We released a new Mac version of FoCal on Monday after some intensive testing, and this week have seen the same testing on the Windows version. As we use the same underlying test control and analysis code, all the internal improvements in the Mac version are now available for Windows and we updated all the …
As explained in this post, the beta versions of FoCal are time limited to make sure you don’t end up using an old version. FoCal for Windows 1.7.0.224 expired today, so there’s a new version available. We’re not quite ready with the next set of features, so this is functionally identical to 1.7.0.224 which was the last …
Ooops! When we release beta software, there is an in-built expiry date which is set to about 1 month after release. This means that you don’t end up using a beta version for a long time – there will always be another or the full general release out within the time limit. Well… assuming we …
After the best part of 3 weeks we’ve got the next release of FoCal for Mac available for you! This is the result of a huge amount of work, quite a lot “behind the scenes” in improving the test operation, the image handling on OS X, memory management improvement and general reliability work. But we’ve …
This started as a quick post to explain how things are coming on with the latest FoCal release (which is very, very nearly ready!), but it turns out there are loads of improvements and additions and the post has got a bit long! We had planned to get the new release out yesterday (Friday), but …
We’re pleased to announce the release of FoCal 1.7.0.224 Beta (note 1.7.0.234 is functionally identical) which should bring reliable Nikon operation on OS X and adds support for the D600 as well as lots of other fixes and improvements. What’s new in this version? The following is the overview list of fixes since 1.7.0.220 (Windows) …
Two releases in 2 days… that’s definitely a record! Yesterday, Canon released a new version of EOS Utility which means we have access to the latest interface files for Canon cameras. According to the Canon website, the latest files work with OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard), OS X 10.7 (Lion) and OS X 10.8 (Mountain …
What a week or two! As explained here, we decided to start work on the Nikon support for FoCal Mac early as the general operation of the software on OS X was working nicely. It actually went considerably quicker than we expected until it came to ironing out a little issue we noticed with connecting …
A new version of Reikan FoCal for Mac has just been released which includes a workaround to get most Canon cameras working on OS X 10.7.5 (Lion) and OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion). The purpose of this release is entirely to include a method of getting FoCal working on OS X 10.7.5 and OS X …
We’re pleased to announce that Reikan FoCal 1.7 for Windows (Beta) has just been released for FoCal Pro users. What is Reikan FoCal for Windows Beta? FoCal is a software package originally intended for fully automatic AF Microadjustment calibration, but has grown to include features like the ability to check autofocus consistency, finding the sharpest …