v. 6.1.11

• Corrected problem with the "Tiles" filter
• Improved speed of filters using gradients
• Added ability to synchronize gradients colors and transparencies
• Added Smooth Color in the right-click menu to smooth any color in the image
• Improvements to quick-fix: smarter histogram stretch algorithm
• Improvements to user interface

v. 6.1.10.1

• Filters values were mistakenly reset always to minimum value in previous version. This caused some filter start value to be too low (such as in the USM filter). Restored in this over-night patch.

v. 6.1.10

• History tool now also restores a layer's alpha channel
• Added Color masking capabilities to the filters dialog
• Filters interface was improved
• Some menus were slightly reorganized
• Now when histogram is minimized the histogram is not calculated every time (performance improvement)
• Now the actual pixels are not saved when moving a layer with the move tool (performance improvement), only the coordinates are.
• Added Intensity slider for all colorize filters
• Added tool buttons on the top bar for "Gamma/Levels" and for "Colorize HLS Filter"
• Some minor issues solved with the undo

v. 6.1.9.1

• There was a problem loading a Focus Project containing text layers. It was solved in this patch release
• The maximum amount of text layers is now 200 (previous limit was 30)
• Some problems with text layers also solved

v. 6.1.9

• Corrected a issue about the ctrl and alt keys not doing correctly their job while selecting with polygon lasso
• A few minor  improvements to the GUI

v. 6.1.8

• Added Automatic Skin Smoothing - under Auto menu
• Quick-Fix now better regulates the amount of contrast
• Buttons on the Top toolbar are displaced now in a more intuitive order
• Some Filters menus and order was changed
• a few more improvements

v. 6.1.7

• Text rendering algorithm was improved and has now increased speed. Displaying of text layers is now faster.
• Some improvements to both user interface and features.

v. 6.1.6

• A few minor fixes
• Small improvement to Quick-fix
• Now Layer Alpha Channel Menu Item has submenu

v. 6.1.5

• Several fixes
• Added ability to select borders colors in "Add Borders" Transformation
• Solved issue with paint bucket and selections
• Solved issue with transparence gradient  in alpha channel editor

v. 6.1.4

• Some bug fixes
•  Performance Improvement
• Added Reset buttons for gradients
• Improved Quick-fix and Auto-dynamic Range algorithms
• Improved Unsharp-Mask + corrected lack of contrast and strength in algorithm
• Improvements to paint engine + fixed some issues painting on transparent layers
• Now resizing layers always works according to the "aspect ratio" setting. You have to deselect it in order to set free size for both width and height.
• Although the program is not in beta status anymore, should you find any issue please report it using our support page here - so we can solve it in the shortest time as possible

v. 6.1.3

• A few bug fixes
• Further Performance Improvement
• Other minor improvements

v. 6.1.2

• A few bug fixes
• Minor improvements
• Now the alpha channel editor adopts the same gradient system as the rest of the program

v. 6.1 - 6.1.1

• A lot of improvements - code was heavily modified
• New Gradients System
• Much improved performance
• Improved Quick Fix and several other corrections
• New "Black - Gray - White Point" Correction
• Many bug fixes
• Work is still in progress - but enjoy what has been made so far! I was myself surprised about the performance improvement, when working on a 12 MP image.
• Please report any issue or tip to make the software better from our support page here

v. 6.0.19

• Improved performance working with selections
• Fixed issue with the preview of the regulations and filters dialog not remembering the last preview position

v. 6.0.18

• A few Bug fixes

v. 6.0.17

• Solved problem with flattenig layer with selections introduced with previos version
• Solved some minor issues
• Solved a problem with Quick Fix not adequately stretching the histogram of some pictures
• Improved several corrections
• Improved Interface
• Added new alpha channel editor features

v. 6.0.16

• New Unsharp Mask filter options which allow wider control over the sharpening  process
• Unsharp Mask and Gaussian Blur now can be easily accessed from the program top toolbar
• Solved an issue with the thumbs-browser misinterpreting thumbnails orientation in some raw files and in some jpegs
• Solved bug with the "optimized palette" correction
• Solved a bug while using the history tool Several
• other issues were resolved
• Several improvements to the User Interface
• Added suport for newer raw formats (canon eos 7D, etc..)

v. 6.0.15

• Now Focus adopts the same convention for alpha channels as other image editors. White for full alpha value and Black for zero value.
• Several improvements to interface

v. 6.0.14

• Solved some issues introduced with v. 6.0.13
• Improved Speed of many operations
• Improved layers window interface. Also now the window can be resized vertically.
• Solved several bugs and annoying issues

v. 6.0.14

• Solved some issues introduced with v. 6.0.13
• Improved Speed of many operations
• Improved layers window interface. Also now the window can be resized vertically.
• Solved several bugs and annoying issues

v. 6.0.13

• Many  improvements and bug-fixes
• Much faster Correction and Filters dialogs
• Now Focus Photoeditor supports Graphic Tablet and Pressure Sensitivity

v. 6.0.12

• Some  improvements and bug-fixes

v. 6.0.11

• Added Thereshold selection
• A few improvements

v. 6.0.10

• Added RGB - Luminance Slider to RGB Curves Correction
• Several improvements

v. 6.0.9.9

• Some Bug Fixes
• Improvements to Cloning dialog.
• Several improvements

v. 6.0.9.7 - 6.0.9.8

• Added new Selection: Select Range
• Improvements to quick fix.

v. 6.0.9.6

• Added Luminance option in Curves, that allows to modify the luminance channel
  using a special algorithm
• Added "Only Midtones" option to Negative Overlay Decontrast
• Improvements to quick fix.

v. 6.0.9.5

• Added Zone Size Control in Smart Flash and other manual corrections
• Improved gamma correction and contrast in quick-fix

v. 6.0.9.4

• Improvements to the threshold algorithm of Unsharp Mask and Autosharpen Filter. Now the sharpening result is stronger and cleaner. The radius value used has been made the equivalent of the ones found in most image editors. (1 radius = 1 pixel)
• Corrected bug with blur/Emboss/etc.. Retouch tool, when editing a layer with alpha channel editing enabled
• Cosmetic Improvements to Clone Window - also now it is possible to select any type of file to import as clone source.
• Minor fixes / improvements

v. 6.0.9.3

• Improvements to the picture browser. Now sorting by name will use natural order when file names contain numbers. A [Raw Files] filter option has been introduced to view only raw files.
• Minor fixes / improvements

v. 6.0.9.1 / 6.0.9.2

• Further Improvements to Quick-fix algorithm
• Added Calibrate Color item in right-click menu
• Minor fixes / improvements

v. 6.0.9

• Last  Raw Settings can now be memorized and will not be prompted every time you import a raw file.
• The batch scripts will now be executed in the same order they have been selected
• Added Decontrast  - Negative Overlay Manual and Automatic correction. Also added to the batch script list.
• A few minor bug fixes

v. 6.0.8

• Introduced manual settings to control Raw Files Decoding process
• Now Importing Raw Files always applies in-camera White Balance by default
• Implemented support for sony SR2 and ARW raw formats and Olympus ORW in picture browser. Also it is possible now to have previews of Sigma SD14 raw files (Still problems reading the SD14 actual raw data though - will be solved in next versions)
• Fixed a problem with the history tool
• A few bug fixes

v. 6.0.7

• Slightly improved Quick-Fix
• Improved automatic raw conversion when importing raw files
• Minor and esthetical interface improvements

v. 6.0.6

• Added New Applying Options in Filters and Regulations
• Added ability to set a custom color mask in the Regulation Dialog
• Other Minor improvements

v. 6.0.5

• Fixed bug on start-up  occurring only with Windows 98
• In batch save, it is now possible to set the jpg quality
• Minor improvements to interface and a few algorithms

v. 6.0.4

• Web Album now works correctly on Safari and other browsers.
• Web Album builder interface was reorganized and slightly simplified.

What's new in v. 6

• Improved interface - The program is more intuitive to use, floating windows are now easily managed and can be closed or docked.
• Formats: Added support for newest cameras. View updated list of supported cameras .
• Improved speed of several editing and displaying operations
• Added some photo corrections and improved existing ones.
• Added "Auto Crop"
• Paint Engine was improved, now follows the mouse movements more smoothly and precisely
• Improved "Quick Fix" correction
• Added Automatic and Manual "Dynamic Range" Correction
• Corrected many bugs
• Improved many other features.

What's cooking in v. 6.1

• More control and optimization over RAW files Importing
• A redesigned Batch Scripting interface for a more flexible selection of batch actions to apply.
• We plan to add Manual Corrections, Filters and Transformations to batch processing  as well
• Faster Handling of large layers
• More Gradient Types
• More Transformations
• HDR