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Version 4.0
- Release Date: May 29, 2008
- Multiple slideshows can be burned to a single DVD disk with a menu
- A PowerPoint presentation can be opened directly in PixPlay (Pro Version)
- Can export slideshow to a YouTube video file
- Many improvements to Title Page dialog including new toolbar, "Snap to Grid" positioning, many alignment and sizing functions and layout options for background images
- Now automatically rotates your camera photos using the embedded digital camera fields
- Now supports XP/Vista style numbered file sorting
- New texture files, background music and Clip Art
- A company logo can be shown throughout the slideshow display (Pro Version)
- Many improvements to styling and layout, including a much improved Add Images dialog
- Fully Windows Vista compatible
- Full changelog can be found here
Version 3.34
- Release Date: Feb 9, 2007
- Added: Updated burning library
Version 3.33
- Release Date: Jan 19, 2007
- Added: Now shows warning if file types are filtered in the Add Images dialog
- Added: F5 refreshes the directory in the Add Images dialog
- Added: More informative status bar information in the Add Images dialog
- Fixed: Removing all files in the Missing Files Wizard may produce an error
- Fixed: Selecting "Sort by Creation Date" in Add Images dialog may produce a random sort
- Fixed: Better resolution to TAO write errors
Version 3.32
- Release Date: Dec 20, 2006
- Added: Can now change between SPTI and ASPI drivers if no burners are found
- Changed: Displays warning if burning library incompatible
- Fixed: If the size of images in the slideshow are reduced, the selected image motion may not be used
- Fixed: May not save chapter list when generating image slideshows
Version 3.31
- Release Date: Dec 8, 2006
- Added: More logging for burner status
- Fixed: Some buttons may disappear in title page editing dialog for small frame sizes
- Fixed: Some issues with some multiple drive configurations
Version 3.30
- Release Date: Dec 1, 2006
- Added: Improved compatibility of DVD disks created with PixPlay
- Added: Now supports SPTI for more reliable disk burning under Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista
- Added: /DEBUG flag for PXPViewer.exe to create a debug log
- Added: Glyphs in drop down boxes of Burn Slideshow wizard
- Changed: Better method for creation of VCD format slideshows
- Added: Updated library of common routines to improve performance
- Added: Now when clicking "Test" button the slideshow is previewed with an internal viewer
- Changed: When the exporting plug-in is required user is linked directly to download file
- Added: "View Frame" available in right-click file menu
- Fixed: When drag and drop files it may not add them in the correct order
- Changed: Now when extra buttons are displayed on the main toolbar if narrows the button so they fit better
Version 3.04
- Release Date: Oct 18, 2006
- Changed: By default it will now always burn a minimum of 30mm to DVD disks
- Fixed: May not display full size frame when displaying slideshow while generating
- Added: Frame Captions now include a solid background color option
- Changed: DVD chapter option is disabled when first frame is selected
- Fixed: May not wrap captions that contain quotes or apostrophes
- Added: Now automatically prompts to try internal drivers if no external drivers are found
- Added: In unregistered version may get "Invalid Slideshow List" errors
- Added: In hover hint it snow displays the starting time for the frame
- Changed: Now indicates when display times are the default in hover hint and full details display
- Fixed: Tip to add images to slideshow does not reposition when window is resized
- Changed: Now does not display the add images advice when another dialog is active
Version 3.03
- Release Date: Oct 5, 2006
- Changed: By default it will now always burn a minimum of 30mm to DVD disks
- Fixed: May not display full size frame when displaying slideshow while generating
- Added: Frame Captions now include a solid background color option
- Changed: DVD chapter option is disabled when first frame is selected
Version 3.02
- Release Date: Sep 29, 2006
- Fixed: May get an error the first time it is run under Vista
- Changed: Now uses Tahoma throughout the UI
- Changed: Office style group boxes and unbeveled windows
- Added: Now can cancel batch rotates
- Fixed: Plug-in download link may not display
- Added: Right-click menu to add images dialog
- Fixed: Add Image dialog "Invalid Window Handle" error
- Fixed: May not wrap caption text when previewing slideshow
- Added: Now double-clicking in the add images dialog now always adds the double-clicked item
- Changed: Insertion position option in Add Images dialog is now a drop down box
- Fixed: Tab order in Add Images dialog
- Changed: No longer uses Windows animations that are not supported by Vista
- Added: Optimized loading of PNG images
- Added: Better support for TIFF (JPEG compressed) images saved using Windows 98/2000 Imaging software
- Added: Now can read ZIP (ZimpLevel) compressed TIFF images
- Added: Adobe Photoshop PSD images (single and multi-layer) are now supported
- Fixed: Can't reset the crop selection ratio to None
- Added: Improved error messages in sound recording dialog
- Fixed: Can resize edit text dialog
- Added: Now optimizes loading of large images into the Edit Text dialog
- Added: Third slideshow preview quality option to speed up generation of images with text
- Added: When changing text in the Title Page dialog it always resizes the text automatically
- Added: Now application exe and installer are digitally signed
- Added: Now can resize the title page/add text dialog to the dimensions of the output format
- Fixed: Escape key may not cancel display of some dialogs
Version 3.01
- Release Date: Jul 28, 2006
- Added: Much faster when manipulating the project (adding, removing and re-ordering files)
- Added: Undo is now optional. Disabling it will make all editing operations much faster
- Added: Slideshow generation progress is now displayed when hovering over the task bar icon
- Changed: Now wraps captions that are too wide for display on a single line
- Added: When adding text to image, any custom caption that has been added to the image is used as the default text
- Fixed: When setting a custom motion effect your changes may not be saved
- Fixed: In rare situation may get into continuous loop when shortening a slideshow to match background music
- Fixed: File limit in evaluation version may not be consistently applied
- Fixed: When using the option to preview from the current position, the start of the background music may be skipped if the first frame is selected
- Removed: Advanced Option: "SVCD compatibility fix for problematic DVD players"
- Added: Code to address "Invalid window handle" error when adding images
- Fixed: Can proceed through burn disk wizard even if the exporting plug-in has not been installed
- Added: Now always uses filenames for new title pages that are unique to the project (even if the project folder has changed)
Version 3.0
- Release Date: Jun 9, 2006
- Changed: Added much more information to the PixPlay Help file
- Added: More powerful CSV importing/exporting
- Added: Now the viewer to play video files from a CD launches full screen to windows media player if available
- Added: More control over the buttons displayed on the main toolbar
- Added: Now writes meta data to the project file
- Changed: Improved structure of project files
- Added: Improved formatting of CSV export file
- Changed: Compiled all project options (transitions, background music, etc) into a single dialog
- Added: Improved styling of options dialog
- Added: Now displays glyphs in the Add Clipart dialog
- Added: Improved separator in grid for DVD chapters
- Added: Now remembers your default tab in Options
- Changed: Now handles thumbnails for images with text and title pages in the same way as normal images
- Added: Can now double-click items in the clip art list to add them
- Fixed: Current object may not be selected when displaying the clip art dialog
- Changed: Work files, such as title pages, are now saved under the project folder
- Changed: Changed references to the "Work Folder" to "Project Folder"
- Added: Advanced option to display the slideshow preview at your selected output ratio
- Added: Advanced option to specify the maximum zoom level for Image Motion effects
- Fixed: When using function to move videos to the start in some situations some videos will not be moved
- Fixed: When using function to move videos to the start the project may not be flagged as changed
- Fixed: When loading some project files, the initial sound file may be forgotten
- Changed: Improved wording in the New Project Wizard
- Fixed: If reduce thumbnail size, it may not add scrollbars even if they are needed
- Changed: Now displays Video sound track and background music settings in same window
- Changed: Now the auto cropping level is saved for each project
- Removed: Reduced some of the logging data
- Fixed: When creating an image slideshows the cursor may not correctly show as an hourglass
- Added: Can now override the default location for the processing log file
- Added: Under Windows Vista the processing log is saved to the DVD PixPlay My Documents folder
- Added: Can now specify whether the duration of frame display during an image slideshows can be optimized to maintain the designed timing of the slideshow
- Added: Check to ensure the version of the PXP Viewer installed is compatible with this release of DVD PixPlay
- Added: When clearing the cache it now deletes all old preview images for title pages and images with text
- Added: Much faster when calculating start times for each frame
- Added: In options the widths and visibility of all columns in full details mode can be specified
- Added: In Film Strip file display mode it now shows the time that each frame starts
- Removed: No longer caches dimensions for images
- Added: Now displays the starting time and crop ratio for images in the hover status
- Added: Now displays frame information when hovering over the image
- Added: Now displays an icon based on the its usage, video, image, title page, etc.
- Removed: Filename width settings in Options
- Added: Optimized loading of images even when using motion effects
- Added: Viewer now supports reading of images from a sub-folder named Pxp_Files
- Fixed: Total slideshow display item may not update when using cut/copy/paste
- Fixed: Some problems when creating DVD's with foreign character sets
- Added: Warning when specifying a temporary folder that contains foreign character sets
- Added: When creating image slideshows it now advises a minimum recommended output size for title pages
- Fixed: When creating an image slideshow it might reduce the size of images with text even if that option is not specified
- Added: Improved menu layout
- Added: Fourth output quality option
- Added: Hints to navigation button when display images or during an image slideshow
- Added: When displaying am image it now offers buttons to navigate between DVD chapters
- Changed: Now when saving as a text or CSV file it does not affect the project filename
- Changed: Updated the End User License Agreement in installer
- Changed: Improved the layout of many dialogs throughout the application
- Added: Now hides the Frame Caption option from the main window unless frame captions are used
- Added: Some changes to file sequences with large DVD projects
- Changed: Disabled Joliet when burning DVD videos
- Added: Add Images dialog now displays title page files
- Changed: Add Images dialog no longer displays temp/cache images for title pages and images with text
- Added: Improved styling of the main window
- Added: Can now specify motion (pan zoom) effects for images
- Added: Can now easily remove the borders from images
- Added: New Format: Combined DVD and Image Slideshow disk
- Added: New Project Properties dialog with quick access to all settings for the project
- Added: New Frame Properties dialog with quick access to all settings for the selected frame(s)
- Added: Full details file display mode allows you to quickly review the display time, motion and transition effect and crop ratio for all your frames
- Added: Can now use texture files or gradient colors for background
- Added: Can now specify custom transition times for each image
- Added: Can now specify the duration of the fade in/out
- Added: Can now display buttons to navigate DVD chapters, print the slideshow, view a web site or send an email when creating image slideshows
- Added: Can now undo your last change when editing
- Added: New Border removal wizard
- Fixed: When using Viewer it may not loop when set Always loop option
- Added: Compatibility option to burn at least 30mm to DVD disks
- Added: Now beeps upon completion of burn
- Added: Improved error message when running out of space on disk
- Fixed: May display final burn disk step even if a burn error was encountered
- Added: More accurate progress display when clicking the Test button in the Burn Disk wizard
- Changed: Now always loads the first image when opening a project
- Fixed: Project may create some temp folders
- Fixed: Creates output folders even if only previewing a slideshow
- Fixed: Can erroneously access settings for the background of an image with text
- Added: Now the default selection for motion and transition effects is the most copasetic
- Fixed: Does not display so many warnings if using "Test Slideshow Disk" and no disk is in the drive
- Added: Now displays a tip in the frame display area if there are no frames in the project
- Changed: By default now always fades in and out
- Fixed: May get error if click Test with image format and the viewer is not installed
- Added: Now displays the link to the exporting plug-in if it is required
Version 2.70
- Release Date: Mar 23, 2006
- Changed: Now all spin controls use XP themes
- Changed: Now uses XP style checkboxes in thumbnail grid
- Fixed: May get dashed box around selected frame in thumbnail grid if set DVD chapter
- Changed: Improved layout of the Transitions dialog
- Fixed: Can't use delete key to remove text from the Custom Caption box
- Fixed: Title page dialog may not remember the default background color
- Added: Can now minimize DVD PixPlay while it burns the slideshow
- Fixed: May get clicking sounds with MP3 files that have initial silence
- Added: Now shows progress while multiplexing
- Added: When hovering mouse over thumbnail it displays the full filename and display time
- Changed: Better internal handling of threaded thumbnail loading
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