Version History
| Version | Date | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10.6.4 | Oct 9, 2024 | • Speed optimization: 10% to 30% faster applying corrections. • Adding Linux ARM support. Currently this lacks Red Eye correction support, but all other features and capabilities are supported. • Adding https support for pfcaiserver - this allows the aiserver to be run behind standard load-balancers to improve deployment and scaling options. • Major update of the Android SDK - now packaged into a single .aar archive, with a more complete sample app and better documentation • Updated WASM Container solution to upgrade Node.JS version • Fixed two preset importing issues that could cause differences in corrections between the SDK/CLI and Workbench |
| 10.6.3 | Jul 23, 2024 | • Many bug fixes and improvements for pfcaiserver • Increased max image size to 500MP • Mobile SDK's improvements: stability and the addition of AI Skin Tone Accuracy and Selective Color • Desktop Java SDK's improvements: stability and features • Fixed color management issue with linear sRGB images |
| 10.6.2 | Apr 20, 2024 | • Adding 'Selective Color' corrections to all SDK's. • Adding AI White Balance and Skin Tone to the iOS and Android SDK's • Several improvements in the C and C# sample projects • Speed improvements when using the aiserver with the CLI • Improvement in the WebAssembly SDK for quicker prototype development • Improved image quality when processing 16-bit images • Improvement to CLI to allow dynamic linking to PDF libraries • Improvemnt to DPI metadata when conflicting values are present in the image |
| 10.5.1 | Oct 16, 2023 | • Auto crop support added to Command Line and Docker solutions. Create crop presets in Workbech, and copy/paste those parameters when calling the CLI or Docker corrections. |
| 10.5.0 | Aug 23, 2023 | • New AI White Balance capability • New School and Sports AI Preset group • New 10-level Skin Tone detection and correction • Simplified loading AI Presets and models with PFC_LoadScenePresets() • Container solution: added ability to convert to arbitrary output color profile • Container solution: added ability to maintain the input filename • Container solution: added ability to control image skipping process | 10.4.0 | May 18, 2023 | • New function SetOutputIccProfile added to allow convering images to any ICC profile • Improved quality of AI Corrections and removed rare correction artifacts • Improve consistency between Workbench and the SDK, CLI, and Docker image corrections • Fix artifact when using Light Diffusion at low strength levels • Removing Red Eye correction from all AI Presets to match Workbench • Changed 'auto' behavior in CLI - auto will apply Universal AI Preset Selection • Fixed crash and processing error with un-flattened PDF files • Improved consistency between SDK and Workbench when Retouching tools are disabled |
| 10.3.0 | Feb 16, 2023 | • Added support for Apple Arm (M1, M2) platforms. • Changed the default preset when not using AI Preset Selection to use iAuto People. • Added new functions to expose additional EXIF tag values for images read with PFCImageFile. • Fix for Android SDK. • Improved support for UTF-8 characters in file paths on Windows • Updated .NET code samples for .NET 6 and corrected build issues • Fixed packaging issue for the AI Preset Selection model on Windows |
| 10.2.3 | Oct 25, 2022 | • Improved Noise Reduction detection in a small number of images |
| 10.2.2 | Oct 11, 2022 | • Fix an image artifact issue with RGBA images • Fix to re-enable CLI skip mode "none" |
| 10.2.1 | Sep 9, 2022 | • Upgraded AI Preset Selection to version 3.7 to match Workbench 4.2.0 | 10.2.0 | Aug 17, 2022 | • Added support to skip processing of images edited in Photoshop or other applications in the command line application and Docker solution. • Broader support for PNG files - specifically, this version includes support for PNG files with invalid ADLER32 checksums • Upgraded Android and iOS Scene Detection model • Improve multi-threaded processing of a single image with differing parameters • Fix for crash in SDK when attempt to load PFCAIEngine fails • Fix an issue in Android SDK using AI Photo Correction parameters |
| 10.0.3 | Mar 22, 2022 | • Fix issue in Docker solution that was introduced in 10.0.2 |
| 10.0.2 | Feb 15, 2022 | • Implementing smaller, faster, and more accurate AI Preset Selection model • Fix issue that caused Workbench and the SDK to create different output images when using Face Aware Exposure and AI Scene Detection • Support for IPTC metadata in addition to EXIF when using PfCImageFile • Fix issue in that caused Noise Removal to be applied more often in the SDK than in Workbench • CLI: adding new 'token' method for authorization |
| 10.0.1 | Jan 18, 2021 | • CLI & Docker: added support to convert all images to sRGB • CLI: performance improvement running AI Preset Selection with external PFC AI Server • CLI: fix issue reading and writing images with standard I/O • Performance improvement applying PfC AI Corrections • Docker: add support to set the cache time for original and corrected images • Improve handling of images skipped due to clipart detection • CLI: improve noise detection | 9.5.2 | Jul 29, 2021 | • Improve Red Eye correction accuracy • Fixed issue reporting failures loading LOOKs |
| 9.5.1 | Jun 30, 2021 | • Fixed issue with DPI in output files with only JFIF headers were present in the original • Fixed Windows .NET SDK handling of some LOOKs • Fixed Windows Sample code for Resizing • Fixed Windows Protected SDK packaging • Updated Scene Detection model |
| 9.5.0 | Jun 22, 2021 | • Introducing Scene Detection |
| 9.2.0 | Jun 9, 2021 | • Updated Beautify libraries on all platforms • Fixed issue where errors in Beautify preCalc could prevent some Core corrections from applying • Introduce 'Flash Status' (PFC_FLASH_STATUS) in PFCImageFile- useful to disable red-eye correction if no flash was used. Updated the PFC CLI to automatically disable red-eye correction if the flash was known not to have fired. • Added additional error message for missing LOOKs (APPLY_LOOKS_MISSING) • .NET Adapter: expose face structures with more information. |
| 9.1.2 | Apr 15, 2021 | • Command Line Application updated to create un-corrected output file for images skipped due to Clipart detection |
| 9.1.1 | Feb 1, 2021 | • Updated iOS SDK sample code and documentation |
| 9.1.0 | Jan 15, 2021 | • Adding PDF file processing support • Additional Android SDK improvements. • Added a Status Code Explainer for easier understanding of PFC_AutoCorrect or PFC_Apply return codes. |
| 9.0.1 | Nov 13,2020 | • Adding 'file list processing' to the command line application included with the SDK • Minor improvement to Noise Removal • Updated Android SDK support • Correcting the max 'Strength' value on some params when using PFC_ApplyStrengthToParam() |
| 9.0.0 | Oct 28, 2020 |
• iAuto 2021 We've introduced a new preset that brings together the best our of image correction technology! • Image Quality Improvements We've spent most of 2020 focusing on advancing our image correction quality, and have made a number of specific improvements:
• Pre-built Command Line Utility We've taken our SDK, Sample code, and years of implementation feedback from dozens of customers and put this all together in a command line application that's included with each SDK license. This tool offers a simple, reliable and fast way to integrate Perfectly Clear into many existing photo workflows. The application supports a wide range of use-cases and is ready for immediate use in the most demanding production environments. • Other Major Improvements
• Continuing to evolve and improve
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| 8.4.5 | May 15, 2020 | • New ability in the .NET Adapter to support highly concurrent use of Perfectly Clear |
| 8.4.4 | May 5, 2020 | • New I/O methods to read and write image data from existing in-memory streams or pipe to/from standard in/out • Load and Save PFCImageFiles and set file type seprate from the filename extension • Fixed image artifact in noise correction on images with Alpha channels |
| 8.4.3 | Mar 20, 2020 | • Support for Chinese and other UTF8 characters in file & preset names • Added PFCImageFile support in our PerfectlyClearAdapter • Change default preset to new iAuto without Red Eye • Improved image quality and reduced banding in low-detail and smooth gradient areas in photos • Fixed an issue preventing LOOKs from being applied in the Container solution |
| 8.4.2 | Jan 29, 2020 | • Simplified loading v3.looks files with PFC_SetAddonPath |
| 8.4.1 | Dec 17, 2019 | • Fixes for SDK use of presets with certain LOOKs |
| 8.4.0 | Dec 5, 2019 | • Added PNG support to SDK (PFCImageFile) and Container • Added Resizing support to Container • Fixed issue with rare color management settings in PFCImageFile • Added EXIF rotation support in WebAssembly Sample2 • Added PFCV3PARAM.iFinishPositiveContrast to SDK to match the new Contrast adjustment in EyeQ desktop products • Container improvements: better docs, better logging, performance improvement, smaller container size |
| 8.3.5 | Oct 11, 2019 | • Improved handling of Color Management transformations when input image has corrupt or missing embedded profile • Fixed an inconsistency about when Dynamic Range correction was applied (to better match our Desktop products) • Improved Container scripts and deployment • Added sample application for .NET Core |
| 8.3.4 | Jul 12, 2019 | • Adding Red Eye correction to WASM • Fix for C# SDK handling of clipart • Fix packaging for Windows and “v3.looks” • Fixed a processing difference in ‘Finishing Tools’ between the SDK and our desktop software |
| 8.3.3 | Jun 19, 2019 | • Improved Linux build / deployment process • Fix for parsing settings in .preset files in ReadPreset() function |
| 8.3.2 | May 29, 2019 | • Added support for SDK usage metering • Fix for parsing settings in .preset files in ReadPreset() function |
| 8.3.1 | Apr 26, 2019 | • Fix for rare image artifact when using resizing • Fix for parsing settings in .preset files in ReadPreset() function |
| 8.3.0 | Feb 22, 2019 | • Added PFCImageFile for EXIF and Color Management • Added image resizing capabilities • Improved Sample Code, including for Web WebAssembly • Image correction validation – the SDK output is validated across each platform |
| 8.2.0 | Oct 4, 2018 | • Added preset file parsing for the .NET adapter, Android and iOS platforms • Header file change to add function to read presets from file stream |
| 8.1.1 | Sep 26, 2018 | • Provide both AVX accelerated and non-AVX libraries by default in all SDK deliveries |
| 8.1.0 | Sep 19, 2018 | • Added preset file parsing support (changes header file) • Fixed issue with very low Dynamic Range issues that could cause black pixels in the output image • Android: Sample app: fix to save corrected image • Android: proper auto-strength implementation • Fixing issue with very bright images that would result in low contrast output |
| 8.0.3 | Sep 6, 2018 | • Fixed issue when iVibrancy = 0 on high-key images or photos with while borders • Win: removed dependencies on Visual Studio redistributables • Fixed incorrect version numbers on .NET Adapter .DLL file |
| 8.0.2 | Aug 16, 2018 | • Better contrast correction on very small images • change iOutputVibrancy to iColorVibrancy to match the Workbench User Interface • Fixed Android sample application crash • Fixed Win Sample 2 crash on Save • Fixed issue that could cause a 1 pixel of bad data at bottom of corrected images |