History of Dvd PixPlay Photo and Video Slideshow Creation Software

Complete Change List

• Changed: Added much more information to the PixPlay Help file
• Added: More powerful CSV importing/exporting
• Added: Now the viewer to play video files from a CD launches full screen to windows media player if available
• Added: More control over the buttons displayed on the main toolbar
• Added: Now writes meta data to the project file
• Changed: Improved structure of project files
• Added: Improved formatting of CSV export file
• Changed: Compiled all project options (transitions, background music, etc) into a single dialog
• Added: Improved styling of options dialog
• Added: Now displays glyphs in the Add Clipart dialog
• Added: Improved separator in grid for DVD chapters
• Added: Now remembers your default tab in Options
• Changed: Now handles thumbnails for images with text and title pages in the same way as normal images
• Added: Can now double-click items in the clip art list to add them
• Fixed: Current object may not be selected when displaying the clip art dialog
• Changed: Work files, such as title pages, are now saved under the project folder
• Changed: Changed references to the "Work Folder" to "Project Folder"
• Added: Advanced option to display the slideshow preview at your selected output ratio
• Added: Advanced option to specify the maximum zoom level for Image Motion effects
• Fixed: When using function to move videos to the start in some situations some videos will not be moved
• Fixed: When using function to move videos to the start the project may not be flagged as changed
• Fixed: When loading some project files, the initial sound file may be forgotten
• Changed: Improved wording in the New Project Wizard
• Fixed: If reduce thumbnail size, it may not add scrollbars even if they are needed
• Changed: Now displays Video sound track and background music settings in same window
• Changed: Now the auto cropping level is saved for each project
• Removed: Reduced some of the logging data
• Fixed: When creating an image slideshows the cursor may not correctly show as an hourglass
• Added: Can now override the default location for the processing log file
• Added: Under Windows Vista the processing log is saved to the DVD PixPlay My Documents folder
• Added: Can now specify whether the duration of frame display during an image slideshows can be optimized to maintain the designed timing of the slideshow
• Added: Check to ensure the version of the PXP Viewer installed is compatible with this release of DVD PixPlay
• Added: When clearing the cache it now deletes all old preview images for title pages and images with text
• Added: Much faster when calculating start times for each frame
• Added: In options the widths and visibility of all columns in full details mode can be specified
• Added: In Film Strip file display mode it now shows the time that each frame starts
• Removed: No longer caches dimensions for images
• Added: Now displays the starting time and crop ratio for images in the hover status
• Added: Now displays frame information when hovering over the image
• Added: Now displays an icon based on the its usage, video, image, title page, etc.
• Removed: Filename width settings in Options
• Added: Optimized loading of images even when using motion effects
• Added: Viewer now supports reading of images from a sub-folder named Pxp_Files
• Fixed: Total slideshow display item may not update when using cut/copy/paste
• Fixed: Some problems when creating DVD's with foreign character sets
• Added: Warning when specifying a temporary folder that contains foreign character sets
• Added: When creating image slideshows it now advises a minimum recommended output size for title pages
• Fixed: When creating an image slideshow it might reduce the size of images with text even if that option is not specified
• Added: Improved menu layout
• Added: Fourth output quality option
• Added: Hints to navigation button when display images or during an image slideshow
• Added: When displaying am image it now offers buttons to navigate between DVD chapters
• Changed: Now when saving as a text or CSV file it does not affect the project filename
• Changed: Updated the End User License Agreement in installer
• Changed: Improved the layout of many dialogs throughout the application
• Added: Now hides the Frame Caption option from the main window unless frame captions are used
• Added: Some changes to file sequences with large DVD projects
• Changed: Disabled Joliet when burning DVD videos
• Added: Add Images dialog now displays title page files
• Changed: Add Images dialog no longer displays temp/cache images for title pages and images with text
• Added: Improved styling of the main window
• Added: Can now specify motion (pan zoom) effects for images
• Added: Can now easily remove the borders from images
• Added: New Format: Combined DVD and Image Slideshow disk
• Added: New Project Properties dialog with quick access to all settings for the project
• Added: New Frame Properties dialog with quick access to all settings for the selected frame(s)
• Added: Full details file display mode allows you to quickly review the display time, motion and transition effect and crop ratio for all your frames
• Added: Can now use texture files or gradient colors for background
• Added: Can now specify custom transition times for each image
• Added: Can now specify the duration of the fade in/out
• Added: Can now display buttons to navigate DVD chapters, print the slideshow, view a web site or send an email when creating image slideshows
• Added: Can now undo your last change when editing
• Added: New Border removal wizard
• Fixed: When using Viewer it may not loop when set Always loop option
• Added: Compatibility option to burn at least 30mm to DVD disks
• Added: Now beeps upon completion of burn
• Added: Improved error message when running out of space on disk
• Fixed: May display final burn disk step even if a burn error was encountered
• Added: More accurate progress display when clicking the Test button in the Burn Disk wizard
• Changed: Now always loads the first image when opening a project
• Fixed: Project may create some temp folders
• Fixed: Creates output folders even if only previewing a slideshow
• Fixed: Can erroneously access settings for the background of an image with text
• Added: Now the default selection for motion and transition effects is the most copasetic
• Fixed: Does not display so many warnings if using "Test Slideshow Disk" and no disk is in the drive
• Added: Now displays a tip in the frame display area if there are no frames in the project
• Changed: By default now always fades in and out
• Fixed: May get error if click Test with image format and the viewer is not installed
• Added: Now displays the link to the exporting plug-in if it is required

 
v3.01 Modifications

• Added: Much faster when manipulating the project (adding, removing and re-ordering files)
• Added: Undo is now optional. Disabling it will make all editing operations much faster
• Added: Slideshow generation progress is now displayed when hovering over the task bar icon
• Changed: Now wraps captions that are too wide for display on a single line
• Added: When adding text to image, any custom caption that has been added to the image is used as the default text
• Fixed: When setting a custom motion effect your changes may not be saved
• Fixed: In rare situation may get into continuous loop when shortening a slideshow to match background music
• Fixed: File limit in evaluation version may not be consistently applied
• Fixed: When using the option to preview from the current position, the start of the background music may be skipped if the first frame is selected
• Removed: Advanced Option: "SVCD compatibility fix for problematic DVD players"
• Added: Code to address "Invalid window handle" error when adding images
• Fixed: Can proceed through burn disk wizard even if the exporting plug-in has not been installed
• Added: Now always uses filenames for new title pages that are unique to the project (even if the project folder has changed)

 
v3.02 Modifications

• 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

 
v3.04 Modifications

• 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
• Fixed: In unregistered version may get "Invalid Slideshow List" errors
• Added: In hover hint it now 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

 
v3.30 Modifications

• Added: Improved compatibility of DVD disks created with PixPlay
• Added: Now supports SPTI for more reliable disk burning under Windows 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

 
v3.31 Modifications

• Added: More logging for burner status
• Fixed: Some buttons may disappear in title page editing dialog for small frame sizes
• Fixed: Some issues with some multiple drive configurations

 
v3.32 Modifications

• Added: Can now change between SPTI and ASPI drivers if no burners are found
• Changed: Displays warning if burning library incompatible
• Fixed: If the size of images in the slideshow are reduced, the selected image motion may not be used
• Fixed: May not save chapter list when generating image slideshows

 
v3.33 Modifications

• Added: Now shows warning if file types are filtered in the Add Images dialog
• Added: F5 refreshes the directory in the Add Images dialog
• Added: More informative status bar information in the Add Images dialog
• Fixed: Removing all files in the Missing Files Wizard may produce an error
• Fixed: Selecting "Sort by Creation Date" in Add Images dialog may produce a random sort
• Fixed: Better resolution to TAO write errors

 
v3.34 Modifications

• Added: Updated burning library

 
v3.35 Modifications

• Fixed: May encounter problems recognizing burner with Windows 98 and ME
• Added: Now can resize the Clip Art dialog
• Added: Outputs PXP File path in log file
• Added: Now includes PXP project file when send support email
• Changed: No longer shows icons for infrequently used menu items
• Changed: Updated Easter Egg