What’s new in QuickDesk & QuickServer

We’re constantly updating all our products. Here’s a look at the larger changes we’ve made to QuickDesk and QuickServer v3 since they launched:

  • v3.11.3: Feb 2021
    • QuickServer: added support for processing PDF files
  • v3.11.2: Jan 2021
    • QuickDesk: Improve memory handling and performance
    • Disable ‘Red Eye Correction’ in Studio Preset
    • Fix rare output issue with Color Vibrancy on Windows
  • v3.11.1: Nov 2020
    • Enabling support for PNG files with Alpha / transparency channels
    • Fix a bug introduced in 3.11.0 that made some preset groups read-only
  • v3.11.0: Oct 2020
    • Launching iAuto ’21 – new Preset and new Corrections
    • QuickServer: Adds ability to skip images based on filetype or by using AI Clipart Detection
    • Better handling of specific images with corrupt ICC profiles, and several small usability issues
  • v3.10.0.1768: Mar 2020
    • Launching Background Balancing
    • QuickServer: Added full localizations in several languages
    • QuickServer: New “Copy Channel” capability
    • Fix colorspace conversation issue on non-embedded AdobeRGB images
  • v3.9.0.1737: Jan 2020
    • Added new ‘iAuto 2019 with Red Eye’ preset, and removed Red Eye correction from the default ‘iAuto 2019’ Preset
    • QuickServer: fix issue on Windows that prevents edited channels from being saved in certain conditions
  • v3.9: Nov 2019
    • Added “Visual Dropdowns” in the correction tools to make it quick and easy to apply tools like Sky Enhancement, Foliage Enhancement and several others
    • Added new Contrast correction in the Tone section – a separate tool from our previous Depth correction to make subtle contrast adjustments quick and easy
    • Launched the new iAuto 2019 Preset to achieve even better image quality from our default preset
    • Many usability improvements
  • v3.8.0.1682: Oct 2019
    • Prevent a crash when using ‘Save & Close’ when the filmstrip is visible
    • QuickServer: improve folder handling when moving from Mac to Win systems (allow both path separators / and \ )
  • v3.8.0.1676: Sept 2019
    • Major improvement in detection capability in Clipart Detection – up to 80% more accurate detection
    • QuickServer: improvements for Channel importing from LAB 5 and improve import/export settings capabilities
    • QuickServer: improved handing of text files in subfolders that are used by Noritsu printers – to allow simple integration with Dakis
    • Many usability improvements, including several improvements when importing and exporting presets, re-order the Preset Groups into alphabetical instead of chronological order
    • Allow adding images to the current job if the new images share a parent-folder with the currently opened images
  • v3.8: Aug 2019
  • v3.7.0.1608: July 2019
  • v3.7: May 2019
  • v3.6.3: Dec 2018
    • Added support to edit original file in PhotoShop, then re-load the corrected image in QuickDesk once the image is saved
  • v3.6.1: Sept 2018:
    • 36 Pix integration added
    • Image Quality improvements:
      • Fixed issue with very low Dynamic Range issues that could cause black pixels in the output image
      • Fixed issue with very bright images that would result in low contrast output
      • Fixed issue when iVibrancy = 0 on high-key images or photos with while borders
  • v3.6 July 2018:
  • v3.5.7: March 2018
    • Major performance improvements when navigating between images and in the Filmstrip thumbnail generation
    • Filmstrip thumbnails now update on correction settings changes and when ‘Syncing’ settings
    • Fix for Quick Correct controls losing settings when switching images
  • v3.5.6: Dec 2017
    • Fix for applying Gradient Filters in output images
    • Better handling of move/backup handling when files with the same filenames already exist
    • Many minor usability improvements
  • v3.5.5: Dec 2017
    • Allow choosing output color space
    • Better support for EXIF rotation
  • v3.5.4: Nov 2017
    • Performance improvement in startup, filmstrip and others
    • Usability improvements and bug fixes
  • v3.5: Nov 2018
    • Major update – added thumbnails for Presets and LOOKs in the left column
    • Added ‘Favorites’ for Presets and LOOKs
    • Added Filmstrip at bottom of window to quickly switch between images
    • Added Undo/Redo capability
    • Added RAW image support
    • Many usability improvements and bug fixes
  • v3.2: Sept 2017
    • Initial support to load PNG and BMP files
    • Several minor usability improvements
  • QuickDesk first released as v3.1 in July, 2017

Most of these releases also fix minor bugs and include various usability improvements – many suggested by our customers.

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