Flare

Version History

Flare 2.2.7 for macOS

September 2018

Improvements

• Support for dark and light themes in macOS Mojave.
• Choose your own theme in preferences or use the macOS default.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with the presentation of the overlay panel.

Flare 2.2.6 for macOS

April 2018

Improvements

• Fixes various UI issues in macOS High Sierra.
• Increased the speed of photo rendering with macOS Sierra 10.12.6 or later.

Flare 2.2.5 for macOS

September 2016

Improvements

• Compatibility with macOS Sierra.

Flare 2.2.4 for OS X

May 2016

Bug Fixes

• Fixes a problem with the Duotone filter not rendering correctly when it's the first filter in an effect.

Flare 2.2.3 for OS X

April 2016

Improvements

• Increased the speed and reliability of photo rendering in OS X 10.11.4.

Flare 2.2.2 for OS X

December 2015

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a problem with some EXIF data not being written when cropping or exporting an image.
• Fixed an issue that caused a thin line to appear on some high resolution images.

Flare 2.2.1 for OS X

September 2015

Improvements

• Updated for compatibility with El Capitan.

Flare 2.2 for OS X

July 2015

New Features

• A new 'Colorfilm' filter to simulate the saturation of saturated color film.
• A new 'Timestamp' filter to simulate the time stamps of some older film cameras.

Improvements

• The 'Texture' filter now offers the ability to blur textures and set the blur strength.
• The 'Van Zesen' filter has a new parameter to change the translation strength of the color planes.
• The 'Gaussian Blur' filter has a new option to enable a seamless edge blur.
• Cropping has a new setting to lock the aspect ratio to the one of the original photo.

Bug Fixes

• Improved the display quality of the preview image.
• Relocated a difficult to reach button in the Crop interface.

Flare Effects 1.0.2 for iOS

June 2015

• Added support for the Colorfilm and Timestamp filters as well as the new parameters in the Texture, Van Zesen, and Gaussian Blur filters in Flare 2.2 on OS X

For more information on new features, check the Flare blog

Flare 2.1.1 for OS X

February 2015

Features

• German and Japanese customers can now use the app in their own language

Flare Effects 1.0.1 for iOS

December 2014

• Added support for the Hair & Dust filter in Flare 2.1 on OS X

For more information on new features, check the Flare blog

Flare Effects 1.0

October 2014

Initial Release

Flare 2.1 for OS X

December 2014

Features

• A new magnifying loupe shows fine details of the effects applied to your photo.
• Add random dust and scratches to your images with the new Hair & Dust filter.

Improvements

• Quickly and easily turn filters on and off from the Simple Edit pop-up window.

Bug Fixes

• Minor bug fixes

For more information on new features, check the Flare blog

Flare 2.0

October 2014

Features new

• Simple Edit Adjust effects quickly and easily
• Advance Edit Fine tune effects via a live preview
• Snapshots Temporarily saves your edits for later use
• Batch Processing Apply effects to a group of images effortlessly
• Compatibility With iPhoto, Aperture, Photoshop and Lightroom
• Sharing Share your creations on social networks or by e-mail
• High Quality Textures, Borders and Frames
• Light & Dark interface themes
• RAW format supported for importing photos
• Crop and Rotate makes adjusting your source image a snap
• Export photos in JPEG, PNG and TIFF formats
• Unlimited Undos
• User Guide

Filters new

• Tilt-Shift
• Bokeh Rings
• Paper
• Highlight & Shadows
• Saturation & Vibrance
• Color Cast
• Van Zesen
• Vintage Chrome
• Vintage Fade
• Vintage Instant
• Vintage Process
• Vintage Transfer
• Vintage Mono
• Vintage Noir

Flare 1.5.1

November 2013

Improvements

• Improved image rendering for better app stability
• Compatibility with all versions of OS X (including Mavericks)

Bug Fixes

• Minor bug fixes

Flare 1.5

November 2012

New Features

• New default presets: ‘Tin Type’ and ‘InstaMatic’
• New borders: ‘Tin Type’ and ‘Hipster’
• New Profile Presets effect in the Color menu
• Added Facebook sharing (requires Mountain Lion 10.8.2 or later)
• New option for rotation effect that scales to fill image frame
• Hold down option key while clicking Shuffle to increase amount of change

Bug Fixes

• Fix a bug with viewing rotated CR2 file
• Resume now restores the crop and master opacity
• Retina fixes will run on 10.7.5 now
• When loading a new Preset the Master Opacity will be reset to 100%

Flare 1.4

August 2012

New Features

• Support for Retina displays, new high-resolution editing and user interface
• New sharing services on Mountain Lion, adds Upload to Twitter and Save to Aperture

Bug Fixes

• Fixed external editor mode for Lightroom, Aperture & iPhoto on Mountain Lion
• Color management now works when moving a window between displays
• Preset previews will display more quickly
• Dragging a folder into Flare no longer causes a crash

Flare 1.3.1

June 2012

Improvements

• Added support for Gatekeeper in Mountain Lion

Flare 1.3

April 2012

New Features

• Use new Shuffle feature to add variation with selected preset

Improvements

• Multiple presets can be added by drag & drop
• Better control of JPEG quality while exporting
• New cropping aspect ratio of 4×5
• More robust final rendering when exporting
• Improved security by supporting Application Sandbox

Bug Fixes

• Fixes a crash with large images that were using complex presets
• Fixes a problem with a black preview on some older Macs
• Fixes the display of photos with odd DPI settings in the cropping view
• Fixes a problem creating large export files when used as External Editor from iPhoto
• Fixes a problem with an incorrect light border on large exported images
• Fixes an issue with scrolling while dragging effects in the edit tab

Flare 1.2.1

October 2011

New Features

• Full screen support in Lion
• Resume support in Lion

Improvements

• Added additional aspect ratios when cropping (1:2, Golden Ratio)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused Flare to hang after deleting the Presets folder
• Fixed visual glitches in Lion

Flare 1.2

August 2011

New Features

• External Editor support for Aperture/iPhoto/Lightroom
  • Visit the Flare website for more information

Improvements

• New “More Presets…” button in Preset tab
• flickr uploading UI will now remember your Friends & Family checkbox settings

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that affected loading presets containing the Rounded Edges effect (fixed the CCTV preset)

Flare 1.1

June 2011

6 New Presets

• Big Softie
• Daguerreotype
• Eastern Exposure
• Resplendent
• Winter Ghost
• Yesteryear

8 New Borders

• Lightbox (5 variations)
• Medium Format Negative (3 variations)

8 New Frames

• Hassy (2 variations)
• Dirty Fade (2 variations)
• Halftone
• Two Step
• Pinestraw
• Mica

10 New Lightleaks

• Lightleak (4 variations)
• Film End (3 variations)
• Film Positive (3 variations)

New Texture

• Brush Strokes

Flare 1.0.2

May 2011

New Features

• Location of Preset folder is now user customizable via Preferences
  • Can be moved to a DropBox volume for easy sharing of presets across multiple Macs
• Command-Click on disclosure triangle to toggle all effects open/close

Improvements

• Rendering speed of presets and snapshot panes increased
• Open Recent (photos) in the File Menu
• Uses EXIF rotation information to auto-rotate images on import
• Using File > Open... now remembers previously selected directory
• Displays a warning icon on presets that’ve been created by a newer version

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a problem when cropping, and then undoing

Flare 1.0.1

March 2011

New Features

• Frame now has an Invert parameter
• Rounded Edges now has a customizable border color parameter
• Added "To iPhoto" as Save and Export option

Improvements

• Preference to turn off tagging and linking to Flare when uploading to Flickr

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a problem that displayed an incorrect time stamp on Snapshots
• Snapshots now display their selection state properly
• Corrected the total number of Snapshots to 24
• Fixed the switched Horizontally and Vertically controls in Textures
• Other minor bug fixes

Flare 1.0

March 2011

Initial Release