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KoolMoves Changelog

What's new in KoolMoves 10.2.4

Mar 18, 2023
  • Added a warning message for exporting as PNG file(s) with transparent background. Browser security issues with canvas method toDataURL which converts canvas pixels to an image file prevent exporting when the canvas displays a local image file. Unable to find a work around.
  • Added export to PNG file with movie background color as a separate menu item.
  • Added a warning message when exporting an animated GIF if there are images with CSS animation effects. These images are not included in the canvas and any canvas transformations (e.g. scale) applied to them are ignored.
  • Added an additional method for exporting animated GIFs using Ezgif.com.
  • Fixed problem exporting as transparent PNGs if every frame is chosen as the capture frequency.
  • Increased the size of the browser width/height slightly for exporting as PNGs with movie background color. Scrollbars were appearing.

New in KoolMoves 10.2.3 (Sep 27, 2022)

  • Added option to use main screen toolbar icons that are twice the size of current icons, in File > Preferences, tabbed page Icon/Text Sizes.
  • Added option to select sizing for Timeline layout in File > Preferences, tabbed page Icon/Text Sizes.
  • Added larger icons (adjacent to object names) for Timeline, List of Objects, Movie Overview based on the text size of object names. The text size is set in File > Preferences, tabbed page Icon/Text Sizes, listbox text size.
  • Adjusted vertical spacing in Timeline based on text size which is set in File > Preferences, tabbed page Icon/Text Sizes.
  • Increased size of dialog box text by about 10%.
  • Moved listbox text size from Preferences/Stage page to Icon/TextSizes.
  • Fixed a bug that can cause a crash for a rare sequence of events (close List of Objects, open a new fun file that causes a warning popup message).

New in KoolMoves 10.2.2 (Apr 4, 2022)

  • Removed warning messages associated with adjustX and adjustY. [Html5 export]
  • This version is code signed. Last version wasn't (due to very long delay in getting new certificate).

New in KoolMoves 10.2.1 (Mar 1, 2022)

  • Added Set Object Property button action (sets property like visible, x, y, etc. for a stage object on button click). [Html5 export]
  • Added Scenes selection for Go to Key Frame action.
  • Added more reference links to Animation Scripting and Examples help. [Html5 export]
  • Added button scripting section to Animation Scripting Examples. [Html5 export]
  • Added additional examples to Animation Scripting Examples and Html5 Examples. [Html5 export]
  • Added Touch enable code in exported Html5 to provide mobile touch capability. [Html5 export]
  • Added loop capability for button sound. [Html5 export]
  • Fixed Drag and Drop code for movie clips -- adjustX and adjustY set to zero on export. [Html5 export]
  • Fixed export of frame labels for movie clip key frames. [Html5 export]
  • Fixed problem with adding a spin (or rotate) effect if there is only a single key frame in the movie.

New in KoolMoves 10.2.0 (Sep 21, 2021)

  • Added an additional frame-based Html5 GUI, called Html5 frame-based animation (basic), featuring less complexity -- fewer tool icons on the left toolbar and fewer top menu items.
  • Simplified the Configure wizard.
  • Changed the message that can be encountered when exporting as video, alerting that the movie frame size exceeds the screen size. Added an option to ignore the message.

New in KoolMoves 10.1.9 (Aug 28, 2021)

  • Included YouTube video on animation effects in help associated with Effects/Filters windows.
  • Changed title bar of movie clip timeline to include the name of the movie clip.
  • Fixed styled background color for disabled radio box.
  • Fixed disabled status for effects/filters menu items [Html5 export].
  • Fixed Html5 filter preview (from Preview button in Html5 Filter window) [Html5 export].
  • Fixed problem with export position of movie clip [Html5 export].
  • Fixed some missing effects in the effects popup menu off the Effects tab of the Effects/Actions/Storyboard window [Html5 export].
  • Fixed some problems with properties in the Properties pane for movie clips [Html5 export].

New in KoolMoves 10.1.8 (Jul 31, 2021)

  • Added two additional icon buttons to top toolbar.
  • Fixed (finally) long pause issue in switching from Html5 export GUI to Advanced Flash export GUI [Flash export].
  • Fixed missing message box informing user that standalone Flash player's local location was not specified in Preferences [Flash export].
  • Fixed lingering combobox after Properties pane closed.

New in KoolMoves 10.1.7 (Jul 25, 2021)

  • Added the ability to set the vertical spacing of multiline text in Properties Pane [Html5 export, already present for Flash export].
  • Added a menu item in File > Trace Image named Trace Image (Auto) that lists several online autotracers that convert bitmap images to SVG vector files that can then be imported into the software [Html5 export].
  • Changed color rendering of object names in the Timeline that are hidden objects (Objects > Hide Objects) to a greyed out color.
  • Created articles on Motion Paths, Sprite Sheets, and Animation Scripting and linked to relevant context help.
  • Fixed a problem that prevented changing the dialog skin to Windows default.
  • Fixed several problems with importing SVG path element.

New in KoolMoves 10.1.6 (Jul 2, 2021)

  • Fixed problem (introduced in last version) with File > Preferences crashing on OK when in Flash export mode.
  • Fixed refresh of timeline issue when changing from image fill to color fill for a shape.

New in KoolMoves 10.1.5 (Jun 22, 2021)

  • Added capability to import KoolMoves/KoolShow movie and append to/overlay with existing movie [Html5 export, already present for Flash export].
  • Added capability to import KoolMoves/KoolShow movie as a new scene and append to existing movie.
  • Added capability to add slideshow-type navigation buttons to movie and link navigation to scenes [Html5 export]. This is an option in Preferences > Scene Slideshow. To see an example, view the animation on the homepage of koolmoves.com
  • Added fade/size, spin/rotate, and easing properties to properties window for movie clips [Html5 export, already present for Flash export].
  • Added an option in Preferences > Messages/Warnings to suppress the message -- Are you sure you want to change all frames.
  • Display scenes combo box on timeline when there is more than one scene.
  • Fixed problem with deleting a key frame at the end of a motion path.
  • Fixed problem with rendering text on the editing stage if the font is not recognized by Gdiplus, the principal mechanism for displaying text.
  • Fixed problem with motion script effect not playing after the movie loops.
  • Fixed problem with incorrect number of frames in motion path on export if the tweens for each key frame vary over the motion path.
  • Fixed problem with internal memory management of tapered lines.
  • Fixed problem with refresh of timeline if masking information is changed.
  • Fixed problem with display of motion paths on timeline for any scenes after first scene.

New in KoolMoves 10.1.4 (May 21, 2021)

  • Added option to choose between two different conversions for cubic curve segments when importing SVGs.
  • Added additional examples to the Example Library [Html5 export].
  • Improved Welcome dialog in demo version.
  • Removed a routine that reduces the number of shape vertices when importing SVGs that was causing a problem.

New in KoolMoves 10.1.3 (Apr 21, 2021)

  • Added ability to export "donut holes" in vector shapes [Html5 export, already worked for SWF export]. GUI currently doesn't support a way to create a donut hole so only useful for SVG import or converting text to vector shape.
  • Added to Transform menu two ways to break apart text -- break into individual characters and convert to vector shape [Html5 export, already worked for SWF export].
  • Added ability to export morphed vector shape gradients [Html5 export, already worked for SWF export].
  • Added ability to save canvas as 32-bit PNGs (with transparent background) for entire movie [Html5 export]. Before, it was only supported for a single frame.
  • Added menu item under File for exporting movie as an animated PNG (APNG) [Html5 export].
  • Added List of Scenes to Views menu [Html5 export, already worked for SWF export]. It was an oversight it wasn't originally included in Html5 export GUI.
  • Added ability to import animate elements from a SVG file for the stop-color property of vector shape gradients.
  • Reorganized menu items associated with File > Publish/Movie.
  • Converted more dialog screens to skinned dialogs.
  • Tweaked some Tools toolbar icons.
  • Fixed some SVG import issues.
  • Fixed problem where dialog skin setting is lost if switch between GUI modes.

New in KoolMoves 10.1.2 (Mar 8, 2021)

  • Added skinning to the left Tools toolbar. Go to File > Preferences > Application Look to revert to the old look (default Windows theme).
  • Added ability to handle SVG classes in SVG import.
  • Extended available border thicknesses to more thicknesses in dropdown combo list.
  • Fixed problem with missing shape names in SVG import.
  • Fixed problem with Scenes icon preference for top toolbar.
  • Fixed problem with Save As Png background color (although it shouldn't affect the png export) (Html5 export).

New in KoolMoves 10.1.1 (Feb 10, 2021)

  • Added skinning to dialog screens (with 7 themes) for Html5 animation GUI only (at this time) and to Timeline and Properties panes. Not all screens have been converted at this time. BTW, this involved a gigantic effort. Elements of dialog windows like list box and combo box scroll bars can't be skinned. Go to File > Preferences > Application Look to revert to the old look (default Windows theme).
  • Redid many icons.
  • Added a tutorial/YouTube section at the top of some of the Context Help screens, listing relevant links.
  • Converted 4 icons on the Timeline pane to a popup menu off a single icon and made several other cosmetic changes.

New in KoolMoves 10.1.0 (Feb 4, 2021)

  • Added a Flash player page in Preferences to store a file path to a standalone Flash player (Flash Export).
  • Changed the Stage background color to a darker color but it can be changed back in Preferences. Don't use the previous default color R 150/G 150/B 150 or else your choice will be overwritten by the new default dark color on loading the application.
  • Fixed the code that does screen captures of the movie to use a standalone Flash player instead of using a web browser Flash plugin which no longer exists (Flash export).
  • Added several scripting examples to demonstrate that regular text can be dynamically changed with button and frame actions (Html5 export).
  • Fixed an issue with too many textarea tags being exported to the html if text fields are in the movie (Html5 export). I could have sworn that I fixed this before.

New in KoolMoves 10.0.8.0 (Dec 23, 2020)

  • Added Drag and Drop property to Properties window for shapes with vertices, images, and movie clips (put text and multiple shapes, if desired, in a movie clip) (Html5 export).
  • Added three more examples to Script Example Library (Finger painting, Sparkles, and Drag and drop) (Html5 export).
  • Added messages when using the Flash GUI informing the user that Flash will not be supported after end of year.
  • Added Cut/Copy/Paste icons to Javascript editor (Html5 export). I believe they were there at one time and were removed.
  • Added ability to make movie clip programmable (must have been an oversight) (Html5 export).
  • Fixed a Flash export morphing issue involving shape scaling (SWF export).
  • Fixed non-ascii characters in exported file names/paths (Html5 export).

New in KoolMoves 10.0.7.0 (Dec 1, 2020)

  • Added another CSS animation library option, cssanimation.css by Pavel, that offers both whole object and text character animation (Html5 export).
  • Added the ability to set video options for Html5 video in the Properties window (Html5 export).
  • Made improvements to SWF import. Still more to do.
  • Reorganized some of the import menu items (Html5 export).
  • Fixed non-ascii characters in exported Html5 text.

New in KoolMoves 10.0.6.0 (Oct 11, 2020)

  • Added a few more examples to the Html5 Script Library.
  • Fixed a 1 pixel bitmap offset problem (position offset of bitmap relative to enclosing shape) for vector shapes that are symbols and filled with a bitmap (Html5 export only).
  • Fixed a bitmap offset problem for button states that are vector shapes that are symbols and filled with a bitmap (Html5 export only), introduced when cacheing of symbols was implemented.
  • Fixed a number of problems with importing a SWF for Html5 export (png image compression with alpha channel, jpeg compression with alpha channel, button sound, simple nested movie clips, masking, 1 pixel offset for bitmap button states). Alas, there are still issues, including shared movie clips.

New in KoolMoves 10.0.5.9 (Sep 21, 2020)

  • Added library of Html5 animation examples to illustrate different aspects of functionality -- File > Examples and Help > Examples. Example files can be imported.
  • Added capability to add a taper to lines (Html5 export), useful for cartooning. Functionality already present for Flash (cartooning mode) export.
  • Added capability to set style options for dynamic text (Html5 export).
  • Fixed problem with symbol shape fills under certain situations (Html5 export).
  • Fixed problem with morphed masks (Html5 export).
  • Fixed problem with rendering shape bitmap fill if the width or height of the shape has been changed by moving vertices.
  • Fixed problem with opening a file from Recent File list.

New in KoolMoves 10.0.4 (Aug 25, 2020)

  • Fixed occasional problem with program hanging when user switches from Html5 animation GUI to Flash advanced GUI.

New in KoolMoves 10.0.3 (Aug 25, 2020)

  • Added a library of CreateJS/javascript scripting examples for Html5 export (Javascript > Examples).
  • Improved custom scripting screens for Html5 export (Javascript > Animation Scripting).
  • Fixed GdiPlus (out of memory) error for Views > Actions and Sounds Overview and Navigation Overview that occurs when there is text on the stage.
  • Fixed Html5 key frame sound auto play problem by adding Auto Play as an option to key frame sound and setting the default value to off.

New in KoolMoves 10.0.2 (Jun 16, 2020)

  • Added warning message when adding sound to a key frame.
  • Added indication if there are no actions or sounds in Button Actions and Sounds window.
  • Added ability to center objects in button state editing mode.
  • Changed name of menu item from Edit Button Actions to Edit Button Actions/Sounds in popup menu when right-click on a button.
  • Fixed potential problem with initial button state in button state editing mode when adding a new button.

New in KoolMoves 10.0.1 (May 25, 2020)

  • Added File > Import Audio menu item for Html5 export as a redundant and clearer way to add audio to the movie.
  • Added the ability to remember the last used folder path for screen captures for GIF/AVI export.
  • Fixed transforms (scale, slant, etc.) of shapes filled with images so the image is transformed along with the shape. Still needs some work for symbol shape image fills.

New in KoolMoves 10.0.0 (Feb 5, 2020)

  • Added ability to save objects in a key frame as a PNG file with transparent background (Html5 movie only).
  • Added a checkbox (Javascript > Custom Javascript > CSS/Javascript or Files) for including Box2dWeb physics library in Html5 export.
  • Added File > Export As PNG/SVG for Html5 export.
  • Expanded allowable Html5 image formats to include BMP.
  • Moved "Diagnose Html5 Export Problems" one level higher in the File menu.
  • Fixed how sprite sheets within a motion path segment are displayed on the editing stage.
  • Fixed how objects within a quadratic motion path segment are displayed on the editing stage.
  • Fixed export of quadratic motion paths in SWF export.
  • Fixed fill dialog for text to remove display of gradient and bitmap options.
  • Fixed display of javascript library names in Html5 export settings.
  • Fixed display of easeljs-combined-0.8.0.min.js file size that would occur under certain situations in Movie > Movie File Sizes.

New in KoolMoves 9.9.8 (Dec 20, 2019)

  • Added the ability to customize how objects on a motion path segment are displayed on the editing stage -- File > Preferences - Motion Path page or Options > Motion Path Display Settings. Provided considerable documentation on this feature.
  • Added a Google fonts option to download only the text characters that are used in the Html5 animation -- File > Export Settings.
  • Added Sprite Sheet actions and global Javascript to the Movie Overview display for Html5 movies.
  • Added a Javascript item on the menu bar for Html5 movies and moved Movie > Insert Custom Javascript under the new Javascript menu bar caption. Also added a second menu item -- Javascript for Current Frame.
  • Fixed problem with displaying one character text on the stage -- error message "Text is not being drawn correctly using Gdiplus rendering package...
  • Improved the method for correlating text size on the stage based on character glyph rendering to text size on the stage based on Gdiplus rendering to text size in the browser.

New in KoolMoves 9.9.7 (Nov 20, 2019)

  • Added ability to set the CSS style for Html Div objects (thanks to FlashPulse for suggesting this).
  • Added Trace Image capability to Html5 export GUI.
  • Added a menu item in File > Utilities that points to a web link to adjust the video speed for exported AVI, MP4, animated GIF animations.
  • Added menu item for Grid Options in Options > Grid.
  • Added right-click popup for Html Div objects.
  • Fixed problem with motion path export for shapes with vertices. Now morphing with a linear motion path and morphing with tweens should product equivalent Html5 export. The fix applies to Html5 export only at this time.
  • Fixed problem with morphing symbol shapes that change color by eliminating caching which was introduced several versions ago.
  • Fixed problem with misalignment of objects on the Timeline after importing a swf as shapes. To solve the problem, all imported key frames now have 0 tweens, and linear motion paths are used to morph shapes rather than tweens between keyframes.
  • Fixed problem with Timeline pane sometimes not refreshing after importing swf as shapes.
  • Fixed problem with orphaned button in Properties pane in certain circumstances.
  • Fixed problem with exporting large Html Div content (thanks to FlashPulse for finding this).
  • Fixed problem with exporting Html Div object when present in multiple key frames (thanks to FlashPulse for finding this).

New in KoolMoves 9.9.6 (Oct 7, 2019)

  • Fixed problem with using a http web url in a Html5 go to url frame action (thanks to FlashPulse for finding this).
  • Fixed problem with exporting Html5 Web Page dialog in the Save as Html5 file edit box; sometimes the url is repeated twice (thanks to FlashPulse for finding this).
  • Fixed two problems with Html5 Div multi-line content (thanks to FlashPulse for finding this).

New in KoolMoves 9.9.5 (Sep 13, 2019)

  • Extended Html5 Motion Script engine to include masking effects.
  • Added 4 additional image/shape Html5 motion script effects (Block Mask, Growing Mask, Clockwise Mask, Bar Slide In), based on previous Flash AS1 based motion scripts.
  • Added wait cursor when importing an image or series of images.
  • Improved image import speed.
  • Increased SWF export buffer to 5 MB from 3 MB.
  • Fixed problem with wait cursor.
  • Fixed problem (introduced in a previous version) with Html5 Textillate character animation.

New in KoolMoves 9.9.4 (Jun 28, 2019)

  • Added ability to apply motion script effects to vector shapes in addition to images and text for Html5 export.
  • Added ability to apply 8 Html5 filter effects to images, vector shapes, and text. Many of the filter parameter values can be easily varied by key frame.
  • Added caching of symbol shapes in exported Html5 for greater rendering performance.
  • Changed Html5 export dialog so export file name is not initially blank (proposed file name is based on the project file name or the previously used file name).
  • Fixed (or at least improved) positioning of text with css aimation effects.
  • Fixed (or at least improved) positioning of text and images with css aimation effects on a jQuery Mobile page with a header.
  • Fixed positioning of objects requiring divs (e.g. objects with css animation effects) for responsive design Html5 export -- a position:relative was missing in the canvasholder div.
  • Upgraded to latest Visual Studio version. Changed compiler setting to optimize for application speed.

New in KoolMoves 9.9.3.4 (Apr 17, 2019)

  • Added the capability to select from two additional Html5 animation frameworks in File > Export Settings -- CreateJS (EaselJS version 0.6.1 based) with a different preloader to reduce the size to 103 KB and CreateJS (EaselJS version 0.8.0 based) with a size of 120 KB and better performance.
  • Added the capability in File > Export Settings to specify the language of the web page for Html5 export.
  • Added the capability in Movie > Movie File Sizes to display the sizes of files used in the Html5 export.
  • Added the capability in File > Export/Publish Movie > As Html5 Code to display code for a full example.
  • Added the option in Movie > Progress Bar Options to select whether the preloading progress bar is displayed for Html5 export.
  • Added custom javascript to the Movie Overview.
  • Added additional diagnostic display if there is a problem previewing the movie.
  • Added capability to add meta tag ad-size for Html5 export.
  • Fixed a problem with displaying a sprite sheet dependency in Movie > Movie Dependencies.
  • Fixed a problem with centering the canvas on the web page.

New in KoolMoves 9.9.2.3 (Mar 8, 2019)

  • Added ability to drag shape indicator dots on the timeline, thus shifting the selected shape from one frame to another, particularly useful for motion paths.
  • Added two additional menu items to the menu popup, activated by right-clicking on a shape indicator dot on the timeline, for shifting a single shape right or left on the timeline.
  • Added ability to select multiple image files for adding to the stage.
  • Added some checks to prevent applying motion paths to individual members of a group or to shift individual member of a group on the timeline.
  • Fixed the forced use of the default browser for previewing Html5 motion script effects.
  • Fixed rendering duplication problem when exporting an object present in more than one frame that has a CSS effect.
  • Fixed a color morphing problem for a shape group with a motion path.

New in KoolMoves 9.9.2 (Mar 7, 2019)

  • Added ability to drag shape indicator dots on the timeline, thus shifting the selected shape from one frame to another, particularly useful for motion paths.
  • Added two additional menu items to the menu popup, activated by right-clicking on a shape indicator dot on the timeline, for shifting a single shape right or left on the timeline.
  • Added ability to select multiple image files for adding to the stage.
  • Added some checks to prevent applying motion paths to individual members of a group or to shift individual member of a group on the timeline.
  • Fixed the forced use of the default browser for previewing Html5 motion script effects.
  • Fixed rendering duplication problem when exporting an object present in more than one frame that has a CSS effect.
  • Fixed a color morphing problem for a shape group with a motion path.

New in KoolMoves 9.9.1 (Feb 2, 2019)

  • Fixed problem with previewing in a browser after deleting a vertex point from a shape for Html5 export.
  • Fixed problem with clipped OK, Cancel buttons on the fill with gradient page at least for some screen resolutions.
  • Fixed flickering tooltip problem for RGB edit boxes for fill with solid color and fill with gradient pages by attaching the tooltips to the color icons instead of the edit boxes.
  • Fixed flickering mouse icon over color hexagon on fill with gradient and fill with solid color pages.
  • Fixed problem with RGB values in their edit boxes not being updated when a selection is made from the color hexagon.

New in KoolMoves 9.9.0 (Jan 23, 2019)

  • Improved layout of motion path dialog.
  • When previewing with the native Internet Explorer browser an animation that uses Google fonts, a message is displayed in the browser title bar directing you to switch to your default browser in File > Preferences - Play if the Google fonts are not rendering correctly. The problem seems to occur if a Google font has a complex style like italic bold. The native Internet Explorer browser as part of the application is supposed to be the lastest version but in fact it isn't.
  • Fixed problem with the initial quadratic curve point of a new segment that is added to a quadratic motion path.

New in KoolMoves 9.8.9 (Dec 29, 2018)

  • Added support for Google web fonts and font preloading for Html5 export(File > Export Settings). Not supported yet for jQuery Mobile Widget export.
  • Added support for setting the closeness of boundary points when drawing freehand (File > Preferences - Freehand Drawing).
  • Added support for setting the color of the web page area outside the canvas area when previewing with your default browser (File > Preferences - Play).
  • Added the canvas background color to the canvas tag. Previously the color was only attached to the body tag.
  • Added Box2dWeb javascript library to Javascripts for Html folder but has not yet been integrated with the animation software. Box2dWeb is a physics library that comprehends gravity, collisions, bounciness and friction of objects. Used on our homepage animation.

New in KoolMoves 9.8.8 (Nov 5, 2018)

  • Combined and expanded Movie > Insert Custom Javascript and Movie > Insert Javascript to Control Objects to include the ability to control actions, based on mouse clicks and mouse movement, to provide a programming environment for complex scripted animations like particle generation, etc. This is the first step in providing a powerful environment for scripting akin to Flash action scripting.
  • Fixed sprite sheet file path saved in fun file as absolute path instead of relative path.

New in KoolMoves 9.8.7 (Oct 26, 2018)

  • Added ability to flip a sprite sheet horizontally or vertically.
  • Added checking of object name for hyphens if the object is programmable -- hyphens are illegal in javascript variables.
  • Fixed problem with Properties window not being updated when an object is pasted into a key frame.
  • Fixed problem with sprite sheet files not being added to the list of required files.
  • Fixed problem with sprite sheet animation speed ratio behaving like its inverse.
  • Fixed problem when an additional segment to a quadratic motion path is created and it reverts to a linear motion path.
  • Fixed problem with trying to move the curve point of a quadratic motion path whose x or y position is the same at both ends.
  • Fixed problem with an image file being preloaded if it was previously deleted from the animation in the same session.

New in KoolMoves 9.8.6 (Oct 17, 2018)

  • Changed display of tutorials to point to on-line articles knowledge base.
  • Implemented some minor changes when program opens for first time users.
  • Added gui mode to fun file.
  • Fixed display of selected Jssor slide properties if all slides have been deleted.

New in KoolMoves 9.8.5 (Sep 29, 2018)

  • Added ability to import sprite sheets for Html5 export.
  • Added ability to control object properties during the animation using custom javascript for Html5 export (see Movie > Insert Javascript to Control Objects).
  • Extended and improved motion path capability with the addition of curved (quadratic) motion paths, motion path segments, and auto orient for Html5 export.
  • Added links for converting swfs and gifs to sprite sheets (File > Utilities) for Html5 export.
  • Added movie clip icon to right toolbar for Html5 export.
  • Added ability to import a folder of slide images into a jssor slide show.
  • Added ability to add image alt tag text for a jssor slide.
  • Added many examples to the program's Examples folder.
  • Improved Morph to Key Frame behavior -- no longer requires extending movie with additional blank frames.
  • Replaced eight javascript files with a single minified file for Html5 export.
  • Motion path crashing problem in version 9.8.2, occurring when there are more than two occurrences of a shape on the timeline, mysteriously went away in version 9.8.3.
  • Fixed motion path export to swf which was broken several versions prior.

New in KoolMoves 9.8.4 (Aug 12, 2018)

  • Fixed missing convert.exe problem when using ImageMagick version 7 to make animated GIFs.
  • Fixed Import button highlighting behavior on left Tools toolbar (only seen in Flash Advanced and Flash Cartooning modes).
  • Fixed button highlighting on left Tools toolbar so it behaves like pre-9.7.4 versions before docked panes were introduced.
  • Fixed a potential problem with bones in Flash Cartooning mode.

New in KoolMoves 9.8.3 (Jul 6, 2018)

  • Added list of tutorials (Help > Tutorials).
  • Fixed inability to save font size (set in Preferences). Problem was introduced several versions ago.

New in KoolMoves 9.8.2 (Mar 12, 2018)

  • Added ability to turn off Gdiplus rendering of Html5 text (File > Preferences > Drawing/Selection page. Gdiplus rendering of Html5 text may pose a problem for some users.
  • Updated download link for ImageMagick.
  • Changed file path to unicode in function calls to Sqlite database that is used to save stage objects -- maybe solves a problem for some users.
  • Fixed onion skinning transparency problem for text with Gdiplus rendering of Html5 text turned on. This bug was introduced in the last version.

New in KoolMoves 9.8.1 (Dec 8, 2017)

  • Added AVI export to Html5 animation export options.
  • Added explicit MP4 export (involving online link for conversion from AVI to MP4).
  • Changed rendering of on-stage text for Html5 export from direct rendering of font glyphs (used for Flash export) to Gdiplus rendering. This change will result in the on-stage text more closely resembling the text viewed in the web browser (provided the user has the font specified in the Html).
  • Fixed or improved issues with Html5 code for multi-line text. There is still an issue with right-justified, rotated text.
  • Fixed or improved vertical position of text with CSS effect.

New in KoolMoves 9.8.0 (Oct 9, 2017)

  • Added Clipart and Animated Clipart libraries for Html5 export.
  • Fixed minor issue with Shift shapes timeline functionality.
  • Fixed Position/size value in Properties pane out of sync with selected object timing issue.
  • Fixed problem with Jssor slideshow if image size changes.
  • Fixed several problems with Morph to key frame timeline functionality.

New in KoolMoves 9.7.9 (Sep 15, 2017)

  • Added Motion Path capibility for Html5 export -- linearly morph first occurrence of an object to last. It is set through right-click menu popup from the Timeline or through Motion Path property in Property pane. It is indicated on the Timeline with a horizontal line connecting the first occurrence to last.
  • Added ability to go to a key frame for an object by clicking on the Timeline even if that object doesn't appear in that key frame. Right-clicking then provides the option to setup a Motion Path to that key frame.
  • Fixed problem introduced in 9.7.7 if point font unit (pt) is selected for text for Flash export only.
  • Fixed object selection issue introduced in version 9.7.7 when changing key frames.
  • Fixed a cosmetic issue with the display of the key frame tick marks at the top of the Timeline. I think this has been an issue for a very long time.
  • Fixed a minor issue for Jssor slideshow.

New in KoolMoves 9.7.8 (Aug 21, 2017)

  • Replaced floating Properties and Timeline windows with dockable windows with autohide, dock, and float capability.
  • Replaced floating Tools window with a dockable window.
  • Fixed bug (probably 15+ years old) associated with Final Fade Out effect.
  • Fixed a number of other issues.

New in KoolMoves 9.7.7 (Jun 22, 2017)

  • Added newer style top toolbar and menubar and bottom status bar. Bottom navigation toolbar was consolidated into top toolbar. Key frame scrollbar was eliminated but if it is strongly missed it can be added in a future version. This is the first step toward redesigning some of the popups as dockable/floating panes.
  • Added application look capability for top toolbar, menubar, and status bar. It can be changed in several places (one is File > Application Look). Office XP is also an attractive look.
  • Added message warning against the use of point font unit (pt) for Html5 export because that font unit will cause text sizing to vary by browser.
  • Increased height of preview browser popup to avoid scrollbars in Html5 export.
  • Improved rendering of line drawing in single step preview.
  • Fixed numerous problems with the jQuery Widgets Pages dialog.
  • Fixed a minor issue with display of percent played in single step preview.
  • Fixed a potential crashing problem in Configure wizard, Server Symptoms wizard, and Add to Web Page Wizard introduced in the last version.

New in KoolMoves 9.7.6 (Apr 26, 2017)

  • Implemented numerous tweeks to the interface, particularly timeline/score, bottom navigation toolbar, icons, tooltips, and dialog font.
  • Added ability to right-click on right Views Toolbar to remove it.
  • Added more complete css styling when exporting as an iframe.
  • Added menu item for importing swf file in Html5 interface.
  • Improved import of a swf file as an editable movie with regard to buttons.
  • Simplified properties dialog, eliminating tabbed pages.
  • Converted more wizard-type dialogs that use property sheets.
  • Fixed crash when click on upper, right button on Properties dialog to make it small.
  • Fixed border thickness problem when importing a swf file as an editable movie when shape thickness exceeds 1 pixel.
  • Fixed tools toolbar icon images when exiting bones editing mode when tools toolbar icons are 24x24 pixels.

New in KoolMoves 9.7.5 (Feb 24, 2017)

  • Added ability to display player controls for Html5 frame audio.
  • Added third GIF export using ImageMagick - a best quality animated GIF.
  • Added Preview ability for Html5 text character CSS effects.
  • Added ability to remove current Html5 effect on an object from the screen indicating a new effect can't be added due to an existing effect.
  • Removed canvas-related javascript and Html5 code from the web page if there are no canvas elements on Html5 export.
  • Changed dialog and menu fonts to Segoe UI, the designated Windows 10 system font, which makes this version no longer XP compatible and also increased the font size for most of the dialog windows.
  • Converted most of the tabbed pages on dialogs and standard wizard-type dialogs that use property sheets because they are incompatible with increasing the font size.
  • Fixed a problem introduced in a previous version when a Html5 file is saved to a folder other than the project folder.
  • Fixed Html5 CreateJS buttons -- vital stage.enableMouseOver() had been removed in a previous versions from the web page javascript.
  • Fixed some problems with Configure Wizard.
  • Fixed missing animation library in display of required files if Html5 text lettering CSS effect is present

New in KoolMoves 9.7.4 (Nov 8, 2016)

  • Added round bullet capability to Html5 Jssor slideshow.
  • Improved canvas thumbnail displayed in Views > Actions and Sounds and Story Board page of Score/Timeline.

New in KoolMoves 9.7.3 (Sep 1, 2016)

  • Added new export/gui mode -- Html5 slideshow using Jssor slider library.
  • Clarified message when attempting frame capture but movie frame exceeds monitor resolution.
  • Made names of objects unique on copy/paste operation and opening new file.
  • Changed Html5 code dialog by placing base folder at top and allowing user to change it.
  • Omitted enableMouseOver line for Html5 CreateJS export if there is no interactivity.
  • Fixed play directory problem when adding a slideshow image to a previously saved animation.
  • Fixed missing critical comments when generate code to embed on web page for Html5 export.

New in KoolMoves 9.7.2 (May 27, 2016)

  • Added message if cancel out of export to Html5 dialog
  • Improved naming of objects if there is a name duplication
  • Fixed truncation of color wheel for dpi 100% setting

New in KoolMoves 9.7.1 (Mar 25, 2016)

  • Added optional right-side toolbar with data view buttons
  • Added minor word changes in areas for increased clarity
  • Added a message when attempting to convert a shape inside a group into a button or symbol
  • Fixed combobox positioning issue in properties list when vertical scrolling
  • Upgraded to latest Visual Studio for this compile

New in KoolMoves 9.7.0 (Jan 27, 2016)

  • Added add Html5 to WordPress page in File > Export/Publish Movie which points to a tutorial with a working example.
  • Added confirm required files on internet in File > Export/Publish Movie for Html5 export.
  • Added add Html5 to web page as iframe in File > Export/Publish Movie.
  • Added export Html5 as an animated gif in File > Export/Publish Movie.
  • Added export option to place the canvas tag in a table cell.
  • Added dialog for previewing/entering duration of movie prior to gif/avi export for situations in which animation is contained in a single key frame.
  • Added additional image formats for tracing capability, a Survey Monkey request.
  • Improved dialog for export as Html5 web page

New in KoolMoves 9.6.6 (Dec 8, 2015)

  • Fixed 3D Html5 export when export setting for onload approach is body tag.

New in KoolMoves 9.6.5 (Dec 4, 2015)

  • Added a limited number of 3D Html5 text effects using three.js 3D library which renders using WebGL.
  • Added name of selected object to status bar.
  • Improved shape fill dialog with a new color wheel, more prominent HSL/RGB slider icon, and better behaving tooltips.
  • Added preview capability for Html5 motion scripts.
  • Forced browser preference to default browser (versus native IE browser) for Html5 preview when using WindowsXP operating system.
  • Removed menu items for object library functionality if the system directory path to application data contains unicode characters and doesn't correspond to the actual directory path.
  • Fixed problem with occasional inability to edit integer and numeric effect properties.

New in KoolMoves 9.6.0 (Sep 15, 2015)

  • Added a persistent Object/Script Library using a SQLite database for storing reuseable objects and scripting.
  • Added ability to choose jQuery Mobile page background color as page theme or a specific color.
  • Added a warning message when Html5 Textillate effect is applied to text characters containing a line break.
  • Added a warning message when a stop movie action is within 6 tweens of the start of the movie for Html5 export.
  • Increased maximum size limits for many of the Flash AS3 Media Player/Slide Show skins.
  • Fixed SVG linear gradients when preference is set to draw as symbols.
  • Fixed text color problem with Html5 motion scripts with an updated kooljs.min.js.
  • Fixed behavior of center horizontally so it will work on a single object.
  • Fixed problem with invalid page references in go-to-page actions when jQuery Mobile pages are deleted.
  • Fixed possible refresh issue involving top toolbar.
  • Fixed possible duplicates in File to Upload and preloader manifest for Html5 export.

New in KoolMoves 9.5.5 (Aug 4, 2015)

  • Updated Html Help (Survey Monkey request).
  • Added capability to import SVG gradients (Survey Monkey request and a long-time goal) -- linear gradients with ObjectBoundingBox gradient unit still need more work
  • Added export of Flash movie as an iFrame.
  • Added option for exporting as responsive Flash, responsive Flash iFrame, and responsive Html5 canvas.
  • Added List of Key Frames icon to the timeline.
  • Added option to select image size of Story Board frames.
  • Added ability to select level of transparency of main movie overlay in viewing movie clip.
  • Set dpi-aware flag in application manifest to eliminate icon blurriness and set program compatibility to Vista thru 8.1 -- still unsure about Windows 10.
  • Fixed cropped Preferences / View tabbed page that occurred for some Windows settings.
  • Fixed a crashing problem associated with canceling after adding a jQuery Mobile widget to a container.

New in KoolMoves 9.5.0 (Jun 18, 2015)

  • Added animated GIF export with the help of ImageMagick
  • Added optional scroll bars (Survey Monkey request)
  • Added option to display icons on Tools toolbar in a single column
  • Added capability to set alignment grid color
  • Added short cut for "Add copy of frame" (Survey Monkey request)
  • Added option for different mouse wheel behaviors if there is a vertical scroll bar
  • Brought list of shortcut keys in help up-to-date
  • Doubled memory allocation of action script editor dialog (Survey Monkey request)
  • Fixed numerous SVG import problems but more work is still needed
  • Fixed snap to grid so it applies to point operations
  • Fixed storyboard display when zoom isn't equal to one
  • Fixed missing tool tips for Cartooning Tools toolbar
  • Fixed image rendering when size of image fill exceeds size of rectangular shape or when image fill is shifted
  • Fixed minor issue with zoom on exiting Single Step play

New in KoolMoves 9.4.0 (May 20, 2015)

  • Added detection of a more recent version of KoolMoves available for download.
  • Added wizard page for exporting Flash animation as an Android mobile app.
  • Added display of object size information in bottom status window during transform drag operations like scale.
  • Added additional short cuts for zoom in and zoom out -- + and - keys.
  • Added separate zoom in and zoom out icons.
  • Added option for adding a mobile viewport tag to html file.
  • Added a link in Motion Scripts window to a tutorial on combining effects.
  • Added information popups concerning text effect and clip art libraries.
  • Fixed problem with selection of jQuery Mobile Gui in Preferences.
  • Fixed problem with default play directory when an image is added from a subfolder when previewing for Html5 export prior to saving.

New in KoolMoves 9.3.0 (Apr 1, 2015)

  • Created 85 new bolder and larger icons for Tools toolbar.
  • Added option to display larger icons on Tools toolbar.
  • Added option to change icon spacing on Tools toolbar.
  • Added option to display submenu selections on Tools toolbar as a popup menu.
  • Added ability to export as Flash version 16 (without new AS3 functionality).
  • Added link to a SurveyMonkey questionnaire so we can better understand our customers.
  • Fixed Tools toolbar so size is independent of Windows dpi setting.
  • Increased limit on number of AS3 namespaces for swf export containing AS3 code.
  • Fixed one problem in importing SVG with a defs tag but more work is needed.
  • Fixed minor cursor problem when drawing a freehand shape.
  • Fixed minor problem in activating the submenu selections when hitting the small lower, right triangle on a Tools icon.

New in KoolMoves 9.2.2 (Dec 22, 2014)

  • Reversed previous fix from 9.2.1 "Reduced internal memory useage for images when exporting as Html5" due to problems.
  • Fixed rendering problem with viewing main movie objects while inside a movie clip.

New in KoolMoves 9.2.1 (Nov 26, 2014)

  • Reduced internal memory useage for images when exporting as Html5.
  • Fixed problem with Flash morphing introduced in last version.
  • Fixed problem with playing as single step introduced several versions ago.

New in KoolMoves 9.2.0 (Nov 12, 2014)

  • Added ability to animate individual text characters for Html5 export using textillate.js, lettering.js, jQuery.js, and animate.css.
  • Added ability to add a Html Div element with custom Html for Html5 export.
  • Fixed confusion with dialog popup when copying a button.
  • Fixed problem with multi-line, non-left aligned text that has CSS3 animation.
  • Fixed problem with goto actions when key frames have been re-ordered.

New in KoolMoves 9.1.1 (Sep 10, 2014)

  • Fixed display of scale/rotation information on bottom status line when navigating between frames.
  • Fixed x position of multi-line text which is not left-aligned in Html5 export.
  • Fixed size of multi-line text which is scaled in Html5 export.
  • Fixed motion script effect applied to an image after first loop in a looping movie in Html5 export.

New in KoolMoves 9.1.0 (Aug 18, 2014)

  • Added second type of Html5 export using JQuery Mobile widgets and pages (keyframe animation is not used).
  • Added movie speed correction in AVI export.
  • Fixed missing DOCTYPE tag in Html5 export.
  • Fixed problem with cursor not returning after exporting as screen capture.
  • Fixed dialog for defining font for AS3 component checkbox, listbox, etc.
  • Fixed missing button actions in a copy of a button.
  • Fixed incorrect spelling of textAlign in Html5 export.
  • Fixed zoom in/out effects for multiline text in Html5 export.

New in KoolMoves 9.0.0 (Jan 14, 2014)

  • Added AVI/MP4 export (MP4 is accomplished using free Microsoft software and the AVI file).
  • Added 61 CSS3 animation effects that can be applied to text, images, textareas, and video for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Added custom javascript frame and button actions for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Added load textarea from file frame and button actions for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Added javascript alert when there is no browser support for Html5 canvas for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Changed default export option for 32bit png compression from jpeg to lossless.
  • Changed default export option for jpeg quality from 85 to 90.
  • Improved export of frame captures.

New in KoolMoves 8.9.0 (Nov 1, 2013)

  • Added an additional slideshow skin for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Added ability to tween gradient and bitmap fills for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Added Onion Skinning and Show All Masking options for Html5 export.
  • Added Slant and Perspective transforms for Html5 export.
  • Improved slideshow skin parameter color selection for Html5 export.
  • Improved positioning of text and movie clips for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed a subtle problem with slideshow next button behavior for Html5 export.
  • Fixed export of bold and italic text for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed movie dependencies which was missing possible background image for Html5 export.
  • Fixed problem when number of tweens between adjacent key frames is 0 or 1 for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed export wizard issue for Html5 export.
  • Fixed Views > Tools behavior for Html5 export.

New in KoolMoves 8.8.1 (Oct 15, 2013)

  • Added additional export settings for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Changed upgrade software in Help menu so program plus libraries are downloaded in a single file.
  • Fixed movie loop problem for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed problem with displaying AS3 slideshow component transition examples for Windows Vista and above.

New in KoolMoves 8.8.0 (Oct 8, 2013)

  • Added motion script text effects for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Added a scrollable text box object for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Added bitmap fill capability for vector shapes for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Added compensation for difference between PC and web font sizes for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Improved export wizard and dialogs for Html5 export.
  • Fixed positioning of vector button states for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed missing html boiler-plate code in certain situations for CreateJS Html5 export.

New in KoolMoves 8.7.2 (Sep 20, 2013)

  • Added shape tweening capability (individual shape vertices can be tweened) for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Added option to specify vector precision for Html5 export.
  • Improved export wizard and dialogs for Html5 export.
  • Fixed vector rendering when the last border segment is not closed for CreateJS Html5 export.

New in KoolMoves 8.7.1 (Sep 4, 2013)

  • Added masking capability for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Added additional export options for Html5 export.
  • Improved export wizard and dialogs for Html5 export.
  • Fixed slideshow navigation button behavior for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed disabled slideshow skin property in Properties dialog for Html5 export.
  • Fixed the fix for a rare problem when opening .fun file containing a mediaplayer/slideshow object implemented in prior version.

New in KoolMoves 8.7.0 (Aug 22, 2013)

  • Added ease in/out morphing capability for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Added color morphing capability for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Added wizard for adding animation to an existing web page for Html5 export.
  • Added additional export options for Html5 export -- save exported javascript code to a separate file and save javascript files to a subdirectory.
  • Fixed draw point-by-point bug which can occur when only drawing one or two points.
  • Fixed a rare problem when opening .fun file containing a mediaplayer object.

New in KoolMoves 8.6.2 (Jul 22, 2013)

  • Added frame sound capability for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Added support for relative size of button hit area for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed problem with previewing animation when KoolMoves is opened using "Open with" -- probably stated when upgraded C++ compiler.
  • Fixed minor problem with rotation effect for CreateJS Html5 export.

New in KoolMoves 8.6.1 (Jul 15, 2013)

  • Added linear/radial gradient fills to CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Improved button mouseover behavior for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed button behavior if over/down states missing for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed z-position problem if more than one object in a button state for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed problem with vector shapes missing from a button state for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed Windows security warning when previewing an image button for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed rotate and spin effects for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed gradient fill color wheel in Fill Dialog so displays at normal scale.

New in KoolMoves 8.6.0 (Jun 27, 2013)

  • Added an Html5 slide show object featuring transitions, customizable skins (only one so far but more to follow), and an image preloader.
  • Added SVG import capability to Html5 gui.
  • Added drop shadow capability for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Added a dialog, listing necessary files for the server on Html5 export.
  • Added two additional icons to Html5 tools toolbar and improved some of the icons.
  • Updated CreateJS library files with the latest versions.
  • Made some changes in kooljs.min.js mainly in the button class.
  • Improved several context help files.
  • Repaired a popup after adding an Html5 video player that was missing content.
  • Fixed a button hit area problem for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed several SVG bugs.
  • Fixed problems with complex tweening for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed multiline text for CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed text placement and sizing for CreateJS Html5 export -- which will unfortunately require tweaking text positions in pre-existing animations.

New in KoolMoves 8.5.1 (May 9, 2013)

  • Added background image, if present, to CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed z-order display problem in CreateJS Html5 export.
  • Fixed positioning problem in IE for Html5 video player.
  • Fixed problem on opening file if there is a JSCommand button action by converting it to a GetUrl button action which will have no impact on the export -- the reason for the problem is mysterious and was introduced with a new compiler upgrade.
  • Added more error display information to isolate a problem with a file to a line number and a section of code.

New in KoolMoves 8.5.0 (Apr 8, 2013)

  • Added ability to export Html5 using CreateJS open source javascript library (File > Export Settings, select CreateJS), allowing movie clip export and in the future preloading, gradient color, and filters.
  • Added Html5 export of button sounds (mouse down for original Html5 export, mouse down and rollover for CreateJS export).
  • Made a code change that should dramatically reduce video card memory usage tied to OpenGL rendering (but difficult to test if it actually makes a difference).
  • Fixed file parsing so in the future older versions of KoolMoves will have a chance of opening a file created with a more recent version.
  • Fixed morphing problem with Html5 export -- when first occurrence of an object is not in the first frame.
  • Fixed play wav sound from GUI by turning off functionality.
  • Fixed display problem with Flash 8 components associated with new compiler upgrade.

New in KoolMoves 8.4.0 (Dec 28, 2012)

  • Added export of HTML5 video object.
  • Added Import Image to File menu bar for HTML5 mode (an oversight).
  • Fixed bug associated with Go to Url action for AS3 export.
  • Fixed bug associated with selection of multiple objects with Properties dialog open.
  • Fixed rare font style bug associated with Text Effects Template screen.

New in KoolMoves 8.3.3 (Aug 21, 2012)

  • Fixed previewing portion of movie (Play > Play Portion of Movie) with pre-loader present.
  • Fixed motion script problem when previewing a Flash-generated movie as Html5 and vice versa.
  • Fixed problem in slide show wizard for extremely large widths or heights.
  • Removed message when using IE browser for displaying Html5 movie.

New in KoolMoves 8.3.2 (May 20, 2012)

  • Added ability to preview a mobile app created by Adobe AIR SDK (File > Export/Publish Movie > As Mobile App) -- working on ability to create the mobile app.
  • Added default text color (Object > Add Text > Default Text Color).
  • Fixed several missing context help files.
  • Fixed several problems with exporting text as Html5.

New in KoolMoves 8.3.1 (Apr 12, 2012)

  • Fixed problem with color selection in some of the effects -- problem introduced in 8.3.0 when switched to newer version of C++

New in KoolMoves 8.3.0 (Apr 3, 2012)

  • Compiled with a much newer version of C++.
  • Added additional run-time error testing.
  • Found and fixed several memory problems.
  • Fixed menu font so it identical to Windows theme menu font.
  • Fixed minor display issue with Actions and Sounds Overview.

New in KoolMoves 8.2.2 (Jan 17, 2012)

  • Fixed AS3 error message 'variable previously defined in prior frame' -- bug introduced in 8.2.1

New in KoolMoves 8.2.1 (Jan 12, 2012)

  • Added extra help (hints, context help, main help file) for slide show and media player objects.
  • Added display of number of swf frames to AS3 frame script error messages.
  • Fixed display problem in List of Key Frames if key frames are deleted from a scene.
  • Fixed (or at least improved) several problems with Movie Overview search.
  • Fixed problem with initial display of scenes on navigation toolbar if scenes turned off in Preferences.
  • Fixed several problems with Html5 over and down button states.
  • Fixed problem associated with morphing between scenes -- problem was created by a prior fix.
  • Fixed crash problem when an object with a motion script is deleted prior to Flash 9/10 export -- prior fix was incomplete.
  • Fixed potential crash problem if AS1 (or AS3) file is opened after AS3 (or AS1) file had a cut/delete operation.

New in KoolMoves 8.2.0 (Nov 24, 2011)

  • Added search capability to Movie Overview.
  • Added 3 new AS3 motion script effects.
  • Added validation of file paths for slide show and media player content on opening project file.
  • Fixed switched row and column parameters in 11 AS3 motion script effects.
  • Fixed crash problem when an object with a motion script is deleted prior to Flash 9/10 export.

New in KoolMoves 8.1.3 (Aug 22, 2011)

  • Added display of frame edit actions in List of Key Frames.
  • Made minor improvements to some of the toolbar icons.
  • Improved refresh behavior of Movie Overview when editing actions for a movie clip or button when the list is scrolled.
  • Fixed behavior of navigation buttons corresponding to first and last key frames when inside a scene other than the first scene.

New in KoolMoves 8.1.2 (Jul 22, 2011)

  • Improved symbol and non-symbol morphing for cases when KoolMoves infers rotation has occurred.
  • Changed title of Properties popup to "Nothing Selected" if no object is currently selected.
  • Addressed limitation restricting AS3 project size.
  • Fixed crash problem when existing AS3 motion script is changed to "No effect" and OK is pressed.
  • Fixed crash problem when a shape, assigned a motion path, is deleted and then movie is previewed.
  • Fixed key frame interval display when movie speed is changed and display is in units of seconds.
  • Fixed local playback security setting which wasn't being saved -- this fix results in fun files saved from this KoolMoves version not being backward compatible to previous versions.
  • Fixed situation in which the frame associated with a go-to-frame button action exceeds the number of frames, possibly a result of copying a button into a movie clip.
  • Fixed problem with chroma key Flash 10 filter applied to an imported FLV object.
  • Fixed a html export issue involving "/" character in div id.
  • Turned off automatic morphing between scenes (a fix in 8.1.1) redone to solve an export problem involving buttons shared between scenes.

New in KoolMoves 8.1.1 (Jun 6, 2011)

  • Added an icon to designate image-filled shapes.
  • Added an "Export to Html5" menu item to Flash animation export menu items.
  • Added Play Portion of Movie using relative frames.
  • Extended import flv functionality to other video formats (mp4, m4v, mov, 3gp).
  • Removed limit on masking depth.
  • Turned off automatic morphing between scenes.
  • Fixed several problems with AS3 motion script engine.
  • Fixed problem with Html5 export of iOS mousedown events.
  • Fixed problem with Mobile/Html5 selection in Configure settings.

New in KoolMoves 8.1.0 (Apr 26, 2011)

  • Added 21 AS3 based motion scripts (found in Motion Script dialog with "Action Script 3 based" selected).
  • Added 22 additional Html5 motion scripts.
  • Added a ChromaKey Flash 10 filter (found in Effects > Flash 10 Filters).
  • Added ability to change AS3 component skins over the entire movie (found in Objects > Advanced).
  • Added ability to terminate a transform (e.gscaling) using ESC.
  • Improved object centering when using thumbwheel zoom.
  • Fixed problem with Html5 motion scripts.
  • Fixed problem when applying a Flash 10 filter to buttons.
  • Fixed several minor AS3 problems

New in KoolMoves 8.0.1 (Feb 8, 2011)

  • Added a viewport metatag to Html5 export for proper display in mobile devices.
  • Added missing frames per second data to Html5 export.
  • Fixed the display of the date corresponding to the end of free upgrades.
  • Fixed minor problem with timeline actions popup menu for Html5 gui mode.
  • Fixed minor problems with several of the Html5 motion scripts.
  • Fixed minor problems with the Html5 javascript files.
  • Fixed problem with adding a Html5 motion script in the timeline for Html5 gui mode.

New in KoolMoves 8.0.0 (Jan 3, 2011)

  • Added a new gui mode called Html5 for Mobile Devices -- export is Html5 using the new canvas tag, not yet supported by IE.
  • Added single key short cuts for commonly used commands (select, fill, add text, scale, rotate, edit properties, edit frame action script).
  • Fixed problem with copy/paste menu component to same frame.
  • Fixed some AS3 problems associated with minimalComps package.

New in KoolMoves 7.5.1 (Aug 23, 2010)

  • Fixed an AS3 export problem created in version 7.5.

New in KoolMoves 7.5 (Aug 21, 2010)

  • Added ability to zoom by scrolling the mouse wheel.
  • Added ability to have media player files and slide show files in a subfolder.
  • Added letter H as a Pan shortcut.
  • Added auto save preference.
  • Added a mute button script to the AS3 script library.
  • Eliminated a call to Math.random() in exported motion scripts (unless it is required) to address a Google ad restriction.
  • Fixed an AS3 export problem involving static class variables that caused a serious runtime error in Flash player 10.1, primarily affecting Necro3D and TweenMax 11 classes.
  • Fixed a Flash 9/10 export problem when there is an apostrophe in a media file name.
  • Fixed a problem with setting the directory for previewing the movie after a file save.
  • Fixed a number of minor AS3 export issues.
  • Fixed a possible crash problem after cancelling a slide show slide property window.
  • Fixed a Flash 9/10 export problem when a 3D effect is used that doesn't loop.
  • Fixed Flash 9/10 export of a go-to-frame button action when the gui button is inside a movie clip.
  • Fixed several scene problems.

New in KoolMoves 7.4.4 (May 19, 2010)

  • Added a Window component but it is not yet integrated into the gui.
  • Added temporary saving of start and end frames in "Play Portion of Movie" dialog.
  • Made the texture file optional when importing a 3D model.
  • Fixed another AS3 export problem associated with TweenMax 11.
  • Fixed an export problem when there is an apostrophe in the label of a media player playlist.
  • Fixed a "glyphholder is null" problem for at least one situation (motion script inside a library movie clip).
  • Fixed the problem associated with error message "expected $st$ in CShapeMediaPlayer" when opening a fun file.
  • Fixed a double quoted file name problem in exported html under certain circumstances.
  • Removed unnecessary linefeeds from script section of exported html.

New in KoolMoves 7.4.3 (Apr 20, 2010)

  • Freshened icons on tools toolbar.
  • Added return to previous zoom and pan after editing buttons and movie clips.
  • Fixed a problem with go to frame button actions when scenes and gui preloader are used with Flash 9/10 export (partial fix in 7.4.1).

New in KoolMoves 7.4.2 (Mar 21, 2010)

  • Added a gui-integrated AS3 tree component with six skins.
  • Fixed a button sound problem on Flash 9/10 export.
  • Fixed an email-to button action on Flash 9/10 export.
  • Fixed numerous TweenMax 11 AS3 export problems but TweenMax/renderTime problem still remains.
  • Fixed several SVG import problems.

New in KoolMoves 7.4.1 (Jan 20, 2010)

  • Fixed a problem with go to frame button actions when scenes are used with Flash 9/10 export.

New in KoolMoves 7.4 (Jan 11, 2010)

  • Added an AS3 menu component with three skins.
  • Added an AS3 Script Library (toolbox icon in script editor, library contents in BinAS3Script library) -- it is only partially populated and the search function is not operational.
  • Added an option to embed an imported swf in object's property popup.
  • Rearranged text and libraries icons on left toolbar.
  • Changed Shapes on menu bar to Objects.
  • Elevated flash export version to Flash 9 if certain objects (animated gif, 3D model, etc.) are present if not already exporting at that level.
  • Fixed several AS3 problems.
  • Fixed import of animated gif to reflect a change in the package path in the latest as3gif classes.

New in KoolMoves 7.3 (Nov 6, 2009)

  • Added YouTube and Picassa support to the media player component.
  • Added new code for importing path vector data in an eps file, replacing the previous approach using a third party dll which never worked.
  • Added ability to carry forward previous slide information when adding slides to a slide show.
  • Added support for assigning a hyperlink to a slide show image.
  • Added an error message when a component skin can't be found.
  • Added a message when adding a mov, mp4, 3gp file to media player playlist saying that only H.264 codec is supported by Flash player.
  • Improved Diagnose Server Problems by adding more diagnostic information and renamed the menu item Diagnose Web Page Problems -- one of the most common support issues.
  • Changed the action script code associated with exporting an AS1 motion script as Flash 9/10 to fix an occasional player error message but fix is uncertain.
  • Fixed a problem with exporting action script containing XML under certain situations.
  • Fixed an AS3 problem with using toString with an array variable.
  • Fixed several problems with exporting Flash 9/10 buttons in certain situations.

New in KoolMoves 7.2.2 (Sep 28, 2009)

  • Fixed a crashing problem introduced after version 7.0.2 when previewing KoolMoves library animations with Flash 9/10 export.

New in KoolMoves 7.2.1 (Sep 19, 2009)

  • Added AS3 ButtonGroup class with documentation.
  • Fixed a AS3 button export problem occurring under certain situations.
  • Fixed a dynamic text field with Classic skin scroll bar export problem.

New in KoolMoves 7.2 (Sep 3, 2009)

  • Added support for Flash 10 export (Flash 10 intrinsic classes are partially integrated).
  • Added support for Vector type.
  • Added Flash 10 filter classes in km.filters package and added to user interface.
  • Added ability to import animated gifs and 3D models (.3ds, .ase, .md2, .obj) as objects.
  • Added a new component called AudioVisualizer in km.components package.
  • Added ability to set the skin for a dynamic text scroll bar (exported as Flash 9 or higher).
  • Added shuffle property to MediaPlayer and SlideShow objects.
  • Added fonts to symbol library.
  • Added Advanced button next to minimum flash export version for setting minimum Flash version for exporting dynamic html text.
  • Added links to support page tutorials for some of the context help pages.
  • Changed Matrix3D to MatrixNecro3D in necro package to avoid conflict with Flash 9. Matrix3D intrinsic class (previous Matrix3D file in necro folder should be deleted).
  • Fixed a problem with go to frame action (set through the action screen popup) when a preloader is used in Flash 9/10 export.
  • Fixed a problem with exporting AS3 conditional expressions in certain situations.
  • Fixed a problem with XML E4X involving a non-typed variable.
  • Fixed a problem with Flash 9/10 export of buttons in certain situations.
  • Fixed a problem in setting the minimum Flash version required for buttons with image states to compensate for a possible Flash player bug.
  • Fixed a problem with different movie clips having the same class name.

New in KoolMoves 7.1 (May 16, 2009)

  • Added support for XML E4X.
  • Added support for namespaces in XMLList expression.
  • Added import support for Necro3D in necro/plugs .
  • Added two new media player skins, OrangeGreen and BlueSilver, with knobs for brightness and contrast control.
  • Added an error message if nested functions are encountered.
  • Added km.components.GUI_SoundButton class.
  • Added support for singleton classes so SWF Studio's AS3 intrinsic classes now work.
  • Fixed SpectrumAnalyzer, MediaPlayer, and GUI_MovieObject component classes.
  • Fixed several AS3 export issues.
  • Fixed a backslash space escape sequence issue.
  • Fixed a preview window problem when inserting a KoolMoves movie into a Flash 9 movie.
  • Fixed a symbol library problem when browsing KoolMoves movies prior to inserting one.
  • Fixed a problem with buttons in the symbol library.
  • Fixed a problem with literal functions as function arguments.
  • Fixed a problem with searching for classes with no package name in the shared class folders.

New in KoolMoves 7.0.4 (Apr 6, 2009)

  • Fixed export of movie clip in symbol library with same class name as an external class.
  • Fixed case sensitivity issue associated with package file names.
  • Fixed problem with type mismatch message associated with use of 'new' with a locally defined variable.
  • Fixed assorted AS3 issues so org.gif classes and some other classes now run.
  • Fixed display of Movie Overview after a button is deleted.
  • Fixed some AS3 issues associated with private access modifier.
  • Fixed a bug in km.components.Label class.
  • Fixed an issue with helper classes.
  • Fixed an issue with recast operation.
  • Added bitmaps, sounds, binaries tabs to F11 symbol library.
  • Added support for package level functions.
  • Added support for static initializer blocks.
  • Added support for const ENUM.
  • Added a class -- km.display.SimpleTable -- for creating tables.

New in KoolMoves 7.0.3 (Mar 23, 2009)

  • Fixed problem with literal function in class constructor.
  • Fixed other assorted problems associated with getting the AS3 motion script engine to work.
  • Fixed text field scroll bar problem if text field is missing in a frame.
  • Fixed Flash 8 media player problem associated with file paths starting with.
  • Added support for AS3 helper classes.
  • Flash_proxy works sufficiently so TweenGroup now works.
  • Added support for get/set frame functions.
  • Added support for document class.

New in KoolMoves 7.0.2 (Feb 3, 2009)

  • Fixed problem with AS3 export of large integer optional value.
  • Fixed problem with km.components.GUI_VideoObject and added Numeric Stepper component.
  • Fixed AS3 issues related to TweenMax 10.07.
  • Fixed problem with Numeric Transform when an empty movie clip is on the timeline.

New in KoolMoves 7.0 (Jan 19, 2009)

  • public packages to run.
  • Added a new set of components that are AS3-based -- Media Player, Slide Show, Content Pane, List Box, Combo Box, Check Box, Push Button, Slider, Scroll Bar, Switch, Spectrum Analyzer, Rich Text Editor, Date Chooser, Color Picker, Knob and a few more (Tooltip, Tree List, Radio Group, Drag Container, and Accordion) which are not integrated yet with the gui.
  • Included a 3D package called Necro3D in Bin/AS3/Classes.
  • Replaced many of the program icons for a cleaner look.
  • Improved the action script editor environment with frame navigation, more informative error messages, an icon linked to package documentation.
  • Added additional AS3-based preloaders.
  • In the swf export screen, added a display of files that need to reside on the server.
  • Added a second javascript approach using swfobject.js for defining the swf file in the html file.
  • Added Movie Loop option in a second place under Movie menu bar.
  • Added Clear Edit Buffer option under Edit menu bar.
  • Added a Cleanup option in the Symbol Library.
  • Added a Binaries tab in the Symbol Library accessible from the action script editor.
  • Added a skinned dynamic text scroll bar.
  • Added saving of Numeric Transform dialog position.
  • Added full screen mode as a html export option.
  • Changed default for movie looping from true to false.
  • Increased a swf export buffer from 2Mb to 3Mb.
  • Fixed motion scripts and web interfaces that weren't Flash 8 compatible.
  • Fixed a round off problem in displaying objects on the stage with zoom greater than 1.
  • Fixed a refresh problem with the Symbol Library when a new project is opened.

New in KoolMoves 7.0.0 (Jan 19, 2009)

  • Added Flash 9 export with AS3 (actionscript 3) capability -- additional work is still required to get most public packages to run.
  • Added a new set of components that are AS3-based -- Media Player, Slide Show, Content Pane, List Box, Combo Box, Check Box, Push Button, Slider, Scroll Bar, Switch, Spectrum Analyzer, Rich Text Editor, Date Chooser, Color Picker, Knob and a few more (Tooltip, Tree List, Radio Group, Drag Container, and Accordion) which are not integrated yet with the gui.
  • Included a 3D package called Necro3D in Bin/AS3/Classes.
  • Replaced many of the program icons for a cleaner look.
  • Improved the action script editor environment with frame navigation, more informative error messages, an icon linked to package documentation.
  • Added additional AS3-based preloaders.
  • In the swf export screen, added a display of files that need to reside on the server.
  • Added a second javascript approach using swfobject.js for defining the swf file in the html file.
  • Added Movie Loop option in a second place under Movie menu bar.
  • Added Clear Edit Buffer option under Edit menu bar.
  • Added a Cleanup option in the Symbol Library.
  • Added a Binaries tab in the Symbol Library accessible from the action script editor.
  • Added a skinned dynamic text scroll bar.
  • Added saving of Numeric Transform dialog position.
  • Added full screen mode as a html export option.
  • Changed default for movie looping from true to false.
  • Increased a swf export buffer from 2Mb to 3Mb.
  • Fixed motion scripts and web interfaces that weren't Flash 8 compatible.
  • Fixed a round off problem in displaying objects on the stage with zoom greater than 1.
  • Fixed a refresh problem with the Symbol Library when a new project is opened.

New in KoolMoves 6.2.0 (Oct 30, 2007)

  • Added ability to support HD video media files (.mp4, .m4v, .m4a, .mov, .3gp) in media player component -- the next Flash player update should fully support these formats.
  • Added email button action.
  • Fixed layout of navigation bar when application opens after previously resized smaller.
  • Fixed placement of help icon in Media Player Skins screen when window is resized.
  • Fixed Enter button in Website Web Interface.

New in KoolMoves 6.1.2 (Jul 8, 2007)

  • Fixed problem introduced in 6.1.1 with motion script behavior with text.
  • Fixed error message in Numeric Transform if -0.0 is entered for x or y position.
  • Fixed error in Numeric Transform with "absolute all frames" checked if Apply pressed more than once.
  • Changed behavior of script selection in Add Text screens so selection changes to script of user's country on font change.

New in KoolMoves 6.1 (May 22, 2007)

  • Added capability in exported html code to define a sub-directory for the swf and imported files.
  • Added automatic display of Properties window after adding a component to the canvas.
  • Added component methods and properties to action script editor's Add Syntax (plus icon) nested menus.
  • Improved conversion of cubic bezier curves into quadratic bezier curves in SVG import.
  • Fixed problem with load.as for ClassicTopList media player skin.
  • Fixed problem with the value of Position/Scale property after adding an object to the canvas with the Properties window visible.
  • Fixed problem with slight blurriness in images with a motion script effect for Flash 8 export.
  • Fixed problem with playing FLV movies with dynamic text backward compatibility option turned on.
  • Fixed crash problem when a 'catch' expression is in action script code.
  • Fixed minor fill problem in SVG import.
  • Fixed handling of large arcs in SVG import.

New in KoolMoves 6.0 (Apr 17, 2007)

  • Added Media Player component with more than two dozen skins and other customizable features.
  • Added Convolution Flash 8 filter effect.
  • Added two slide options (embed/load and scale/crop) to the slide show wizard.
  • Added option in Export Settings associated with jpeg quality to set compression scheme for exporting 24bit with alpha channel images.
  • Added Motion Path property (more capability to follow).
  • Added getURL(clickTAG) button action for Google ads.
  • Added Flash 8 meta data for search engines.
  • Added FlashVars parameter to html export.
  • Added Scale/Resize to right-click popup.
  • Added Edit Action Script to right-click popup and Frames menu.
  • Added additional context help and improved others.
  • Added several more task specific hints.
  • Reorganized Transforms menu items for greater clarity.
  • Disabled properties in Properties popup that are not available for button states.
  • Fixed problem with disappearing object when the object has effects and is converted to a button.
  • Fixed problem with typing in name of image file without an extension in file browser.
  • Fixed Apply Transition checkbox problem in Content Pane content window.
  • Fixed Swf File Statistics to display sizes in terms of the compressed file rather than uncompressed file.
  • Fixed coloring problem with exporting 24bit with alpha channel images with jpeg compression.

New in KoolMoves 5.7.6 (Mar 19, 2007)

  • Fixed problem with missing alpha channel when the same 32bit png is used more than once.

New in KoolMoves 5.7.4 (Jan 24, 2007)

  • Fixed problem with using apostrophe in slide show caption.
  • Fixed Play in Web Browser menu item so it is disabled inside a movie clip.

New in KoolMoves 5.6.3 (Oct 22, 2006)

  • Fixed crashing problem when close Dynamic Text font/text dialog by clicking on X close button, introduced in 5.6.

New in KoolMoves 5.3.1 (Apr 17, 2006)

  • Version 5.3 was compiled by accident as unicode which cannot be run by Win 98/ME

New in KoolMoves 5.3 (Apr 12, 2006)

  • Added slide show component.
  • Added extra decimal in displaying Sx, Sy, Rb, Rc on status bar.
  • Added web interfaces menu item back to Basic gui mode.
  • Fixed action script constant pool so it will handle up to 64K constants.
  • Fixed problem with saving images in action script symbol library.
  • Fixed problem with replacing dissimilar objects in symbol library.
  • Fixed problem with replacing frame sound with same sound.