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From Endrov and VWB
2009-03-09
More minor bug fixes available as 2.13.4. Among other things, making movies work on Mac again.
2009-02-16
Minor bug fixes available as 2.13.3. Full support for lineages without coordinates.
2009-02-05
More bugs fixed as version 2.13.2, in particular visualization and mac support. Keep the bug reports coming!
2009-02-03
Some nasty bugs have been pointed out, thanks. 2.13.1 contains fixes, upgrade immediately.
2009-02-01
Finally! Version 2.13.0 is out. This release does not offer much new for the user but is a huge internal reworking (every single file has been affected). This has been in the way of further progress but is now taken care of. To this comes a file format upgrade that moves OST from a simple image container closer to an object oriented database. The better internals will show through as a better GUI structure. To improve speed of your recordings you can convert them to OST by using "Save As" but we recommend keeping the originals until file format freeze at version 3.0.
2008-10-17
Example imagesets have been updated. The next release will be delayed a bit, had to reinvent the wheel (two-way socket communication is apparently old-school these days).
2008-09-13
Version 2.12.0 is out. This is a bug fix release, I'm actually working on 3.x.x. Nevertheless, the old script language is dropped in this release. Java beanshell is used instead. Earlier versions have not worked at all on Windows ever since I cranked up the maximum memory usage limit. This release fixes this. The documentation will be a be off until the next release; sorry about this.
2008-07-09
Version 2.11.0 is out. It implements OST3 better and fixes some small things. Experimental features are included; expect an adventure
- The new ImServ image server is included
- The model window can be navigated with a Play station style gamepad (or any standard joystick/gamepad)
webstart is still 2.10.0.
2008-06-02
Version 2.10.0 is out with a big overhaul of 3D rendering. It supports multiple transparent objects better, and has many internal improvements to simplify writing new plugins. Other than reacting faster to user input and making use of all your CPUs/cores it comes with
- New voxel renderer, render modes and improvements to the old one
- Clipping planes
- Scale bar
- Partial OST3-support
- Reworked Matlab bindings
- New nuclei rendering options
and plenty of small fixes. Webstart is up to date.
Wishlist section now points to the tracker at SF. Make use of it!
2008-05-05
Version 2.9.0 is ready. Main visible improvement is in usability; drag and drop is supported and there is no need to convert everything to OST. Metadata works for all file formats. We still recommend OST for larger recordings but if you want to edit single JPEG's then it is much more convenient now. File loading has been unified so for simple formats you no longer have to care how they are handled internally. The other big thing is Matlab integration and we have found the EV+Matlab combination to be a killer for quantitative phenotyping. There is a new tool to annotate lines and I have added a port to Linux on PowerPC.
Webstart has not been updated yet.
2008-04-08
Version 2.8.0 is out. Importing has been improved (some nasty bugs addressed). A new tool, the OST Maker, can batch import common proprietary formats with simple drag-n-drop. Webstart has been updated.
2008-03-25
Version 2.7.1 is out. Main update is a library update of JOGL which makes the model window a lot faster. Then follows GUI improvements. Webstart is up to date.
2008-03-13
Version 2.7.0 is out. It contains some bleeding edge code so bugs are expected. This version adds a dozen of filters and some improvements to lineaging. The webstart is still the old stable 2.6.x.
2008-03-07
Due to grant and publishing technicalities, files are for now no longer publicly available. We can still grant preliminary access but you have to contact us.
2008-02-18
Version 2.6.2 is out, with some minor improvements for Mac.
2008-02-13
Version 2.6.1 has been released, and fixes some portability problems on Linux with the new starter system. Documentation on Wiki has been expanded with a tutorial on the OST daemon and some other things.
2008-02-09
Version 2.6.0 has been released. Compared to 2.5.0, there are bug fixes and much improved ROIs. The Windows port has been emphasized and the startup system has been redone from scratch. startEndrov.jar replaces the old run.bat. Linux support should also be slightly improved. Quicktime7-support is included for Windows, you just need to download and install Quicktime and you can make movies from your recordings. They will go into the OST data-folder.
JavaDoc has been made available online.
2008-02-06
Webstart updated. Import-by-name has been fixed. Compound ROIs added. Various other fixes.
2008-01-19
We're switching to a new domain, www.endrov.net. Old address will point to here for quite a while though.
2008-01-17
Updated webstart with single 3d slices. namebased import working again, will recheck all code for importing for next release.
2008-01-16
Late christmas gift: 2.5.0 now available for download and webstart. Focus is on visualization and internal improvements. Once again, Windows port might be lagging behind and will be the priority of next release.
2007-11-07
Webstart update: bugfixes. making QT movies much improved (not tested on windows yet; you need qt6 dll's most likely). More filters. The first item off the wish list is included by the way.
2007-11-03
Webstart updated; JOGL linker error fixed. Apparently the version we linked earlier was out of date. But if you run into more problems with GL, get in contact.
2007-11-01
The webstart version has been updated to CVS. We've tried it on Windows XP and added instructions on how to get it running. No major bugs. If you experience additional problems, please contact Johan, as we want to get this port up to quality.
2007-10-28
Endrov version 2.4.0 beta has been released. It adds support for filters and ROI's, image caching etc. imagesets have become editable. I expect quite a few bugs to have been introduced, and the windows port is still lagging behind.
2007-10-06
Changed to a new wiki; documentation greatly improved. Guests should be able to edit pages but not create new ones (some pages protected). Developers who want to add documentation should request an account.
2007-09-20
Endrov version 2.3.0 beta has been released. This is a maturity release; bugs and quirks has been addressed. Nothing depends on the database part any longer so it has been removed. Additional testing on Linux and Windows might be needed; revert to 2.2.0 if this version fails.
2007-08-17
Endrov version 2.2.0 beta has been released. I have also made the coordinates from AceTree available (they are nice and good for testing the lineage and model window). Several windows/linux-specific bugs has been pointed out and these have been fixed; portability should no longer be a problem. Lineaging is rather mature and complete in this version but we keep working on it.
2007-08-03
Endrov version 2.1.0 beta has been released. This is rather close to a fully working version but still beta. It has not been tested extensively on Windows and Linux yet but has been confirmed to work on our test machine. Some glitches are known. I have made an OST imageset available for reference. The OST imageset whitepaper has also been updated.
2007-07-08
Thanks everyone who came by at the International C.elegans meeting! We got many valuable comments and the interest in new software for spatio-temporal recordings made us decide to put much higher priority on the EViewer. There is a mailing list now and anyone who wants updates on the progress are urged to join. The website has not yet been updated to reflect the radical changes in the software so don't read too much of the details.
The OST imageset whitepaper will be updated shortly according to the feedback we got, and also to allow further extensibility based on the EViewer framework. If you haven't given us feedback yet, then now is the time.
2007-06-15
Screenshots and other things
2007-05-18
Set up the website
