Light Image Resizer

What's new in this version:

Light Image Resizer 6.2.0.0
Fixed:
- processing could get stuck when adding watermark for very large images with certain EXIF orientations
- dimensions displayed in log could be swapped for images with EXIF orientation
- resizing icon files (.ICO) could fail depending on the selected dimensions
- XMP metadata in certain JPEG files might not have been detected
- changing the background color with remove.bg did not work in preview

Improved:
- optimizations for handling ultra high resolution images
- better performance when adding watermark or border for EXIF orientations other than top-left
- remove unknown metadata properties if XMP packet is too large for JPEG


Light Image Resizer 6.1.9.0
Fixed:
- color profile could be incorrectly applied to embedded JPEG thumbnail in some cases
- command line parameter /OptimizeJpeg was not working
- slow thumbnail loading could interfere with processing, causing load errors
- manual crop could crash when loading very large images

Improved:
- updated libwebp to version 1.3.2


Light Image Resizer 6.1.8.0
Fixed:
- “Adjust resolution for portrait” was not working for some portrait images with EXIF metadata
- displayed PDF paper sizes in centimeter were not rounded correctly
- orientation data may have been removed when customizing metadata leading to incorrect orientation
- wrong font may have been used when choosing some 3rd party fonts for watermark text
- output could be empty in rare cases when JPEG optimization failed for very large files

Improved:
- processing should now be faster for large outputs when a maximum file size is set


Light Image Resizer 6.1.7.0
New:
- add support for JPEG XR
smart watermark text variable for oldest and newest date (evaluating EXIF, IPTC and file dates)

Fixed:
- preview was showing an error if image was skipped due to selected policy
- minor interface glitches on Windows 11
- orientation issues with some Camera RAW photos
- output from CR3 files was garbled black and white in some cases
- generated filename could be wrong when there was a name conflict and “Split into parts” was enabled
- changing border options did not refresh preview
- pressing TAB key to navigate in metadata dialog could lead to a crash in some cases
- file extension was not considered when sorting, resulting in a different order than in Explorer
- output format was not respected when resize policy was set to else skip
- preview thumbnail could be displayed with wrong orientation during processing

Improved:
- copy EXIF from CR3 when converting to JPEG
- internal handling of some formats
- updated libraries (IENv12)


Light Image Resizer 6.1.6.0
- Extend to square mode makes the image rectangular by adding blurred content (for Instagram) (sample image)
- Create animated GIFs from separate images with several transition effects (sample image)
- Rename action to just rename image files without changing content
- Manual visual crop for added images (sample image)
- Background removal (powered by remove.bg)
- Metadata customization: select which metadata to keep, or remove, or even override (for text based values) (sample image)
- New collage templates for stunning layouts (sample gallery)
- …and other improvements


Light Image Resizer 6.1.5.0
Fixed:
- Canon CR3 files could load with wrong orientation
- orientation could be wrong in some cases when converting JPEG to other formats
- wrong orientation for TIFF files with EXIF data
- interface glitches on some systems with Windows 7


Light Image Resizer 6.1.4.0
Fixed:
- saving in WebP format could fail due to missing system DLL
- “Adjust resolution for portrait” was broken for images containing EXIF metadata
- alpha channel (transparency) was lost when saving in Targa (.tga) format
- JPEG images in RGB format could load with wrong colors

Improved:
- faster loading for watermark preview
- add hint for filenames in preview window if too long to display


Light Image Resizer 6.1.3.0
Improved:
- increase limit for compression size
- updated detection for OS version and edition
- improved support for terminal server

Fixed:
- Light Image Resizer was not available in context menu for JFIF files


Light Image Resizer 6.1.2.0
Fixed:
- a wrong (shifted) file date could be set in some cases when “Keep original file date” was checked
- watermark or border could appear at the wrong position for some images (depending on their EXIF orientation)


Light Image Resizer 6.1.1.0
Improved:
- apply compatible properties to IPTC and XMP when customizing metadata
- prevent main window from appearing quickly when run with /minimized parameter

Fixed:
- displayed saved space was wrong for files that were just copied without processing
- some image formats other than JPEG were fully processed even if not neccessary (due to original size)
- color profile was not applied when updating EXIF thumbnail
- application could hang under some conditions when using both /minimized and /run parameter


Light Image Resizer 6.1.0.0
New:
- add filename mask variables for original filename in upper case (%FUP) and lower case (%FLO)

Improved:
- load “fried” PNG (non-standard format used by iOS)

Fixed:
- crash could occur on some systems when processing multiple files due to synchronization issue
- relative folder path was not working from command line
- backup of overwritten file could fail if input and output format were different (i.e. PNG to JPG)


Light Image Resizer 6.0.9.0
New:
- added command line parameters: Size, KeepQuality, Progressive

Improved:
- default to LZW compression for TIFF to avoid out of memory issues
- better reliability for update check
- add notice for AVIF files if codec is missing

Fixed:
- original image could have wrong orientation in preview
- wrong dimensions could be applied to image depending on its EXIF orientation
- a crash could occur when using Center mode and padding was applied


Light Image Resizer 6.0.8.1
Fixed:
- profile could be empty in some cases
- some images could have a wrong orientation in preview
- processing could hang in some cases if multithreading was disabled


Light Image Resizer 6.0.8.0
New:
- add read support for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files

Improved:
- support local UNC paths in filelist

Fixed:
- “The handle is invalid” error could occur when using Center mode
- out of memory could occur when loading very large interlaced PNG files
- large JPEGs with EXIF orientation other than 1 (top left) could lead to endless processing
- unlock prompt could appear with missing email if license data was stored for all users
- ICC color profile could get damaged in rare cases on certain system locales
- action was always reset to its default (create copies) when set via command line parameter


Light Image Resizer 6.0.7.0
New:
- output filename tag %F-Date for original file date

Fixed:
- processing large multi-page TIFF files could lead to crash
- memory leak when cancelling process with multi-page files
- processing could crash due to potential double free error
- saving manual crop could crash if lossless mode was toggled before
- WebP loading failed if there was no codec (i.e. Windows 7)
- loading of file info (date) could fail for very long paths
- time zone issue with file date for watermark tags depending on locale
- deadlock if EXIF tag used in filename mask or watermark text was returning very long text


Light Image Resizer 6.0.6.0
Fixed:
- some resize policy options were broken, which could result in some images being inadvertently resized
- when undoing a lossless crop, the save button was not always disabled, which could lead to a crash when clicked


Light Image Resizer 6.0.5.0
Fixed:
- certain malformed or damaged TIFF files could cause the application to crash
- watermark text position was not saved correctly
- Crop mode was missing background color selector (used for images smaller than target dimensions)
- corrected some mistakes in contextual help


Light Image Resizer 6.0.4.0
New:
- policy options added to skip files which are smaller/larger than target dimensions

Fixed:
- processing could hang when aborting from a warning prompt (for example warning about bad quality)
- unable to create a collage when “Recreate folder structure on destination” was enabled
- preview form was not closed when switching to collage mode
- wrong filename could be shown in log when choosing to rename already existing file
- collage was misaligned when using slash layouts


Light Image Resizer 6.0.3.0
New:
- watermark can now use both image and text at the same time

Fixed:
- high memory consumption when adding lots of files, which could lead to out of memory issues
- no appropriate error was reported in some cases when disk was full
- output from certain source formats (like JPEG2000) could be empty in some cases
- metadata was not copied when source file was PSD
- metadata tags with UTF-8 encoding were not correctly decoded when used in watermark text
- memory corruption could occur in some cases when handling EXIF metadata
- IPTC tags in watermark text could just display “N/A” when IPTC was disabled in Misc tab (not copied to output)
- drag & drop from some older (non-Unicode) applications was not working

Improved:
- log can now be scrolled without having focus


Light Image Resizer 6.0.2.0
New:
- support for reading Canon .cr3 raw files

Fixed:
- clicking cancel during processing and then continuing could lead to a crash
- undoing a manual crop did not disable the save button, which could cause a crash when clicked
- context help was broken for some controls
- mouse scrolling in help window worked only if it had focus
- screen width & height were not updated when resizing animated GIFs, leading to enlarged background

Improved:
- validate remove.bg API key when entering
- clearer message for errors during background removal
- when undoing a manual crop, the crop selection is now displayed again automatically
- use LZW compression for TIFF output when converting from other formats
- log proper error in case dimensions are too large for output format


Light Image Resizer 6.0.1.0
Fixed:
- manual crop crashed in some cases when saving
- division by zero when size is set too small
- collage preview was not correct for sizes smaller than 1000
- sometimes preview was not loading on first try
- preview was not showing split lines when using split in parts option for transparent images

Improved:
- when doing a manual crop the thumbnail in the list is now updated
- changed collage size in preview will apply to dimensions in main window
- when adding HEIC files and a required codec is missing a notice is shown


Light Image Resizer 6.0.0.24
New:
- background can now be filled with a color when using background removal

Fixed:
- dimensions could not be set to values smaller than 1.00 in/cm when Mode was set to Stretch
- potential deadlock when processing is cancelled
- deadlock when cancelling overwrite prompt
- wrong dimensions could be output when processing certain raw files
- out of memory issue when outputting files with huge dimensions


Light Image Resizer 6.0.0.20
Fixed:
- Remove.bg link was not clickable
- Some dialogs were not scaled to DPI correctly


Light Image Resizer 6.0.0.18
Fixed:
- Load fallback for Fuji raw files (.RAF) from newer cameras did not work
- Installer was unable to close the application while update form was showing