Changelog

Tinting at windmills.

New bits…
• You can now randomly generate emulations within the emulation editor using the mutator.
• Added undo/redo support to the emulation editor.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed bug where you could only open a video via Files once.

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It's all done with mirrors.

New bits…
• You can now choose between the system or source media aspect ratio options directly within the crop tool.
• Added some new app icon options.

Bug fixes…
• Any active crop is now reset when switching between aspect ratio options in the crop tool.
• Fix for iPad popover crash.

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Nothing to see here.

(Just bug fixes, I'm afraid.)

Bug fixes…
• Fixed issue with image cropping when when switching emulations in the converter.
• Fixed issue with "active" options indicator not correctly synchronising when switching emulations in the converter.
• Fixed issue with the palette imports failing under certain circumstances. (Specifically, when you attempted to actually use the palette importer.)

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The new block on the kid.

New bits…
• Added new "Open from…" setting that lets you toggle between Photos or Files.
• Added palette selection option for character engine bit detection.
• Added Brightness and Luminance character engine bit detection methods.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed broken emulation editor full-screen toggle.

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The curtains are shut; the furniture is gone.

New bits…
• Added "Character matching mode" converter option to control character selection via full character set comparison, quick comparison or bit counting.
• Added "Bit detection threshold" converter option to provide better control over what's considered a "hit" when carrying out character matching.
• Improved color selection in character engine mode.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed issue where the share text for preset emulations only contained the system name.

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A little (more) fairy dust.

New bits…
• You can now blend pixel artwork and original images for lots of new effects.
• Added "Blend in" animation effect.
• Improved animation and video preview/save workflow.
• Increased maximum user palette size to 256 entries.
• Updated converter options tab to only show options relevant to the active emulation and dither.

Bug fixes…
• Disabled video option in the camera picker when using the free version of the app.
• Fixed a crashing bug that could occur when switching between custom emulations and system presets in the converter.
• Fixed issue with potential app crash when the full version of the app was unlocked.
• Disabled video recording via the camera picker in the free version of the app.

If you've any problems, or feature suggestions please contact support@8bitartwork.co.uk

A little fairy dust.

New bits…
• You can now blend pixel artwork with the original images for lots of new effects.
• Added "Blend in" animation effect.
• Improved animation and video preview/save workflow.
• Increased maximum user palette size to 256 entries.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed a crashing bug that could occur when switching between custom emulations and system presets in the converter.

If you've any problems, or feature suggestions please contact support@8bitartwork.co.uk

The Indifference Engine

New bits…
• Added blur and invert colors options to image adjustments.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed issue with some converter options not being correctly reset after saving.
• Fixed obscure character size related crash in the character editor.

If you want to see future updates to Retrospecs, please share your creations and help spread the word!

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Further inside the moral crumple zone

Let us never speak of version 2.16 again, nor the crop tool bug that led to the speedy release of version 2.17.

New bits…
• Added system preset for PICO-8.
• Added Atari ST (8x16) and Teletext (12x20) system character sets.
• Added Cozette (7x13) custom character set.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed issue with inaccurate cropping in crop tool. (Honestly, it's actually fixed this time.)

If you want to see future updates to Retrospecs, please share your creations and help spread the word!

For the latest news and updates follow @8bitartwork on Twitter and you can send any issues or suggestions you have to support@8bitartwork.co.uk