ITK-SNAP 3.4.0 release

[Paul Yushkevich]

Dear ITK-SNAP Community,

We are pleased to announce that the latest release of ITK-SNAP, version 3.4.0, is now available for download. There were a few more bug fixes and usability improvements added over the last few weeks. 

Important Note:

The beta version released in August had compatibility issues with some of the users' computer hardware. Examples included crashes when opening ITK-SNAP, blank windows, unresponsive buttons, etc. Most of these issues stemmed from the use of Qt 5.4 as the GUI platform. 

To address these issues, the latest release candidate 3.4.0-rc1 is offered in two flavors: Qt 5.4 based and Qt 4.8 based. Both flavors are available on our download page.

• Windows and MacOS users should first try installing the default Qt 5.4-based flavor. If there are problems with graphics display or crashes, try the Qt 4.8-based flavor instead.
  
• Linux users who run ITK-SNAP over remote connections (with SSH, X2GO or NX) should use the Qt 4.8-based flavor. Qt 5.4 does not play well with these technologies.
  

There are few differences between the flavors, except look and feel. The 5.4-based flavor generally looks slicker, and takes advantage of Retina displays on the Mac.

Please enjoy the new version!

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Paul A. Yushkevich, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Penn Image Computing and Science Laboratory
Department of Radiology
University of Pennsylvania