v16.2.0 release notes

docs/advanced.rst

@@ -118,15 +118,16 @@ OCR for huge images
 -------------------
 
 Tesseract has internal limits on the size
-of images it will process. If you issue
-``--tesseract-downsample-large-images``, OCRmyPDF will downsample images
-to fit Tesseract limits. (The limits are usually entered only for scanned
-images of oversized media, such as large maps or blueprints exceeding
-110 cm or 43 inches in either dimension, and at high DPI.)
+of images it will process. By default,
+``--tesseract-downsample-large-images`` is enabled, and OCRmyPDF will
+downsample images to fit Tesseract limits. (The limits are usually encountered
+only for scanned images of oversized media, such as large maps or blueprints exceeding
+110 cm or 43 inches in either dimension, and at high DPI.) This feature can disabled
+using ``--no-tesseract-downsample-large-images``.
 
 ``--tesseract-downsample-above Npixels`` adjusts the threshold at which images
 will be downsampled. By default, only images that exceed any of Tesseract's
-internal limits are downsampled.
+internal limits are downsampled (32767 pixels on either dimension).
 
 You will also need to set ``--tesseract-timeout`` high enough to allow
 for processing.

docs/release_notes.rst

@@ -30,6 +30,25 @@ OCRmyPDF typically supports the three most recent Python versions.
 
 .. |OCRmyPDF PyPI| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/ocrmypdf.svg
 
+
+v16.2.0
+=======
+
+-  Fixed issue 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'get' when optimizing certain PDFs.
+   :issue:`1293,1271`
+-  Switched formatting from black to ruff.
+-  Added support for sending sidecar output to io.BytesIO.
+-  Added support for converting HEIF/HEIC images (the native image of iPhones and
+   some other devices) to PDFs, when the appropriate pi-hief library is installed.
+   This library is marked as a dependency, but maintainers may opt out if needed.
+-  We now default to downsampling large images that would exceed Tesseract's internal
+   limits, but only if it cause processing to fail. Previously, this behavior only
+   occurred if specifically requested on command line. It can still be configured
+   and disabled. See the --tesseract command line options.
+-  Added Macports install instructions. Thanks @akierig.
+-  Improved logging output when an unexpected error occurs while trying to obtain
+   the version of a third party program.
+
 v16.1.2
 =======