• CD/DVD burning from Explorer and Album Export
• Deskew (auto-rotate) in scanning dialog and image editor
• Batch conversion: white balance, despeckle, remove noise, AutoColor & AutoExposure
• Batch conversion: gamma, contrast, saturation, crop, add clipart
• Fullscreen: 100 new transitions
• Fullscreen: soft pan
• Explorer: geo tagging
• Explorer: search similar images
• Explorer: print multiple images (incl. layout dialog)
• Explorer: show on map, map capture
• Explorer: compare images incl. EXIF/IPTC, synchronized zoom/pan and pixel difference
• Explorer: encrypt images (also in mail dialog)
• Explorer & Editor: clipart library (download through LiveUpdate)
• Explorer: flash album
• Explorer: convert movies to FLV or MOV
• Image Editor: images and layers support alpha channel (transparency)
• Image Editor: add clipart as layer or watermark
• Image Editor: sepia and negative
• Image Editor: add text to images
• Image Editor: rotate layers with antialias
• Image Editor: create classic picture frame (polaroid)
• Image Editor: separate images in scans & collages
• Image Editor: add shadow to text layers and clipart
• Image Editor: 46 advanced effects
• Image Editor: intuitive color palette dialog incl. transparency
• Image Editor: change perspective
• Image Editor: paint & fill now supports transparent color
• Image Editor: extend workspace with support for alpha channel
• Image Editor: color balance (gain offset)
• Image Editor: grayscale conversion and color washout
• Image Editor: create map collage with frame and shadow
• Image Editor: color replacement brush
• Image Editor: toggle between currently edited image and original
• Image editor: set transparent color with tolerance
• Image Editor: automatic rotation
• Image Editor: correct barrel distortion
• Image Editor: automatic red eye removal
• Image Editor: global, inclusive, exclusive wand selection options
• Image Editor: grab images from webpages
• Image Editor: smudge brush

Improvements

• WIA scanner support
• Panorama: color & exposure frame equalization improves stitch and panorama quality
• Panorama: improvement of stitching result and quality
• More options in catalog panel context menus
• New image formats and faster RAW
• Updated RAW import library
• Improved overall stability and speed
• Improved speed in database correction
• Fixed speed problems when opening image from large folder in the editor
• Replicate IPTC fields to DB
• EXIF: UserComment now writeable
• FAQ and tutorial dialog at program start
• "Pixpedia Publisher" layout designer improved
• Panoramaviewer: allow slower animation
• Drag & Drop images: activate other explorer windows (MDI)
• Database cleanup: option to remove broken links
• Movie files: show frame#
• ICO files: show resolution, colors
• Batch conversion: allow subfolders
• Batch conversion: before/after preview for every operation
• Batch conversion: command to set EXIF.Date = Explorer.Date
• Batch conversion: checkbox to preserve filetypes
• Explorer: preserve sorting when pasting originals from catalog
• Explorer: highlight image folders
• Explorer: job wizard and "Add Images" dialog for all operations
• Explorer: correct all broken links inside catalog, if user points to one correct image
• Explorer: zoom using the mouse wheel now works analog to most other programs
• Explorer: enhanced ZIP options
• Explorer: improved interface and menu structure
• Explorer: ABC search in thumbs view
• Image Editor: custom crop sizes
• Image Editor: floating toolbar with selection options
• Image Editor: added antialias to layer rotation
• Image Editor: layer background can now be transparent
• Image Editor: working with layers (collages) is now much faster
• Image Editor: open ICO files as multiframe
• Image Editor: new layer menu
• Image Editor: undo list fixed and improved
• Image Editor: enhanced sharpness
• Image Editor: progress bar for lengthy operations
• Image Editor: enhanced JPG artefact removal
• Image Editor: print selection
• Image Editor: SmartFix option sliders
• Image Editor: move layers using keyboard (CTRL+Arrows)

Fixed bugs

• Closing catalog panel deactivates mainform and leaves toolbars empty
• Playing sound causes crash when application terminates
• Batch with PSD files crashes
• MOV files: slider does not work correctly
• Crash when browsing to VISTA special folders like "Computer"
• Contact sheet crashes for certain images
• WMF files are not shown in contact sheet
• Red eye on image with alpha does not work
• Transparency does not work when adding clipart as layer
• Watermark does not work in version 5.8
• Broken link correction does not work for deleted or moved folders and deleted items
• F5 does not work correctly
• Copy & Paste into layer is buggy
• Undo until list is empty: image still has changed tag
• ALT+INS into catalog: new thumbs not selected
• Coming back from tray into explorer, organizer is opened
• Fullscreen: browsing bug after adding image into catalog
• ICO files are not thumbed correctly, and only smallest icon is shown
• Noise function does not use slider values correctly
• Undo does not work properly for layers
• After merge of layers, erasor does not work