ImageNest News: Photo Layout, Mac Layout, Software RIP

ImageNest RIP 3.0 and ImageNest 3.0 Demo now available

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:47:55 +0000

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

ImageNest 3.0 Image Flip in Photo Layout

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:28:08 +0000

Version 3.0 contains a new feature for flipping and image either horizontally, Vertically, or both !

The first row contains the original image and an image that has been flipped horizontally

The second row contains the original image and an image that has been flipped vertically

ImageNest 3.0 Image Overlap in Photo Layout window

admin — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:19:42 +0000

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

ImageNest 3.0 Snap to Grid Picture Layout

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 12:23:42 +0000

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

ImageNest Version 3.0 currently in final beta

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 03:40:40 +0000

After many months, we are very happy to announce that version 3.0 is in its final stages of testing and we plan to release our final version by the middle of august. Version 3.0 is a major leap forward in layout technology and contains more than ten major new features. Some of the major features include:

- Rotate in Layout: Users can now rotate in all situations. Rotate works with all layout methods and in our new manual layout mode.

- Snap to Grid: A custom size grid feature allows users to “Snap To” guidelines. The layout grid can be custom sized both vertically and horizontally in any units of measure.

- Snap to Image Edges: Snap to Image Edges automatically detects the dimensions of other images in the layout and provides guidelines and a “Snap To” alignment feature.

- 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.

Website Back Up/Free Update Coming Soon

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:41:36 +0000

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.

Snap to guides in ImageNest 2.1

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:26:44 +0000

Version 2.1 contains a great new feature for aligning prints manually. Our “Snap to Guides” feature will draw horizontal and vertical guidelines to help align images to all other objects in the layout.

Version 2.1 is released

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:28:35 +0000

We are happy to release version 2.1 as a free update and with additional features not yet announced. Included in this free update (which can be accessed on the downloads page are:

Added Support for scaling to a typed in size (do not have to draw a crop box, just type in new size) Dramatically improved PDF display and editing timeDrag and Drop support added

Added Snap to Guides for Manual layout

Added control to turn off annotation titles

Fixed a color bug when creating Color Managed PDF files using ImageNest Manages Colors

Fixed a bug that showed improper cropping path on certain PDF files created with Art Pro

Fixed a problem in the Canon IPF print panel that reported page sizes incorrectly

Fixed a problem in which paper sizes that had the same dimensions but different settings (such as borderless) where defaulting to whatever choice was first.

All files can be accessed via our homepage at http://www.bluecubit.com

Coming in version 2.1 (Late January release)

admin — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:15:48 +0000

ImageNest will be updated to 2.1 in Late January with a host of new features (and a few fixes). All new features are a direct result of user requests and user feedback so please keep the suggestions coming. We are already planning Version 2.2 and want to hear your requests. Version 2.1, will of course be 100% free to all users. Here is the list.

Added Support for scaling to a typed in size (do not have to draw a crop box, just type in new size)Dramatically improved PDF display and editing timeDrag and Drop support added
Added control to turn off annotation titles
Fixed a color bug when creating Color Managed PDF files using “ImageNest Manages Colors”
Fixed a bug that showed improper cropping path on certain PDF files created with Art Pro
Fixed a problem in the Canon IPF print panel that reported page sizes incorrectly
Fixed a problem in which paper sizes that had the same dimensions but different settings (such as borderless) where defaulting to whatever choice was first.

New ImageNest RIP Demo

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:19:18 +0000

With the release of version 2.o we have also released a new demo program. We received many, many requests for a demo program that would allow users to make test prints. The new demo will allow for printing in order to ensure that color and resolution was perfect and that postscript files are processed properly.

The demo can be downloaded at http://www.bluecubit.com/trial.php

And don’t forget to check out the quickstart guide: http://www.bluecubit.com/quick-start-guide-2.0.php