Eric Hatch has posted a very good article reviewing uprezzing technology and has it works in ImageNest Version 3.5 beta.   If you are interested in an in depth article on some of our new features it is a great spot to visit:

Eric Hatch’s article on Uprezzing in ImageNest 3.5

We will be announcing the general release of our 3.5 beta later this week and the new 3.5 beta will also include an major new feature that has yet to be announced!

We have received many inquiries about our support for Apples upcoming release of OSX 10.7 (Lion) and we are very happy to announce that we will support 10.7 prior to it’s public release so any customers who are beta testing Lion will be able to test with ImageNest.

Here are some facts about ImageNest and OSX 10.7

ImageNest is natively programmed in 64 bit (cocoa) so it is capable of taking advantage of all the benefits of a 64 bit OS such as OSX 10.7

ImageNest does not run any of our code under Rosetta.  With Rosetta not being available in OSX 10.7 we will have no problems at all.   This is a major potential problem for any 32 bit (Carbon based) software packages.

ImageNest will continue to offer free upgrades so all improvements that we make to take advantage of new features found in 10.7 will be completely free to all users.

BlueCubit LLC is very happy to announce that version 3.0 is now available.   Version 3.o contains not only many new features but is a complete re-write of core functions including support for using both GPU and CPU for faster Image Processing.  Some of the major features of version 3.0 include:

Rotation in Layout: Users can now rotate with any nesting method.  Previously,  all rotation was done automatically.  ImageNest can still rotate images automatically for best fit but now has an option for manual rotation as well.

Grid:   ImageNest 3.0 has a customizable grid that images can “Snap to”.  This allows for quick and accurate image spacing for optimal paper usage.

Snap to Image Edges:  3.0 now has the ability to align images with the edges of other images with easy to use guidlines.

- Copy and paste: Copy and Paste images in the layout with Control C and Control V hotkeys.

- Ability to drag images between pages: Users can now drag images from one page to another with ease both quickly and easily.

- Image Overlap: Images can be set to overlap for collages or an image can be trimmed simply by moving it beneath another image.

- Image Editor: Our built in image editor now contains additional information about resolution and pixel dimensions.

- Manually add/delete pages: In addition to our automatic page creation users can now add or delete pages manually.

ImageNest 3.0 can be downloaded here:  Download ImageNest RIP 3.0

ImageNest 3.0 Demo can be downloaded here:  Download ImageNest RIP 3.o Demo

Version 3.0 contains a much requested feature that will allow users to lay pictures on top of one another. This new feature will allow users to trim any picture simply by placing it beneath another image. This feature is not only great for saving space but is the perfect tool to create photo collages that print perfectly.

In the image below the top column shows each image:

Row 1: Both images are show in their entirety with no overlap
Row 2: The image of the Scuba Diver overlaps and is on top of the Snowmobiler
Row 3: The image of the Snowmobiler overlaps on top of the scuba diver

Here is a sneak peak at the new snap to grid feature in the ImageNest Picture layout. The Snap to grid feature will automatically align images with users specified grid lines in the layout. Images will quickly and accurately align left, right, tip and bottom to the grid lines allowing for incredibly accurate image placement. Images Can be moved easily to any spot on the grid and can be dragged from page to page.

This feature will be a free update to all users with the release of ImageNest 3.0

Many customers noted that several pages had dead links over the past couple of days.  We have moved our website to a new hosting service and there where a couple of delays but all links should be functioning properly now.  Thanks for you patience.

Also,  we are hard at work on the next free update which we expect sometime in June.  Our new update should be faster, more efficient and several new features have been added including:

Cut

Paste

Copy

Rotation

Manual Layout

We look forward to bringing this free update to you as soon as possible and will continue to improve our Photo Layout.