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 Contents:

1.  PNG MNG Construction Set Revision 6
2.  GIF Construction Set Professional Revision 6 (second notification)
3.  Pagan Daybook 11 Revision 2 (additional notification)
4.  Graphic Workshop Professional — 10 More Cool Features
5.  Replying to this Message, List Removal and Details

PNG MNG Construction Set 11 Revision 6

PNG MNG Construction Set 11 has been updated. In this release:

• WebP: The WebP library has been updated to address a number of image quality issues and to enhance its security.
  
  
• JPEG Security: The JPEG reader has been updated to the newest library release to address several potential vulnerabilities. This one's really essential.
  
  We'd like to urge all users of PNG MNG Construction Set to update to this release as quickly as possible.
  
  
• Plugins: The plugin interface has been dissuaded of its propensity for crashing under some configurations of Windows.
  
  
• Export to WebP: A bug in the Export to WebP window that could cause the background color in exported animations to be set incorrectly has been stomped.
  
  
• Background Color: The Animated PNG background color logic has been updated. This both ensures that your background colors will be set correctly, and prevents the software from crashing on occasion, under some builds of Windows.
  
  
• Performance: Addresses a number of GDI and performance issues that software developers never really stop meddling with.
       
  
• Documentation: Updates the documentation.

Click on the blue button to download PNG MNG Construction Set 11.

Upgrades

If you have registered or upgraded a registration for PNG MNG Construction Set 10, we invite you to upgrade to PNG MNG Construction Set 11 for half the single-user license price.

GIF Construction Set Professional 11 Revision 6
(second notification)

GIF Construction Set Professional 11 has been updated. In this release:

• WebP: The WebP library has been updated to address a number of image quality issues and to enhance its security.
  
  
• JPEG Security: The JPEG reader has been updated to the newest library release to address several potential vulnerabilities. This one's really essential.
  
  We'd like to urge all users of GIF Construction Set to update to this release as quickly as possible.
  
  
• Plugins: The plugin interface has been dissuaded of its propensity for crashing under some configurations of Windows.
  
  
• Export to WebP: A bug in the Export to WebP window that could cause the background color in exported animations to be set incorrectly has been stomped.
  
  
• Performance: Addresses a number of GDI and performance issues that software developers never really stop meddling with.
       
  
• Documentation: Updates the documentation.

Click on the blue button to download GIF Construction Set Professional 11.

Upgrades

If you have registered or upgraded a registration for GIF Construction Set Professional 10, we invite you to upgrade to GIF Construction Set Professional 11 for half the single-user license price.

Pagan Daybook 11 Revision 2
(additional notification)

Pagan Daybook 11 has been updated. In this release:

• WebP: Updates the library that imports WebP graphics and animations for Pagan Daybook to address several potential security issues.
  
  
• JPEG Security: Updates Pagan Daybook's JPEG reader to the latest release to address several potential vulnerabilities.
  
  
• Edge Support: Pagan Daybook will now find the Microsoft Edge web browser to display its documentation.
  
  
• Image Libraries: Updates the image libraries for Pagan Daybook to address a potential memory leak.
  
  
• User Interface: The user interface windows of Pagan Daybook have been enhanced. A number of features of the application are more intuitive and easier to understand. Everything looks tight and leading-edge.
  
  
• Code Review: We've completed a line-by-line review of the underlying source code of Pagan Daybook. This has resulted in a smaller, faster application... and we dispatched a number of stealthy bugs, memory leaks and security issues.
  
  
• Performance: Addresses a number of GDI and performance issues that software developers never really stop meddling with.
       
  
• Documentation: Updates the documentation.

Click on the blue button to download Pagan Daybook 11.

Upgrades

If you have registered or upgraded a registration for Pagan Daybook 10, we invite you to upgrade to Pagan Daybook 11 for half the single-user license price.

Graphic Workshop Professional —
10 More Cool Features

Graphic Workshop Professional 11 is rich with functionality... some of which you might not know it has. Here are ten leading-edge features you can access in Graphic Workshop.

• Photo Fine-Tune: Select Photo Fine-Tune from the Filters window in Graphic Workshop's View window to quickly and interactively refine your pictures.
  
  
• Secure EXIF: Right-click on any JPEG or PNG graphic and select Secure EXIF to instantly delete the metadata from your graphics before you upload them to social media and provide every thief on the planet with the exact GPS coordinates to find your stuff.
  
  
• GWS Screen Saver: Quickly configure your favorite pictures to appear as a sophisticated multimedia Windows screen saver, optionally with your choice of background music.
  
  
• Print Photographs: The Print Photographs option of Graphic Workshop's Image menu will create traditional printed photos suitable for passing around among friends and family no one in his or her right mind would trust with a smartphone.
  
  
• Montage Builder UltraLight: Graphic Workshop's Montage Builder ancillary application will quickly assemble multiple pictures into complex pages — complete with frames and titles if you're feeling creative — and export them to single-image JPEGs, suitable for e-mailing and posting.
  
  
• Web Checker: The Graphic Workshop Web Checker tool will scan your web site for broken links, missing graphics and other common elements of mortifying embarrassment.
  
  
• Absolute Noise: The Absolute Noise pane of the Textures and Fractals window, accessible through Graphic Workshop's Image menu, will create complex fractal surfaces ideal for picture mats, web page backgrounds and tectonic levels of time-wasting.
  
  
• GIF Construction Set UltraLight: Create flawless web page animation in seconds using this simplified edition of the known universe's most popular web page animator... even if you know less about GIF animations than most cats know about quantum mechanics.
  
  
• Face Detection: The Face Detection filter in Graphic Workshop's View window can automatically locate and obscure the faces of the subjects of your pictures, protecting their privacy and defusing their lawyers.
  
  
• Icon Editor UltraLight: Effortlessly create sophisticated Windows icons to enhance your desktop or serve as web page favicons.
  
  

If you haven't experienced Graphic Workshop Professional 11 as yet, please see its initial release announcement for a list of all its new and enhanced functionality.

Click on the blue button to download Graphic Workshop Professional 11.

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