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Version 5.04
- Release Date: Nov 13, 2009
- Added: Installer no longer prompts for program files folder or start menu folder when updating an existing install
- Added: Improved installer compression for smaller download
- Added: Supports Windows 7 progress on task bar in application and installer
- Added: Clip art Other button checks that file exists
- Added: Title Page editor copes better with user clipart that is huge
- Added: Many changes to the crop handling in the image editor to make it more logical and easier to use
- Fixed: Frame Timing caption may not display during preview
- Changed: Made all auto-calculated text sizes in text editor slightly more accommodating
- Fixed: Break chars (//) may not work in output slideshow to disk
Version 5.03
- Release Date: Aug 28, 2009
- Changed: Web site check recommendation changed to quarterly
- Fixed: Audio times may not display fully
- Added: Burner progress now displays in steps of 5 and always shows 100%
- Added: Now offers to fix Image with Text creation errors
- Added: Updated PXP Viewer
- Added: Automatically creates PixPlay information frame
Version 5.02
- Release Date: Aug 4, 2009
- Added: Advanced option to display all effects, even if they have been disabled for the project
- Added: New page flip effect
- Added: When using the Add Images dialog the thumbnails of images already in project are shown as gray
- Added: Checkboxes in thumbnail grid are correctly themed
- Added: Many internal improvements to thumbnail grid control
- Added: WMV support
- Fixed: Pro Link in Logo dialog fails to load page
Version 5.01
- Release Date: Jul 14, 2009
- Fixed: May encounter error when creating a new project
- Fixed: Missing files and Tip of the Day may show at same time
- Added: Improved display of frame timing info
- Added: Now better quality when creating YouTube videos
- Fixed: Move to Start function may fail
- Added: Quick Set buttons when setting custom motion effect
- Added: Now uses Windows Media Player as backup player if MPEG is not properly associated
- Fixed: Text added to images may display with ellipsis
- Fixed: Shift selection may act strangely after frame removal
- Changed: Disables single file functions if multiple files are selected
Version 5.0
- Release Date: Jun 25, 2009
- Added: Double-clicking a music file will play it
- Added: Default size for video file display is 200%
- Added: Total length of background music is always displayed
- Removed: Slideshow autorun option (now always enabled)
- Fixed: Wheel mouse scrolling of frame grid may act strangely
- Added: Background Music list displays start times
- Added: Full caching of music file lengths
- Added: Now allows saving to read-only files
- Fixed: When burning a video file the output size may not change when changing the TV type
- Added: Better error message if try to burn a WMV file and requisite codecs are not available
- Fixed: Changing the Slideshow Title does not update the Window title bar
- Fixed: After drag/drop a file into an empty slideshow some relevant buttons are not enabled
- Fixed: Preview from a frame other than the first uses the slideshow's introductory transition rather than the transition of the previewed frame
- Fixed: Delete key does not work with missing files
- Added: Now remembers grid position before going to full screen
- Fixed: Can't navigate title page template selector with cursor keys
- Changed: Now disables Edit button in title page editor if multiple items are selected
- Fixed: When adding text to an image if you cancel the default text it is not removed
- Changed: If you remove all objects from an image with text it reverts to an image file
- Fixed: When update display time for multiple files it may not show the new time underneath thumbnails immediately
- Fixed: May not show current image preview after applying a change to multiple selected files
- Fixed: Much improved new filename generation
- Added: Sort dialog now remembers all your selection
- Added: Can now sort just selected files
- Added: Now automatically detects changed folders for the default clip art
- Added: Thumbnails are not displayed when showing sub-dialogs
- Added: Now centers all sub-dialogs within their parent
- Changed: Many improvements to internal data handling
- Fixed: Error when selecting some remembered network folders
- Removed: No longer specify a work folder. Project files are saved in a folder under the project file
- Added: New Project Wizard always defaults to a unique project name
- Added: Disables all irrelevant options on the frame caption tab of project options
- Removed: No longer set project title on main screen
- Added: Easier method to specify the display time for the frame
- Added: Better warnings about valid selection in project options
- Added: Improved transition performance
- Added: Improved styling of toolbars
- Added: Better caching of file dates for snappier display
- Fixed: Play Music file does not pop up again when the track ends
- Added: Title Page background dialog is much simpler to use
- Removed: Preview checkbox in rotate dialog
- Removed: Preview checkbox in print dialog
- Added: Now remembers the size of the clip art dialog
- Added: Disk space warning can be disabled
- Added: PC Slideshow now uses the global JPEG save quality
- Added: Preview timing option is now applied to PC Slideshows
- Added: Reorganized options dialogs
- Added: Categorized advanced and compatibility options
- Added: Usage tips reset is now a checkbox
- Added: Logo size can be specified
- Added: Logo has own configuration dialog
- Added: Logo options accessible via Project Properties
- Added: Slideshow logo dialog now provides a preview
- Fixed: Logo may not use correct margins when burning
- Added: Hides external editing option if editor not specified
- Added: If try to use the external editor (e.g. using keyboard shortcut) and it is not specified, user is prompted to browse to it
- Added: Ctrl+A to select all in background music list
- Added: Simplified printer quality selection
- Removed: Center when printing option (now always centers)
- Changed: Combined horizontal and vertical printing margins
- Added: Poster printing option
- Added: Printer properties dialog shows the current printer setup directly
- Added: Shift key to clear existing serial number in About Box
- Added: Preferred print settings are now saved
- Added: Saves preferred settings in sort dialog
- Added: Saves preferred settings in preview dialog
- Added: Remembers last used alignment and background color for text objects and DVD menu buttons
- Added: Shift + F11 show preview in continuous loop
- Removed: No longer expose OPC option
- Added: Missing files dialog is sizable
- Fixed: Menus for links in frame properties dialog may pop up in odd locations
- Changed: Transition duration cannot be set unless using a custom duration
- Fixed: Shape gradients may not draw correctly
- Added: Improved order of shape objects
- Added: Automatically disables center locking if move object well off center
- Added: Only shows center locked warning when there is a reasonable amount of horizontal movement
- Added: Can specify which file types to save to your project folder
- Added: Better algorithm for determining whether files should be copied to project folder by default
- Added: Always remembers your preferred selection of image motion and transition effects
- Removed: Deprecated file information detail popup
- Fixed: In rare situation may display a random transition for the first frame in the slideshow
- Added: New Project wizard now confirms cancellation of the creation
- Added: If cancel new project wizard it clears all created files and reverts to the previous project
- Added: Does not clear project if return to the first step of the new project wizard
- Added: General tab on Project Properties dialog
- Added: Can set default image display time in project options
- Added: Much easier to move projects between systems
- Added: 12 more clip art in evaluation version
- Added: "All Clip Art" folder in Insert Clip Art dialog
- Added: 30 new shapes and improved styling of existing shapes
- Added: Motion Effect and Transition selectors now display graphic representations of each effect
- Changed: Improved display of column data in Full Details mode
- Added: 22 New transition effects
- Added: Only shows the transition and motion effects that you have enabled for the project
- Added: 16 new DVD menu title page themes
- Added: 30 Photo based title page templates + 18 extra for registered users
- Added: Many improvements to styling of template files
- Added: Title page templates can now be selected from a thumbnail list
- Added: Clip Art selection dialog now shows thumbnails for all images
- Added: Shape selection dialog now shows thumbnails for all shapes
- Added: Can now adjust or mute the volume during a slideshow/preview
- Added: Can now pause PC format slideshows using P or O (latter pauses without stopping music)
- Added: Right-click menu for PC format slideshows giving access to many functions
- Added: PC format slideshows can now save the current frame to a file
- Added: Viewer now supports HTTPS web sites
- Added: Shortcuts E and W in Viewer to send email or launch web site
- Added: General tab to frame properties where you can set the frame caption, DVD chapter and edit the image
- Added: Frame properties dialog shows the commencement time for a frame
- Added: Add from Camera dialog is now much easier to use
- Added: Add from Camera dialog now remembers custom location of devices
- Added: Align to music function can now retime the entire slideshow to match all music
- Added: If the slideshow cannot be re-timed to match your music selection then no changes are made
- Added: Frame re-timing can be undone
- Added: More sanity checking to ensure frame synching is possible
- Added: Sync to frames function also updates the project default display time
- Added: Can now add captions to video files
- Fixed: Windows may not include a definition for the DPG file type
- Added: Can drag files and title pages onto the PixPlay icon to add them to a project
- Added: Move Frame function to quickly relocate the selection
- Added: Improved many graphics in the main toolbar and menu
- Added: Can now test just a portion of your slideshow when burning
- Added: Tip of the Day
- Added: Improved "Please Purchase" dialog
- Added: Better control over when you are asked to confirm removal of frames
- Added: Improved easter egg
- Changed: Burner progress avi now included in DLL
- Added: Clean Up dialog displays progress
Version 4.08
- Release Date: Feb 12, 2009
- Added Support for PPTX PowerPoint format
- Added: New high quality PPT import feature that uses EMF vector format
- Fixed: Workaround for bug in PowerPoint 2007 SP1 where exported slides can be cut off
- Fixed: No confirmation before prompt to save on shutdown when filename is not set
- Added: F5 key to reset caches
- Fixed: Multimedia file length cache not reset when re-adding a video to a project
- Added: Now checks for splitting of output files
Version 4.07
- Release Date: Dec 24, 2008
- Fixed: Can get blank Add Images dialog
- Added: Now copes if you moved your project folder to a new location
- Fixed: Stationery image motion effect may not work in burned DVD
- Fixed: Enlarged the thumb grips in the color editing dialog
- Fixed: Ctrl+Home and Ctrl+End work as expected
- Fixed: Cell may become unselected after adding text to it
- Fixed: Application of a frame change to multiple frames may not apply if you click another frame
- Added: Now custom menu can handle rearranging of slideshows in multishow projects
- Added: Hidden option to disable burner support
- Added: Updated splash screen and about box
- Fixed: May lock up when sending email via Outlook Express
Version 4.06
- Release Date: Nov 27, 2008
- Fixed: May encounter problems with filenames containing semicolons when burning
- Fixed: Copes better with custom menu buttons that are too high (and obscure other controls)
- Changed: Improved audio status display when using video soundtracks followed by music
Version 4.05
- Release Date: Nov 13, 2008
- New function to automatically stretch the display time of selected frames to match music file(s)
- Can now specify a stationary display time for images when using motion effects
- Multishow wizard now includes an option to add a "Play All" button
- Added many keyboard shortcuts in the Title Page editor
- Much faster at burning subsequent disks when using DVD format
- Added: Includes a DVD menu template for up to 14 slideshows
- Added: New option to automatically save project changes without prompting
- Fixed: May give error when export selection from Smart Pix Manager
- Fixed: Error when trying to modify the colours in the Edit Image dialog
- Fixed: DPX files may show as being multishow files in Explorer
- Fixed: Some display issues on systems with non-standard font sizes
- Added: Add images dialog shows full filename when hovering
- Added: Now checks that DVD menu buttons do not link to removed slideshows
- Fixed: Some DVD menu buttons may not lay out correctly
- Added: Now even if drag and drop files to project it follows your project copying rules
- Fixed: Some problems cleaning up folders under Windows Vista 64
- Fixed: Margins may offset DVD menu buttons
- Added: Frame captions now support // for line breaking
- Fixed: Shows "Finalizing Disk" text even when disk does not need finalizing
- Fixed: No error displayed if multiplexing of a DVD menu fails
- Changed: Improved display of disk speed selector
- Fixed: Wrapped text may change position if it is locked to center
- Removed: Flat style thumbnails option
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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