1.5.2 - 26 March 2010

• Fixed fail to enter to full screen mode in the Standalone app on OS X.
• Fixed issue where clicking 'Settings' would result in an error on non-English setups.
• Fixed screen saver on OS X appearing pixelated and/or blank.
• Added support for J. River Media Center 15.
• Now using Python 2.6.5.

1.5.1 - 12 March 2010

• Now using OpenGL 'framebuffer_object' extension for improved offscreen rendering stability and performance.
• Fixed case where the screen saver would crash under OS X.
• Fixed 'Scene Interval' integer conversion causing it to be saved as 0, resulting in flashing or erratic frames.
• Addressed the "black screen" issue in Windows Media Center (caused by an issue in WMC under Windows 7).
• Addressed WMP issue where double-clicking would cause a blank screen or crash.
• Fixed issue where pressing the 'Shuffle' button would sometimes fail and show an error message.

1.5 - 29 December 2009

• Internal implementation and performance enhancements.
• Higher quality cloud transitions.
• Added install support for non-ASCII OS X user names.
• The 'Natural' set has been split into Blue Skies, Sunsets, and Storms.
• The GUI controls now detect the presence of WMP 12 (and move to where they can be clicked).
• Fixed issue where SoftSkies wouldn't install properly under Vista x64.
• Addressed issue where SoftSkies would fail to start if the x86 version of WMP is run on Vista x64 system under a non-admin user.
• By popular request, SoftSkies no longer overrides the right-click menu in Windows Media Player.
• Fixed issue where SoftSkies for iTunes would sometimes fail to be properly registered if installed by a non-admin user on Windows.
• Windows Media Center and Windows Media Player compatibility enhancements.
• Added support for J. River Media Center 13.
• Pref keys are now strings (rather than four character strings).
• Fixed broken screen shots under OS X.
• Each Living Image now has its own icon.

1.4.5 - 13 August 2008

• Improved support for Windows Media Center.
• Stability enhancements for Windows Media Player.
• Living Images no longer use the .sstome format, allowing easy access to add, edit, or remove Living Images.
• Improved Windows Vista installation support.

1.4.4 - 11 July 2008

• Improved full screen support under Windows.
• Fixed stability issue triggered when a version update was detected.

1.4.3 - 07 July 2008

• Cosmetic enhancements to the UI.
• Improved OS X installer permissions handling.

1.4.2 - 27 June 2008

• Three all-new Living Images sets containing over 75 high-quality images!
• New Windows screen saver "Display on all monitors" mode.
• Fixed issue that was causing multi-account installations to fail under OS X.
• Improved frame rate regulation (preventing frame rate degradation on certain Windows systems).
• Fixed installer issue that was sometimes causing SoftSkies to not appear in J. River Media Center.
• Improved OS X full screen support for non-standard display devices.
• Fixed issue that was causing the V-Bar to crash when running under Vista or when switching users.
• Enhanced performance in iTunes.

1.4.1 - 13 May 2008

• Fixed Living Images "black background" problem on PowerPC systems.
• Fixed OpenGL texture stability issue triggered on machines having a texture width limit of 2048 or less.
• Fixed Windows installer issue where a message would appear on startup saying that an error occurred and to contact SoundSpectrum support.
• Added workaround for a Mac OS 10.3 installer issue where files from a previously installed version were not being overwritten by the files from a newly installed version.
• The default full screen resolution mode is now the display device's currently set resolution mode (rather than a preset factory value).
• Fixed "error 18" issue occurring on certain Mac OS X systems.

1.4 - 30 April 2008

• OpenGL performance fixes and enhancements.
• Fixes and enhancements to fullscreen support.
• Fixed stability issue present under QMP, Winamp, and iTunes.
• Screen saver fixes and improved multiple display device support.
• Fixed several Windows Vista compatibility issues.
• The installer is now VirtualStore aware, meaning that Windows' default behavior of retaining previously stored installations of SoftSkies will no longer corrupt newly installed versions (which was resulting in numerous problems on certain systems).

1.3.1 - 20 December 2007

• Multiple internal fixes and stability enhancements.
• Fixed "no clouds" problem on certain systems.
• Due to multithreaded-related issues in QuickTime for Windows, SoftSkies no longer uses QuickTime.
• Added preset "set" button.
• Compatibility fixes for J. River Media Center 12.
• Improved fullscreen support under Windows.
• Fixed cases where SoftSkies would choose the incorrect display device when entering full screen mode on a multi-display Windows setup.
• Fixed keyboard and mouse focus issues in the Mac OS X Standalone.
• Worked around stability issue imposed by RealPlayer.

1.3 - 10 October 2007

• Numerous stability and performance enhancements.
• Added new "Formations" feature, which shows shapes in the clouds.
• Added access to "Online Extras" via SoftSkies menus.
• Startup preset choice now used in all players.

1.2 - 04 April 2007

• Improved performance of non-shader rendering mode.
• Added improved visual rendering mode for non-shader rendering ("High Quality").
• New "Clock" config shows the current time in the clouds.
• Added shuffle options for Living Images user images set.
• Added improved cloud horizon and perspective effects.
• SoftSkies screensaver no longer blocks usage of the Apple Remote.
• Fixed case where SoftSkies would fail to exit from fullscreen mode in iTunes.
• Added anonymous usage stats reporting (which is enabled via a checkbox in the Windows installer).

1.1.1 - 27 December 2006

• Fixed interface menu triggered freeze.
• Fixed Windows fullscreen problem after changing screen resolution.

1.1 - 21 December 2006

• Users can now add their own Living Images.
• Fixed "black background" problem found on some non-English Windows locales.
• Fixed missing cloud problem on Intel Mac Minis and MacBooks.
• Various minor bug fixes.
• In Windows, now using a child window scheme when using OpenGL, improving stability in fringe usage scenarios and environments.
• When running on an Intel Mac, SoftSkies now uses native 32 bit pixel format (vs. big endian pixel format), enhancing texture upload performance.
• Improved audio hardware support on Windows for certain hardware manufacturers.
• Fixed permissions problems in the Mac OS X installer for Mac OS 10.3.
• Added support for QCD.
• The platinum installer now installs the screen saver (so platinum users no longer need to separately download and install the screen saver).
• Added "Show Titles" preference setting to enable/disable config title display.
• Added "Startup Config" preference setting.
• Better detection of support for high quality cloud rendering.
• Made the SoftSkies menu no longer appear in Windows Media Center.

1.0.0 - 07 November 2006

• First public release