Cooliris Support

Release Notes

Release Notes — Cooliris for Firefox

Version 1.11.5.29931 (10/21/2009) Windows FF3 | Mac FF3 | Linux 32-bit 64-bit

  • Improved rendering speed and performance up to 30% on some machines
  • Improved hardware detection to optimize performance
  • Fixed crash when switching between tabbed and full screen mode
  • Fixed crash after closing browser window when local feed is loading
  • Fixed FF crash upon exit on some systems
  • Restored compatibility with sites created with Cooliris Quick & Simple

Version 1.11.1.26925 (07/06/2009) Windows FF3 | Mac FF3 | Linux 32-bit 64-bit

  • Fixed issue affecting some systems where Cooliris would not work after installation
  • Fixed issue that caused SELinux to refuse to load Cooliris
  • Significantly decreased CPU utilization when Cooliris is idle

Version 1.11.0.26272 (06/29/2009) Windows FF3 | Mac FF3 | Linux 32-bit 64-bit

  • Added ability to view Cooliris in the browser tab
  • Added ability to adjust window size of Cooliris
  • Added ability to share the 3D Wall by posting its URL
  • Added ability to bookmark any 3D Wall view
  • Added support to display multiple instances of Cooliris in different tabs
  • Added buttons for help and toggling between fullscreen and tabbed view
  • Improved user interface design and scroll bar functionality
  • Improved support on popular sites
  • Added full compatibility with Firefox 3.5

Version 1.10.1.24743 (5/22/2009) Windows FF2 FF3 | Mac FF2 FF3 | Linux 32-bit 64-bit

  • Added NVidia 3D Vision hardware support.
  • Added transparent overlay support for Adobe© Flash.
  • Fixed graphic corruption affecting certain systems.
  • Improved performance and speed.

Version 1.10.0.24532 (4/20/2009) Windows FF2 FF3 | Mac FF2 FF3 | Linux 32-bit 64-bit

  • Added Local File Support. Quickly find and view photos stored on your computer.
  • Improved Facebook Support. Glide among photos and albums, or jump to tagged items.
  • Improved YouTube browsing. See user ratings, jump to related videos, and more.
  • Improved Discover feature with full news articles and much more.
  • Added rich metadata like the file size. dimension, and source of Google Images, etc.
  • Added support for Linux (Ubuntu 8.04+, Fedora 10.0+, OpenSuse 11+) on Firefox
  • Added compatibility with Firefox 3.5b4.

Version 1.9.1.17582 (12/23/2008) Windows FF2 FF3 | Mac FF2 FF3 |

  • Improved performance - Up to 2.5 faster on certain Windows setups
  • Added drag and drop functionality to the Favorites feature
  • Fixed "File not available" error that appeared with Flickr images
  • Added compatibility for Firefox 3.1b2
  • General performance and stability improvements

Version 1.9.0.16396 (12/2/2008) Windows FF2 FF3 | Mac FF2 FF3

  • Added Favorites, which lets you bookmark content to create your own personal 3D Wall.
  • Added Preferences, which lets you customize Cooliris (number of rows, wall angle, background image, slideshow, etc.).
  • Added TV episodes and movies from Hulu to our Discover feature (US only).
  • Added Hulu to the list of providers in our search bar (US only).
  • Added compatibility for multi-monitor configurations.

Version 1.8.5.14750 (10/27/2008) Windows FF2 FF3 | Mac FF2 FF3

  • Fixed YouTube video search
  • Fixed audio and video synchronization issue affecting some PCs
  • Discover now supports full-length movies, TV episodes, music videos, and more!
  • Added compatibility with Flock 2.0
  • Added compatibility with Adobe Flash 10

Version 1.8.3.14081 (10/6/2008) Windows FF2 FF3 | Mac FF2 FF3

  • New 3D Window Shopping on Amazon, iTunes, Nordstrom, KB Toys, SkyMall, and more
  • New multi-monitor support for Mac users
  • Fixed audio and video synchronization issue affecting some PCs
  • Improved experience on YouTube, Flickr, and Deviant Art
  • Streamlined interface for Discover and Shopping

Version 1.8.2.4688 (9/16/2008) Windows FF2 FF3 | Mac FF2 FF3

  • Added auto-complete functionality for recipient email addresses in the Share function
  • Improved graphics for Search, Share, and Jump-to-Page buttons so they are clearer.
  • Added instructional memos that appear next to the Search, Scroll Bar, and Discover elements when Cooliris is opened after installation.
  • Now also works on KodakGallery.com and GettyImages.com.

Version 1.8.0.4272 (August 22, 2008) Windows FF2 FF3 | Mac FF2 FF3

  • Added Share feature so you can easy drag and drop content from the 3D Wall to your friends.
  • Introduced new graphics for mouseover and toolbar launch icons.
  • Changed name of product from PicLens to Cooliris.

Version 1.7.1.3900 (July 21, 2008) Windows FF2 FF3 | Mac FF2 FF3

  • Added Back and Forward buttons so you can easily return to your previously visited views on the 3D Wall
  • Improved audio support on YouTube videos

Version 1.7.0.3458 (June 16, 2008) Windows FF2 FF3 | Mac FF2 FF3

  • Added Discover Feature for channel surfing the latest news, sports, entertainment feeds
  • Added Shop Amazon for browsing products from Amazon in a virtual window shopping environment
  • Added Return to PicLens button for toggling to and from your browser or desktop
  • Added funcitonality for the Apple remote
  • Improved transitions and increased frame rate delivery

Version 1.6.3.2361 (April 14, 2008) Windows FF2 FF3 | Mac FF2 FF3

  • Added YouTube video support via the PicLens search bar
  • Added meta data for images and video
  • Added new icon for jumping to the corresponding page of any image or video
  • Added enlarge/shrink toggle in full-screen mode
  • Added support for both Firefox 2.0 and Firefox 3.0
  • Optimized Media RSS support so webmasters can enable the PicLens experience on their websites

Version 1.6.2.1605 (March 7, 2008) Windows FF2 | Mac FF2

  • Adopted Direct 3D for hardware 3D acceleration on the Windows platform
  • Improved the engine to address graphical distortions and crashes on some systems
  • Optimized performance of PicLens on Media RSS feeds

Version 1.6.1.1029 (February 5, 2008) Windows FF2 | Mac FF2

  • Added built-in search functionality for popular sites, including Google Images, Yahoo Images, Flickr, SmugMug, deviantART, and Photobucket

Version 1.6.0.824 (January 24, 2008) Windows FF2 | Mac FF2

  • Fixed various bugs affecting toolbar

Version 1.6.0.654 Public Beta (January 14, 2008) Windows FF2 | Mac FF2

  • Initial public beta release featuring the all-new 3D Wall interface
  • Tripled the number of officially supported sites

Version 1.5.16 (November 30, 2007) Windows FF2

  • Restored functionality for Google Images, which was temporarily lost when Google revamped link structure for images.

Version 1.5.15 (November 5, 2007) Windows FF2

  • Repaired backend bug.

Version 1.5.14 (October 25, 2007) Windows FF2

  • Further improved overall performance

Version 1.5.13 (October 23, 2007) Windows FF2

  • Now works seamlessly with Windows Vista in composited mode without switching to Basic
  • Resolved warning popups that occurred on some sites
  • Restored compatibility with Yahoo Images

Version 1.5.12 (October 18, 2007) Windows FF2

  • Resolved conflicts with Firefox addons LiveTV Toolbar and SplitBrowser
  • Fixed bug affecting some systems where PicLens icon lingers on desktop
  • Fixed bug affecting some systems where PicLens icon lingers on desktop applications
  • Fixed bug where PicLens would crash the browser on kingdomofloathing.com.

Version 1.5.11 (August 23, 2007) Windows FF2

  • Improved stability on Windows to resolve system error reported by some users

Version 1.5.10 (August 22, 2007) Windows FF2

  • Resolved conflict with some other browser extensions
  • Improved stability on Windows
  • Minor improvements on both Mac and Windows

Version 1.5.9 (August 13, 2007) Windows FF2

  • Enhanced robustness of Media RSS support
  • Improved performance and fixed minor issues

Version 1.5.8 (August 4, 2007) Windows FF2

  • Got Google Images on PicLens up and running again
  • Improved CPU memory management
  • Optimized graphic rendering and fixed related bugs
  • Improved overall stability for Windows systems

Version 1.5.4 (July 6, 2007) Windows FF2

  • Fixed installation issue on Windows XP
  • Enabled sites with .com.xy style suffixes, e.g. google.com.au
  • Enabled mouse wheel to scroll through pictures

Version 1.5.3 (June 28, 2007)

  • Fixed bug affecting Picasa Web Albums on some systems

Version 1.5.2 (June 16, 2007)

  • Move the "x" (close button) to top right corner of screen
  • Tweaked image engine to run faster

Version 1.5.1 (June 11, 2007)

  • Launched PicLens for Firefox (beta)