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14 Responses to “Shape Collage Inc’s 1 Year Anniversary”

1. How to Create a Digital Photo Montage | Hyberian Digital Image Says:
   March 23rd, 2010 at 4:12 pm

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2. enkidu Says:
   June 24th, 2010 at 10:15 am

   You shouldn’t be astonished by ShapeCollage’s success : I have been looking for just such an app for 12 years, ever since I bought my first digital camera.
   The fact that you chose to write a portable java app is an extra bonus.
   Plus, it’s blazingly fast !! Truly, thanks for an excellent app !

3. Jeff Says:
   September 18th, 2010 at 4:34 pm

   How do you import image masks?

4. Vincent Cheung Says:
   September 18th, 2010 at 6:00 pm

   Click “Custom Shape” as the shape and in the pop-up window, click “Load”. You can also drag and drop the image mask right into the custom shape area. You can see a demo of this in the help video:
   http://www.shapecollage.com/help.html

5. enkidu Says:
   September 23rd, 2010 at 6:01 am

   Vincent, I just noticed v2.5.3 just popped out.
   Could you keep a more formal changelog ?
   This one seems almost a photocopy of the previous …

   thanks again for the good work
   enkidu

6. Vincent Cheung Says:
   September 23rd, 2010 at 8:49 am

   There is a formal changelog, but it hasn’t been posted yet.

   Here it is:

   New Features
   Translated into فارسی and עברית
   Support right-to-left languages
   Added option to ignore embedded ICC Profiles in JPEG images

   Enhancements
   Save state of the multithreaded option across sessions

   Bugs
   Improved reading of JPEG images with color profile errors
   Improved reading of JPEG images in CMYK
   Fixed bug with fonts of size 1pt

7. enkidu Says:
   September 30th, 2010 at 8:29 am

   Thanks !

8. Stephan Says:
   November 2nd, 2010 at 7:32 pm

   Hi Vincent !
   I just wondering what di I get when upgrading to the Pro version.
   Is it a Lifetime License ?
   Or do I have to pay again when ShapeCollage comes to version 3.0 or above?

   Sincerely
   Stephan

9. Stephan Says:
   November 2nd, 2010 at 10:58 pm

   Ah, Just one suggestion:
   When drawing a custom shape itz would be nice when the canvas is the same as the choosen dimensions of the collage…
   E.g. when I want to make a custom shape on a 1920×1080 wide screen…..
   The custom shape canvas is still a rectangle one…..
   I wanted to make a custom shape so that I had a wallpaper where the pictures would be only within a drawn border of my choosen size of the collage…..
   I hope I expressed it right…

10. Vincent Cheung Says:
    November 2nd, 2010 at 11:26 pm

    The license that you get when you upgrade to Pro does not expire. There will be some free upgrades included, but future versions may not be included (this hasn’t been planned, but if there is a significant change and a lot of major new features added, then this may be the case).

    If you want more advanced custom shapes, then it is better to create the shape in an image editor like Photoshop, in which case, you can create the custom shape in the right dimensions and then load that shape into the program.

11. Gloria Says:
    December 1st, 2010 at 10:46 am

    Vincent, Congratulations for this wonderful idea. Just a question: I made a heart shape with pictures from my co-workers. I wonder if I can use it to participate in a contest to promote Diversity in the Workplace. If I win or that “heart picture” is posted in my Institution Web Site I will not get any economical benefit, just a congratulation. Please let me know if I am allow to send the picture to the contest. Gloria

12. Vincent Cheung Says:
    December 1st, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    Hi Gloria,

    Yes, you are allowed to submit your collage in the contest and put it on your website. Good luck!

13. Will Says:
    March 3rd, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    What a great concept and the software program was built so well. It’s so hard to find a program that allows for easy navigation and ease of use. The only feature I wish it had is a manual option which allows users to arrange each photo to their liking. Do you know if this option will be implemented in future versions? Please email me. Thanks.

14. Vincent Cheung Says:
    March 6th, 2012 at 8:57 pm

    It’s a feature that we hope to implement in the future. We have a manual option in our new web app:
    http://www.getloupe.com/

    With Shape Collage Pro, you can also save the collage in Photoshop PSD format and edit the collage manually:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKKiMirDFmw

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