Retrospecs

Tinting at windmills.

New bits…
• You can now randomly generate emulations within the emulation editor using the mutator.
• Added undo/redo support to the emulation editor.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed bug where you could only open a video via Files once.

If you've any problems, or feature suggestions please contact support@8bitartwork.co.uk

It's all done with mirrors.

New bits…
• You can now choose between the system or source media aspect ratio options directly within the crop tool.
• Added some new app icon options.

Bug fixes…
• Any active crop is now reset when switching between aspect ratio options in the crop tool.
• Fix for iPad popover crash.

If you've any problems, or feature suggestions please contact support@8bitartwork.co.uk

Nothing to see here.

(Just bug fixes, I'm afraid.)


Bug fixes…
• Fixed issue with image cropping when when switching emulations in the converter.
• Fixed issue with "active" options indicator not correctly synchronising when switching emulations in the converter.
• Fixed issue with the palette imports failing under certain circumstances. (Specifically, when you attempted to actually use the palette importer.)

If you've any problems, or feature suggestions please contact support@8bitartwork.co.uk

The new block on the kid.

New bits…
• Added new "Open from…" setting that lets you toggle between Photos or Files.
• Added palette selection option for character engine bit detection.
• Added Brightness and Luminance character engine bit detection methods.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed broken emulation editor full-screen toggle.

If you've any problems, or feature suggestions please contact support@8bitartwork.co.uk

A little (more) fairy dust.

New bits…
• You can now blend pixel artwork and original images for lots of new effects.
• Added "Blend in" animation effect.
• Improved animation and video preview/save workflow.
• Increased maximum user palette size to 256 entries.
• Updated converter options tab to only show options relevant to the active emulation and dither.

Bug fixes…
• Disabled video option in the camera picker when using the free version of the app.
• Fixed a crashing bug that could occur when switching between custom emulations and system presets in the converter.
• Fixed issue with potential app crash when the full version of the app was unlocked.
• Disabled video recording via the camera picker in the free version of the app.

If you've any problems, or feature suggestions please contact support@8bitartwork.co.uk

A little fairy dust.

New bits…
• You can now blend pixel artwork with the original images for lots of new effects.
• Added "Blend in" animation effect.
• Improved animation and video preview/save workflow.
• Increased maximum user palette size to 256 entries.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed a crashing bug that could occur when switching between custom emulations and system presets in the converter.


If you've any problems, or feature suggestions please contact support@8bitartwork.co.uk

The Indifference Engine

New bits…
• Added blur and invert colors options to image adjustments.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed issue with some converter options not being correctly reset after saving.
• Fixed obscure character size related crash in the character editor.

If you want to see future updates to Retrospecs, please share your creations and help spread the word!

For the latest news and updates follow @8bitartwork on Twitter and you can send any issues or suggestions you have to support@8bitartwork.co.uk

Further inside the moral crumple zone

Let us never speak of version 2.16 again, nor the crop tool bug that led to the speedy release of version 2.17.

New bits…
• Added system preset for PICO-8.
• Added Atari ST (8x16) and Teletext (12x20) system character sets.
• Added Cozette (7x13) custom character set.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed issue with inaccurate cropping in crop tool. (Honestly, it's actually fixed this time.)

If you want to see future updates to Retrospecs, please share your creations and help spread the word!

For the latest news and updates follow @8bitartwork on Twitter and you can send any issues or suggestions you have to support@8bitartwork.co.uk

Inside the moral crumple zone

New bits…
• Added system preset for PICO-8.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed issue with inaccurate cropping in crop tool.


If you want to see future updates to Retrospecs, please share your creations and help spread the word!

For the latest news and updates follow @8bitartwork on Twitter and you can send any issues or suggestions you have to support@8bitartwork.co.uk

Threat carousel

New bits…
• Added ability to open existing custom emulations, character sets and palettes from within the editors.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed issue with animations sometimes being generated at the wrong size.
• Fixed problem with image cropping being ignored on small images.
• Fixed crashing bug in the custom character editor.
• Fixed issue with slider controls remaining dimmed under iOS 14.

If you want to see future updates to Retrospecs, please share your creations and help spread the word!

For the latest news and updates follow @8bitartwork on Twitter and you can send any issues or suggestions you have to support@8bitartwork.co.uk

The new breakfast cereal all the kids love!

New bits…
• Added the ability to duplicate system palettes and character sets to create custom versions.
• User interface tweaks and tidy-ups.
• Added the ability to toggle preview area in palette and character editors.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed auto export handling for videos and animated images.
• Fixed issue that could occur when deleting user palettes/character sets in the custom emulation editor.
• Fixed gallery detail view has image/video size and placement problems

If you want to see future updates to Retrospecs, please share your creations and help spread the word!

For the latest news and updates follow @8bitartwork on Twitter and you can send any issues or suggestions you have to support@8bitartwork.co.uk

An assemblage of parts.

New bits…
• You can now import and export custom emulations, palettes and character sets.
• You can drag-drop images in and out of the character, palette and emulation editors on the iPad.
• Added ability to change the character size within the character editor.
• Added undo/redo to the character set and palette editors.
• You can directly access the last custom emulation, palette and character set you edited via the context menu on the main screen.
• You can now toggle between foreground and background or foreground only modes for custom character emulations.
• Added new "Auto export when saving" settings.
• Added "Compukit UK101" system character set and "Diet PETSCII", "Retrotech Romance" and "Rook" custom character sets.


Bug fixes…
• Fixed issue with diffusion dithers being applied incorrectly at the edge of images.
• Fixed issue with Stucki, Sierra and Sierra Two-Row dithering.
• Fixed issue with animated image playback on iOS 13.
• Fixed save/preview update bug in palette and character editors.
• Videos now correctly honour the "Image proportions" setting.


If you want to see future updates to Retrospecs, please share your creations and help spread the word!

For the latest news and updates follow @8bitartwork on Twitter and you can send any issues or suggestions you have to support@8bitartwork.co.uk

Nothing to see here. (Again.)

Just a few bug fixes and additional support for iOS 13.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed bug with diffusion dithers when using the Palette engine.
• Fixed issue with "Exporting" spinner under iOS 13.
• Fixed issue with video and animation controls display under iOS 13.

If you want to see future updates to Retrospecs, please share your creations and help spread the word!

For the latest news and updates follow @8bitartwork on Twitter and you can send any issues or suggestions you have to support@8bitartwork.co.uk

Nothing to see here.

(Just bug fixes, I'm afraid.)

Bug fixes…
• Fixed broken "Remember option settings" setting.
• Fixed potential crashing bugs in the converter, custom emulation editor and image animator.

If you want to see future updates to Retrospecs, please share your creations and help spread the word!

For the latest news and updates follow @8bitartwork on Twitter and you can send any issues or suggestions you have to support@8bitartwork.co.uk

Seafood grievance mechanism.

New bits…
• Added Apple ][ (Hi-Res) mode.
• Added "Web safe (216 color)" system palette option.
• Updated converter and custom emulation editor to use the same Save/Add behaviour as the custom palette and character editors.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed issue with image corruption option in the converter.
• Fixed crashing bug in the converter when deleting a user character set/palette.
• Fixed "spinner" bug in the custom emulation editor when deleting a user character set/palette that's used in an emulation.
• Fixed palette sorting crash in the custom palette editor.
• Fixed custom palette/character set crash on save bug under iOS 9.

If you want to see future updates to Retrospecs, please share your creations and help spread the word!

For the latest news and updates follow @8bitartwork on Twitter and you can send any issues or suggestions you have to support@8bitartwork.co.uk

Like a laboratory rat.

New bits…
• You can now create your own custom palettes and character sets within the custom emulation editor.
• Added Polyduck's "Gloop" and PixelCod's "8x8" custom character sets.
• Replaced custom camera with "standard" iOS image & video capture.

Bug fixes…
• Fixed issue with dither level not being saved in the converter if it was set to zero.

If you want to see future updates to Retrospecs, please share your creations and help spread the word!

For the latest news and updates follow @8bitartwork on Twitter and you can send any issues or suggestions you have to support@8bitartwork.co.uk

Nothing to see here.

(Just bug fixes, I'm afraid.)

Bug fixes…
• Fixed issue with Bayer 8x8 (Adaptive) dither.
• Fixed issue with the custom emulation editor being accessible from the free version of the app.

If you want to see future updates to Retrospecs, please share your creations and help spread the word!

For the latest news and updates follow @8bitartwork on Twitter and you can send any issues or suggestions you have to support@8bitartwork.co.uk