# New * Retrobatch 2 is no longer a subscription, and instead is a single purchase and you can use Retrobatch for as long as you’d like on a supported version of macOS. * New: Write as AVIF files on macOS 26 or later. * New Extract Scanned Images node, which detects and extracts individual images from a combined scan. * New PDF Password node, which can either add or remove a password from a PDF. * The PDF Maker node now has an option to create a new PDF for each unique file name it encounters. This means you can now feed multiple PDFs into Retrobatch, split each page, process them, and then combine the pages back into PDFs with their original names. For example, with the following workflow and three PDFs in the Read Files node: Read Files ▸ Layer & Page Splitter ▸ Grayscale ▸ PDF Maker ▸ Write Images Retrobatch will produce three PDFs with their original file names. The Layer & Page Splitter node needs to be configured so that every page from a given PDF has the same file name, and the PDF Maker node must have “Combine to a Single PDF” turned off. * The PDF Maker node also now allows tokens in the “File Name:” field. * If you have an image on the clipboard, pasting into the canvas will now run the workflow using that image. There is also a new “Process Image on Clipboard” Command Bar action which will do the same. * Thumbnail previews have been overhauled, and as a result they now use fewer resources (making Retrobatch more responsive) for cases where you have very large images (200+MB) or lots of images (250+). In addition, there’s a new little progress wheel that shows the thumbnail loading status below the thumbnail list. It might be overkill, but if you have huge images, a little more info doesn’t hurt. * As part of the previous changes, previews of very, very large images no longer make Retrobatch sluggish. # Changes * The Set Specific Metadata node now has an “Other” option when adding a field. This is about future-proofing for metadata tags that later versions of macOS might support. Random tags won’t work, they have to be something that macOS knows what to do with (like “PNG:Software”) - but the thing is that list grows over time. * The Rules node now has more breathing room for numeric input fields. It was a lot of work for something so small. * The Read Individual Files and Read Folder nodes now store the location of the files / folders as relative to the document. This is cool because if you have a document and a bunch of images next to it, and then you duplicate the folder they all live in, the copied document now references the copied images instead of the originals (but it’ll fall back to the originals if it can’t find the copy). * If an Acorn image is saved with layer composites turned on, then Retrobatch will now use that image data when splitting out the layers in the Layer & Page Splitter node. * P.S. - the pref for turning this on in Acorn is defaults write com.flyingmeat.Acorn8 alwaysSaveLayerComposites 1 * New blend modes “Destination In” and “Destination Out” have been added to the nodes which have blend modes as part of it (such as the Text or Image Watermark nodes). * If a reference to a folder or file is on a remote volume, Retrobatch will no longer try to automatically connect to that volume. # Fixes * Fixed a problem where images from the PDF Image Extractor node were not written correctly. * The PDF Image Extractor node now handles RAW image data with /Indexed and /ICCBased color profiles. * Thumbnails for images coming from the Photos Export node now show up correctly. * Fixed a problem where exporting RAW files out of Photos and then converting them to HEIC files wouldn’t work correctly. * Fixed a problem where notifications from the “Send Notification” node were being queued up and not presented when Retrobatch was in the foreground. * Fixed a problem where the -q / --quiet option wasn’t being fully respected when running Retrobatch from the shell.

# New * Retrobatch 2 is no longer a subscription, and instead is a single purchase and you can use Retrobatch for as long as you’d like on a supported version of macOS. * New Extract Scanned Images node, which detects and extracts individual images from a combined scan. * New PDF Password node, which can either add or remove a password from a PDF. * The PDF Maker node now has an option to create a new PDF for each unique file name it encounters. This means you can now feed multiple PDFs into Retrobatch, split each page, process them, and then combine the pages back into PDFs with their original names. For example, with the following workflow and three PDFs in the Read Files node: Read Files ▸ Layer & Page Splitter ▸ Grayscale ▸ PDF Maker ▸ Write Images Retrobatch will produce three PDFs with their original file names. The Layer & Page Splitter node needs to be configured so that every page from a given PDF has the same file name, and the PDF Maker node must have “Combine to a Single PDF” turned off. * The PDF Maker node also now allows tokens in the “File Name:” field. * If you have an image on the clipboard, pasting into the canvas will now run the workflow using that image. There is also a new “Process Image on Clipboard” Command Bar action which will do the same. * Thumbnail previews have been overhauled, and as a result they now use fewer resources (making Retrobatch more responsive) for cases where you have very large images (200+MB) or lots of images (250+). In addition, there’s a new little progress wheel that shows the thumbnail loading status below the thumbnail list. It might be overkill, but if you have huge images, a little more info doesn’t hurt. * As part of the previous changes, previews of very, very large images no longer make Retrobatch sluggish. # Changes * The Set Specific Metadata node now has an “Other” option when adding a field. This is about future-proofing for metadata tags that later versions of macOS might support. Random tags won’t work, they have to be something that macOS knows what to do with (like “PNG:Software”) - but the thing is that list grows over time. * The Rules node now has more breathing room for numeric input fields. It was a lot of work for something so small. * The Read Individual Files and Read Folder nodes now store the location of the files / folders as relative to the document. This is cool because if you have a document and a bunch of images next to it, and then you duplicate the folder they all live in, the copied document now references the copied images instead of the originals (but it’ll fall back to the originals if it can’t find the copy). * If an Acorn image is saved with layer composites turned on, then Retrobatch will now use that image data when splitting out the layers in the Layer & Page Splitter node. * P.S. - the pref for turning this on in Acorn is defaults write com.flyingmeat.Acorn8 alwaysSaveLayerComposites 1 * New blend modes “Destination In” and “Destination Out” have been added to the nodes which have blend modes as part of it (such as the Text or Image Watermark nodes). * If a reference to a folder or file is on a remote volume, Retrobatch will no longer try to automatically connect to that volume. # Fixes * Fixed a problem where images from the PDF Image Extractor node were not written correctly. * The PDF Image Extractor node now handles RAW image data with /Indexed and /ICCBased color profiles. * Thumbnails for images coming from the Photos Export node now show up correctly. * Fixed a problem where exporting RAW files out of Photos and then converting them to HEIC files wouldn’t work correctly. * Fixed a problem where notifications from the “Send Notification” node were being queued up and not presented when Retrobatch was in the foreground. * Fixed a problem where the -q / --quiet option wasn’t being fully respected when running Retrobatch from the shell.

# Changes * The “Delete Metadata” node will now always cause a re-encoding of TIFF and PNG images. This is necessary because there’s no clean way to delete all the metadata of these files without a re-encoding of the image. JPEG images will continue not to be re-encoded. * The Get Selected Finder Images node will now check with the Finder every 10 seconds to see if the selected images have changed, which will, in turn, update the previews. You can also force an update by using the File ▸ Preflight menu (⌘K). # Fixes * Fixed a problem where the Dither filter wouldn’t work correctly with gray profile images. Also added support for CMYK while I was in there. * Fixed a problem where Retrobatch wouldn’t properly clean up disk files when converting to JPEG-XL. * Fixed a problem where Retrobatch wouldn’t let you open up folders from the File ▸ Open… menu. * Fixed a problem where “Keep original and modified dates” wouldn’t work if you had the “Write back to original images” option enabled in the Write node. * No longer bugs you to pick a write folder for a Write node on open, when you have the “Write back to original images” option enabled.

# New • New Image Diff mode buttons in the toolbar: You can now compare your modified image against the original image using these handy new toolbar modes. The default is the current image (shortcut key 'a'), the next is the modified (shortcut key 'b'), then an animated diff (shortcut key 'd'), and finally a split view (shortcut key 's'). This is great if you want to see color changes, how compression works with the write node (with the “Read back encoded image” option enabled), or just generally how your image is changing. • New Send Notification node, which allows you to send out system notifications for when a workflow starts, ends, or for each image processed. • New PDF Rasterizer node to convert all vector and text components of a PDF to full page images (Pro only). • The Auto Level node now has an option to trim out the transparent area that is introduced when rotating an image. • The Write node now has options to make indexed PNG files. The Indexed PNG node is now deprecated. • The Layer & Page Splitter node has a new Filename: field which you can enter the usual tokens and such to determine what the name of the split image is. You can also use the “$LayerName$” token in this field (without the quotes of course) to use the layer name as part of the fiel name. • If you're reading in a CSV file and using a node such as the QR Code, the token dropdown will automatically populate with the titles of the CSV columns. This is awesome if you have a CSV file full of URLs that you'd like to use for QR Code generation. • New option for the Write node, “Keep original and modified dates”. This will let Retrobatch know what you want your written images to use the original and modified dates of the read image. • New scale option of “Max Dimensions” in the Scale node. When used, it will scale down your images proportionally so that it will never exceed the given width or height. • New file sorting options as part of the Read Folder node: “Create date, ascending”, “Create date, descending”, and “Randomize”. • The Read Files node now has sorting options (which mirror the same options in the Read Folder node). # Changes • A little thing: Retrobatch will detect if you’ve moved a write folder to the trash and throw up a warning. • The preview canvas will now render in 16 bits per component for deep color images when needed. • When running Retrobatch from the Terminal, it no longer shows up in the Dock. • Updated to the latest version of pngcrush. # Fixes • Minor speedups when previewing images with the Multi Scale node. • Fixed a problem where the Extract Metadata node might fail. • You can now open up Retrobatch droplets from the File ▸ Open… menu. (You can also open up a droplet by holding down the option key when launching it). • Fixed a problem where the UI wasn't updating properly when files were being preprocessed. • Retrobatch will now use less memory when preprocessing images, especially when the Rotate node is used. • Made some tweaks to the Layer & Page Splitter node so that it works better with the “Source Folder Path” write token. • Fixed a problem where the “Source Folder Name” token wasn’t correctly set when writing out a PDF generated from the PDF Maker node. • The Prompt for Files node does a much better job at informing how many files will need to be processed. • Fixed a problem where Adobe Illustrator files with PDF compatibility turned on were not being read correctly.

# New Stuff * The “Rules” node now has new options to detect if the Option, Command, Control, or Shift keys were pressed when the workflow started running. * New “File Rename” node, which works like the File name: field in the Write node, but without actually writing anything. The previous “File Rename” node has been renamed to “File Name Search & Replace”. * New: The Tile Chop node now has an option to splice up an image from the top down. * New: The Grayscale Filter has extended the range of values for the RGB sliders from 0-100% to -200-200%. In addition to this, it now includes an Intensity slider which controls the blending of the grayscale filter. This allows for more creative channel mixing when making monochromatic images. * New Javascript API for getting the top classifications in an asset: asset.topClassifications(10); You can find documentation on it in the Asset API, and a sample plugin using it is available via the sample plugins page. # Fixes * Minor tweaks to the pngcrush functionality for cases where it might lose it’s mind and write an uncompressed PNG. * Tweaks to the Write node to make sure the output folder is always created if it's been removed after opening a workflow. * Fixed some issues when trying to write WebP images to the clipboard. * No longer showing a warning to add a write node when the “Extract Text” node is being used.

# New Stuff * The Rules node now has an Orientation option for matching (or not) Square, Portrait, or Landscape images. * The Write Node and Text Watermark nodes now have a "Clipboard" text token (located under the "Other" submenu in the Write node). # Fixes * Fixed a problem where metadata was not copied when writing as WebP images. * Fixed a problem where RAW images from a Sony ILCE-1 camera was not loading correctly. * Fixed a bug where the Set DPI Node wasn't doing the right thing with PDF files.

# New Stuff * New CSV Reader node. This fantastic node will read in a CSV file and produce an image for each row. You can then use that data to populate a template with text and images, and then even use the Write Images node to output the image to a specific file name. You can follow along with a quick little tutorial in our documentation to learn all about this node. * New Dynamic Image node. This is a fun node which will allow you to overlay images to templates using the above CSV reader node, or with custom JavaScript. Visit our technote on the topic (RBTN005) for more information. * The Trim to Edges node now has a "Trim All Transparent Edges" option, which will prune out all transparent edges of your image, and not just to the first opaque pixel. So if you rotate an image, and then use this node after it, there will be no transparent pixels left along the edges of your image. # Other Stuff * Fixed a problem where 1 bit TIFF files might not being written correctly. * Fixed a problem where SVG files were being allowed into workflows on macOS 12 (SVG rendering is only on macOS 13+). * Fixed an issue with the Shell Script node where it wouldn't always pass the image path as an argument to the script. * The "Quit Retrobatch" node now waits a second before quitting the app if you have enabled the preference to play a sound when a workflow ends. * Added a bunch more IPTC extension tags for the Set Specific Metadata node. * Fixed an issue where there were scrollers always present on the canvas when you had the System Setting "Show scroll bars" set to always.

# New * A new Look up Table (LUT) node! The LUT node can be used to quickly and easily alter the color and tone of your images. LUTs can be used to create a wide range of effects, from subtle color adjustments to dramatic stylistic changes — it's like a pre-programmed filter, but with more flexibility and control. Use one of Retrobatch's LUT presets, or download additional LUTs that emulate film stocks, create specific moods (like warm, cool, or vintage), or simply enhance the natural colors in your image. You can also adjust the opacity and blending mode of the LUT. Use a grayscale LUT and then dial back the opacity to create some dramatic effects in your images. * New "Tile Chop" node which will take an image and split it up into multiple images based on a width and height set in its properties. * New "Camera Capture" node which uses your Mac's built in camera to take a photo. * Photos Export now has an option to export the Current, Unadjusted, or Original versions of your Photos Library images. * New "Auto Process" option in the RAW Import node. This lets you skip the fiddly options and just lets Retrobatch make the best guess at how the image should be processed. * Two new nodes for renaming files. "File Rename" which will take one search string and replace it with another, and "Web Safe Rename" which will take a sequence of characters and then replace those with a given string. This is handy for tasks where you need to take out special characters or spaces from your images to make them easier for handling on the web. * There's a new Advanced tab in Preferences, with some new options: * A new "Default Write Folder" that will be used anytime you add a Write node. * A "Clear JavaScript console when a workflow runs" option, which is useful for plugin authors. * An "Allow unknown file types" option, which can be used to load ancient file types that MacOS no longer recognizes (Pro only). Find out more about this preference if you find it intriguing. # Fixes * The Multi-Scale node will now scroll its properties in the case of it getting overly large. * The Super Resolution node now supports images with transparency. * Fixed a problem where using Folder Actions + AppleScript might not work correctly with the App Store version of Retrobatch. * Fixed a problem with the RAW Import node where images were being rendered much too dark because of some bad configurations. * Fixed a problem where the Multi Scale node would give incorrect dimensions for the image width and height filename tokens. * Fixed a problem reading RGB101010 HEIF images from Sony a7C images. * Fixed a problem where the Multi Scale node would show a bit of nonsense in the filename tokens by default. # Other * When a preflight is interrupted, the file counts in the nodes could be off. Retrobatch will now prepend a ~ to the total when this happens. (You'll generally see this with nodes which take a long time to work, such as the "Classify Images" ML node. * The "Fix EXIF Rotation" node is a bit more efficient.

# New * The Super Resolution node now has an option to scale your image by 2x, 3x, or 4x. * The Photos Export node how has an option (turned on by default) to embed any assigned location information as GPS location metadata in the image. * The Rules node has a new "File Extension" rule you can match on. # Fixes * Fixed a problem where Retrobatch would show a warning that you didn't have a Write Node, but you did have a Write Back to Photos or Import to Photos node, which should count. The same goes for writing to the clipboard. * Fixed a problem where the Super Resolution node was accidentally only scaling images 3x instead of the advertised 4x. * Fixed a problem where the Image Watermark node was blowing out some alpha channels when it was scaled. * Fixed a problem where the Photos Import node might import incorrect image data. * Fixed a problem when using the Photos Export node where Retrobatch could ignore any metadata change nodes. * Fixed a problem where the old Photos Library node was still showing up (it was replaced by the "Photos Export" node). # Other * The Photos Export node will now show a little warning if access to the Photos Library is denied. * The Clipboard node is also under the Write category now, with a default of "Write to clipboard" when it's selected.

# Bug Fixes! * Fixed a problem where Retrobatch would close an already open workflow if it was used in a Shortcuts action. Now Retrobatch will keep it open if it's already up, and close if it had to be opened to run the action. * Fixed a problem where Shortcuts would show an error when running workflows with a Quit Retrobatch node. * Fixed a problem where you were unable to copy and paste certain nodes on the canvas. * Fixed a problem where writing of WebP images would not work. * Fixed a problem where manually entering GPS coordinates wouldn't always work correctly. * Fixed a problem where Retrobatch could crash when adding the Photos Export node on MacOS 13. * Fixed a problem where the properties for the Trim to Edges node wouldn't show correctly after dismissing it's popover and bringing it back. * Fixed a problem where the image orientation flag could be lost when setting the GPS coordinates, DPI, or other meta-data only operations. * Tweaks to the Indexed PNG node.

Bug fixes.