What's new in LightZone?

This page lists only the new features in LightZone. To learn about the key features, see the Discover LightZone page. To check all fixed bugs, see the ChangeLog on github.

LightZone 4.1.0

User Interface

  • You can now open an image via command line, OS context menu, or drag & drop on LightZone shortcut icon.
  • On Mac OS X:
    • Full-screen mode is now supported on 10.7 (Lion) or newer.
    • HiDPI retina mode is now supported.

Photo Browser

  • You can now select multiple thumbnails with Ctrl-Shift-Click.

Photo Editor

  • You can now zoom in/out with Ctrl-wheel, and move the zoomed image with Ctrl-drag.
  • In Crop/Rotate mode, you can now rotate the image with mouse wheel, and change the rotation grid origin with a click.
  • "Info" tab is now also available in Editor mode.
  • AdvancedNoiseReduction is updated to V4.
  • Upresolution is now possible when converting an edited image.

Localization

  • UI messages are translated in Danish, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish.
  • Help files are translated in Danish, Dutch, French, Japanese, and Spanish.

Operating System Support

  • Windows (64-bit), Mac OS X 10.10, FreeBSD, and OpenIndiana are now supported.

Camera Support

  • Raw files from the following cameras are now supported:
    • Canon: EOS 1D-X, EOS 6D, EOS 7D Mark II, EOS 70D, EOS 100D / SL1 / X7, EOS 700D / T5i / X7i, EOS 1200D / Rabel T5, Powershot G7 X, Powershot G12, Powershot G16, Powershot S120
    • Epson: R-D1
    • Fujifilm: Finepix S1, X-A1, X-E2, X-M1, X-T1, X20, X30, X100s, X100T, XQ1
    • Leica: M9, X VARIO (TYP 107)
    • Nikon: 1 AW1, 1 J3, 1 S1, 1 V2, 1 V3, Coolpix A, Coolpix P340, Coolpix P7800, D4S, D600, D810, D750, D800, D800E, D3300, D5300, D5200, D5500, D7100, D7200, DF
    • Olympus: E-M10, E-M1, E-P3, E-P5, E-PL1S, E-PL2, E-PL3, E-PL7, E-PM1, STYLUS1, XZ-1, XZ-2
    • Panasonic: DMC-FZ70, DMC-FZ200, DMC-FZ1000, DMC-G6, DMC-GF6, DMC-GM1, DMC-GX7, DMC-LF1, DMC-LX100
    • Pentax: 645D, GR, K100D Super, K-3, K-5 II, K-5 IIs, K-50, K-500, Q7
    • Samsung: EK-GN120, EX2F, NX1, NX10, NX20, NX200, NX300, NX1000, NX Mini
    • Sony: A99, DSC-RX1R, DSC-RX10, DSC-RX100M2, DSC-RX100M3, DSLR-A230, DSLR-A290, DSLR-A380, DSLR-A500, DSLR-A580, ILCE-7, ILCE-7R, ILCE-3000, ILCE-5000, ILCE-5100, ILCE-6000, ILCE-QX1, SLT-A58 NEX-3, NEX-3N, NEX-5, NEX-5T, NEX-C3
  • Raw processing is now multi-threaded with OpenMP.

LightZone 4.0.0

License Change

  • LightZone is now released as a free and open source software under New BSD License.

LightZone 3.8

Camera Support

  • Raw files from the following cameras are now supported: Olympus E-P1

LightZone 3.7

Camera Support

  • Raw files from the following cameras are now supported: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EOS 50D, Canon Powershot G10, Nikon D3X, Nikon D90, Nikon D700, Olympus E-30, Olympus E-620, Panasonic DMC-LX3, Panasonic DMC-FZ28, Panasonic DMC-G1, Pentax K2000, Sony A300, Sony A900

LightZone 3.6

Camera Support

  • Raw files from the following cameras are now supported: Canon EOS 450D, Canon EOS 1000D, Fuji Finepix S100FS, Nikon D60, Nikon D700, Olympus E-420, Olympus E-520, Pentax K20D, Pentax K200D, Samsung GX20 Sony A200, Sony A350.

LightZone 3.5

New Features

Camera Support

  • Raw files from the following cameras are now supported: Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, Panasonic DMC-L10.

LightZone 3.4

Photo Editor

  • You can now preview styles by moving the mouse over style names.

LightZone 3.3

Operating System Support

  • Linux is now supported.

LightZone 3.2

Operating System Support

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is now supported.

Camera Support

  • Raw files from the following cameras are now supported: Canon Powershot G9, Leica V-Lux 1, Nikon D3, Nikon D300, Olympus E-3, Panasonic DMC-FZ18, Sony Alpha DSLR-A700.

LightZone 3.1

Photo Editor

Camera Support

  • Raw files from the following cameras are now supported: Olympus E-400, E-410, E-510; Ricoh Caplio GX100.

LightZone 3.0

User Interface

  • LightZone now has distinct browse and edit modes.
  • There is now context-sensitive help throughout LightZone.

Photo Browser

  • Related photos can now be stacked.
  • You can now move photos via drag & drop to folders in the Folder Navigator.
  • You can now select only the most recent versions of your photos in a given folder.
  • You can now edit IPTC metadata.

Photo Editor

  • LightZone now comes bundled with many ready-made Styles.
  • The Relight tool (an improved ToneMapper tool) has new Depth and Fuzz sliders.
  • There is now a History tab that shows you all the edits you have make to your photo since opening it for the current editing session.
  • The Raw Adjustments tool has a new As Shot button.
  • LightZone no longer uses LZN files and now always saves your work as either JPEG or TIFF files for maximum interoperability with other applications.

Camera Support

  • Canon EOS 1D Mark III raw files are now supported.