Cyotek Spriter Revision History

Date Released: 18 February 2012BetaVersion 1.0.2.0

Added new Make Transparent effect. This effect can be used to replace one color with transparency.
Added a Replace Color effect. This effect is similar to Make Transparent, except that the replacement color can be specified.
Added a Resize effect, allowing images to be scaled effortlessly
Added a new option which allows derived images to be included. This allows the source image to be excluded from the final output, while retaining any copies of the image generated via effects.
Added ability to disable effects without removing them from the project
Effects list in Effect Properties dialog is now sorted
Added option to control whether or not images are sorted by size when laying out the sprite sheet
Sprite images can now be reordered by dragging the items in the Files list

Fixed a rare image selection crash
Files are now listed in the correct order in the Files list (unless a sort order has been applied)
Grouping has been disabled in the Files list

Added support for post image processing using OptiPNG
Added a Refresh command to reload the current view, making it easier to work with source graphics being modified while Spriter is running
When using the "Fast" image packer, the source images are no longer sorted by size, but are processed in the order they are in the project
The generated sprite image is no longer internally cached but recreated each time it is requested
Added a new "Use Power of Two" option to ensure output sprite sheet dimensions are a power of two
Added new options for specifying the minimum size of output sprite sheet
Added image preview to the files list
Interpolation mode for zoomed image views now defaults to nearest neighbour. A new setting has been added to control the mode.
Added the ability to run user defined custom tools from within the application.
Added new settings for displaying grid lines and image numbers in the sprite preview. These settings do not affect the output image.
Outlines are now drawn according to the current application zoom level
Attempting to open a recent file which no longer exists now prompts to remove the missing file from the recent files list
You can now run multiple instances of the application

Reworked application mutex to avoid silent startup and shutdown exceptions
Fixed an issue where the Grayscale effect left a lock on the source image preventing it from being modified until Spriter was closed
Removed the flicker when updating a view
Layout is no longer automatically recalculated when opening a project unless dynamic image effects are being used by the project
Fixed a problem where modified settings still used the previous value until the application was restarted
Corrected inconsistencies with outlines and highlights on scaled images
Fixed a problem where a validation error would be displayed when performing an export, but then the export would be attempted regardless

Fixed a large number of issues with the application services libraries and components
Fixed a possible overflow crash displaying the options dialog
Fixed a crash when attempting to add an image folder and access was denied to that folder or a sub folder
Fixed a crash which would occur attempting to generate a preview image and generation failed

Fixed a crash which would occur when saving a project after doing an export with the "Export CSS" option disabled
Fixed an issue where the CSS filename controls would still appear on the export results dialog even if the CSS option was disabled
Fixed a problem where the overwrite prompt would display the wrong filenames if these were changed from the export dialog

Backups of project and exported content are now automatically created and maintained. Project backups can be disabled via a new application setting in the Options dialog, export backups can be configured on a per project basis from the Export dialog.
When using the portable version without a local help file, clicking the Help Contents button will display the online help.
Color settings for use in the Sprite view are available via the Options dialog
Excluded sprites are now grayed out in the Files view
Sprites are now grouped by status in the Files view

Text on colour selection buttons wasn't aligned vertically correctly, most notably on Windows XP
Fixed a problem where the "excluded" status of a sprite wasn't correctly set when reopening a project
Fixed an crash which could occur when attempting to select an sprite from the preview image with one or more hidden sprites present
Modifying the properties of a sprite now correctly updates the appropriate entry in the Files view