> GraphicsMagick 1.2 News

This file was last updated on September 11, 2007

Please note that this file records news for the associated development branch and that each development branch has its own NEWS file. See the ChangeLog file for full details.

Significant changes associated with GraphicsMagick 1.2 (not yet released)

Security fixes:

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New Utilities:

Feature improvements:

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API enhancements:

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Significant changes associated with GraphicsMagick 1.1 (Released April 4, 2004)

Bug fixes:

Performance improvements:

Utilities enhancements:

Coder additions/improvements

Code structure enhancements:

API enhancements:

PerlMagick fixes:

Build improvements:

Windows-specific improvements:


Significant changes associated with GraphicsMagick 1.0 (Released in May, 2003)

GraphicsMagick support services:

Project maintenance improvements:

Footprint changes from ImageMagick:

Many performance enhancements:

Code structure enhancements:

Feature enhancements:

Major bug fixes:

Windows platform enhancements:


On November 19, 2002, GraphicsMagick was created as a fork of ImageMagick, several days before the ImageMagick 5.5.2 release.

The objectives of GraphicsMagick are to:


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