In this Issue:
- DVD PixPlay V6.10:
MOV, FLV and MP4 Supported
- DVD PixPlay Screen
Saver
- DVD PixPlay
Plug-Ins
- Program Tips
- Removing yourself
from this List
Dear Xequte Software
User,
Because work on other
projects is ongoing, this newsletter mainly focused on enhancements and new
plug-ins for DVD PixPlay. Users of our other products might
want to hit the delete key now, before you get caught up in the fervor
J
As always we love to
hear all your suggestions, feedback and tribulations on our user discussion
forum. Please join in the fun at:
www.xequte.com/userforum/
Regards
Nigel
Cross
Xequte
Software
nigel@xequte.com
www.xequte.com
* DVD
PixPlay V6.10: MOV, FLV and MP4 Supported
DVD PixPlay allows
you to create slideshow discs from your digital photos and videos for playback
on DVD players and computers. We have just released v6.10 to
provide support for MOV, FLV and MP4 formats.
As you
add these video types to your project DVD PixPlay will automatically convert
them to a compatible format.
It can
also convert problematic AVI formats, such as MJPEG, to a more compatible format
(See the Program Tips below for details).
Download v6.10 from:
http://www.xequte.com/pixplay/download.html
(Simply
install the new version over your old one. No new key is
required if you are already using v6.*).
And also the User Plug-Ins from:
http://www.xequte.com/pixplay/plugins.html
(Users
of older versions can upgrade at: http://www.xequte.com/pixplay/upgrade.html
)
* DVD PixPlay
Screen Saver
Now you
can display your favorite slideshows whenever your computer is idle using our
free DVD PixPlay Screen Saver.
1. Install the screen saver from:
http://www.xequte.com/pixplay/plugins.html#ScreenSaver
2. Right-click your desktop and click "Personalize"
(Windows 7 and Vista) or "Properties" (XP)
3. Choose the "Screen Saver" item
4. Select "DVD PixPlay Screen Saver"
5. Click Settings
6. Add your favorite project (*.pxp)
files
7. Click OK
* DVD
PixPlay Plug-Ins
An important addition
to DVD PixPlay for all registered users is our "Plug-In Pack" which provides
extra clip art, templates, textures, music and wider format support.
With the addition of video file conversion the pack was getting a little
large (15MB) so we have now split it into two separate packs:
- Style Pack for
Registered Users
- Format Pack for
Registered Users
You can download
these from:
http://www.xequte.com/pixplay/plugins.html
*
Program Tips
- DVD PixPlay:
Converting MJPEG and Other
"Difficult" Video Formats
There are some formats that do not preview well in DVD
PixPlay because Windows does not include suitable drivers (most common is MJPEG
which invariably raises the error "Cannot find vids:mjpg decompressor").
V6.10 makes it easier to preview these
files by converting them to a more compatible format:
1. Right click any video file that does not preview
correctly
2. Select "Convert Video
File"
- DVD PixPlay:
Printing Project Thumbnails
With v6 you can print
thumbnail sheets showing all images in your project:
1.
Select File >
Print
2.
Choose "Thumbnails"
for your "Print Size"
3.
Click "Advanced" to
specify custom colors and styling
- MailList King:
Understanding Undeliverable Message Processing
In general processing
of undeliverable recipients is handled in MailList King as follows:
1. MailList King
reads an undeliverable message in your email software or POP account and
determines which mailing list member it pertains to
2. MailList King
increases the "Undeliverable Message Count" for that member
3. If the member's
Undeliverable Count has got too high, he/she is removed from the mailing
list
While I'm sure most
of you will understand this process well, there are some subtleties that you may
be unaware of:
- MailList King can
recognize standard most formats of mailing list message and thus determines
whether it is a "Hard" (permanent failure) or "Soft" (temporary failure)
bounce. For soft bounces the member's Undeliverable Count
is increased by one, whereas for hard bounces it is increased by
three. So if you have specified that a member is removed
after five bounces, they may be removed after two reports of permanent
failure
- Members removed due
to bounces can be viewed and reinstated under View > History and Errors,
Removals
- You can manually
process messages as bounces using Edit > Add/Remove Addresses or Edit >
Add Addresses from Outlook folders. You can also
automatically process all messages found in a folder as Bounces using View
> Options, Incoming, Folder Processing Tasks
- You can view
undeliverable recipients by selecting "Filter/Search" in the main
window
- Smart Pix/MegaView:
Moving and Copying Files
One of the most
common ways we like to organize our multimedia files is by categorizing them
into appropriate folders. Smart Pix and MegaView offer a
number of different ways to quickly move your files:
- Whenever you move
or copy files they are added to the recent list so you can quickly move
subsequent files to the same folder by clicking the small down arrow beside
the move or copy button
- Display the "Quick
Move" Toolbar (View > Tool Windows > Quick Move). You
can then move selected files to recent or favorite folders with a single
click, or using drag and drop
- Click Shift+Alt+X
to move selected files to the folder you last used
- A quick way to sort
files in a folder is to add certain ones to favorites (File > Add to
Favorites or Ctrl + B). After you've finished the folder,
go to Favorites mode and move them all en masse
