ColorImpact Revision History
ColorImpact version 2.7.1
| Build 366 - July 18, 2004 |
| Fixed |
The Eye Drop Tool did not work
properly when the palette was full. |
| Updated |
Minor tweaks. |
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ColorImpact version 2.7.0
| Build 363 - June 28, 2004 |
| Added |
Color Blindness
Simulation now works for all controls in the main
window. |
| Improved |
Copy Color Value function.
Right clicking a color swatch now gives you a selection of
seven different color formats. |
| Improved |
Graphic controls on main form for better
appearance and faster performance. |
| Improved |
Performance in eye drop tool. |
| Updated |
Several minor tweaks and bug fixes. |
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ColorImpact version 2.6.0
| Build 337- April 15, 2004 |
| Added |
New .acf export format for Freehand
and FrameMaker
You can now export palettes for use with Macromedia
Freehand and Adobe FrameMaker. |
| Updated |
Help file updated. |
| Updated |
Several minor tweaks and improvements. |
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ColorImpact version 2.5
| Build 332- March 15, 2004 |
| Improved |
Eye drop tool
The eye drop tool has been completely rewritten. It is snappier and less
demanding on system resources. You can now capture multiple colors by holding
down the <ctrl> key.
Support for multiple monitors has also been added. |
| Added |
New .pal export format
You can now export palettes for use
with Paint Shop Pro and Corel Xara.
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| Added |
Web-Smart color support
In addition to web-safe colors, the program now supports the
4096 web smart palette. |
| Improved |
.act palette export
Added option to force .act palette files to contain exactly
256 colors. This is required to load .act palettes into
Photoshop.
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| Added |
Open palette files in ColorBar
You can now open palette files directly in the color bar. |
| Added |
Workflow enhancements
Many small changes
and improvements to make the program easier and quicker to
use. |
| Updated |
Several minor tweaks and bug fixes. |
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ColorImpact version 2.4
| Build 316 - January 23, 2004 |
| Added |
Color blender: create intermediary
colors between two ends colors.
Sample 1, Rainbow blend:
Sample 2, Linear blend:
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| Improved |
Color
variations: new variation type
light to dark. Useful for creating color palettes.
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| Improved |
Several improvements to the user interface. |
| Updated |
Help file updated. |
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ColorImpact version 2.3
| Build 308 - December 9, 2003 |
| Added |
Support for HSL colors.
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| Added |
Color wheel selector. |
| Added |
ACT color table export. |
| Added |
Option to export / copy color variations. |
| Improved |
Several enhancements to color variations
panel:
- Settings saved on exit
- New variation type "Less saturated and lighter"
- Numeric values displayed for "Variation factor" and "Steps"
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| Improved |
Changed how the status bar was updated
in ColorBar. |
| Improved |
Several changes to simplify the process
of entering the license key. |
| Added |
Option to disable warning message when
screen is set to 16 bit colors. |
| Fixed |
Several minor bugs fixed. |
| Updated |
Help file updated. |
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ColorImpact version 2.2
| Build 302 - October 10, 2003 |
| Added |
Win XP theme support.
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| Added |
Automatic detection of license key on the
clipboard. Just copy the entire email containing the key code
to the clipboard, and the relevant data is extracted automatically
when you open the license key dialog. |
| Improved |
Redesigned the eye drop tool for better
usability and accuracy. |
| Improved |
Redesigned the Tip-of-the-day dialog. |
| Fixed |
Fixed error in 'color variations > cooler'
for hue values between 0 and 30. |
| Fixed |
Fixed bug using the eye drop tool in the
color composer. |
| Updated |
Several minor changes in the color composer. |
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ColorImpact version 2.1
| Build 294 - September 17, 2003 |
| Added |
Color Blindness Simulation in Color
Composer.
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| Added |
Welcome template in Color Composer. |
| Added |
Redesigned Color Composer tool bar. |
| Added |
New Color Scheme analyzer. |
| Fixed |
Problem with temp files in color composer
for users who do not have administrative rights in Windows. |
| Updated |
Help file updated. |
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ColorImpact version 2.0
| Build 287 - August 30, 2003 |
| Added |
HTML Color Composer.
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| Added |
Redesigned Color Formula Editor. |
| Added |
Gamut Warning. |
| Added |
Remove duplicate colors function. |
| Added |
Remove similar colors function. |
| Improved |
Eye drop tool. |
| Improved |
Many improvements in the user interface. |
| Fixed |
Several minor bugs. |
| Updated |
Help file updated. |
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ColorImpact version 1.7
| Build 247 - April 1, 2003 |
| Added |
Redesigned copy / export to system tray
application. |
| Added |
Redesigned copy / export to ColorBar. |
| Improved |
Communication between ColorImpact and ColorBar
& System tray application. |
| Fixed |
Minor bug in color palette popup menu. |
| Updated |
Help file updated. |
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| Build 242 - March 26, 2003 |
| Added |
EMF / WMF export formats. |
| Improved |
The ability to copy color data to the
clipboard has been greatly improved:
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'Copy Color Value' now supports several new formats
(can be set on the 'Clipboard format in Edit > Settings).
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A new 'Copy color swatch' -function is available by
right clicking on any color swatch.
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Color swatches are placed on the clipboard in both bitmap
and vector (WMF /EMF) formats. This will give better integration
with applications, like MS PowerPoint, Corel Draw, Freehand,
Illustrator, Flash, and other vector based applications.
- Several minor adjustments to improve the copy / export
functions.
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| Improved |
Improved screen layout if Windows uses large
fonts. |
| Updated |
Help file updated. |
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ColorImpact version 1.6
| Build 234 - March 9, 2003 |
| Updated |
Color formula engine redesigned to use
better color calculations. |
| Updated |
Replaced old style windows help file with
the new html help file format. |
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| Build 230 - February 28, 2003 |
| Improved |
Added options to 'Export Html Spec Sheet'
for improved printing. |
| Improved |
Several refinements to the eye drop tool. |
| Updated |
Help file updated. |
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| Build 214 - January 19, 2003 |
| New |
New export function. |
| New |
New help system. |
| Fixed |
Several minor changes. |
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ColorImpact version 1.5
| Build 205 - December 1, 2002 |
| Redesigned |
Redesigned the copy function. |
| Updated |
Updated the help files. |
| Fixed |
Several improvements to reduce memory and
resource usage. |
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| Build 175 - September 23, 2002 |
| Added |
Added the ability to define any color
as background color.
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| Added |
Added buttons to lighten or darken the
color scheme.
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| Added |
Added a popup menu to the test patterns. |
| Fixed |
Several minor adjustments. |
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| Build 169 - September 18, 2002 |
| Added |
Added a separate tray icon
that gives instant access to the colors on the color palette
without starting the main program.
This feature can be disabled if desired. |
| Added |
A separate floating color tool
bar for quick access to your current palette colors
from other applications.
The ColorBar can be started from the tray icon or from the
main application. |
| Added |
Outline feature to the color wheel. |
| Changed |
Several minor issues. |
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| Build 163 - September 4, 2002 |
| Added |
A new color wheel ("Classic
Painters Color Wheel") based on the theories of
Johannes Itten and several textbooks on painting and color theory.
This new calculation method is based on a much more complex
set of formulas and produces far better results in most instances.
Especially in the green and blue area. |
| Updated |
Tip of the day dialog. |
| Fixed |
Several minor issues. |
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| Build 157 - August 6, 2002 |
| Added |
Tip of the day dialog. |
| Added |
Three new color formulas: Square,
Rectangle and Complex. |
| Added |
Link to online support on the help menu. |
| Fixed |
An error in the color formula editor that
caused an access violation. |
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| Build 147 - July 31, 2002 |
| Improved |
Color Picker. The color
picker has been completely redesigned to work more smoothly
and solve several minor issues. |
| Added |
One new test pattern. |
| Added |
Copy Palette
menu item.
- Copy the entire palette as a bitmap, for pasting into, Word,
Power Point, Fireworks, Photoshop, Corel Draw etc. |
| Added |
Reset buttons on the test pattern page. |
| Added |
Preference setting Warn before
exit if color palette not saved. |
| Changed |
Several minor tweaks. |
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| Build 132 - June 10, 2002 |
| Added |
Save History on Exit setting.
(The history buffer is restored on startup, so that you can
undo or redo palette changes from your previous run). |
| Added |
Two more formula patterns. |
| Improved |
Save desktop on exit.
More desktop properties are now saved. |
| Fixed |
Bug in Variations Palette: Warmer and Colder
setting did not function properly. |
| Fixed |
Several minor adjustments. |
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| Build 128 - May 28, 2002 |
| Added |
Help>Check For Update
menu command |
| Added |
History buffer (undo and redo command). |
| Added |
More saturated and darker
setting in variations palette. |
| Added |
Setting for number of undo steps. |
| Fixed |
Several minor bugs and issues. |
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