quality if it’s the only filter
  • Fixed Rescale filter for transparency
  • Fixed some filters (like Crop) not working correctly with % or ‰
  • Fixed Border to not accept gradient as not supported
  • Fixed Gradient Frame to always set the gradient based on the image size
  • Fixed applying gradient to text sometimes incorrect
  • Moved Scratch Weave effects to the Texture category

User Interface:

  • Keep history and bookmarks for Add from web field
  • Keep history and bookmarks for “Save in” field
  • Added copy and paste button to filters list
  • Added apply only selected effects and apply all but selected effects toggle buttons
  • Possibility to drag the image in the preview to other applications (hold the shift key)
  • Improved quality of rendered image in preview
  • Added remember chosen images and text over restart
  • Button Generator : Add text filter with name if not already added
  • Possibility to use %DECO% in output options rename suffix to specify the name of the last used deco file
  • Fixed choosing bold and italic for a font problem
  • Fixed update preview after preview & cancel in edit effect

Application:

  • New website
  • New website location: https://www.japplis.com/decoration/
  • New logo created with Decoration
  • New licensing model: 100 processed files free each month
  • New application icon
  • New location for processed YupRight images: Decoration app directory/yupright-processed-photos.txt
  • Cleaned up code by refactoring long methods
  • Upgraded from java-image-scaling 0.8.5 to 0.8.7 Snapshot (May 2022) and license from LGPL to BSD
  • Upgraded JHLabs Filters library from 2.0.235 (2008) to 2.0.236 (2022)

New application frameworks:

  • Main window always on top
  • Transparent main window
  • Skins (More than 20, including many dark themes)
  • Define proxy to access internet
  • Feedback form
  • Better error reporting
  • New about dialog
  • See changes
  • Check for updates
  • Show licenses
  • Show system infos, including logs
  • Installers include a recent Java Runtime
  • Mac OS installer is now dmg file signed and notarized

Superpose Texts and Images – Post on Screen Pro 1.0 Beta Released

After the release last month of freeware Post on Screen 1.0 Beta, I’m please to announce the release of Post on Screen Pro 1.0 Beta.

Post on Screen Pro is the professional version of Post on Screen with many more options than just displaying text above your other windows. Post on Screen Pro can also

  • Add images (like logo’s) on top of other windows
  • Include multiple text per post (use left right arrows to change text in your post)
  • Save the created post
  • Have multiple posts on the screen
  • Have a tool bar to easily change your post
  • Have a gradient outline for the text
  • Use current date & time for the text (e.g. DateTime:HH:mm)

You can download and try it for free at https://www.japplis.com/post-on-screen/pro/

Decoration 2.0 released

Japplis has released Decoration 2.0. Decoration is an application specialized in applying effects to photo albums.

To use Decoration, 3 steps are needed. The first one is the selection the photos, then the selection of the effects to apply and finally setting the output options before clicking on the start button.
Decoration contains more than 100 effects including color border, gradient frame, round corners, drop shadow, mirror, blur, reduce noise, tint, mosaic, superpose text, watermark, rotate, zoom, crop, brightness, contrast, gamma, glow, bend, sharpen, change transparency, oil, emboss, bump or edge.

What’s new:

  • More than 80 preconfigured set of effects.
  • Several improvements in the preview panel such as possibility to use the mouse whell to zoom in and out.
  • Performance improvements.
  • Improved default values for a few effects.
  • Various improvements and bug fixes.

Decoration is a shareware but it can be run for free online at https://decoration.japplis.com/runonline.html
No registration is needed and the photos are not uploaded to a server.

Decoration is available at https://decoration.japplis.com/
Decoration works on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

Japplis Pastel 1.0 Released – Online Photo Effects

I’ve just released Japplis Pastel 1.0.
Japplis Pastel is a free online photo editor with a different approach than the standard one.
In standard photo editor, users need to know which effect they want to apply to a photo.
With Japplis Pastel, users can see their photos with more than 80 differents effects. They then just need to select the ones they prefer and save them.
Most of the time this results in choosing effects different than the users had in mind or saving the photo with different effects.
Japplis Pastel 1.0 is available for free at https://pastel.japplis.com/.
Official press release: http://www.japplis.com/resources/pr/pr-pastel-10.html

Screenshot of Japplis Pastel