CHANGELOG

Every version of QuartzLab '99

From the first canvas prototype to the current release — what was added, changed and fixed along the way.

  1. v1.1

    Docs

    Aug 2026

    Added

    • Changelog page with a full version timeline.
    • User Guide covering every setting and how it changes the exported image.
    • Header navigation between the app, guide and changelog.
  2. v1.0

    Placement & output

    Aug 2026

    Added

    • Resolution-independent scaling — stamp size is measured against the image long edge.
    • Stamp position mode: standard corner anchoring or offset view with margin sliders.
    • Colon style toggle: standard glyph or a 2x2 dot-matrix block colon.
    • Colon spacing slider for time formats (default 0.2).
    • Three-way stamp orientation: Digital level, Rotate 90°, Camera back.
    • Metadata option to write each photo's date/time into the exported JPEG EXIF.
    • Timestamped ZIP filenames: QuartzLab99_YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS.zip.

    Changed

    • Camera back now prints bottom-to-top down the right edge on every photo, not just portraits.
    • The Pronto 1200 preset no longer forces rotation.

    Fixed

    • Preview crash when selecting the Pronto 1200 preset — bloom now reuses a scratch layer and caps blur radii.
    • Block colon redrawn with round dots matching the font's own dot weight.
  3. v0.9

    Flare

    Aug 2026

    Added

    • QuartzLab '99 : Flare font style with multi-layer bloom (white core, amber, orange, diffuse halo).
    • Flare bloom intensity slider (0–2).
    • Auto bloom — per-photo brightness measurement drives the bloom strength automatically.
  4. v0.8

    Typography fixes

    Aug 2026

    Fixed

    • Apostrophe redrawn to lean right, towards the year.
    • Negative kerning so the year hugs the apostrophe.
    • Colon glyph tightened to a 230-unit slot with even side bearings, centred on the digit midline.
  5. v0.7

    Colour system

    Aug 2026

    Added

    • Data-driven colour presets (Pronto Amber, Digital Gold) that are trivial to extend.
    • Hex input field with live validation, synced to the colour picker.
    • Hue and saturation sliders.
  6. v0.6

    Pronto 1200

    Aug 2026

    Added

    • Pronto 1200 preset derived from 56 reference scans (colour, size, margins, blend).
    • Pronto Databack formats in 2-digit and 4-digit year variants.
    • Fixed-width character grid so single-digit days and months never shift the layout.
    • Wider day–month gap to match the original data-back spacing.
  7. v0.5

    Formats

    Aug 2026

    Added

    • Date formats: DD MM 'YY, 'YY MM DD, MM DD 'YY, DD MON YYYY, MON DD 'YY, Euro dots.
    • Time formats: DD HH:MM, date + time, date + time with seconds, time-first, ISO compact.
    • Dead-battery mode (-- -- --) and a no-stamp option.
  8. v0.4

    Fonts & glow

    Aug 2026

    Added

    • Custom QuartzLab '99 TTF alongside OG, LED Matrix and Doto styles.
    • Glow slider and blend modes (lighten, screen, source-over, color-dodge).
  9. v0.3

    Batch

    Aug 2026

    Added

    • Multi-photo queue with active-photo selection and per-item removal.
    • One-click ZIP export of the whole batch.
  10. v0.2

    EXIF & RAW

    Aug 2026

    Added

    • EXIF date parsing with a file-modified-date fallback, labelled per photo.
    • Editable date/time per photo.
    • RAW preview extraction for ARW, CR2, CR3, NEF, NRW, RAF, RW2, ORF, DNG, PEF and SRW.
  11. v0.1

    Conception

    Aug 2026

    Added

    • Canvas rendering pipeline with drag-and-drop JPEG loading.
    • A single LED date stamp burned into the lower-right corner.
    • Basic size and opacity controls with a live preview.