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In this Issue:
Dear Xequte Software
User,
Well there's so much news to report that I'll keep
my comments brief to save you the eye strain.
Over the last two months we've been working hard to
polish up all our products and ensure they are ready for Windows 7. We've
also released a major upgrade for Amaze, Screen saver and another big update for
MailList King.
With so many releases this should be a newsletter
that makes almost everyone happy ;-) (except maybe Smart Pix and
MegaView users, but you'll be rewarded soon too).
Regards P.S. If you find this
newsletter interesting please forward it to your friends :-)
* Amaze Screen Saver V7.0
Released
Amaze Multimedia Screen Saver displays your
favorite photos and videos while your computer is idle.
Top Ten Changes
1. Completely revamped
interface
2. Dual monitor support 3. Automatically rotates digital camera photos for display 4. New keyboard shortcuts to mute (M) and advance music (N) during slideshow 5. Multiple photos mode now supports slideshow captions 6. Fonts can be specified for slideshow captions 7. Hides cursor during video playback 8. New texture files 9. Improved performance 10. Windows 7 support Complete Change List: http://www.xequte.com/amaze/changes.html
More info and download: http://www.xequte.com/amaze/
V7.0 Offers Registered Amaze users can upgrade for $6.90 (20%
off):
Registered users of other Xequte products can purchase Amaze for $15.60 (20% off): Note: These offers are only available from the
links above and expire at midnight Sep 4.
* MailList King V8.60
Released
MailList King allows you to manage and communicate
with a mailing list from your own computer. V8.60 is another big update
adding many usability enhancements.
Top Ten Changes
1. New "Sending Task Properties" with all
details (message, recipients, log, etc.) available in one dialog
2. New "Select Personalization Field" dialog to make it easier to personalize your messages 3. New dialogs to display Removal and History records 4. Full editing functionality is available when editing messages of existing sending tasks 5. New editing toolbar when creating Acknowledgement and Welcome messages 6. When using date fields in personalized messages you can shift them (e.g. one week ago, 30 days after purchase) 7. You can quickly send a message in your Delayed Messages list to recipients 8. You can quickly run an Outlook Folder Retrieval task on any Outlook folder 9. SMS sending tasks now display with unique graphics 10. Fields can now be mapped to any custom field when importing Complete Change List: http://www.xequte.com/maillistking/changes.html
More Info and Evaluation download: http://www.xequte.com/maillistking/download.html V8 Registered Users: If you have not been emailed a
download link please complete the following: http://www.xequte.com/support/serial/
* DVD PixPlay V5.03
Released
DVD PixPlay allows you to create slideshow discs
from your digital photos and videos for playback on DVD players and
computers. We have released 3 small updates since our last
newsletter.
Top Five Changes Since
v5
1. New page flip transition effect
2. WMV videos can now be added to projects 3. Option to display all effects, even if they have been disabled for the project 4. When adding images, thumbnails of those already in the project are shown as gray 5. Better quality when creating YouTube videos Complete Change List: http://www.xequte.com/pixplay/changes.html
More info and download: http://www.xequte.com/pixplay/ (Simply install the new version over your old one. No new key is required if you are already using v5.*). * Two Screen Savers
Updated
Our two freeware screen savers have been updated to
add support for multiple monitors and Windows 7:
Both products can be downloaded from:
* Four More
Updates
We have also released updates to our other popular
freeware products to add support for Windows 7 and other
improvements:
All products can be downloaded from:
* Program Tips
- DVD PixPlay: Where are All My Transition
Effects?
One feature added in v5.0 has been both popular and
derided. Many users didn't like the motion and transition effects
selectors cluttered with those that they never used and so, by default, PixPlay
now hides any effects that you have not enabled for the project.
This left many other users scratching their heads
trying to find the effects that they don't want for the project, but do want to
assign to individual images.
If you are in the latter camp, go into View >
Options, Other and uncheck the box for “Hide effects that are not enabled for
the project”
- MailList King: Adding Existing Recipients to a Welcome Message or Auto-Responding Task What happens if you have a group with a welcome
message and 1000 people have subscribed., but later you decide that every six
months everyone in the group should get an automated message (explaining how to
unsubscribe). In the past if you created a new delayed message it would only be
sent to new subscribers to the group, leaving your old ones in the
dark.
With v5.60 you can now add existing members to
delayed welcome message or auto-responding task:
1. Create a new delayed welcome message (under View
> Options, Automated Emails, Welcome Messages, Delayed Messages)
2. Select the new delayed message 3. Click "Send to Addresses" 4. Add your group members 5. Click OK twice - Smart Pix/MegaView: Rotating all of your Images with a Single Click One of the most common image editing functions is
rotation. To quickly rotate a selection of images with a single
click:
1. Select your files (hold Ctrl down as you
click on them, or hold Shift to select a contiguous row)
2. Click Rotate Left or Rotate Right using the buttons on the Image Editing toolbar or under the Edit menu 3. Click "Yes" at the "Rotate All?" prompt Also, if your camera supports it, Smart Pix and
MegaView can automatically rotate any portrait images as you download them from
the camera (using Tools > Acquire from Camera or Scanner)
Note: Smart Pix and MegaView both support lossless
JPEG editing, which means there is no reduction in quality when you rotate or
crop a photo (unlike many other image editors).
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