• Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause the image viewer to show a different image from the selected thumbnail.
• Top-level alias directories are now resolved correctly when opening a new folder, or dropping a selection of multiple folders onto Photon. Nested aliases are not resolved.
• Eliminated a rendering "flicker" in the main image view when resizing the stack view splitter.
• Fixed a problem that would sometimes cause the mouse cursor to be permanently hidden when zooming in the image viewer.
• Using spacebar to toggle zoom mode now works correctly on Mac OS 10.4.
• Clicking in the spaces between the images in the thumbnail view now correctly de-selects any selection.

• Major portions of Photon's caching engine were re-written for improved speed and responsiveness
• Added the ability to save and recall stacks when quitting and re-launching the application
• Added a new "Discards" stack feature that keeps track of unwanted files and provides a way to send them to the Trash
• Added a new "File stack" feature that provides the ability to physically move existing files to a new location on your hard drive
• Added a new preference for controlling memory card auto-downloading
• Improved memory card download performance
• Bug fixes and many more updates

Version 1.0.3

What's new in this release:

• Added the ability to launch an external editor application for the selected image.
• Added the ability to change the background color of the viewer panel.
• Better cursor handling in image viewer panel.
• Better metadata formatting. Numeric fractional values are now formatted properly.
• Fixed a problem that caused image rotations to be applied incorrectly.
• Improved keyboard navigation. In addition to using the left and right arrow keys for navigating in the thumbnail view, the following keys now function as expected: Up arrow, Down arrow, Page up, Page down, Home, and End.
• Improved performance when rapidly advancing through high resolution images.
• Fixed a problem that caused the wrong directory to be loaded when opening a new stack with File->Open and using list view.

Pricing and future release plans:

For those of you using the trial version of Photon, you may know that Photon's introductory price of $49 is still in effect. This intro price won't last for long! 1.0.3 is likely the last update before the normal price of $69 goes into effect.

Also, I'm happy to announce that Photon version 1.1 is currently in the works and has several new major enhancements planned. Version 1.1 will be a free upgrade for all 1.0.x users.

Release notes not available.

• Fixed a bug that was causing unresponsiveness and crashes when trying to scan a folder containing more than a few thousand images when running on Leopard