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Maple Slideshow Builder Changelog

What's new in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.32

Sep 17, 2010
  • The installer was removed to make it portable for U disk.
  • A private jre is bundled to avoid jre installation and auto updates.

New in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.31 (Apr 13, 2010)

  • A bug in maple's filedialog under 64bit WinXp was fixed.
  • It can generate an YUV (raw, uncompressed) video now.
  • Video creation speed was greatly increased by using native io and threading.
  • CPU usage of the slideshow applet was reduced.
  • An synchronization error that may cause random auto-stop was fixed.
  • Some rarely-used functions were removed due to quality issue.
  • Doc was refined.

New in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.30 (Apr 5, 2010)

  • The FileDialog supports Vista-style and Unicode filename now
  • The built-in filters were redesigned
  • The built-in transition effects were rewritten completely
  • Continurity was greatly improved by merging Kenburns effect and transition effects
  • Motion-blur was added into Kenburns effect
  • Menu labels and warning info were refined for clarity
  • A new Kenburns animation (overshoot) was implemented
  • The default delay and transition duration were shortened to make the slideshow more energetic
  • The default fps was set to 25fps to reduce CPU Usage
  • The slideshow's startup time was shorten about 3.0 seconds by utilizing object serialization (lyric,xml) and lazy class loading (fontmetrics)
  • A memory leak issue caused by threading error in slideshow applet was fixed.
  • An image/mp3 synchronization issue in the beginning of slideshow applet was fixed
  • The CPU Usage was greatly reduced by using bilinear interpolation to replace bicubic interpolation
  • Doc was refined
  • To faciliate using other encoders, it will convert mp3 to wav file at the beginning of video creation
  • Some rarely-used functions were disabled or removed
  • J2SE6 update 19 installer is bundled in this release

New in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.23 (Feb 26, 2010)

  • It can generate a single slideshow file now
  • The splash screen was refined
  • A minor bug in internal clock was fixed
  • The startup time of java applet has been shorten about 1 second
  • The rippledissolve transtion effect was optimized
  • The lake (water ripple) animation effect was implemented finally
  • The disintegrate transiton effect was refined
  • The bundled jre has been changed to Jre 6 update 18
  • The documentation was refined
  • Menu labels were modified for clarity

New in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.22 (Feb 15, 2010)

  • The caption function on slideshow was refined.
  • A bug in color setting was fixed.
  • Support for documentary-style subtitle was added.
  • The function for adding timestamps to song lyric was simplified.
  • A bug in thumbnail selection of slideshow was fixed.
  • All Transition effects were refined.
  • The volume control for audio was finally implemented.

New in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.21 (Feb 8, 2010)

  • The rendering artifact in scrolling applet was solved.
  • The text caption was enhanced. Multiple lines caption are supported now.
  • The undo function was enhanced.
  • The deflicker filter was enhanced.
  • Optimization for Youtube.
  • Optimization for other low-resolution web video sharing sites.
  • The doc was refined.
  • The encoding scripts were refined.
  • A minor bug in xml parsing was fixed.
  • The image file dialog selects Thumbnail as the default viewmode now.
  • The rippledissolve transition effect was improved.
  • The cpu usage was reduced.
  • The kenburns effect was more smooth now.

New in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.20 (Jan 10, 2010)

  • A bug in the native filedialog was fixed.
  • Some minor bugs were fixed.
  • Documentation was refined.

New in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.19 (Sep 28, 2009)

  • A native Windows file dialog was implemented with JNI.
  • New icons and a toolbar were implemented.
  • The Fullscreen mode was greatly improved.
  • A bug in the song lyric editor is fixed.
  • The generated slideshow applet can work in Google chrome now.
  • Subtitle was improved.
  • The slideshow applet was set to be unfocusable to avoid browser error.
  • The slideshow applet was set to be unfocusable to avoid browser error.
  • The display error of a scrolling applet in browser was partially solved.
  • Several errors related with Maple slideshow under Vista were fixed.
  • Some bugs related to Jtattoo lookandfeel were fixed.
  • The installation procedure was refined.
  • The slideshow frame was set to be modal.
  • messy code was removed.

New in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.09 (Jul 23, 2009)

  • A bug in video creation was fixed.
  • Several minor bugfixes in the GUI. .
  • Transition setting was improved.
  • A bug in the song lyric editor is fixed.
  • Documentation was revised.
  • A bug in image/mp3 synchronization was fixed.

New in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.08 (Jul 2, 2009)

  • The code was optimized to avoid random pause and garbage collection.
  • A bug in image/mp3 synchronization was fixed.
  • A bug in the "pause" screen was fixed.
  • Several major bugfixes in the slideshow applet's destructor.
  • Initialization code was optimized to make the program more responsive.
  • Applet deployment was improved.
  • A bug in splash screen is fixed.

New in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.07 (Jun 23, 2009)

  • File association in Windows was added.
  • An error in zoom slider and alpha slider was fixed.
  • An error in photo montage was fixed.
  • Applet deployment was improved.
  • Several errors in documentation and warning messages were corrected.
  • Several bugs in incremental building were fixed.

New in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.03 (Mar 23, 2009)

  • Mnemonic keys were added to menu items.
  • The Input dialog was improved.
  • Some classes were renamed.
  • A bug in import of animation was fixed.
  • The interface of BufferedAnimation for import of animation was defined.
  • A bug in progress monitor is fixed.
  • Doc was revised.
  • A new demo was made.
  • The broken link of CNET's mp3 download was removed from menu.
  • The English spell checker was removed.
  • The preview pane was replaced with preview window with fullscreen support.
  • An mp3 timing bug was fixed.
  • To speed up file operations, the latest visited folders will be remembered in the config file.
  • Undo function was added.
  • The option of unsynchronized Image and mp3 was provided.
  • A bug in frame jumping was fixed.
  • User can play a single frame directly from menu for tuing or tesing now.

New in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.03 (Mar 23, 2009)

  • Mnemonic keys were added to menu items.
  • The Input dialog was improved.
  • Some classes were renamed.
  • A bug in import of animation was fixed.
  • The interface of BufferedAnimation for import of animation was defined.
  • A bug in progress monitor is fixed.
  • Doc was revised.
  • A new demo was made.
  • The broken link of CNET's mp3 download was removed from menu.
  • The English spell checker was removed.
  • The preview pane was replaced with preview window with fullscreen support.
  • An mp3 timing bug was fixed.
  • To speed up file operations, the latest visited folders will be remembered in the config file.
  • Undo function was added.
  • The option of unsynchronized Image and mp3 was provided.
  • A bug in frame jumping was fixed.
  • User can play a single frame directly from menu for tuing or tesing now.

New in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.02 (Mar 17, 2009)

  • Fog animation was added.
  • A bug in image enhancement was fixed.
  • A bug in file chooser was fixed.
  • A bug in slideshow's splash screen was fixed.
  • An image/music synchronization bug was fixed.
  • Support for JRain component was added. External animations such as a short video clip can be converted and imported now.
  • The grids of "rule of thirds" and "golden section" were added in layout panel.
  • Gui layout was tuned for Nimbus lookandfeel and Latin charcaters.
  • Doc was revised.
  • A bug in lyric display for high-resolution slideshows (e.g. 1024x768) was fixed.
  • A bug in launching slideshow from Maple was fixed.
  • Menu labels were simplified.
  • Mnemonic keys in Menu of Maple slideshow player were added.

New in Maple Slideshow Builder 1.01 (Feb 20, 2009)

  • Ripple-dissolve, whiteflash, pacing wipe and several displacement transitions were added.
  • The default Lookandfeel has been changed to "Macwin".
  • GUI layout and menu items were redesigned.
  • Awt components were replaced with lightweight Swing components.
  • A new logo was made.
  • Integration with system tray was implemented.
  • The new rendering hint "GASP" in J2SE 6 was applied to improve text rendering of True-type fonts.
  • The GUI interface for Kenburns animation design was implemented.
  • The GUI has been tuned for Linux/Gnome.
  • Image caching was improved.
  • Double-buffering in slideshow applet was enhanced.
  • Better synchronization of image/mp3/lrc was implemented.
  • The speed of slideshow generating was improved with incremental building.
  • The built-in gadget for making synchronized song lyric file was enhanced.
  • Unnecessary files will be shrinked when exporting slideshow applet.
  • Applet deployment was simplified, and all files are packaged into one jar file now.
  • The java logo during loading phase was replaced with a progress wheel.
  • The slideshow applet can work without jlayer now.
  • A serious bug in Fullscreen/Window switching was fixed.
  • A timing bug in transition was fixed.
  • Language support for Portuguese and simplified Chinese has been added.
  • documentation has been rewritten.