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DVD PixPlay Changelog

What's new in DVD PixPlay 10.21

Oct 25, 2016
  • Fixed: May show blurred background when image not already selected
  • Added: Preview for blurred background option

New in DVD PixPlay 10.20 (Aug 23, 2016)

  • Added: Can now select the provider to use for map insertion
  • Changed: Now defaults to OSM Mapnik as the map provider
  • Added: Now caches maps to Windows temp folder
  • Added: Shows hourglass while downloading maps
  • Fixed: Map tiles may show as blank
  • Added: Usability improvements to main toolbar
  • Added: Background of frames can be a blurred fill of current image
  • Added: Improved help file
  • Added: Improved layout of Reveal Effect dialog
  • Added: Now adds local clip art to project folder too
  • Added: Better at guessing the location of missing image embedded in title pages
  • Added: Verbose load errors for clip art failures
  • Added: Some improvements to About Box

New in DVD PixPlay 10.04 (Aug 23, 2016)

  • Added: Verbose load errors for clip art failures
  • Added: Debug option to prevent excessive thumbnail flashing (click Ctrl+Alt+F to toggle the debug options)

New in DVD PixPlay 10.03 (May 20, 2016)

  • Fixed: Double-clicking thumbnail may not display image full-size

New in DVD PixPlay 10.02 (May 16, 2016)

  • Fixed: Pan zoom effects may be too blurry
  • Fixed: May not reset random playback on preview
  • Fixed: Clip art may not display
  • Added: Better support for EMF+ format images

New in DVD PixPlay 10.01 (May 11, 2016)

  • Fixed error on start up if upgrading from certain older versions

New in DVD PixPlay 10.0 (May 6, 2016)

  • New cleaner, Windows 10 style interface (but still works on older Windows versions)
  • New skin designs to make the user interface more sleak
  • Free rotation of images on title and text pages
  • Retrieve images from all device types, including Smart Phones and Tablets
  • Much more streamlined creation of YouTube videos
  • Enhanced creation of Adobe Acrobat image documents
  • Much smoother Pan-Zoom effects due to overhaul of rendering engine
  • New Image Editing features: Automatic enhancement, Soft shadows and image sharpening
  • Support for all the latest image and camera formats
  • PC Slideshows can now be played in random order

New in DVD PixPlay 9.0 (May 6, 2016)

  • Roundup of many unofficial releases

New in DVD PixPlay 8.01 (Apr 14, 2014)

  • Fixed: May encounter memory errors and unexpected issues
  • Fixed: May not retrieve correct GPS and other EXIF information from digital camera images

New in DVD PixPlay 8.0 (Feb 28, 2014)

  • Added: Now automatically converts M4A, AIFF and 3GP files to a compatible format
  • Changed: Defaults to MP3 as the destination audio format rather than WAV
  • Changed: Different encoder now used for converting WMA files
  • Added: Can now add periods of silence to your background list
  • Fixed: When right-click a file it may show properties for previous file
  • Fixed: Timing is adversely affected when skipping through the slideshow using PageDown
  • Fixed: Text added to monochrome JPEG images may not have full color
  • Fixed: Percentage symbols in filenames of title page objects may cause issues
  • Fixed: Some windows do not show hover hints
  • Changed: Toolbars can no longer float over application
  • Fixed: Better at coping with moved DPG files
  • Fixed: If printing during a slideshow it may not print the correct frame
  • Added: Much faster at creating title pages and menus
  • Added: Much faster handling of videos
  • Added: Multiline editor for text
  • Added: Enhancements to many existing transitions, including 3D effects
  • Added: Support for newer digital camera raw formats
  • Added: Forty new transitions including Pacman, 3D cube rotation, soft wipes, twists and puzzle pieces
  • Added: Now copes much better with scaled WIndows fonts
  • Added: Can now insert maps based on GPS coordinates in your photos or custom creations
  • Added: Word transitions can now be used allowing the specification of a word that is displayed during the transition
  • Added: "Alternative" style option adds an extra eighty transitions
  • Fixed: Full transition may not display in burned slideshows
  • Added: Can now export slideshow as a Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file or a set of images
  • Added: Now supports YouTube HD formats
  • Added: Improved default filename when saving slideshows to video, etc.
  • Added: Can now set the frame display timing while previewing the slideshow
  • Added: Updated version of PixPlay Screen Saver

New in DVD PixPlay 7.05 (Mar 30, 2012)

  • Added: Now automatically converts M4A, AIFF and 3GP files to a compatible format
  • Changed: Defaults to MP3 as the destination audio format rather than WAV
  • Changed: Different encoder now uses for converting WMA files
  • Added: Can now add periods of silence to your background list
  • Fixed: When right-click a file it may show properties for previous file
  • Fixed: Timing is adversely affected when skipping through the slideshow using PageDown
  • Fixed: Text added to monochrome JPEG images may not have full color
  • Fixed: Percentage symbols in filenames of title page objects may cause issues
  • Fixed: Some windows do not show hover hints
  • Changed: Toolbars can no longer float over application
  • Fixed: Better at coping with moved DPG files
  • Fixed: If printing during a slideshow it may not print the correct frame

New in DVD PixPlay 7.04 (Sep 26, 2011)

  • Added: Much improved quality with standard and high resolution PowerPoint presentations
  • Added: Now maintains the aspect ratio of imported PowerPoint presentations
  • Added: Includes looping preference from imported PowerPoint presentations
  • Fixed: When importing a PowerPoint project it may not be saved
  • Fixed: Occasional error when opening PowerPoint presentations

New in DVD PixPlay 7.03 (Sep 26, 2011)

  • Added: Automatically relocates music files in moved folders
  • Added: Some improvement to outputting of logging info while burning
  • Added: PixPlay automatically downsizes very large images when adding them to a project
  • Changed: Auto-cropping is disabled by default
  • Changed: Optimized for TV pixels by default
  • Added: Preview from start or current frame are now separate menu items
  • Fixed: Better memory-handling of very large images to reduce errors creating transition and motion effect frames
  • Added: More control over motion effect zooming added to Project Options
  • Changed: Automatically pads the margin for frame captions on DVDs to avoid overscan
  • Changed: Default font for frame captions to Tahoma
  • Added: New easter egg in Insert Text dialog
  • Added: Default frame caption margin is now 3%
  • Added: Toolbar now includes a button to enter your serial number
  • Added: Total overhaul of Program Options dialog to make it more logically arranged
  • Added: Better error message when choking on video files

New in DVD PixPlay 7.02 (Sep 26, 2011)

  • Added: "End Time" column
  • Fixed: Some issues related to frame timing
  • Fixed: Error when stretching a portion of the slideshow
  • Changed: When stretching a portion of the slideshow it finishes halfway through the transition (if longer than one second)
  • Changed: Double-clicking screen in viewer has same effect as clicking Esc

New in DVD PixPlay 7.01 (Sep 26, 2011)

  • Fixed: May encounter timing issues when setting custom frame display times

New in DVD PixPlay 7.0 (Sep 26, 2011)

  • Added: PC and DVD+PC formats now available for multiple slideshow disks
  • Added: New Project wizard now displays graphical selector for all style templates
  • Added: Can now create a title page from your own image in New Project wizard
  • Fixed: Preview not updated after editing a title page in New Project wizard
  • Added: Can now clone projects by saving them to a new filename
  • Added: No longer needs to generate autorun.inf file
  • Added: Optimized creation of PC format slideshows by removing many unnecessary calls
  • Added: Optimized building of DVD slideshows
  • Added: Improved processing messages
  • Added: Overhauled layout of Multishow wizard
  • Added: Recent projects link in Multishow wizard
  • Changed: When adding a project it no longer shows a message if all project files are valid
  • Added: Can now add an Exit button to multiple slideshow menus
  • Added: When adding buttons to a DVD menu, PixPlay automatically guesses a suitable caption
  • Added: Hovering over a button in a DVD menu now selects it
  • Added: Double buffering to improve display of DVD menus on a PC
  • Added: Previous/Next frame links in Viewer popup menu
  • Added: Clicking the screen will advance manually navigated PC slideshows. Middle mouse button will go back to previous
  • Added: Now can continue building a multishow even if you choose to cancel stretching of a particular slideshow within the selection
  • Fixed: Multishow generation may fail without error if choose to stretch a slideshow to audio which does not contain audio
  • Changed: No longer uses a special viewer just to handle video only disks
  • Added: Now supports Windows 7 style audio muting
  • Added: Frame caption now support bordered text
  • Added: Labels and DVD buttons in title pages now support shadows and bordered text
  • Added: Automatic calculates an appropriate drop shadow depth based on the font size
  • Added: Text in title pages and image frames can be rotated to any angle
  • Added: Motion and transition effects show as grayed when disabled
  • Added: Insert Blank Frame function for quick access to the page editor
  • Added: Slideshow looping option moved to project settings
  • Added: Project looping option affects preview
  • Added: Combined DVD and PC slideshow looping option (with prompting now available as an Advanced option)
  • Added: Improved handling of some internal data structures
  • Added: 35 New DVD menu styles
  • Added: 35 New Title Page styles
  • Fixed: Flashing when changing style templates in the Title page creator
  • Added: Link in Title Page creator to download more templates
  • Added: Stretching slideshow to music is now offered as a Project property setting
  • Added: If auto-stretching is enabled for the project it is also used when previewing
  • Added: Now when adding your own images to title pages you can maintain the correct aspect ratio and specify a colored border
  • Added: Less flash on start-up of viewer
  • Added: No longer locks aspect ratio of images when they are being resized in the title page editor
  • Added: Now images in title pages always output in highest quality
  • Added: New items for Tip of the Day

New in DVD PixPlay 6.32 (May 18, 2011)

  • Fixed: Thumbnail may not be updated when changing the text of a frame
  • Fixed: Slideshow may be off-center if 100% auto-cropping is enabled

New in DVD PixPlay 6.31 (Apr 12, 2011)

  • Added: Now shows thumbnails even for non-native video formats
  • Added: Close Project now always prompts to confirm changes (so have a chance to undo all)
  • Fixed: Displayed frame number may not update after removing/repositioning frames
  • Fixed: Difficult to disable slideshow preview with a single click

New in DVD PixPlay 6.30 (Mar 11, 2011)

  • Added: Gesture support: Click and drag the mouse to navigate, rotate, remove, etc
  • Added: Double sized thumbnails
  • Added: Now converts MT2S/MTS files
  • Added: Autoplay supported even on Windows 7 and Vista
  • Removed: No longer needs to run PixPlay on uninstall
  • Fixed: Music files may not be imported from PPT files on localized installations
  • Fixed: When importing the filename may be reset
  • Added: For better menu compatibility PixPlay ensures menu button edges fully encompass two interlaced scanlines
  • Added: Now automatically switches widescreen DVS menus to 4:3 if it will exceed the widescreen DVD button limit of 12
  • Added: Custom Zoom
  • Fixed: Font difficult to read when in film strip mode
  • Added: Improved display of frame information in thumbnail caption
  • Added: Shortcut to convert adhoc video files: Shift + Alt + C
  • Added: Auto-hides slideshow frames heading for a bit more screen space

New in DVD PixPlay 6.20 (Mar 11, 2011)

  • Added: Now supports PowerPoint PPTX format
  • Added: Other improvements to PowerPoint importing
  • Added: New Search function (Frame > Go to Frame) to search filenames, captions, or indexes
  • Added: Supports new Dicom compression formats
  • Added: Image display is now optimized for multicore processing
  • Added: Preview Timing Info now shows detail if it is falling behind (and accurate preview is enabled)
  • Added: Better handling of launched DPG files
  • Added: If slideshow is previewed fully the position returns to previous selection
  • Added: Optimized handling of all internal data lists
  • Changed: Improved layout of main menu

New in DVD PixPlay 6.19 (Jan 27, 2011)

  • Added: Now supports PowerPoint PPTX format
  • Added: Other improvements to PowerPoint importing

New in DVD PixPlay 6.18 (Jan 5, 2011)

  • Fixed: May not show captions in PC slideshows
  • Fixed: Display times may not update when syncing frames
  • Added: Can use Ctrl + Wheel to change thumbnail display mode
  • Added: Full details display mode for Add Photos dialog
  • Changed: Loads all settings before warning to visit Xequte.com for updates
  • Fixed: Check project in Multishow function does not show information dialog if all files are found
  • Changed: Updated Splash graphic
  • Changed: Updated help file for pricing adjustment
  • Added: Can now disable warning about lack of slideshow music

New in DVD PixPlay 6.16 (Nov 24, 2010)

  • Fixed: Custom motion effect can be cleared by adding or editing text
  • Added: Can now disable warning about YouTube length
  • Added: Now supports MOD video files
  • Changed: Downgraded MPEG generation library due to quality issues

New in DVD PixPlay 6.15 (Nov 5, 2010)

  • Fixed: DLL Load Error when burning slideshow on some systems

New in DVD PixPlay 6.14 (Nov 3, 2010)

  • Fixed: Some project editing options may be applied if disk is viewed on PixPlay installed computer
  • Changed: Renamed PxpViewer.exe to PixPlayViewer.exe
  • Changed: Distributable PixPlay projects have the extension .pixplay
  • Fixed: Project files may not be found for "PC" format slideshows
  • Added: New project option to use maximum display quality for PC format slideshows
  • Added: Access to some template saving functions
  • Added: WMV support now included in main installation

New in DVD PixPlay 6.13 (Oct 15, 2010)

  • Fixed: Problems sorting selection
  • Fixed: Some internal problems handling audio files
  • Fixed: DVD Chapter may be lost when renaming a file
  • Added: Thumbnails shown for MOV files
  • Fixed: Borders may not be applied when using images with text
  • Fixed: Burn conversion preview window may not show Widescreen videos correctly
  • Fixed: Other minor errors

New in DVD PixPlay 6.12 (Sep 22, 2010)

  • Added: Never assigns a default reveal effect to an image when adding text if a motion effect has already been selected
  • Added: Can now output slideshows to WMV7, WMV8, WMV9 and WMV9 VC-1
  • Added: Faster handling of slideshows without audio tracks
  • Fixed: Error that can occur when running out of audio
  • Fixed: Pxp Viewer may unnecessarily create registry folder
  • Added: Updated MPEG conversion library
  • Fixed: May get error when closing PPT files
  • Fixed: Text preview may show ampersand character
  • Added: Now automatically converts incompatible AVI and WMV files too
  • Fixed: Screen saver may not disable during a preview
  • Fixed: Object grabs in Title Page editor may not clear background on first show
  • Fixed: May get error if show preview during burning
  • Fixed: Percentage stationery for motion effects may apply to transitions
  • Fixed: Now always changes format to JPEG when editing unsupported image save formats
  • Fixed: Unusual situation with invalid temp file handling
  • Fixed: No longer adds line break when using http://

New in DVD PixPlay 6.10 (Sep 22, 2010)

  • Added: Now supports MOV, FLV, RM and MP4 format (requires installation of a plug-in)
  • Added: Can now convert problematic formats such as MJPEG to standard AVI
  • Fixed: PNG files may not preview in Clip Art dialog
  • Added: May not clear display panel when finish showing a video
  • Fixed: May get conversion error when burning title pages
  • Fixed: Crampt nodes in directory tree under Windows Vista and 7
  • Fixed: More robust Power Point importing
  • Added: Log now includes a processing summary

New in DVD PixPlay 6.0 (Sep 22, 2010)

  • Added: Now allows you to convert incompatible formats (such as WMA) to MP3 or WAV
  • Added: Automatically deletes files from your project folders when you remove them from your project
  • Added: Now videos can be interspersed amongst images and maintain their soundtrack (for all slideshow formats)
  • Added: When importing PowerPoint presentations the audio is also included
  • Added: New Reveal effect for title pages and images with text allowing you to reveal text and other objects during display of frame
  • Added: 26 new transition effects featuring hearts, stars, crosses and explosions
  • Added: Improved MCI testing
  • Added: Can now grab music tracks directly from audio CDs
  • Added: Title page editor has circular, 50% larger grips
  • Added: Transition effects are now categorized for easy selection
  • Added: Title page editor now supports undo
  • Added: Improved layout and wording of "Add Shape" dialog
  • Fixed: Progress bar may continue to display in Windows 7 Taskbar when building of a test slideshow completes
  • Added: Project Options dialog now shows previews using the current background
  • Added: Right-click option (or Ctrl+G) to go to any frame when viewing a slideshow
  • Changed: Reversed confirmation checkbox behaviour when removing frames
  • Added: Clip Art dialog now shows preview of custom images added from your computer
  • Added: New Pxp internal formatting for faster loading and saving and reduced size
  • Added: Text properties dialog now shows a preview of the current label style
  • Added: Modern Windows styling of thumbnail grids
  • Added: New UI theme: Chrome
  • Added: Improved styling of skins
  • Fixed: PxpViewer may not display transition effects
  • Added: In title page editor it is now much easier to insert an image from your computer
  • Added: Faster generation of similar frames when building slideshow
  • Fixed: Small memory leak when burning slideshow
  • Fixed: May auto-crop title pages that are not created at the screen ratio
  • Fixed: When previewing DVD buttons they may appear over the text
  • Fixed: DVD menu button style dialog may appear in odd positions
  • Fixed: Sort Slideshow dialog may initially appear without selection
  • Added: Clicking heading in Project properties dialog moves to next checked transition/motion effect
  • Fixed: Filename position may be off after creating a new slideshow project
  • Added: Allows addition of title page when creating a video only project with the wizard
  • Added: Hold down the shift key when clicking navigation keys to move through PC slideshows more quickly
  • Added: New graphics for motion and transition effect previews
  • Added: Now can find the linked image of an Image with Text file even if the project has been moved
  • Fixed: Sweep transition may not display correctly for small images
  • Fixed: When using Improved DVD Aspect ratio buttons may not appear in the correct vertical position
  • Fixed: When previewing DVD menus it may not align text correctly for DVD button objects
  • Added: 18 New DVD menu buttons styles such as Double Stars, Explosions, Crosses and Hearts
  • Added: Objects in Title Page editor now remain visible as they are being moved
  • Added: Title Page editor shows guide lines to help line up objects
  • Added: Locked objects now show with darkened grabs
  • Added: Improved layout of various dialogs
  • Added: New start up tips
  • Fixed: Now supports trailing spaces used for frame captions
  • Added: True preview of frame captions in Project Options dialog
  • Fixed: Select Frame combo box may not display video glyph
  • Added: Select Frame combo box shows chapter breaks
  • Added: When installing a newer version you are redirected to the web site for an updated serial number
  • Added: Updated various UI graphics
  • Fixed: When performing custom zoom from full screen it may not be centered in video output
  • Fixed: In some situations custom motion effect changes may not stick
  • Fixed: More accurate rendition of motion effects when output does not match designed aspect ratio
  • Fixed: When manually navigate a PC slideshow it may upset the frame timing
  • Added: Now confirms removal of slideshows from a multishow project
  • Added: Now prompts to edit a custom menu if slideshow list has changed
  • Added: Improved layout of slideshow list in multishow dialog

New in DVD PixPlay 5.25 (May 7, 2010)

  • Changed: Updated DVD authoring library
  • Added: Now includes test and fix utility for multimedia file types
  • Added: New "Check for Updates" function offering manual and automatic checking
  • Added: Copes better when using silent video files

New in DVD PixPlay 5.23 (Apr 16, 2010)

  • Added: Updated burning library to v12
  • Fixed: DNG format not supported
  • Added: Extra logging for MPEG LIB failure
  • Added: Extra checking for valid file format

New in DVD PixPlay 5.22 (Apr 7, 2010)

  • Added: Reverse Page Flip transitions
  • Added: Displays warning if you are using a custom menu for a multishow project and you try to change TV format
  • Added: Error checking for oversized folder tree in Add Photos window
  • Added: May not get warning about duplicate file being added to the project
  • Added: Improved Help file
  • Added: Now detects Bluray write support

New in DVD PixPlay 5.21 (Mar 18, 2010)

  • Fixed: Finding Burner dialog in odd position when burning multishow
  • Fixed: If change TV format while using a custom menu for a multishow it may appear blank
  • Fixed: Changing TV format may not flag slideshow burn as changed
  • Added: Outputs conversion DLL versions to log

New in DVD PixPlay 5.20 (Mar 12, 2010)

  • Added: Now supports navigation of PC Slideshows using PowerPoint keys
  • Added: Improved warning message about slideshow limit
  • Changed: Increased slideshow limit to 100 photos
  • Added: Zoom function in PC slideshow and photo preview
  • Added: Now supports navigation using multimedia keyboards and presenter mice (such as the Microsoft Wireless Presenter Mouse 8000)
  • Added: Video soundtrack can be used even when videos are positioned amongst photos (for DVD and PC slideshows, not for VCD and multishows)
  • Added: When resizing images in the title page editor it locks the aspect ratio
  • Added: When inserting a large image the aspect ratio is maintained and it is centered in the window
  • Added: Right-click option to convert the current image to a page (i.e. a designed page where the current image is an object within the page)
  • Added: Can automatically delete all cached thumbnails on exit
  • Added: Videos now are displayed with a film strip style in the frame grid
  • Added: Use /RESET parameter to force PixPlay to reset toolbar and window positions
  • Added: Shift+Esc resets some view settings
  • Fixed: Issue trying to prevent PixPlay from using video soundtrack
  • Removed: Deprecated move videos to start function
  • Added: Shift+Alt+M moves videos to the start
  • Fixed: Frame timing information may not display during slideshow even if enabled

New in DVD PixPlay 5.10 (Mar 12, 2010)

  • Added: Can now add borders and picture frames to your photos
  • Added: Can now print thumbnail sheets for all files in project
  • Added: Main installation now always includes latest Raw decoding engine
  • Added: Enter key dialog better handles serial numbers of older and newer versions
  • Fixed: Some issues burning projects related to non-ansi character sets
  • Fixed: May not save changes if modify the source location of a file on project load
  • Added: Now prints file date with caption and the description below each image
  • Added: Hidden options to format the printed filename and description
  • Fixed: Under Windows 7 may try to write to program folder
  • Added: Now creates a folder just for log files (Win 7 and Vista)
  • Added: Ctrl + Shift + L to open the logs folder
  • Fixed: Burner may remain locked after clicking "Advanced"
  • Fixed: May not be able to clear all temp files after burning PC slideshow
  • Added: Now always cleans up when installing new version
  • Added: Close Project button to save and close existing project and then display the start-up dialog
  • Removed: Deprecated option: "Show text on toolbar buttons"
  • Added: "Tip of the Day" item under Help menu
  • Removed: Options to disable start-up windows in Options
  • Added: Easier method to specify extra buttons to display on the main toolbar
  • Added: Print button on main toolbar
  • Added: No longer number MRU items
  • Added: Autosize function in title page editor
  • Added: Spaces as suffices and prefixes for captions are now acceptable
  • Changed: WMV Exporting is now only included the Users Plug-In Pack (due to an incompatibility)

New in DVD PixPlay 5.04 (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

New in DVD PixPlay 5.03 (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

New in DVD PixPlay 5.02 (Aug 28, 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

New in DVD PixPlay 5.01 (Jul 14, 2009)

  • Multiple slideshow support, PowerPoint importing, YouTube video creation and many more improvements

New in DVD PixPlay 5.0 (Jun 26, 2009)

  • Motion Effect and Transition selectors now include thumbnails Click to see Screen Shot
  • Motion Effect and Transition selectors only show effects that you have enabled for the project
  • "Tip of the Day" on start-up
  • new photo-based title page templates, 22 new transition effects, 30 new shapes and 16 new DVD menu themes
  • Added "General" tab to Project Properties dialog to set default display time, background style and slideshow logo
  • Added "General" tab to Frame Properties to set the frame caption, DVD chapter and edit the image
  • Improved "Insert Clip Art" dialog which now shows thumbnails for all images and includes an "All Clip Art" folder
  • Improved "Insert Shape" dialog offering thumbnails of all shapes and other improvements
  • "Add from Camera" dialog is now much easier to use and remembers all your default settings
  • Enhancements to more than 40 other dialogs to improve styling, comprehensibility and remember preferred settings
  • Test button (when burning) can now display just a quick preview of the conversion
  • Many improvements to printing including posters sized printing of your photos (Pro version)
  • Title page templates can now be selected from a thumbnail list
  • Enhanced "Align frames to music" function which can now re-time the entire slideshow and also adjust the default display time
  • Captions can now be added to video files
  • New "Move Frame" function to quickly relocate photos in your slideshow
  • Keyboard control over volume during a slideshow, including muting
  • Many improvements to PC Slideshow viewer including many keyboard shortcuts to pause and navigate the slideshow and a right-click menu with relevant functions
  • Various improvements to logo display for the slideshow (Pro version)
  • Windows 7 compatibility
  • Complete Change List
  • 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 folderProject 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.gusing 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

New in DVD PixPlay 4.10 (Feb 12, 2009)

  • Fixed: May not finalize burned disk
  • Removed: Quick erase and eject after burn options (now always enabled)
  • Fixed: Portion of end of slideshow may not display in some rare situations

New in DVD PixPlay 4.07 (Dec 28, 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

New in DVD PixPlay 4.06 (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

New in DVD PixPlay 4.05 (Nov 13, 2008)

  • Top Five New Features
  • 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
  • Other Changes
  • 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

New in DVD PixPlay 3.30 (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

New in DVD PixPlay 3.04 (Oct 17, 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

New in DVD PixPlay 3.03 (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

New in DVD PixPlay 3.02 (Oct 2, 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