ThumbsPlus Digicam Raw Plug-in	Version 4.6, 5 January 2012 Copyright ©2003-2012, Cerious Software Inc.
	Version 4.7 Release Notes	Using PolyImage Pro, ©1997-2012, PolyBytes Inc. Using dcraw.c, ©1997-2012 by Dave Coffin.

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For support, questions and other information please visit the Cerious Software Web Site.

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General Release Notes

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About the plug-in package

Since version 3.7, this plug-in package has included two plug-ins, (1) plug_digicam, which uses PolyImagePro along with Canon, Nikon and Foveon libraries (and its numerous internally supported formats), and (2) plug_digiraw, which uses Dave Coffin's dcraw.c. This second plug-in can support many additional manufacturers and models, including the Canon PowerShot G9, for which Canon has never released libraries. Note that some formats are supported by only one of the libraries.

Canon notes

Canon Raw files with a .TIF extension may be loaded using the plug-in. Change .TIF loading to "Cerious Plug-in" using Options | Preferences | File Types.

Because of a bug in the Canon libraries, ThumbsPlus 7.0 SP2 or later is required to view EXIF information from Canon 30D images. Some earlier builds also caused problems loading Canon 20D and 30D images. You can download 7.0 SP2 or version 8 from www.cerious.com.

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Installation Notes

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Supported version of ThumbsPlus

This plug-in requires ThumbsPlus Pro version 7 or later! It will not work with earlier versions. For information on upgrading to ThumbsPlus version 7 or 8, please visit our upgrade page. You may install the plug-in on the Standard version of ThumbsPlus, but the images will be watermarked when loading. You'll need the Pro version to get the full benefit.

Supported operating systems

• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows Vista
• Windows Server 2008
• Windows 7
• All 64-bit versions of the above

As always, the latest service packs are recommended. We only test on the latest service pack of each operating system.

Installation procedure

• The installer will detect which ThumbsPlus versions (7 and 8) that are properly installed, and allow you to install on whichever it detects. If ThumbsPlus is not properly installed (usually due to moving to a different folder or disk), you'll need to reinstall ThumbsPlus.

Configuring file extensions

The installer will add the supported raw file extensions to the Thumbs.typ or Thumbs8.typ file in the ThumbsPlus program folder or the approriate writeable folder (Vista/Windows 7).

For any given file extension, you can select which plug-in to use; in Options | Preferences | File Types, select or add the extension, then select Cerious Plug-in as the Load file using method and plug_digicam or plug_digiraw from the drop-down as desired. If you select plug_digicam, it will automatically try plug_digiraw if plug_digicam fails. This is especially useful if you wish to load most CR2 files with the Canon libraries, but use DCraw for unsupported types such as the G9. Here is an example of the file type options for Canon .CRW files:

Extension	.crw
Description	Canon Raw Format
Category	Camera
Class	Raster
Load file using	Cerious Plug-in	plug_digicam.tpp
Edit file using	Association
Print file using	Internal

Each plug-in also has separate loading options available; these will be expanded in the future. The plug-ins may also be combined at some point -- but for selection by file type, using the built-in ThumbsPlus file configuration is the best way for now. In the future, selection by specific camera model may be available.

If you do not see your raw images after installing the plug-in, be sure that their file extension is defined and checked in Options | Preferences | File Types, and that Load Using is set to Cerious Plug-in, and that you have not selected a file mask that excludes the files you want to see (Options | Which Files | By Mask).

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Known Issues

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• The progress during file loading using plug_digiraw only includes the transfer of image data from the dcraw program, which runs as a separate process and does not provide feedback during the actual image decoding.
• Files loaded with plug_digiraw are always rotated based on EXIF or other internal orientation information. This is because dcraw does not currently provide an option to disable this feature.
• EXIF/XMP information is not always available for images loaded using plug_digiraw. This has been improved upon for many cameras in Version 8 of ThumbsPlus.
  
• Files may be rotated twice if the Rotate based on orientation option is selected both in the plug-in and in the ThumbsPlus. Generally, you should turn off the orientation option in the plug-in and leave it on in ThumbsPlus.

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Version 4.7

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1. Installer updated to work with version 9.
2. Includes the latest DCRAW (9.16) from Dave Coffin, including bug fixes and support for several new cameras.

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Version 4.6

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1. Includes PolyImagePro version 2.39 from PolyBytes, and the latest Nikon and Canon libraries.
2. Includes the latest DCRAW (9.12) from Dave Coffin, including bug fixes and support for several new cameras

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Version 4.5

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1. Includes PolyImagePro version 2.39 from PolyBytes, and the latest Nikon and Canon libraries.
2. Includes the latest DCRAW (9.10) from Dave Coffin, including bug fixes and support for several new cameras.

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Version 4.4

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1. Includes PolyImagePro version 2.39 from PolyBytes, and the latest Nikon and Canon libraries.
2. Includes the latest DCRAW (9.05) from Dave Coffin, including bug fixes and support for some new cameras.

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Version 4.3

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1. Includes PolyImagePro version 2.38 from PolyBytes, and the latest Nikon and Canon libraries.
2. Includes the latest DCRAW (9.04) from Dave Coffin, including bug fixes and support for some new cameras.

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Version 4.2

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1. Includes PolyImagePro version 2.37 from PolyBytes, and the latest Nikon and Canon libraries.
2. Includes the latest DCRAW (9.02) from Dave Coffin.
3. Fixed a bug where dcraw was not saving options properly.
4. Added several file extensions.

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Version 4.1

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1. Includes PolyImagePro version 2.34 from PolyBytes, and the latest Nikon and Canon libraries.
2. Includes the latest DCRAW (8.98) from Dave Coffin.
3. Now includes all the DLLs necessary for Kodak DCR/DCS support, rather than providing these as a separate download.

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Version 4.0

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1. Includes PolyImagePro version 2.33 and the latest Nikon and Canon libraries.
2. Includes the latest DCRAW from Dave Coffin.
3. Now includes all of the DLLs necessary for Kodak DCR/DCS support, rather than providing these as a separate download.
4. Supports several new cameras, including the newest Canon models, the Nikon D90 and the Nikon Coolpix P6000.
5. Supports 10-bit DNG images.
6. Fixes support for HDR files with long fields.

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Version 3.9

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1. Includes PolyImagePro version 2.32 and the latest Nikon and Canon libraries
2. Corrected error showing the camera model in File - Properties - Details.
3. Several additional bug fixes.

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Version 3.8

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1. Includes PolyImagePro version 2.32 and the latest Nikon and Canon libraries
2. Corrected error showing the camera model in File - Properties - Details.
3. Several additional bug fixes.

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Version 3.7

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1. In order to support additional image types, and provide additional choices for loading, he Digicam Plug-in Package now includes two plugins, plug_digicam and plug_digiraw. More information is available in the General Release Notes. Be sure to read them!
2. Includes the latest PolyImagePro (2.31) library including support for the Nikon D700.

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Version 3.6

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1. Includes the latest PolyImagePro (2.30) library and the latest Nikon and Canon libraries, including support for recent Nikon and Canon cameras, including the 1DS Mk III. (Note: Nikon has not yet released libraries for the D700).
2. Added support for the Pentax K100D Super and the Olympus E-3.
3. Fixed a problem with color balance information in some Olympus ORF files.
4. Fixed support for the several Nikon cameras (D3 and D300).
5. Fixed a problem with DNG image cropping during loading.
6. Changes for compatibility with ThumbsPlus version 8 beta; it remains compatible with version 7.
7. Various bug fixes and performance improvements.

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Version 3.4

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1. Includes PolyImagePro version 2.29 and the latest Nikon and Canon libraries
2. Added support for the latest Nikon cameras (D3 and D300).
3. Added support for the Sony DSLR-A700.
4. Various bug fixes and performance improvements.

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Version 3.3

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1. Includes PolyImagePro version 2.28 and the latest Nikon and Canon libraries
2. Added support for the latest Canon cameras, the Oympus E-510, and Leica M8 DNG files.
3. Added support for the DPX (Digital Picture Exchange) format.

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Version 3.2

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1. Includes PolyImagePro version 2.27 and the latest Nikon and Canon libraries
2. Added support for the Nikon D40X, the Olympus SP320, and the Panasonic Lumix L1.
3. Fixed a memory leak that occurred when processing the EXIF info from some Sony camera images.
4. Fixed a problem where some Canon files would not load from network (UNC) paths.

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Version 3.1

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1. Includes PolyImagePro version 2.26 and the latest Nikon and Canon libraries
2. Added support for Olympus E-330, E400, D410 and SP5500UZ.
3. Some problems with multi-threaded access to Canon CR2, Nikon NEF and Sigma 3XF have been corrected.
4. The Digicam Help file has been updated and now includes all release notes through version 3.1.

Release notes for prior versions are available in the online Help file. (Select Options - File Plug-Ins - Digicam RAW Plug-In and use the Help button.)

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