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What's New in Previous Versions

This chapter is merely intended as a preliminary listing of some of the changes that have been made to PentaSuite prior to Version 8.5

  • Various Dates - Previous changes for Version 8.5

Program

 #

Added or
Corrected

Version Number and Build

Date

New or Modified Feature in Detail

      
Command Line Wizard 1 Added feature     Added ability to modify or set compression level options for JPEG2000 image format.      
2 Correction     Cleared the last line after an open.      
PentaBrowser/Explorer 1 Added feature     Introduced new Open/Save dialog with last preferred folder. This allows more immediate access to frequently used folders.      
2 Correction     Viewing Hidden files and Folders is now set in the same manner as it is in Windows Explorer.      
  • March 31, 2006 - Release of Version 8.5

    Program

    		 #

    Added or
    Corrected

    New or Modified Feature in Detail
    Command Line Wizard 1 Added feature Added ability to modify or set compression level options for JPEG2000 image format.
    2 Correction Cleared the last line after an open.
    PentaBrowser/Explorer 1 Added feature Introduced new Open/Save dialog with last preferred folder. This allows more immediate access to frequently used folders.
    2 Correction Viewing Hidden files and Folders is now set in the same manner as it is in Windows Explorer.
    PentaBrowser 1 Added feature During a Copy or Move operation (via Drag&Drop or paste) any files that were skipped or failed to write now get listed in a summary window without aborting the copy or move operation. All other files will be copied or moved.
    2 Correction Modified image rotation (in particular for multipage) This function has been disabled for formats not supported in writing).
    3 Correction Disabled animation in GIF preview when delay time is set to 0 (to avoid excess CPU cycles).
    4 Correction Corrected stretching (enlargement to full thumbnail size) of small (such as ICO and CMP images). FPX images are enlarged using the Windows thumbnail methods.
    5 Correction Corrected thumbnail saved image of images in LEAD format (CMP, PNG, etc.) that are larger than the thumbnail size.
    6 Correction Corrected View and Hex View commands (now launch PentaView with the list of selected files).
    7 Correction Corrected Shrink+mail when managing image types.
    8 Correction Cleared a private temporary folder used for saving shrink+mail files once the email has been successfully sent.
    9 Correction When executing the Refresh command the currently selected item remained selected. This was not working properly when "hide known extensions" was set.
    10 Correction Changed the behavior of double click for supported images. If a program has been associated with a given image format, double click will launch that program opening the same image file otherwise an attempt to open that image file will be made using PentaView. If PentaView fails to open the file, PentaView will indicate an "Unsupported Image Format" error.
    11 Correction ThumbNail Generator: Corrected reading of thumbnail size parameters
    PentaConverter 1 Added feature Tabs are enabled in "image" mode when the program starts.
    2 Added feature Enabled launch from right-click on a PDF file and from PentaCollector containing PDF files.
    3 Added feature Comments for images (for image types that support comments) can now be saved for repeated use. This is useful for inserting Copyright and other information. The 5 latest comments are saved.
    4 Correction Corrected when the conversion buttons should be enabled when the focus changes.
    5 Correction Corrected the selection of Desktop folder as output folder.
    6 Correction Preset bit x pixel selector to 24 in the "Save As" dialog.
    7 Correction When output image format is changed the subtype is automatically set to 24 bits per pixel.
    PentaFTP 1 Added feature Added the ability to minimize PentaFTP to the System Tray.
    2 Correction Remote File Listings now display the correct "Modified Date" of remote items (the Time Zone offset is now applied correctly).
    PentaPDF
    PentaConverter    		 1 Correction Canceling the PDF option dialog now works properly.
    PentaPDF 1 Modified Feature Changed the PDF Option Screen.
    2 Correction Use the 'users' local folders instead of 'All Users' folder to store intermediate spool files.
    3 Correction When converting multiple doc files the default printer is correctly restored.
    PentaPGP 1 Correction Accepted username containing an "@" sign and an email address without it (as in PGP Desktop).
    PentaView
    PentaConverter
    PentaFrameGrabber    		 1 Modified Feature Modified image handling for JPG and CMP formats adding Progressive format with number of passes set to 4.
    2 Correction Corrected initialization of Sub File Type data.
    PentaView 1 Added feature Added "new image" function (if an enlarge/resize operation is done before changing anything else, the new width and height are stored as the new default).
    2 Added feature Added "Calculation of Rotation Angle Required by Selection Rectangle". This will propose the angle by which the image can be rotated to obtain a straight image.
    3 Added feature Added a Canvas Enlargement Function. The current dimensions of the canvas have been added to the Resize/Enlargement screen and can now be modified.
    4 Added feature Added Hint to checkbox near insert image filename box (now it is always enabled but changes the text according to presence of image-data on clipboard).
    5 Added feature Developed a prototype of side merging.
    6 Added feature Save multipage images, save current image as added page to a multipage image.
    7 Added feature Added "Save As CSV" option for Excel files.
    8 Added feature Editing of CSV files now possible.
    9 Added feature Introduced possibility to cancel merge operation and automatic cancel when another operation is performed or when the image is closed.
    10 Added feature Added the possibility to join two images resizing the added one to the same size of the original.
    11 Added feature Implemented mouse selection of CSV file cells and other editing features.
    12 Added feature Defined "New document" for CSV (XLS) handler.
    13 Added feature Added merge image from copied picture.
    14 Added feature Now able to search an image for the background color user wants to use.
    15 Added feature PSD format treated as a "Save as" format.
    16 Added feature Added store of last percent values of brightness and contrast.
    17 Added feature Added Opening of CSV files in Excel handler.
    18 Added feature Added possibility to choose mode of side merging avoiding "Union of Images" dialog.
    19 Added feature The Filling and Background Color value can now be set. When loading an 8 bit x pixel (or less) color image, the Filling Color (if different from white or black) gets initialized to pixel (0,0). This is because the saved color will not be initially included in the color Palette (because it will either be black or white).
    20 Added feature Added possibility to enlarge/resize current image or resize Added image when attempting to merge a bigger one.
    21 Added feature Added possibility to resize the image being merged by using the mouse.
    22 Modified Feature Changed layout of enlargement/resize screen shown prior to insert an image larger than the current canvas size.
    23 Modified Feature "Crop Options" is now a tab on the left editing panel. It allows the user to apply trimming factoring for inside or outside the selected area or for the entire image).
    24 Modified Feature Moved the GrayScale button to the"Color" panel. It behaves in the same manner that the "intensity change area" selection does.
    25 Modified Feature Changed the way "image merge" behaves when an area is selected (the added image is immediately resized and merged into the selected area).
    26 Modified Feature Changed the way the selection is stored and applied to cropped images. When an image is modified the save function displays the comparison between the old and new ones. If the format is JPG, JPG2000 or CMP the Quality parameters are displayed too.
    27 Modified Feature Changes to layout of resize dialog.
    28 Modified Feature Introduced text insertion resize.
    29 Modified Feature "Page Setup" has been changed to accommodate different page orientations.
    30 Modified Feature Improved intensity and color adjusting tools.
    31 Modified Feature Improved the speed of various rotate functions: image definitions and use of mouse and keyboard on slide cursor.
    32 Modified Feature Compare dialog during "Save as" PentaView function shows real saved image versus the last saved image.
    33 Modified Feature Introduced possibility to change the filling color used in rotation. The Shear border can now be used with rotate.
    34 Modified Feature Changed the interface for brightness, contrast and color adjustment. The Undo function has also been adapted to the new behavior.
    35 Modified Feature Introduced quality level for the JPEG2000 image format. The possibility to enlarge or resize the current image when attempting to merge with a larger image has also been added.
    36 Modified Feature The bit x pixel save format is initially set according to the way the grayscale image property has been set.
    37 Modified Feature Pixel settings for GIF and TIF formats are conserved at original value when bits per pixel is equal to 2,3,5,6 or 7.
    38 Modified Feature Progressive scans are now set to 3 instead of 4 when saving a grayscale image.
    39 Modified Feature Shear border of selected area now means crop and shear the area. PentaView now uses all four corner pixels to execute shearing.
    40 Modified Feature Slide Show no longer starts when program starts - must be initiated by the user.
    41 Modified Feature Transparent/Opaque slide now works for an image that is placed into the Viewer using Drag 'n' drop function.
    42 Modified Feature Image data now gets updated (also on the status bar) when a different page of a multipage file gets loaded. Set the BPI to the nearest allowable value when saving an image as an added page to a multipage format.
    43 Correction Saving of TIF images now takes proper account of bit per pixel setting. There were rare instances in which the highest or lowest available setting was used. This has been corrected.
    44 Correction Corrected initial Bit x pixel (until now always set to 24) when loading an image in the following formats: ANI, CLP, CMP, CUR, CUT, EPS, FAX, FLC, FLI, FPX, ICA, IMG, ITG, JBG, MAC, MPT = Multipage Tiff, MSP, PNG, RAS, WPG
    45 Correction Corrected Save As function for the JP2 format for cases in which embedded comments have been changed.
    46 Correction When using the Shrink+Mail function, the temporary folder (hidden) was not emptied after the mail message had been sent (previously only an error was issued).
    47 Correction Show Hidden Files/Folders flag - Corrected program behavior so it will adhere to the behavior of Windows Explorer. If the Show Hidden Files/Folders flag is not set then, when the user clicks on the Next/Previous buttons, those files will not be shown.
    48 Correction Corrected the size of the inserted text box so the user can adjust font, color and size of the text being placed onto an image.
    49 Correction Corrected behavior when Drag&Dropping a new image on a Multipage opened image.
    50 Correction Corrected "save as copy" file path.
    51 Correction Corrected "set default format" option in "save as". When launched from "Save Copy to" the "save as" function suggests the nearest format to original image. When changed file type in save as dialog box the sub type is chosen near the original format.
    52 Correction Corrected error exiting the program when launched with a list of files (as from a search list).
    53 Correction Corrected freeing of bitmaps.
    54 Correction Corrected fault of refresh in text/image insertion phase when moving vertical splitter.
    55 Correction Corrected Image insertion. The "bit per pixel" of the current image doesn't increase.
    56 Correction Corrected the constantly changing selection area  box when it gets dragged around on an image plane. Previously, when the zoom level was not set to 100%, the size of the selection area  box increased each time it was moved. The selection area  box no longer changes size remaining instead the size it was originally set to.
    PentaZip
    PentaShell
    PentaView    		 1 Modified Feature Enabled RUN command from PentaZip/PentaShell with Next/Previous.
    2 Added feature Navigation using PentaView as an editor program (when associated to the files being edited).
    PentaZip 1 Correction Shows correct file size of a compressed archive when greater than 2GB.
    pzvPDFVer 1 Added feature Command Line PDF ConVersion - Created the option "-%" to pause at the end of execution (when script is run from inside the Command Line Wizard).
    pzvPrint 1 Correction Corrected the print function of an entire Microsoft Office 2002 PowerPoint document.

     

  • December 2, 2005
    1. PentaCLI-PRO - added FTP functionality to our Command Line Suite. The program to use is chFTP.
    2. PentaZIP - Server Edition - Added
      1. CD Burning from the Command Line (chCD)
      2. Email support from the Command Line (chMail)
      3. Strong Encryption - PGP not included (chCrypt)
    3. PentaPDF - added a browse button for selection of PDF output file name
    4. PentaPDF - added PentaSend to Deployment Options (PGP Encryption and FTP, Email, CD/DVD)
    5. PentaPDF - added custom option for Deployment
  • November 15, 2005
    1. PentaConverter - Added Batch Removal of EXIF Information (called Zapping) and Comment Insertion
    2. PentaDVD - added a 'Delete after burning' button to enable or disable deletion of files from the source location (or locations) after burning a CD or DVD
    3. PentaPDF - now shows an error message if a PDF filename contains invalid characters
    4. PentaView - extended the comment update feature to all the formats that support it (JPEG, TIFF)
    5. PentaPDF - modified name parsing of http pages including only the page name instead of the entire URL reference.
  • November 1, 2005 - release of PentaSuite-PRO Version 8.1 with PentaPDF-PRO - Version 3

Program

New or Modified Feature
PentaPDF We have completely rewritten PentaPDF. This allows for:
  1. Greatly enhanced speed in generating PDF files. Creation takes 50% of the time required by the previous Version.
  2. We have added PDF 1.5 and 128 bit encryption to guarantee compatibility with Acrobat Version 6.0.
  3. Selectable PDF Version (from 1.0 to 1.5).
    This is important for PDF string encryption requirements (40 bit or 128 bit) as well as for destination applications that may require PDF files created using different Versions. Unicode character set is supported only from PDF Version 1.3 or greater.
  4. Better handling of Paper sizes. Some Custom sizes are now supported based on the file to be converted.
  5. Much improved PDF creation from PowerPoint presentations
  6. ConVersion between different Versions of PDF (from 1.4 to 1.2 for example) now being available with PentaCLI-PRO.
  7. PowerPoint output is now always enabled. There were some issues in previous Versions of PentaPDF with some older Versions of Microsoft Office which did not allow PDF creation from some PowerPoint files.
  8. Starting and ending page number in the range of document pages to convert can be zero. This can happen, for example, when a Word document has a cover page with page 1 being the second page
  9. Addition of Color Mode under Preferences allowing for PDF output in:
    1. RGB
    2. CMYK
    3. Grayscale
  10. Enhanced management of Image resolution when creating PDF files the addition of Selectable DPI settings for images (from 72 DPI to 2048 DPI).
  • September 19, 2005 (build 8.0.1.104)
    1. PentaWare Manager - you can now minimize the PentaWare Manager to the System Tray. Double click on the icon to restore PentaWare Manager.
    2. PentaEXIF - Added ability to search within EXIF data for images created within a range of dates and times. This is very useful to identify exact duplicate images due to copying files to different locations or to renaming copies of original images
    3. PentaEXIF - Searches based on Files has had the date filter replaced with a date and time range filter
    4. PentaEXIF- The number of images that can be managed has been increased to about 5000
    5. PentaEXIF- Added EXIF info zapping in files (i.e. you can remove EXIF data if you don't want people to know how you set your camera when taking a given picture)
    6. PentaEXIF - Added Cut, Copy,Paste functionality
    7. PentaConverter - Corrected Nikon DCR file .conVersion procedure (was not converting to GIF)
    8. PentaBrowser - Added Cut,Copy functionality
    9. PentaBrowser - Made numerous changes to the Tools menu
    10. PentaBrowser - Restored thumbnails generated by Windows and not belonging to our set of supported extensions (including sub folders preview). This was not allowing Thumbnails to be seen when the user had "Hide extensions for known file types" set to ON (the Windows initial default).
    11. PentaBrowser - Folders now show reduced size thumbnails if the same folders contain images
    12. PentaBrowser - Preview of exe files is now showing the first icon contained in the exe file.
    13. PentaBrowser - Reduced the number of running Thumbnail creation threads. This has eliminated the cause of occasional "out of system resources" messages.
    14. PentaPGP - The "Bad Passphrase" message was not being issued when required,
    15. PentaPGP - File Preferences became blank (only in program form fields) after a new key had been generated
    16. PentaPGP - Implemented copy and paste of a text as input or output within PentaPGP.
    17. PentaView - When an image was changed using the AutoContrast feature, the file was not "flagged" as modified. The AutoContrast change was therefore lost if the user did not manually save the modified file prior to changing image. The user is now informed that a change has been made and has the option to save the modified file as is true for the other editing options
    18. PentaView - When deleting an image and the file was the last in a given folder the deletion would not always take place. This has been corrected so that the deleted image will be replaced by the previous one, if there is one or else it will be replaced by a new empty document.
    19. PentaCLI - chCrypt - modified caching passphrase usage to respond to user requests
    20. ConVersion to PDF -This was not always working properly when the user had "Hide extensions for known file types" set to ON (the Windows initial default).
    21. PentaPDF - Starting/ending page number in the range of the document pages to convert can be zero. Previously the starting page had to be 1 which would exclude Word Document pages used as initial Cover Pages with page numbering starting from a subsequent page.
    22. PentaPDF - corrected conVersion of HTML files on Windows 2000 based systems both from inside PentaView and from the Right Mouse menu
    23. PentaCD - When copying files to a CD or a DVD the date will remain that of the original file (the one being copied). Previously the date was changed to the Date the copy to CD or DVD was being made.
    24. PentaCD - Extended use of CD and DVD burning to PentaZip from within the Main program as well as from the right mouse commands. PentaDVD is only available with PentaSuite.
    25. PentaDVD - When copying files to a CD or a DVD the date will remain that of the original file (the one being copied). Previously the date was changed to the Date the copy to CD or DVD was being made.
    26. PentaDVD - Added checkboxes to select files to be deleted after burning
    27. PentaDVD - Fixed problem on "Wrong filename list" window in system using large fonts
    28. PentaDVD - File deletion (when set to ON) now takes place AFTER a CD or DVD has been successfully burned (i.e. created). Previously if output was to a ZIP or other compressed archive, file deletion would occur after the compressed archive had been created successfully but prior to the successful copy of the same archive to a CD or DVD.
    29. PentaDVD - A message with a request to mount a CD or DVD prior to burning is now shown. The CD or DVD Media mounting request was already implemented by PentaCD
  • July 25, 2005 (build 8.0.1.92)

    1. Changed name of Frame Grabbing Utility from PentaWhiteBoard to PentaFrameGrabber
    2. PentaBrowser - corrected numerous thumbnail related issues
    3. PentaZip/PentaShell - Update of a compressed archive following a Run command did not preserve passwords. This has been corrected.
    4. PentaPDF - corrected PDF creation in cases in which original document was in Microsoft Word and there were at least 2 columns.
    5. PentaView (if already running) will attempt to open a new file in the current window instead of trying to automatically open a new window.

  • June 6, 2005 - release of Version 8.0

Program

New or Modified Feature

Included in
New Versions for Version 8.0 Workstation Versions
  1. PentaZip
  2. PentaSuite Standard - no longer sold as a Full License but only as an upgrade for current customers of Version 7.x to upgrade to. Not available for Users of Version 6.x
  3. PentaSuite DigiPhoto
  4. PentaSuite Business Pro
  5. PentaSuite Pro
  6. PentaCLI-Pro - No longer available as a standalone product. This is only available as an add-on when PentaSuite Pro or Business Pro is installed. (Not available for Digiphoto).

Server Editions

  1. PentaSuite Pro - Server Edition
  2. PentaCLI Pro - Server Edition - only available as an add-on when PentaSuite Pro - Server Edition is installed.
  3. PentaZip - Server Edition

Workstation Versions CANNOT be installed on computers that are running Windows Server Operating Systems (2000 Server and 2003 Server).

  
PentaPDF PDF Creation will generate PDF files from virtually any printable document or file.

Previous Versions were limited to certain file types. PDF Creation for all file types is available with:

  1. PentaSuite-Pro
  2. PentaSuite-Pro - Server Edition
  3. PentaSuite Business Pro
  4. PentaCLI-Pro
  5. PentaCLI-Pro - Server Edition

PDF generation in PentaSuite DigiPhoto and PentaSuite Standard is limited to certain formats (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, HTML and most supported graphics formats).

All issues with Normal.dot in Microsoft Word have been solved.

  
PentaPDF Support for PDF Creation is available from:
    1. Windows Explorer Right Mouse
    2. PentaConverter
    3. Button command on Microsoft Word Toolbar, Excel Toolbar, WordPerfect Menu item
    4. Printer List (PentaWare PDF Printer
 PentaSuite - All Versions
PentaPDF in PentaZip PentaZip's PDF creation has been improved. All issues with Normal.dot in Microsoft Word have been solved. PentaZip
PentaPDF New Interface. We have redesigned the User Interface creating more tabs with a breakdown by function that should help make our PDF Creation more user friendly.

The single tabs cover the following subjects;

  1. Output
  2. Compression
  3. Page Setup
  4. Preferences
  5. Encryption
  6. About
 PentaSuite - All Versions
PentaView updated PDF Handler so that files created with Acrobat 7 can be viewed
 PentaSuite - All Versions
PentaPGP Added functions for managing PGP keys:
    1. implicit trust set/unset,
    2. enable/disable key,
    3. revoke key.
 PentaSuite - All Versions
PentaPGP
  1. Access "Add PGP user" from button in PentaZip, PentaShell, PentaDVD, PentaSend
  2. Added the possibility to choose between generating a new key or importing a key found on a PGP server.
  3. Enabled paste operation in Confirm passphrase box.
  4. Clipboard emptied once the Generate button has been pressed.
  5. Size of RSA keys (master and sub key) is the same.
 PentaSuite - All Versions
PentaPGP Added search for a user on a PGP server by specifying all or part of the User ID. PentaSuite - All Versions
PentaCLI Wizard pzvPDF - corrected page orientation option for PDF generation command (differs from pzvPrint) PentaCLI
PentaFTP Version 8.0 of PentaFTP executes file transfers through separate "threads". This means that you can perform other FTP related tasks even if an upload or download file transfer or other operation is in progress.

File transfers can be performed in three ways::
1. Start an immediate transfer of a file or group of files;
2. Put a reference to specific files to be transferred in the file list that will be manually started by the user;
3. Schedule specific transfers to take place at a given starting time.

 PentaSuite - All Versions
PentaFTP File Transfer Progress is now shown under the “State” column of the “List” view at the bottom of the PentaFTP screen.

If an error occurs, the error message will be written in that same column.

If you want to cancel a file transfer just select a row (or more than one row if multiple transfers are listed) and delete them by pressing the "Delete" key on your keyboard.

Any selected transfer that is cancelled this way will abort within a few seconds.

You can also press the “Stop transfer” button to interrupt a file transfer in progress.

 PentaSuite - All Versions
  • January 2005
Program
New or Modified Feature
Included in
PentaFTP
  • Added Remote Compressed Archive Management which includes:
    1. Getting a remote archive file list on screen
    2. Printing a remote archive file list to the local printer
    3. Printing a remote archive file list to file (TXT, CSV and XLM formats supported)
    4. Opening a remote archive allowing selection of one or more files for:
      1. Extraction (download to a local folder of your choice),
      2. Viewing using PentaView (or the Viewer of your choice)
      3. Launching using the Associated Program.
    5. Added a test to make sure that a file cannot replace a folder and that a folder cannot replace a file
  • Added file transfer of entire folders in Upload (Put) or Download (Get). Until now only single files could be transferred. The same behavior as Windows Explorer is implemented for overwriting files with same name: if the folder already exists files with the same name will be overwritten after confirmation is requested.
  • Remote Search implemented for finding files/folders that have specific characteristics (name matching given pattern, size, modification time and date falling in a selectable date/time interval).
PentaSuite - All Versions
PentaBrowser
  • Rotate commands added to the right mouse context menu.
  • PentaBrowser - Added selection of file types to Known Types command
  • Improved speed of selection when there is a large number of items to be selected
  • Only one instance of Thumbnail Generator is allowed.
  • Initialize Thumbnail Database command moved from the Browser View Menu to File Menu on Thumbnail program.
  • Initialize Thumbnail Database command must be confirmed twice before the command will execute.
  • Files selected stay selected after a command has been executed in the same manner as Windows Explorer.
  • The three sections of PentaBrowser (Tree View of Folders, Preview of images and Files) are now on separate dockable panes. A command for Default docking has been added to the View menu.
  • Thumbnail Creation has been completely rewritten adding batch creation through Thumbnail Creation Utility only in current folder or in subfolders too. This is user selectable.
  • Added Batch Rotation of all files currently selected.
  • Added PentaRename to Tools

PentaSuite - Full

PentaSuite-DigiPhoto
PentaView and PentaBrowser
  • Background memory resident routine pzvserver.exe has been eliminated.
  • All procedures can now be invoked in multiple instances.

PentaSuite - Full

PentaSuite-DigiPhoto
PentaView
  • Images no longer flicker during rotate.
  • A confirmation massage gets shown If, when saving a file, a pre-existing file with the same name will be overwritten .
  • Added HTML Printing.
  • Fit to Screen and Fit Width are now on the View Menu.
  • Added Auto Level to Color Selection.
  • Added Management of Red, Green and Blue (with increase or reduction of each) to Color Selection.
  • Added Auto Contrast.
  • Added Brightness Selection (Increase or decrease of).
  • Added Contrast Selection (Increase or decrease of).
  • Added Engrave setting.
  • Added Emboss setting.
  • Added Negative setting.
  • Added Remove Red Eye.
  • Added 'Add Text to Images' with selection of Font, size and color.
  • Added 'Image Merge' Feature allowing you to position and add a Logo to an Image.
  • Added Dynamic ToolBar for all editing features
  • Added a dedicated pane for Comments and Exif Info (for Images).
  • Added Hints and/or Captions where missing.
  • Added Rotation to Crop Window allowing for simultaneous Cropping and Rotating . Rotation is also available separately.
  • Rotation on the Crop Window can be turned on and off at will via a check box.
  • Crop Area ("Persistent Crop") is maintained when moving to another image. The assumption is that when viewing a series of images (from a Digital Camera for example) the need to crop (and rotate) will be similar for all images.
  • Rotation can now be set to Whole Degree values (+180 degrees) or Half Degree vales (-180.5 degrees).
  • Zoom is now always available.
  • Added Delete Image (File) Button.
  • Added Undo and Redo as well as Revert to Last Saved Buttons on numerous Toolbars.
  • Added New Document to File Menu.
  • When viewing images that have been extracted from a Remote Compressed Archive, the Next and Previous buttons are disabled.

PentaSuite - Full

PentaSuite-DigiPhoto
PentaAlbum
  • Added selection of multiple images to move using Drag and Drop or the up and down arrows. Images can be moved to any position desired.
  • Added a warning message requesting confirmation when making automated changes of titles of Images in Photo Album (for example removing all underscore "_" characters from titles derived from file names) or when requesting to Clear all Titles.
  • Added Index Page in a Table with page numbers indicated once for each group of images instead of one page reference for every image. This is user selectable.
  • Added "Print All" command for Multipage Albums. This avoids having to print album pages one by one.
  • Corrected thumbnail creation that in rare cases did not save all thumbnails.
  • Thumbnail selection has been made more user friendly.
  • Drag and Drop of images in some cases did not get positioned as wanted by the user.
  • Added Create Folder button for HTML Output selection
  • Default Project File Name is now the same as the title of the Photo Album being created instead of New_project_1.
  • Information relating to border size, cell space and cell padding is now saved in the PentaAlbum project files.
  • Corrected minor anomalies relating to loading saved Photo Album projects.

PentaSuite - Full

PentaSuite-DigiPhoto
PentaCollector
  • Added batch rotate.
  • Added batch printing.

PentaSuite - Full

PentaSuite-DigiPhoto
PentaConverter
  • Corrected addition of new folders to the Output Tab. Additions made using Windows Explorer were not being shown on the Output Tab.
  • Added F5 (Refresh) command.
  • Added more options for Excel (XLS files).
  • Added Abort command on Conversion Window.

PentaSuite - Full

PentaSuite-DigiPhoto
PentaPDF
  • Options in German now supported correctly .
  • Added orientation setting.
  • Added page selection (from page to page, All pages).
  • Added page size selection (Letter, A4, etc.).
  • Added Linearize for Web option.
  • Added image quality selection.

PentaSuite - Full

PentaSuite-Business
Windows Explorer Right Mouse Menu
  • PentaBrowser, PentaView, PentaCollector, PentaConverter and PentaAlbum have been placed in a single group called PentaView.
  • PentaPDF conversion has been left as a separate item.

PentaSuite - All Versions
Advanced Options - Licensing
  • Added request for email address to which the License File will be sent.
All Products
  • December 2004
    • 7.1.1.191
      • PentaSFX automatically recognizes password protected archives and set password request option.
      • PentaAlbum - corrected PentaAlbum upload when images/thumbnails are placed in a subfolder
      • PentaAlbum - Abort function enabled for FTP and other Deploy functions.
      • PentaZip - Paste Enabled in password edit fields (requested by many users).
      • PentaFTP - now available for PentaSuite Business.
  • November 2004
    • 7.1.1.190
      • Zip Wizard - corrected to extract Zip archives password protected.
      • PentaView and PentaConverter - corrected image conversion which in some cases failed (32bit TIFF did not always work properly).
    • 7.1.1.189
      • PentaSend and PentaAlbum - Corrected "New folder" creation feature in upload function
    • 7.1.1.188
      • Command Line Interface - trial period use is now limited to 20 total launches with a maximum of 5 for each function.
    • 7.1.1.187
      • PentaZip - corrected Drag & Drop from Explorer to Compression Form while Shift was pressed. Shift interfered with Drag & Drop completion.
    • 7.1.1.185
      • PentaView, PentaConverter, PentaBrowser - Added more formats for Nikon NEF (D70 profiles now available)
    • 7.1.1.184
      • PentaDVD - Added saving as a project, file selections made will be saved complete with path to allow CD or DVD burning at some later date.
      • PentaPDF Pro - further correction of XLS to PDF avoiding saving of tmp file which sometimes was requested
  • October 2004
    • 7.1.1.183
      • PentaWare Manager - Added pane for PDF
      • PentaWare Manager - Mouse scroll button now works
      • corrected Fit to Width command
      • Windows Explorer Right Mouse - corrected Auto Decrypt creation which did not always work
    • 7.1.1.181
      • PentaPDF corrected some cases of wrong output when converting Excel to PDF.
    • 7.1.1.182
      • Licensing - Added field for issuing license files to users that purchased through retail stores.
  • September 2004
    • 7.1.1.178
      • PentaConverter - corrected ratio between cm and inches and vice versa.
    • 7.1.1.176
      • PentaWare Manager - Advanced Options is no longer always on top when launched from PentaWare Manager.
      • PentaZip - ZGB extraction corrected for cases in which the password screen was cancelled without having inserted the proper password.
  • August 2004
    • 7.1.1.168
      • PentaSuite and PentaZip kits - the subject of MSI kits now contains the build information allowing easy identification of each kit (...Build 7.1.1.168 of August 31, 2004).
    • 7.1.1.167
      • PentaCD - corrected Volume reference in command line program (chCD.exe).
      • PentaCD and PentaDVD - Verify (when selected) will now occur as soon as burning finishes. There is no longer a need for the CD/DVD tray to open and close prior to the start of the Verify process.
      • PentaDVD - when creating an ISO file a check is made to make sure that there is enough free space on the output drive.
      • PentaAlbum - projects now include "show date", Defined Header and Defined Footer.
    • 7.1.1.156
      • Licensing - replaced Registration Key method used since 1994 with License File system

         

  • Additions and changes made in July 2004
    • Added support for PKZip and WinZip ZIP archive encryption
    • Added enhanced PDF creation for PentaSuite
    • Added enhanced PDF creation support for Corel's WordPerfect from PentaSuite
    • Added List of formats supported to this Help file (PentaWare Manager)
  • Additions and changes made in May 2004
  • Additions and changes made in April 2004
  • Additions and changes made in February 2004
  • General look and feel of all programs
  • PentaDVD
  • New Formats supported by PentaBrowser and PentaView
  • PentaSuite Browser
  • PentaConverter
  • PentaCollector
  • PentaRename
  • PentaWare Photo Album (HTML Generator)
  • PentaWare Manager (formerly PentaSuite Manager)
  • PentaView Single File Viewer
  • PentaZip Compression Manager
  • Encryption in PentaWare products
  • Additions made changes made since Initial Release

Additions and changes made in July 2004

  • Added support for PKZip and WinZip ZIP archive encryption

    PentaWare products support 7 different strong encryption algorithms and offer 2 different encryption methods.

    Archives Encrypted using one of the standard PentaSuite encryption methods are identifiable based on their extension. As examples

    • a ZIP archive encrypted using PGP will have an extension ZIP.PGP
    • an LZH archive encrypted using AES will have an extension LZH.AES

Archives Encrypted using either PKZip encryption or WinZip encryption cannot be readily identified as they will all have a .ZIP extension regardless of whether encrypted or not. This means that not all ZIP programs currently on the market can handle all the files in circulation that have a .ZIP extension. This is also true for archives that are larger than 4GB created using the ZIP64 algorithm.

PentaWare products that manage compressed archives can all open and extract from:

    • archives larger than 4GB
    • archives encrypted using standard PentaZip or PentaSuite encryption
    • archives encrypted using either PKZip encryption or WinZip encryption.

Programs that support PKZip/WinZip encryption include:

    • PentaZip Main Interface
    • PentaZip Shell
    • PentaZip Scripts
    • PentaDVD
    • PentaZip Command Line Interface
  • Added enhanced PDF creation for PentaSuite

    PentaPDF has been enhanced for users of PentaSuite offering even better PDF creation. PDF creation has been extended to Microsoft Power Point and to Microsoft Internet Explorer. In the coming months PDF creation support will be extended to numerous other Microsoft Office programs as well as applications made by other producers.

    Support for PDF Creation is available for:

    • Microsoft Word
    • Microsoft Excel
    • Microsoft Power Point (only PentaSuite)
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer (only PentaSuite)
    • Corel WordPerfect (only PentaSuite)
    • All graphic file formats supported by PentaView
  • Added enhanced PDF creation support for Corel's WordPerfect from PentaSuite

    As a separate plug-in we have added PDF creation support for Corel's WordPerfect. This will allow you to create PDF files from within WordPerfect with all the standard deployment features (save on CD or DVD, in a ZIP, in a ZIP attached to an email, encrypted using PGP or other string encryption, etc.) offered by PentaPDF. This will also be available from Windows Explorer selecting a WPD file and pressing right mouse.

  • Added List of formats supported to this Help file (PentaWare Manager)

    This has been done in order to allow you access to the listings of supported formats from more than one help file.

    1. Digital Photography Graphics
    2. Graphics files
    3. Multimedia files
    4. Documents, Texts, PDF and Spreadsheets

Additions and changes made in May 2004

  • Added PDF Creation from Microsoft Word, PentaView, PentaConverter and (for supported formats) from right mouse context menu

    We have added support for conversion to Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) from the formats PentaSuite supports. This includes graphics formats (JPG, TIF, FIF, etc.) and Document and Spreadsheet formats (DOC, RTF, HTML, TXT and XLS.

    Creation of PDF files (for supported file formats) is available from:

    1. a PentaWare toolbar inserted in Microsoft Word
    2. the Right mouse context menu
    3. PentaView
    4. PentaConverter

    Click here for more information about converting files to PDF format.

  • Added PentaFrameGrabber (ex PentaWhiteBoard) - The possible users of PentaFrameGrabber (ex PentaWhiteBoard) can be professionals as well as home users. We designed PentaFrameGrabber (ex PentaWhiteBoard) as a convenient and easy to use means of saving frames captured from movies (AVI, MPG and MOV) as common graphics files. Home movies, Professionally made video shots, Medical application generated movie files made during CAT scans and more.

    See Supported formats for details of the formats PentaFrameGrabber (ex PentaWhiteBoard) supports for output.

    As well as saving frames as images you can also create HTML pages or PDF pages with Thumbnail views of the frame/images you will capture. This gets done by exporting images to a photo album which you can then manage using PentaAlbum. PentaFrameGrabber (ex PentaWhiteBoard) can be accessed from the Windows Start Menu or from the PentaWare Manager on the Viewer pane.

  • PentaBrowser - Added Thumbnail and Preview support for Microsoft Word Doc files

  • Added viewing support in Previews of Microsoft Word Doc's to :
    1. PentaBrowser
    2. PentaCollector
    3. PentaConverter
    4. PentaDVD
    5. PentaZip

  • PentaFTP - Modified the correction method for items placed on the FTP list. Multiple items can have the destination folder changed. Previous behavior only allowed changing one destination folder at a time.

Additions and changes made in April 2004

  • Added support for BZip2 to PentaZip - support is present in PentaZip Main, PentaZip Shell, PentaZip Scripts and PentaZip Command Line Interface.
  • Added Options for New Archive Handling when creating New Archives

    Using this new option you can select whether the new archive should be :

    1. Just created in the destination folder without opening it
    2. Created and then opened inside PentaZip
    3. Created and Tested without opening it
    4. Created, Tested and Opened inside PentaZip
  • Added check whether files are locked by another program during compression
    Typical cases where file locking can interfere with ZIP compression are database files, Outlook PST files and Word Doc files among others. This will give users the choice of waiting for the file to be unlocked, skipping the locked file, retrying and canceling.
  • Added check whether files are locked by another program during compression using Command Line Interface
    Typical cases where file locking can interfere with ZIP compression are database files, Outlook PST files and Word Doc files among others. This will give users the choice of waiting for the file to be unlocked, skipping the locked file, retrying and canceling.
  • Added to demo version the ability to convert RAW image files
    Added to demo version the ability to convert RAW image files to common graphics formats (JPG, GIF, TIF, etc.) RAW format support has been added to PentaConverter, PentaView
  • Added support for Compressed Archives to PentaView.
    You can now open Compressed Archives using PentaView. This will be particularly convenient when browsing numerous files in a folder and you come across a ZIP file. You can also extract, view, test, send as an email attachment, etc.
  • Added PentaZip Wizard to make ZIP file creation even easier
    The addition of the ZIP Wizard will help you create ZIP archives or extract from them with great ease.
  • Added Compress & Encrypt to right mouse menu
    You can select a group of files and by using this option, create a Zip archive that will be encrypted as well. Available forms of Encryption are:
        1. AES, DES, Triple DES, Mars, Serpent, Blowfish
        2. PGP
        3. Self Decrypting (AES or TwoFish)
  • Added PentaResize - a batch resizing utility
    Takes a batch (batch = 2 or more images) of images and resizes them according to whatever criteria the user selects. Aspect ratios will be maintained if the Aspect Ratio checkbox is enabled (i.e. checked).
  • Added resizing based on percent, inches and fractions of an inch and cm to PentaView and batch resizing in Pentaconverter
    Resizing can be done in cm, inches and fractions of an inch, pixels and percentages
  • Added Exif searching with PentaExif
    This new program allows users to view Exif information and search for images that contain Exif information .Searches can be made based on Make, Shutter Speed,, File name, etc.

Additions and changes made in February 2004

  • HTML Generator is now called PentaAlbum

    The name change became necessary because of the increased importance of PDF in the program.

  • Command Line Interface

We have added 3 new features to the Command Line Interface:

  1. Burning CD's and DVD's from the command line
  2. Strong Encryption from the command line
  3. Email from the command line

This will allow you to create batch files for backing up even large quantities of data onto CD's or DVD's using also strong encryption where needed. One possible use besides backups, is to help protect sensitive data stored on a laptop. If the data is encrypted at the time the laptop is turned off, the risk of undesired knowledge can be greatly reduced.

  • PentaAlbum (PentaWare Photo Album - HTML Generator)

    We have added numerous features to the Photo Album program:

    1. Photo Albums can be made using ANY of the graphic and Digital Photography file formats that we support. That includes 12 different RAW formats that cover an extremely large number of Digital Camera brands and models.
    2. Preview of Photo Album inside the Program
    3. Saving and subsequent opening of Photo Album Pages
    4. Better management of Templates
    5. Moving images up and down in the list not obliging you to keep images in alphabetical, date or some other order
    6. Added PDF in Landscape format
    7. Absolute and Relative Path references for Thumbnails
    8. Edit with button using installed HTML editors
    9. Generate thumbnail images that you can use for other programs.
    10. the ability to rename images directly from within PentaAlbum
  • PentaAlbum Wizard (PentaWare Photo Album Wizard)

We have added a wizard to PentaAlbum as a means for users to create photo albums and image based web pages quickly and easily. With the addition of the PentaAlbum Wizard we have implemented a three tiered approach:

  1. Make album pages quickly with the new wizard
  2. Resume editing the web page using our photo album program
  3. Add yet more features to your album page using your favorite HTML editor (FrontPage, Dreamweaver, etc.)
  • Added Savable projects to most programs

    PentaWare has added a new feature to many of the programs in PentaSuite, the ability to save work as a project so you can go back to it at a later date to update/change web pages, scripts, encryption options, etc The programs to which this has been added are: PentaCollector, PentaConverter, PentaAlbum and PentaRename.

  • Preview module in all programs

    We have added image preview areas in the following programs so that users can view what pictures they are converting, encrypting, zipping and putting into a photo album:

    1. PentaZip,
    2. PentaCollector,
    3. PentaConverter,
    4. PentaDVD,
    5. PentaAlbum and
    6. PentaRename
      .
  • Browser and PentaView

    Added the following formats:

    1. Added support for loading raw (CRW) images from several new Canon cameras, including the Digital Rebel (300D). Conversion to JPG, TIF, etc. is supported.
    2. Added support for loading raw (ORF) images from the Olympus C5060 camera. Conversion to JPG, TIF, etc. is supported.
    3. Improved the color definition/balance achieved during Minolta MRW (raw) processing which allows more Camera models to be supported.
    4. Enhanced the processing of JASC Paint Shop Pro images to support image files produced by all versions of Paint Shop Pro.
  • PentaRename Utility

    This is a very useful tool that can be used to rename single files or numerous files ("batch renaming") at one time. (For example IMG001.jpg, IMG002.jpg, etc to John_and_Marys_wedding_001.jpg, John_and_Marys_wedding_002.jpg, etc.). A subset of this utility is available in the Photo Album program (PentaHTML).

    In addition to renaming files with the options to:

    1. add a prefix or a suffix
    2. change a portion of a name to something else (img -> John_and_Marys_wedding
    3. renumber a group of images using a consecutive number scheme with a user defined starting point
    4. change case (Capitalize, UPPER CASE, lower case)
    5. modify date and time
    6. copy files from a CD or a DVD to another drive removing the Read Only attribute at the same time.

    PentaRename can also change file attributes. An example that shows how this can come in handy would be when you move a group of files from a CD or a DVD to a Hard Drive and you want to remove the Read Only attribute that is always set when files are placed on a CD or a DVD.


A really great feature of PentaRename is its ability to copy or move files from a CD or a DVD to a Hard drive and making the renaming changes at the same time.

  • Compression - Management of Segmented (Multi-Volume) ZIP Archives

    We have made numerous changes to the management of MultiVolume files created using PentaZip. The introduction of Standard Mode and Compact Mode concerns how the Archives will be copied to a CD.

      1. Standard mode - Every segment will be copied to a separate CD or DVD. Volumes will be named PKBACK#nnn using the naming convention that has been used in the past for MultiVolume. All archive segments are called .ZIP
      2. Compact mode - Copy more than one segment to every CD or DVD. Volumes can have any name. This is a more flexible method but may require more human intervention to extract data from the segmented archive. Archive segments are named .ZIP, .z01, .z02, .z03, etc. These segments can be copied to a hard drive without renaming.
    • Compression - Preview pane for images when creating Zip Archives

      Images Preview pane added to the Compression form. This was added to assist users when they are selecting image files to be included in a compressed archive.

    • PentaCollector

      We have added the ability to save and subsequently open the list of files selected using PentaCollector as a PentaCollector Project (extension .pzc). This will prove to be particularly useful for recurring tasks.

    • PentaConverter

      We have added the ability to save and subsequently open the list of files selected using PentaConverter.

    General look and feel of all programs - Initial Release November 2003

    All 200 plus program button icons have been redesigned.

    The icons can be:

    1. either “Small” or “Large”,
    2. with or without text descriptors
    3. with or without hints

    The way the icons are seen can be changed from within each program under Views Toolbar or from Advanced Options

    PentaDVD

    This is a completely new program. It is NOT meant to handle music. It is meant for Backups, Data salvaging, Digital Photography storage and viewing.

    Some important features are:

    • Support for the main generally available Optical Media formats (CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW). Not all CD/DVD burners support all formats, however.
    • Support for practically all recent standard models of CD and DVD Burners
    • Ability to open numerous Explorer windows on the left hand side to allow files to be placed on the “Compilation” side on the right.
    • MDI Management of Compilations – you can set up more than one Compilation at a time. A “compilation” is where you place the files you want to copy to a CD or to a DVD.
    • Multivolume Compressed Archives on CD’s or DVD’s which means virtually limitless backups
    • Creation of compressed archives either for a Compilation or that can be saved on your hard drive
    • Ability to Extract, Delete, Add to Compressed archives saved on Local Hard Drives or on Network drives.
    • Support of “Burn-Proof” and other popular anti-buffer under-run/overrun methods
    • Post Burning Verification
    • Creation of ISO files for subsequent or repeated duplication
    • Support for importing of previous sessions, Joliet and ISO 9660 formats
    • Support for all major forms of encryption supported by PentaSuite (AES, Self Decrypting and PGP)
    • Automatic warning of unacceptable file names for CD/DVD format and prompting for correction

    New Formats supported by PentaBrowser and PentaView

    We have added support for numerous new formats that cover, in particular, the needs of Digital Photography. We have signed licensing agreements with the main format owners to be able to offer the best possible rendition of RAW digital images as well as editing, cropping and conversion to common formats such as JPG, TIFF, GIF, Targa and more.

    Document formats
    1. Adobe PDF (if Acrobat is installed)
    2. HTML Internet Browser (based on Internet Explorer)

    Graphics formats

    1. JPEG 2000
    2. JASC Paint Shop Pro Image
    3. Psion MultiBitMap (MBM)
    4. X PixMap
    		 Digital Photography
    1. Canon Raw Format (CRW)
    2. Casio Digital Camera
    3. FlashPix
    4. Foveon X3F
    5. FujiFilm FinePix S2 Pro RAF
    6. Minolta MRW
    7. Kodak Professional Digital Camera
    8. Nikon NEF
    9. Olympus ORF Raw Format
    10. Seattle Film Works
    11. Sony Digital Camera
    12. WAP WBMP (i.e. Cell phone photography)

    PentaBrowser

    This program has been completely re-written.

    1. Thumbnail DB creator (from Tools menu). This allows for background creation of all thumbnails (this feature is subject to more testing as one reviewer has noted a few non parsed folders when the number of folders in a given path was very large.). This feature has to be selected by the user. Otherwise the DB will be “fed” by the thumbnails that get created in each folder as you select it. Thumbnails get updated if a file changes. Thumbnail background color will be user selectable.
    2. New Appearance feature (from Options menu)

     

    This allows for positioning of Preview, Thumbnails and folders according to your needs. Three row and three column views will be added prior to final release.

    1. New Thumbnail manager – behavior is much closer to that of Windows explorer when copying, moving, etc.
    2. Added Support for numerous Digital Photography “RAW” formats (the formats that Digital Cameras save pictures internally with).
    3. Added support for PDF file viewing, copying and printing.
    4. Improved HTML page viewing allowing also for access to the Internet from within the client.
    5. Print has been integrated with Print Preview

    PentaConverter

    Single file or batch file conversion. Explorer on the left and files selected on the right. MDI approach for files selected to allow for multiple types of output. Conversion is supported for:

    Graphics

    From

    To
    JPEG 2000, Paint Shop Pro Image, Psion MultiBitMap (MBM), X PixMap, BMP Windows, BMP OS/2, CAL, CMP, CUR, CUT, FLC, FPX, EMF, GIF, ICO, IMG, ICA, ICA, IFF, JPG, JPG, JTF, MAC, MSP, PCX, PNG, PSD, RAS, TGA, TIF, TIF-Multi page, TIF (Exif), WMF, WXF, XBM, XWD BMP Windows, BMP OS/2, CAL, CMP, CUR, CUT, FLC, FPX, EMF, GIF, ICO, IMG, ICA, ICA, IFF, JPG, JPG, JTF, JPEG 2000, MAC, MSP, PCX, PNG, PSD, , Psion MultiBitMap (MBM), RAS, TGA, TIF, TIF-Multi page, TIF (Exif), WMF, WXF, XBM, XWD, X PixMap

    Digital Photography Formats (added with Version 7)

    From

    To
    Canon Raw Format (CRW)

    Casio Digital Camera

    FlashPix

    Foveon X3F (Sigma)

    FujiFilm FinePix S2 Pro RAF

    Minolta MRW

    Kodak Professional Digital Camera

    Nikon NEF

    Olympus ORF

    Seattle Film Works

    Sony Digital Camera

    WAP WBMP

    		 BMP Windows, BMP OS/2, CAL, CMP, CUR, CUT, FLC, FPX, EMF, GIF, ICO, IMG, ICA, ICA, IFF, JPG, JPG, JTF, JPEG 2000, MAC, MSP, PCX, PNG, PSD, , Psion MultiBitMap (MBM), RAS, TGA, TIF, TIF-Multi page, TIF (Exif), WMF, WXF, XBM, XWD

    Text and Document files

    From To
    DOC, RTF, HTML and Text. DOC, RTF, HTML and Text.

    PentaCollector

    Change of interface. Explorer on the left and files elected on the right. MDI approach for files selected to allow for multiple kinds of output.

    1. File conversion
    2. CD burning
    3. Create a compressed archive
    4. Add to a compressed archive
    5. Create a Zip Archive and attach it a an email message
    6. Shrink the image (images) and mail them
    7. Create an HTML page using HTML Generator

    PentaWare Photo Album (HTML Generator)

    A photo album or web page creator. Can be used from PentaBrowser or standalone starting from either PentaWare Manager or from the Start menu.

    1. from PentaBrowser – select some thumbnails and press the HTML Generator button
    2. without having selected any images, press the  button and drag and drop files from the explorer window on the left to the selection window on the right.
      • You can save the layout of your HTML page for repetitive use
      • You can generate an HTML page for web viewing
      • You can generate a PDF page to be sent as an email attachment or for other use

    PentaWare Manager (formerly PentaSuite Manager)

    This is now called PentaWare Manger as it will be included with all PentaWare programs

    All the icons have been redesigned

    Distribution of items is easier to understand

    You can add your own features to the My Shortcuts section

    You can drag any icon to a different position. Just select the icon and drag it on top of the icon that you want to replace. The replaced icon will not be deleted but shifted down.

    PentaView Single File Viewer

    • Changed Interface
    • Cropping has been completely re-designed. This allows for much greater flexibility. The “crop” rectangle can now be:
      1. resized
      2. moved around an image until the desired position and size have been set. To crop an image press the “Resize/Crop button, then press “Select” and, one you have selected the area to be cropped, press the “Crop” button
    • Added Support for numerous Digital Photography “RAW” formats (the formats that Digital Cameras save pictures internally with).
    • Added support for PDF file viewing, copying and printing.
    • Improved HTML page viewing allowing also for access to the Internet from within the client.

    PentaZip Compression Manager

    1 - File Associations

    We have therefore rendered File Association User Selectable. Up until Version 6, PentaZip created Associations with all supported Compressed Archives automatically during the Installation phase. Now the Compressed archive formats are no longer automatically assigned. After Installing PentaZip or PentaSuite you will see the following message:

    If you decide that you want to either Associate just ZIP files or All Compressed Archive formats with PentaZIP, select either:

    • Associate ZIP files with PentaZip
    • Associate all compressed formats with PentaZIP.

      and this will be taken care of for you.

      If you want to do this yourself, select "Make Associations using PentaZIP Advanced Options" and you will be prompted with the following screen according to whether you decide to associate PentaZip with some or all compressed file formats or not.

    2 - Self Decrypting Archives

    One of the most recent changes to PentaZip was already made available in the latest builds of Version 6 (September 2003). The most important change concerns the encryption screen on the “New” from (the Compression Form) that gets activated by turning on “Protect with Encryption”

    3 - Split Multivolume ZIP archives

    Added Split Multivolume ZIP archives (each segment will be numbered .z01, .z02, .....z99. From segment 100 onwards, the numbering will be .100, .101, etc. Such Multivolume files can also be stored ANYWHERE on your system so you can save the segments on your hard drive and then email them to whomever you want to. MultiVolume ZIP archives can be set to create numerous email messages (one for each segment). You may get asked if you will let PentaSuite send multiple messages.

    4 - Emailing of Split Multivolume ZIP archives

    Added Emailing of Split Multivolume ZIP archives. Each segment is attached to a separate email message. You can prepare your email message and send it from inside PentaZip. PentaZip will use your current Email program.

    Encryption in PentaWare products

    1. PentaZip – AES, DES, Triple DES, Blowfish, MARS and Serpent as well as Self-Decrypting files (AES and Twofish)

    2. PentaSuite – AES, DES, Triple DES, Blowfish, MARS and Serpent as well as Self-Decrypting files (AES and Twofish), PGP

    3. PentaDVD - AES, DES, Triple DES, Blowfish, MARS and Serpent as well as Self-Decrypting files (AES and Twofish), PGP

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