For terms and conditions of use, and the latest Package Download see the Installation page in the Help files, this package contains all of the files listed further down this page.
I hope that this release will fix some problems with colour spaces which were due to incorrect information being copied into the header of saved files. There is also an optiuon on the Options dialog that can be used to turn off the copying of all information from the first frame loaded to output images. I have fixed a bug that prevented the Title Line displaying properly when designing a High Pass Filter. The updated 3d Macro Sets whith corrected RG macro have now been included in the installation package.
I have discovered a problem with the RG 3d Macros in the four 3d macro sets, these are used to create Red/Green Anaglyphs for viewing with 3d spectacles. I have posted corrected sets to the Files page linked above. The package will contain the erronious versions until it is next updated. Therefore if you wish to use RG 3d you will need to download these sets and place them in the CZP folder, even if you have done a fresh download and install of the Package. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. For a brief instruction on how to use this macro see the CZ Yahoo group post announsing this fix.
Two features added that use the Windows Clip Board to enable text from within the program to be copied into your documents, emails etc. A 'Select All' button has been added to the Progress Box so you can copy it's contents more easily. A new menu item has been added to the Edit submenu of the Macro menu, 'Copy Macro Set to Clipboard' this will copy the entire set, Macros, External Commands and Parameters to the Clip Board for pasting later. There is no facility for pasting sets into CZP, place a copy of the appropriate set in the installation folder.
The 'Automatic (Shift+Rotate+Scale)' function has had an incramental improvement, this is not a substitute for the other alignment functions but helps in some difficult cases that need rotation. Note the alignment function names have been changed on the Stack menu.
I have fixed a bug that prevented 'Do Stack' from working properly after using the Skew function. The Skew function has now got two parameters and can skew the stack horizontally and vertically. I use this to compensate for my microscopes gradual shifting when being focussed.
The Help files still need updating to reflect the above changes. There was a bug which may have prevented the Help from being displayed as a stand alone document, this has now beeen fixed, (you may have had an insufficient memory message before).
The date in the About Box should now read 22nd of March 2009.
A minor update this time to fix a couple of problems I have noticed since the last. And Here are two new Macro Sets that I forgot to include with the major update.
I hope that this will be the last major update to CXombineZP for this year, there may be minor ones if there are any bug reports.
There have been updates to the main program, the Batch Processor and some of the macro sets that are available here. You need only download and replace updated files, but as there are rather a lot of them if you wish to be completely up to date download CombineZP.msi, uninstall the old version and then install this new one
The date in the about box of CZP should now reaad
Recent enhancements include the following
1. EXIF data is copied from the first frame loaded and included in saved files, provided their format will allow.
2. You can now add a Scale Line to a frame.
3. The Take Picture Dialog will reappear where you left it.
4. The camera interface has been enhanced so that settings can be saved, the manufacturers dialog accessed, the resolution of still and preview images can be indipendantly adjusted.
5. Movie clips can be captured and the frames loaded directly as the stack.
6. A new Automatic alignment function that allows Shifting, Rotating and Scaling of frames is included.
7. A Grid can be displayed on top of the image to assist with drawing and counting etc.
8. An editor program can be started and a frame passed to it with a single key press or menu item. The default editor is IrfanView. This allows for adding text, copyright etc. arrows, lines and boxes and circles, touching up using a clone tool etc. etc.
9. There are more option buttons on the Batch dialog.
10. The last directory used on the Batch Dialog will be redisplayed the next time it is used.
11. A Scroll Bar has been included next to the file type dropdown list on the Batch dioalog.
12. Several Macro Sets have been improved.
13. A new Macro Set is included which is the same as the Standard set but with no sharpening or contrast enhancement. Several people have sed that CZP overdoes these operations.
14. There have been improvements to the Add, Blend and Brightness functions.
15. The Shift Rotate Move function is available as a Macro Command, so you can do special effects in movie clips.
16. The internal timer now has ms resolution instead of second.
17. There is now an Empty Stack File menu item for retaking movie clips, stills etc.
18. A new Correct Brightness function allows you to specify a neutral (grey) background thus correcting for colour temperature etc.
19. Save Debug Information now works properly.
20. Several minor cosmetic im,provements have been made.
21. The Help system has been updated to include information on the above. Unfortunately Help may not be displayed once a stack has been loaded, this is a Windows bug. The solution is to display it before any stack is loaded, unly untick the option on the options dialog if you are sure you will not want to access help from within the program.