April 20th, 2011· The .Net Prerequisite is upgraded for this release to gain added function (including multi-core CPU support, enhanced multi-tasking for threads, and more). The new pre-req level is .NET Framework 4 Client Profile (or Full .Net Framework 4.0 ).
· Added new Easy Player tool to edit and operate with Playlists. See Overview page for details. This is a major feature enhancement and available to Ultimate edition users at no additional charge. Upgrade path is available to other users.
· Added Manage Favorite Colors and Manage Favorite Fonts to the Tools menu. Used in conjunction with the new Easy Player.
· Enhancement - Resizing method for several dialogs was improved to minimize need for horizontal scroll bars. This affects dialogs for the Scheduler, Script editor and Step editor.
· Added Help -- Misplaced Password Removal function in the event you forget a password -- For both program password and Soundlist passwords. You need the customer activation code to perform this action. (all editions)
· Added Volume Bump-Up/Down and Mute All - Toggle to the Actions menu. These operate on all playing Sound Items. (all editions)
· Added Opacity value setting to the Color Group dialog. Opacity provides a transparency level to the color. (not available for Skins due to a Windows limitation). (all editions)
· Fixed bug in File Save Logic. When cancelling from File Save of a new Sound List, the second save attempt was bypassing the Save dialog.
· Improved File Save logic to remember last folder accessed -- a productivity assist when opening or saving multiple files in sequence.
May 27th, 2010· Users should reset toolbars for this release to pick up new buttons added to the markers Position Toolbar (a Windows quirk). Click View -- Toolbars -- Reset Toolbars to Default Settings
· Quick Markers enhancement added. Allows for quick addition of Fade-In, Fade-Out, Start-At and End-At markers. See the Quick Markers section of the User's Guide.
· Added Left and Right Guides to the markers placement ruler. Position is a user setting. Provides a one click positioning to move markers to the Guide positions. Used in conjunction with the new Quick Markers function. Set buttons added to the Start, End and Fade Markers Attributes group.
· Added menu item to Automator for Set Time Overlap on All Play Steps. Useful when you want to make automation steps overlap each other by X number of seconds. Think fading into the next music selection as the last selection fades out.
· Added a View Default Attributes menu item under Tools.
· Attributes group icon letters moved to the collapsable section bars. Easier to identify Attributes group when section is collapsed.
· List Validation - Now flags Sound Items that run an External Program, but the program is not found.
· External Program edit dialog now allows the Id to be changed manually if necessary. Productivity aid for advanced users.
· User's Guide table of contents improved to provide more keywords and phrases for Find search.
· Automator now immediately updated for new skin selection. Previously required restart.
· Mass Update - Play Markers Attributes now includes Fades markers (Fade-In, Fade-Out) as an update option pick.
· Miscellaneous minor fixes and tweaks.
May 27th, 2010· Fixed - Bug in Fade Speed used in Fade Markers. Previously, Fade Speed less than value of 10 was not being recognized preventing slowest fade in/out speed.
April 13th, 2010· Added ability run External Programs (ex. .bat, .exe, etc) and pass variables. Useful to coordinate/operate other devices (ex. lighting systems, etc).
April 13th, 2010· Added option to use Device volume for sound item playback. Useful in multi-zone speaker systems.
· Refresh List toolbar button was not adding newly created Fx effects to SoundItem. Now fixed.
September 29th, 2009· Help - Check for Updates now pings the Website to check for latest version release.
· Minor Help document updates.
March 11th, 2009· Automator can now be closed and reopened without losing linkages to a running scripts.
· Accessibility: Improved Help table of contents and help document page navigation.
· Accessibility: Fixed shortcut key ommissions when accessing menuitems with screen reader.
November 11th, 2008· Enhanced feature - Script Editor and Step Editors have been enhanced with expandable sections.
· New feature - New automation step to clear announcements added. Allows for swapping in new announcements at a specified time or after a set of music selections completes.
October 22nd, 2008· Automation Manager - Build automation Scripts to play sequences of sounds sequentially or at timed intervals.
· Scheduler - Schedule automation Scripts to start at a given time of day for pre-show and intermission music and announcements.
· Flexible date scheduling - Create schedules to run by date: daily, weekly by day of week, monthly by date, and limited to a date range and more.
· Select Output Devices - Play music on the lobby PA and production sound cues on the stage tower speakers.
· Sorting/Merging - Sort your sounds by Name, Category or Act/Scene. Merge lists together with one click.
· Preemptive play mode - Play causes all playing sounds to suspend while a preemptive sound plays. (useful for injecting timed announcements into a music program).
· Delay - Set a time to delay before and/or after playing a sound (Pre/Post Delay). Useful for separating sounds in automation Scripts.
· Mass Updates - Save time by making mass edits to a selection of Sound Items in one operation.
· Password Protection - Password protect your work from tampering or unauthorized use.
July 17th, 2007· Activation - Fixed issue with activation process on some systems. Previous releases will no longer activate -- You will get this error message "Program Id invalid.". You must upgrade if you need to reactivate.
· Saved files - Soundlist files saved with an earlier release may not load correctly with this new release due to fix changes in the file structure. Contact Support for file conversion options.
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