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v10.21 Change List

Fixed: May show blurred background when image not already selected
Added: Preview for blurred background option


v10.20 Change List

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


v10.04 Change List

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)


v10.03 Change List

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


v10.02 Change List

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


v10.01 New Features

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



v10.0 Top Ten New Features

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


v8.01 Change List

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


v8.0 Top Ten New Features

1.Can now automatically insert maps based on the GPS data in your photos or using your own custom design
Automatically insert maps based on the GPS data in your photos or using your own custom design

2.New Word transitions to display text or a letter sequence as images change
Word transitions to display text or a letter sequence as images change

3.Display times for each of your images can now be specified as you preview your slideshow for perfect alignment with your music or presentation
4.Forty new transitions including Pacman, 3D cube rotation, soft wipes, twists and puzzle pieces, plus enhancements to many existing transitions
Enhancements to many existing transitions

Forty new transitions including Pacman, 3D cube rotation, soft wipes, twists and puzzle pieces

5."Alternative Style" option adding a further eighty transitions
6.Slideshows can now be exported to an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) file or as a set of images
7.HD formats are now supported for YouTube uploading
HD formats are now supported for YouTube uploading

8.Enhanced Screen Saver for display of your PixPlay project when your computer is inactive
9.Wider support for new camera, video and audio formats
10.Many optimizations to improve speed of slideshow generation

Complete Change List

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


v7.05 Change List

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


v7.04 Change List

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


v7.03 Change List

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


v7.02 Change List

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


v7.01 Change List

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


v7.0 Top Ten New Features

1. PC and DVD+PC formats now available for multiple slideshow disks
2. Labels and DVD buttons offer drop shadows, bordered text and can be rotated to any angle
3. Images added to title pages can now be locked to their aspect ratio and include a colored border
4. More powerful project properties with slideshow looping and stretching to audio available even when previewing
5. Improved New Project wizard including creation of title pages from your own images
6. Revamped Multiple Slideshow Disk wizard
7. 35 new DVD Menus and Title Page style templates
8. Projects can now be cloned when saving them to a new filename
9. High quality algorithm now used when creating title and other pages containing photos
10. Faster creation of DVD and PC format slideshows

Complete Change List

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


v6.32 Change List

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


v6.31 Change List

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


v6.30 Change List

* Added: Gesture support: Click and drag the mouse to navigate, rotate, remove, etc

Mouse gestures
* Added: Double sized thumbnails

Double Size 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


v6.20 Change List

* 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


v6.19 Change List

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


v6.18 Change List

* 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


v6.16 Change List

* 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


v6.15 Change List

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


v6.14 Change List

* 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


v6.13 Change List

* 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


v6.12 Change List

* 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://


v6.10 Change List

* 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


v6.0 Top Ten New Features

Complete Change List

* 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 boxed may not display video glyph
* Added: Select Frame combo boxed show 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


v5.25 Changes

* 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


v5.23 Changes

* 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


v5.22 Changes

* 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


v5.21 Changes

* 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


v5.20 Changes

* 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


v5.10 Changes

* 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)


v5.04 Changes

* 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


v5.03 Changes

* 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


v5.02 Changes

* 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


v5.01 Changes

* Fixed: May encounter error when creating a new project
* Fixed: Missing files and Tip of the Day may show at same time
* Added: Improved display of frame timing info
* Added: Now better quality when creating YouTube videos
* Fixed: Move to Start function may fail
* Added: Quick Set buttons when setting custom motion effect
* Added: Now uses Windows Media Player as backup player if MPEG is not properly associated
* Fixed: Text added to images may display with ellipsis
* Fixed: Shift selection may act strangely after frame removal
* Changed: Disables single file functions if multiple files are selected


v5.0 Top Twenty New Features

1. Motion Effect and Transition selectors now include thumbnails Click to see Screen Shot
2. Motion Effect and Transition selectors only show effects that you have enabled for the project
3. "Tip of the Day" on start-up
4. 50 new photo-based title page templates, 22 new transition effects, 30 new shapes and 16 new DVD menu themes
5. Added "General" tab to Project Properties dialog to set default display time, background style and slideshow logo
6. Added "General" tab to Frame Properties to set the frame caption, DVD chapter and edit the image
7. Improved "Insert Clip Art" dialog which now shows thumbnails for all images and includes an "All Clip Art" folder
8. Improved "Insert Shape" dialog offering thumbnails of all shapes and other improvements
9. "Add from Camera" dialog is now much easier to use and remembers all your default settings
10. Enhancements to more than 40 other dialogs to improve styling, comprehensibility and remember preferred settings
11. Test button (when burning) can now display just a quick preview of the conversion
12. Many improvements to printing including posters sized printing of your photos (Pro version)
13. Title page templates can now be selected from a thumbnail list
14. Enhanced "Align frames to music" function which can now re-time the entire slideshow and also adjust the default display time
15. Captions can now be added to video files
16. New "Move Frame" function to quickly relocate photos in your slideshow
17. Keyboard control over volume during a slideshow, including muting
18. Many improvements to PC Slideshow viewer including many keyboard shortcuts to pause and navigate the slideshow and a right-click menu with relevant functions
19. Various improvements to logo display for the slideshow (Pro version)
20. 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 folder. Project 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.g. using 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


v4.10 Changes

* 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


v4.08 Changes

* Added Support for PPTX PowerPoint format
* Added: New high quality PPT import feature that uses EMF vector format
* Fixed: Workaround for bug in PowerPoint 2007 SP1 where exported slides can be cut off
* Fixed: No confirmation before prompt to save on shutdown when filename is not set
* Added: F5 key to reset caches
* Fixed: Multimedia file length cache not reset when re-adding a video to a project
* Added: Now checks for splitting of output files


v4.07 Changes

* 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


v4.06 Changes

* 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


v4.05 Top Five New Features

1. New function to automatically stretch the display time of selected frames to match music file(s)
2. Can now specify a stationary display time for images when using motion effects
3. Multishow wizard now includes an option to add a "Play All" button
4. Added many keyboard shortcuts in the Title Page editor
5. 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
* Added: Now even if drag and drop files to project it follows your project copying rules
* Fixed: Some problems cleaning up folders under Windows Vista 64
* Fixed: Margins may offset DVD menu buttons
* Added: Frame captions now support // for line breaking
* Fixed: Shows "Finalizing Disk" text even when disk does not need finalizing
* Fixed: No error displayed if multiplexing of a DVD menu fails
* Changed: Improved display of disk speed selector
* Fixed: Wrapped text may change position if it is locked to center
* Removed: Flat style thumbnails option


v4.02 Changes

* Fixed: Ampersand in folder name may cause conversion to fail
* Fixed: Theoretical situation where it may try to re-lock the drive
* Changed: No longer auto-enables burner logging
* Fixed: "Cannot lock burner" error
* Added: More informative error message when using serial number for older version


v4.01 Top Five New Features

1. Can now output video files in MPEG-4 and WMV formats
2. WMA music files are now supported
3. File Date column is now available in Full Details view
4. Columns can now be re-ordered in Full Details view
5. Updated burning library to improve compatibility with DVD burners

Complete Change List

* Added: You can now improve the aspect ratio of DVD slideshows to more closely match the original
* Added: New preset video file format: HD Bluray compatible (NOTE: not true Bluray movie format)
* Changed: Email video format is now MPEG-2
* Added: New field, %FileTime%, which uses the digital camera time field or the file creation time
* Added: Browse for projects in the multiple slideshow dialog supports multiple selection
* Added: Better suggestions for text in title pages and images with text
* Added: Improved layout of DVD button edit dialog
* Added: Now supports IPTC Title field
* Added: Multishow Projects now show under recent files
* Added: /NOSPLASH parameter to hide splash screen on start up
* Fixed: Now hides the splash screen when displaying debugging options on start up
* Removed: Autoplay video files option (now always included)
* Added: Can now clear your registration key by holding down shift key
* Added: Now includes an ASPI driver in main install
* Fixed: Doesn't reload last project if /NOSPLASH parameter is used
* Added: Now when you try to insert an invalid disk it advises what formats your burner supports
* Added: Silence.mp3 now in the Music folder
* Changed: Better error message when PPT conversion fails because PowerPoint is not installed
* Changed: Reduced the verbosity of the log
* Fixed: Irrelevant controls may not be disabled in the Frame Properties dialog
* Added: Fallback project directory is now Vista compatible
* Added: Now video files support margins
* Changed: Now disables rather than hides the remove border tab for title pages
* Added: Improved logging during multishow
* Removed: Minimize while burning option
* Fixed: Warning about overwriting narration even if the narration is no longer in use
* Fixed: Narration start timing may be offset by confirmation dialog
* Fixed: Narration is appended to existing content
* Fixed: Copes better when canceled due to source file error
* Added: Better handling of very large images
* Added: Debugging option to handle special character sets


v4.0 Top Ten New Features

1. Multiple slideshows can be burned to a single DVD disk with a menu
2. A PowerPoint presentation can be opened directly in PixPlay (Pro Version)
3. Can export slideshow to a YouTube video file
4. Many improvements to Title Page dialog including new toolbar, "Snap to Grid" positioning, many alignment and sizing functions and layout options for background images
5. Now automatically rotates your camera photos using the embedded digital camera fields
6. Now supports XP/Vista style numbered file sorting
7. New texture files, background music and Clip Art
8. A company logo can be shown throughout the slideshow display (Pro Version)
9. Many improvements to styling and layout, including a much improved Add Images dialog
10. Fully Windows Vista compatible

Complete Change List

* Added: Blu-ray disk burning support (PC and MPEG-2 Format Slideshows)
* Added: Can now stretch, center or tile background images for title pages and DVD menus
* Added: Support for more audio formats: MP2, MPA and AC3
* Added: Many right-click options to better layout multiple objects in Add Text dialog
* Added: New Clean Up dialog allows you to reduce the space used by some optional DVD PixPlay files
* Added: Can now display TV safe areas when creating title pages and DVD menus
* Added: Widescreen DVD cropping and border removal options
* Added: Now all common EXIF and IPTC fields can be used in captions and image text
* Added: Insert Text dialog has a drop down list of suggestions to use
* Added: Can now specify alignment for text on Images or Title Pages
* Added: Can now specify a single caption for all frames (can include EXIF and IPTC fields)
* Added: Project background dialog now shows a preview of the selected background
* Added: Title page background dialog now shows a preview of the selected texture
* Added: Camera Acquisition wizard now supports RAW camera formats
* Added: Full Details display now includes a header row
* Fixed: May get error when pasting a non-object in the title page editor
* Added: New Office style color selectors
* Added: Now custom color selections are remembered throughout session
* Changed: Much better quality when recording narration
* Changed: Better handling of repeated lines in the log file
* Changed: Undo is now much faster
* Changed: Improved default application size and position
* Changed: When clicking Add Selected in the Add Images dialog it now asks if you want to add highlighted items if nothing is checked
* Fixed: May Mis-drag if clicking after drag reordering items
* Fixed: May take an inordinate time to delete temp folders under Vista
* Fixed: Alternate silence handling method to resolve Status_Access_Violation when encoding DVDs
* Changed: When getting burner locking errors it prompts whether to change the burn transport
* Added: Full Details display now normalizes any fields (such as IPTC Description) in captions
* Changed: No longer shows oversize slideshow status as red in the main screen unless we last burned in that format
* Fixed: May prompt to save file even it is not changed
* Added: New SPTD Burn Transport option to improve compatibility and speed on problematic systems
* Added: New power option when creating title pages: Use this style for all DVD buttons in this menu
* ixed: Strips null characters that may be found in IPTC descriptions
* Changed: Text display boxes such as the Missing Files list always truncate in filename style
* Added: Can now split text onto multiple lines in text editor using //
* Changed: Now limits opening of text files to the following formats: TXT, FVT, BKMK
* Added: Warning about no burners can now be disabled
* Added: Insertion position box in Add Images dialog now has glyphs
* ixed: Check selected items in Add Images dialog may not be disabled even if there are no checked items
* Fixed: Check selection count may not change when [de]selecting all items in Add Images dialog
* Added: Check toggling button in Add Images dialog
* Changed: No longer warns about file limit when dragging files within PixPlay
* Changed: When previewing slideshow it now displays frame captions even if motion effects are in use
* Added: Frame caption shadows now display when previewing/displaying image slideshows
* Fixed: Textured backgrounds may not appear correctly in DVD slideshows
* Added: Captions on main title bar can now be disabled
* Added: Can now optionally have text on buttons in Edit Image dialog
* Added: Now remembers default project folders for saving and loading
* Fixed: May get error that it is unable to create sub-folders when burning an image format slideshow
* Fixed: Dragging and dropping frames in the project may alter the order
* Changed: Now adds new images at the end of the slideshow by default
* Added: Now remembers your image insertion preference
* Added: Toolbar in Insert Title Page dialog
* Changed: No longer allows stretching to background music, if music is less than ten seconds in length
* Changed: Default frame caption margin is 4%
* Added: Improved layout and styling of Add Images dialog
* Changed: Double-clicking images in Add Images dialog no longer adds it immediately to slideshow
* Changed: Reduced the checkbox clickable area in Add Images dialog
* Fixed: Return may not add a file to slideshow in Add Images dialog
* Changed: Selection status is emboldened when checking items in Add Images dialog
* Changed: No longer displays extra blank space on bottom right when previewing videos
* Changed: When loading projects from text and CSV files it always uses the filename as the default project name
* Changed: Moved "Test Slideshow Disk" under the Advanced menu
* Changed: Now uses the system default multimedia player when using "Test Slideshow Disk"
* Added: Third test video display method: Windows Media Player
* Fixed: "Test Slideshow Disk" function may not display the disk correctly
* Changed: Improved error message when an invalid music file is specified
* Changed: Now uses Windows Media Player for slideshow test preview
* Added: Now allows editing of widescreen and slideshow label settings even when burning a single video file
* Fixed: Some raw files display with odd color hues
* Fixed: "Frame" Shape may not have transparent inner
* Changed: Updated DVD encoding library to 6.14
* Fixed: When changing from an image background texture for a title page, the changes do not display
* Changed: Video soundtrack options are no longer disabled. When selecting them your project will be checked to ensure all images follow your video files
* Added: Save dialog now always checks the specified extension matches the filename
* Changed: Improved layout of Edit Image dialog
* Fixed: Possible that a form may appear under a parent window
* Added: Improved registration system
* Fixed: May use margin and widescreen settings for video files, even though the options are not available
* Changed: Improved layout of slideshow format selection when burning
* Added: Now includes a YouTube define file to allow easily manipulation of the YouTube format definition
* Changed: Improved slideshow format descriptions
* Changed: Now displays VCD or SVCD estimated sizes not both (chosen automatically based on past actions)
* Changed: Now slideshow titles can use any characters
* Added: Can now specify a slideshow title in the main window
* Removed: No longer need to specify a disk label in the burn disk wizard, it uses the slideshow title
* Changed: Can now write full debug log for burning problems
* Changed: Now shows Plug-In download link whenever selecting the DVD burning mode (if plug-in is missing)
* Added: Now saves size and length meta data to the project file
* Added: External editor dialog now defaults to program files path
* Changed: Image Format renamed PC Format
* Fixed: After maximizing the main window the ability to drag drop reorder items may be disabled
* Changed: Some improvements to the way the Resize grip functions
* Changed: Now can stop playback of a sound file in the Background Music dialog
* Changed: Default thumbnail sizes are now at the same ratio of DVD display
* Changed: Now much easier to change the thumbnail sizes
* Fixed: Clicking F1 when selecting certain controls in the Options dialog may give a context-sensitive help error
* Fixed: Title page preview in New Project dialog has crosshairs cursor
* Removed: Option to use 8.3 filenames when launching to editor
* Removed: Background thumbnail loading option
* Fixed: When creating a Title Page and you change templates it may not repaint the screen
* Fixed: Background image may not new loaded when changing Templates for Title Pages
* Added: Much more accurate display of progress based on actual output method (e.g. saving vs. burning)
* Changed: Now burning function has 3 or 4 tasks, not 5
* Fixed: Some settings may not be saved if PixPlay is running on Windows shutdown
* Added: Improved layout of buttons in Edit Image dialog
* Fixed: When clicking deselect in Edit Image dialog it may no longer select
* Added: Larger graphics on preview video toolbar
* Added: Preview button in the Add Images dialog can now use the internal video player
* Added: Project now always maintains a constant work folder (even if filename or title changes)
* Added: Can now specify the size at which video files are shown during preview and in PC format slideshows
* Added: Now warns if any debug logging options are enabled and allows them all to be disabled en masse
* Changed: Many improvements to internal data structures
* Fixed: No practical way to set DVD looping when choose DVD+PC format
* Added: Advanced options dialog is now tabbed
* Added: Can now select the columns displayed in Full Details mode from the main window
* Changed: Options dialog is now much less complex with some settings removed and other deprecated
* Changed: Project options dialog now uses the current file as the source for example text when specifying captions
* Changed: No longer converts background images to BMP
* Changed: Copes better with folders containing umlauts
* Added: Texture file used for background is now always cached
* Fixed: Specified Frame Caption margins may not be used when previewing
* Added: Frame caption margins are now used also by image slideshow format disks
* Fixed: In rare situation when background image filename clashes with another image it is not included in a PC format slideshow
* Changed: When burning a single video file to disk, it now checks the source file to see if it is already of the output format and no longer converts it
* Changed: Improved performance of looping background music
* Fixed: Some issues related to log file handling under windows Vista
* Added: When sending email to support it now includes a log for your last burn attempt
* Added: Now has two versions, Personal and Professional
* Changed: Improved the layout and styling of many dialogs
* Fixed: Improved wording when an IPTC description is found in an added file
* Added: Now saves a log when there are missing files detected in the project
* Removed: Advanced Setting: Always display Frame Captions box on Slideshow Settings panel
* Added: Can now burn multiple slideshows to a single DVD disk with a menu
* Added: Can now directly open a PowerPoint slideshow
* Added: Can now export slideshow to a YouTube format video file
* Changed: New texture files, background music and Clip Art
* Added: Now supports XP/Vista style alphanumeric sorting
* Added: Positioning of objects in the editor is now much easier due to a Snap to Grid option
* Added: Can now specify a company logo to show throughout the slideshow display
* Added: Now when adding files it automatically rotates photos based on the embedded camera field
* Added: "Automatically Rotate Files" function on the Frame menu
* Changed: Reduced default Autocrop to 8%
* Changed: No longer automatically crops Power Point presentations
* Added: Checking for null display time
* Added: More checking for invalid total display times
* Fixed: Hint does not change when hovering over thumbnails
* Fixed: Music may loop when previewing even if looping is disabled
* Fixed: Autocropping of preview may not match burned autocropping
* Fixed: Specified border removal may not be used for images when burned to disk
* Added: Right click option to remove text from an image
* Changed: Improved Font Selector: Better performance, hides undesirable fonts and only shows font names in font if they can display
* Changed: Combined Advanced Burn settings and Burner info dialog
* Removed: Other Burner settings dialog
* Changed: Combined TV format and widescreen option selector
* Changed: Removed some burner specific settings from advanced options to Advanced burner options dialog
* Removed: XVCD and XSVCD compliant video format options
* Changed: Improved default position for new objects in title page editor
* Changed: Now uses a folder tree to determine clip art categories
* Changed: Renamed Clip Art folder
* Fixed: Title page editor does not center correctly in work area
* Added: Now remembers the last used clip art category
* Added: Shows progress while cleaning up temp files after burning
* Changed: Added to default clip art selection
* Changed: Re-ordered some items under the Help menu
* Changed: Now Autorun is digitally signed


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


v3.34 Modifications

* Added: Updated burning library


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


v3.32 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


v3.31 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


v3.30 Modifications

* 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


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
* 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


v3.03 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


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


v3.01 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)


v3.0 Modifications
* 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


v2.70 Modifications
Changed: Now all spin controls use XP themes
Changed: Now uses XP style checkboxes in thumbnail grid
Fixed: May get dashed box around selected frame in thumbnail grid if set DVD chapter
Changed: Improved layout of the Transitions dialog
Fixed: Can't use delete key to remove text from the Custom Caption box
Fixed: Title page dialog may not remember the default background color
Added: Can now minimize DVD PixPlay while it burns the slideshow
Fixed: May get clicking sounds with MP3 files that have initial silence
Added: Now shows progress while multiplexing
Added: When hovering mouse over thumbnail it displays the full filename and display time
Changed: Better internal handling of threaded thumbnail loading


v2.67 Modifications
Added: Random sorting of the slideshow
Fixed: Unusual error when slideshow is larger than will fit on disk
Fixed: Doesn't set estimated size for DVD to zero when removing all frames


v2.66 Modifications
Added: Can now display time remaining during slideshow conversion
Added: Can now display a preview during slideshow conversion
Changed: Now always reformats numbers for improved display
Added: Now warns when slideshow will be larger than a DVD can handle
Fixed: May encounter error when creating slideshows longer than 75 minutes


v2.65 Modifications
Added: If no burners are found are button is displayed to try the internal drivers
Changed: No longer displays message about missing drivers if user has dismissed it previously
Added: Now always shows preview and burn buttons even on a shrunken toolbar


v2.64 Modifications
Added: Enhanced memory manager
Fixed: When use start up wizard may not get any transitions
Added: Now guesses a user's NTSC or PAL setting based on their locale
Added: Test Disk function now supports DVD and image format disks
Fixed: Now supports quotes specified in image text
Changed: No longer displays the summary tab of the burn disk wizard


2.63 Modifications
Added: Progress displayed in main window title bar while analyzing multimedia files
Added: Now supports video files that do not have an audio track
Fixed: If put space at the end of an image caption project may not load correctly on some windows versions
Added: Explicitly blocks insertion of WMA files into the slideshow
Added: Now checks whether erroneous sound files are null length and gives a more appropriate error message
Fixed: In some situations if stretching the slideshow it will repeat the background music
Added: Now when burning the slideshow it truncates the source music list when it is longer than the slideshow
Added: When opening and saving projects the file is added to Windows recent files
Added: Sorting by photo taken date
Added: Now uses a dialog for function to re-sort the slideshow


v2.62 Modifications
Changed: More accurate progress displayed while generating slideshow MPEG
Fixed: No longer shows long period of inactivity when processing image frames
Added: Slightly faster processing due to better handling of screen updates
Added: Slightly faster processing captions to be displayed on each frame
Fixed: Didn't truncate wide captions enough if margins are enabled
Added: Can now specify the margins for frame captions
Fixed: May not enable video specific options even if project contains video
Added: Now displays the number of videos in project in the status area


v2.61 Modifications
Fixed: Truncates long captions when outputting slideshow
Added: Now checks disk space more frequently when converting
Added: Now when creating VCD/DVD files it displays processing feedback
Fixed: During slideshow conversion it may not display an hourglass cursor
Fixed: May continue processing even after cancellation
Changed: Now uses MP2, by default, rather than AC3 for DVD audio
Removed: Outdated method for updating wnaspi32.dll version
Added: Now when no burners are found it offers to redirect users to the web site for assistance
Added: Better logging of burner status
Fixed: Disks with existing content may be described as not writeable, even if the erase option is selected
Changed: Now when first selecting transitions all are enabled by default
Added: When deleting title pages/images with text from your project cached screen and thumb files are deleted
Fixed: References to DVD chapter breaks aren't deleted for files removed from the project


v2.60 Modifications
Added: Faster and more efficient in generation of slideshow (no longer uses temporary files)
Added: Now detects projects with a single video file and uses the special function for such conversion
Changed: Better progress display text
Added: Now waits a moment before updating the time display in the Burn Disk wizard
Fixed: Ampersands do not display when adding text to images
Fixed: Ampersands do not display in custom added captions during Preview
Fixed: When add/remove text to/from an image custom display time and transitions for the image may be lost
Added: Can now import and export projects in CSV format
Changed: When loading a text file list it resets the existing project (unless use the merge function)
Added: Now Promote/Demote supports multiple selections
Fixed: Can get error when dragging multiple files to the end of the slideshow
Fixed: May now show registration status in About Box
Fixed: Does not display removable device warning is DVD PixPlay is set to copy such files anyway
Added: Now allows you to specify whether images, videos or both are displayed in the Add Images dialog
Fixed: Toolbar position may not be saved
Changed: Rearranged layout of main menu


v2.53 Modifications
Fixed: Still some issues with paths containing non-English characters
Fixed: Editing functions may not work
Changed: Removed ten second transition limit


v2.52 Modifications
Changed: When viewing an image slideshow with manual advance and no toolbar, double-clicking the screen will close it
Changed: No longer display frame timing information in place of image capture during preview
Added: Advanced option to display frame caption at bottom of main image during preview


v2.51 Modifications
Added: Can now specify different file display methods in the add images dialog
Added: Can now display an image full size in the add images dialog
Added: Size of the Add Images window is now saved
Fixed: Timing may be inaccurate if transitions are disabled
Changed: Improved general accuracy of slideshow preview timing
Added: Stretch small images and video to screen size to Image Slideshow options dialog
Added: Can now use PageUp/PageDown to navigate between DVD chapters when viewing Image Slideshow disks
Changed: Now displays length of slideshow with one decimal place
Added: Now checks for XMP files and adds them (and any files they reference) to image slideshow projects
Changed: Improved layout of Create Disk dialog
Fixed: Slow at determining next transition effect to use (when random)
Fixed: When creating DVD's may set square pixel flag
Changed: Better logging of DVD and VCD imaging processing
Changed: No longer writes a temporary log
Added: Faster saving of project files
Added: No longer has a 64k limit for project files under Win 9x
Changed: No longer sets JPEG images added as clip art as transparency
Fixed: Some issues scanning images into DVD PixPlay
Changed: Removed sub-folder lines from folder tree
Added: Now checks that the install file is not located in the application folder when installing
Changed: Now always re-orders files for DVD output
Changed: Now adds an ellipses when items are repeated in the progress log
Changed: Now makes preview accurate even when not previewing from the start
Changed: Now when preview the slideshow from a midpoint, it choose the appropriate track for that position


v2.50 Modifications
Added: Now includes an image editor for cropping, red-eye removal, color modification, etc.
Fixed: May not correctly save the transition duration for projects
Added: Advanced option: Stretch small images when showing Image Slideshow disks
Added: Hidden option to disable printing of images/slideshow in Image Slideshow disks
Added: Can now rotate images even after they have had text added to them
Added: Now recreates thumbnails as required for title pages if they have been deleted
Added: Now supports image map files that allow specific areas of an image to be set as clickable (when creating image slideshow with Diji Album)
Added: New shortcuts Ctrl+D to create a disk, Ctrl+P to print, Ctrl+Shift+E to open in an external editor, Alt+E to insert chapter break, etc
Added: All keyboard shortcuts now shown in menu and hints
Added: Outputs raw error when unable to preview a sound file


v2.48 Modifications
Fixed: When creating Image Slideshow disks the transition duration setting may not be read


v2.47 Modifications
Fixed: With some burners may show percentage burned to disk at greater than 100%
Fixed: Can get a DVD compiler error in some situations where there is an ampersand in the filename
Changed: Shows the "Enter Key" button even in the registered version. Clicking it displays registration status
Fixed: Some issues creating DVD folders that contain umlauts in the path
Added: Explicitly check for null output files after conversion
Changed: Now uses any existing external ASPI DLL if available
Fixed: Some dialogs do not close when Esc is pressed
Removed: Ogg-vorbis and Hav and other less used DLL's to reduce download size by 10%
Added: Now installs an ASPI DLL


v2.46 Modifications
Added: Updated DVD Burning Library
Fixed: Load error that can occur with certain JPEG images


v2.45 Modifications
Fixed: May get frames blurred if add text to images stored in project folder
Fixed: In certain situations slideshow preview accuracy is disabled (so don't match expected time)
Added: Debug logging to track slideshow preview timing accuracy


v2.44 Modifications
Added: New option to display the slideshow while you record a narration
Fixed: If cancel processing while creating the slideshow it closes the dialog
Fixed: When creating image disks an incorrect transition effect may be used
Added: Some extra logging detail


v2.43 Modifications
Fixed: Fatal Memory Error messages on some systems
Added: Can now multiply select items and use the space key to check them in the add images dialog
Added: Now supports descriptions (delimited by #) when importing file lists
Changed: Now when importing a project it always prompts to save to a new file
Fixed: Italicized text may be truncated on the right hand side
Added: Various improvements to the Help file
Changed: Styling improvements to the installation


v2.42 Modifications
Fixed: Crash that can occur when burning VCD format disks


v2.41 Modifications
Added: Now imports descriptions from MegaView when adding images to your project
Fixed: Some registration issues for particular users
Changed: Some internal improvements


v2.40 Modifications
Changed: Many improvements to disk writing library
Fixed: Various changes to make DVD formats more compatible with DVD players
Added: Device Capabilities dialog is now much more informative
Fixed: In some rare situations didn't detect that a valid writable disk has been inserted
Added: Now always adds a UDF bridge when writing DVD disks
Changed: Don't output temp file deletion to log
Fixed: "Cannot read from movie file" problem

Changed: AC3 audio rate is now set to 48 kHz
Added: Improved confirmation messages displayed prior to burning of a disk
Added: Tidied status messages while burning
Added: Warning if the autorun file for an MPEG disk cannot be located
Added: Now displays a final "Slideshow Generation Completed" tab
Added: New option to shutdown PC after slideshow generation completes
Added: New option to display extra burning details
Changed: By default cache size and device buffer progress bars are hidden
Added: Better processing information displayed during burn
Added: Now prevents the specification of UNC paths for temporary folders
Added: Now when adding images to your project embedded IPTC descriptions are read
Added: New tag %IPTC-DESCRIPTION% which reads the description directly from the IPTC field
Added: New option to display more buttons on the toolbar for image editing, copying, pasting and starting DVD chapters
Fixed: Warning about overwriting an existing file even if only testing the slideshow
Fixed: Some incorrect tab orders


v2.25 Modifications
Fixed: Thumbnail disk cache folder may be set incorrectly
Fixed: Select All disabled in missing files dialog
Fixed: Wording implies old price
Fixed: When previewing a slideshow with videos then images, the background music for the images is not played
Fixed: Erroneous disk space warning on some systems when burning to DVD disks
Fixed: May not generate a unique name for files added to the project folder
Changed: Now when use Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V within a project it makes a copy of edit files
Changed: Some internal changes
Added: Glyphs to style combo boxes
Fixed: Ctrl+C or X or V in the title page editor affected the style combo box
Changed: Preview files now not created in a temp sub-folder
Changed: Does not display errors for deletion of temp folders
Fixed: Memory leak when displaying Photoshop files


v2.24 Modifications
Added: New "Missing Files" utility to help you when project files cannot be found
Added: Can now specify the chapter breaks for DVD disks by right clicking the frames of your project
Added: New "Lower" quality output option for faster encoding
Changed: Now save temp files to sub-folders
Fixed: On some systems it doesn't create all thumbnails (still requires more work)
Fixed: On some systems XP Styles do not appear
Added: More information to save errors
Added: Now when closing options checks for any orphaned DPP temp folders and deletes them
Added: Now music files also follow your rules regarding copying of project files to a work folder
Added: Can now cancel the acquisition of images while processing
Added: Now shows progress when copying files to the project folder
Added: Improved styling of the progress dialog (more windows like with animations)
Fixed: After adding a title frame to the project the frame was not the selected item


v2.23 Modifications
Added: New "Film Strip" file display mode
Fixed: Some problems creating DVD format slideshows
Added: In details and film strip file display modes it now shows the length of video files
Fixed: If remove all images or music from a slideshow project it may return when reloading the project
Changed: No longer display multimedia errors during slideshows or full screen
Fixed: Wrong background for selected thumb items using icons
Fixed: Now copes better with corrupt WAV files
Changed: Silence now handled programmatically
Fixed: Output filename is not handled correctly when saving cue files
Added: Better logging and some changes to cope with DVD authoring errors
Added: Now copes better if errors are encountered while creating transitions
Fixed: Thumbnails may not update after editing the text of an image


v2.22 Modifications
Added: Now thumbnails are loaded in a separate thread so the UI isn't held up during loading
Added: Can now also shrink a project to match the background music length
Added: Better debugging to handle transition creation errors
Added: Now explicitly writes the intended aspect ratio for DVD disks
Changed: No longer displays warning about wide screen format when writing to DVD format
Fixed: AVI files may playback too quickly
Fixed: Work folders may not be named correctly
Fixed: May get an error when trying to acquired images from a camera
Changed: Names of temporary files when generating a slideshow
Fixed: Background around selected icon not consistent in filenames display mode
Fixed: Active icon not highlighted in filenames display mode
Added: Content of thumbnail grid now updates as scrollbar is dragged
Changed: Styling improvements for thumbnails
Changed: Icons are now displayed at full thumbnail size


v2.20 Modifications
Added: Outputting to native DVD format
Added: Can now specify whether DVD complaint mpegs use AC3 or MPEG Layer 2 Audio
Fixed: May not display all of background Music buttons on large font system
Added: Can now set slide shows to automatically loop (DVD format only)
Added: Send slideshow by Email function
Fixed: If disable all transitions may still have transitions shown
Fixed: Cannot import JPEG format images as clip art
Changed: Formats other than BMP, WMF, EMF, GIF are now not transparent when added as clip art
Fixed: May need to download viewer before burning (even if not exporting an image slideshow)
Fixed: May not use the correct length for title frames (or images with text) if it has been custom set
Added: More informative error message when encountering twain errors
Added: Now only displays movie write error once
Added: Better logging of save errors
Added: Improved logging for movie write errors
Fixed: AUDIO_TS folder not added to DVD's
Fixed: May lose cursor position when deleting items
Added: Now remembers the default folder for loading of video files
Added: Now warning that is displayed when exporting a single video to file can be disabled
Added: Can now specify whether images used in project are copied to your work folder
Fixed: Images on CD's are copied to the base work folder not the project work folder
Added: Can now reorder images using Cut, Copy and paste keyboard shortcuts
Added: Can now add images from windows explorer using copy and paste
Added: Can now import projects and file lists into the current project
Changed: Now always converts spaces to underscores in CUE filenames to address Nero issue with such filenames
Fixed: E-mail link in Create CD dialog may not work
Fixed: When exporting a single video as "Original" format may not play back


v2.10 Modifications
Added: Outputting to native DVD format
Added: Can now specify whether DVD complaint mpegs use AC3 or MPEG Layer 2 Audio
Fixed: May not display all of BG Music buttons on large font system
Fixed: If disable all transitions may still have transitions shown
Fixed: Cannot import JPEG format images as clip art
Changed: Formats other than BMP, WMF, EMF, GIF are now not transparent when added as clip art
Fixed: May need to download viewer before burning (even if not exporting an image slideshow)
Fixed: May not use the correct length for title frames (or images with text) if it has been custom set
Added: More informative error message when encountering twain errors
Added: Now only displays movie write error once
Added: Better logging of save errors


v2.0 Top Ten New Features
1. New export option to output the project in its original format (videos, images, music, etc) for playback on a PC
2. Added 133 new transition effects
3. Optimized the MPEG generation library giving much better output quality
4. New Create Project wizard guides users through all the initial steps of creating a slideshow file
5. New AVI output options: DivX 5, XviD, Cinepak, Intel Indeo Video R3.2, Microsoft Video 1, RLE and uncompressed
6. New option to automatically stretch your slideshow display to match the length of the background music
7. Now offers thirty templates when creating title pages (e.g. birthday or christmas styles)
8. New option to fade in at the start of the slideshow and/or fade out at the end
9. The timing of slideshow previews now closely matches that of the final result
10. Added native support for Raw digital image files from Cameras (Canon, Casio, Fuji, Kodak, Minolta, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, etc.)

Complete Change List

Added: Can now quickly add a caption to each image by specifying it under the image preview
Added: Many improvements to the UI including XP style controls throughout
Added: Can now paste images directly from the clipboard
Added: Can now lock text objects to the center of title pages
Added: Can now drag music files into DVD PixPlay (either in main window or background music dialog)
Added: Now image caption settings are specified in the main window and can be previewed
Added: Start up dialog with access to common functions
Changed: Help file is now in (CHM) HTML format
Added: Gradient background options for title pages
Added: Preview window in transition settings dialog
Added: Sorting of items as they are added
Added: Can now specify background music that is played after video files complete (if there are images remaining)
Added: Navigation buttons when showing an image full screen
Added: Underline option to text addition
Changed: Handling of temp image saving when creating a CD
Changed: Now saves temporary images in JPEG format to lower disk space requirements
Added: Now remembers if you always output to file
Added: Now remembers the folders that you save video files to
Added: Can now specify that filenames should be displayed rather than frame numbers
Fixed: Turning off file extensions does not take effect until the display is refreshed
Added: Now much faster at encoding images that have filenames overlaid
Added: Much faster loading and saving of title page files
Fixed: Sometimes text added to title pages will wrap even if it was not designed that way
Changed: Transitions use the maximum number of frames available
Removed: Option to specify the number of transition frames per second
Added: Now remembers your default music selection
Added: Now remembers your default transition selection
Added: Now warns you when loading a project if any of the background music files cannot be located
Added: Now uses checkboxes for selection of items in the Add Images dialog
Fixed: If use send to back in the title page designer object may still be drawn in front of other objects
Changed: Improvements to the VCD test function
Fixed: When try to burn a second identical CD using Back/Next it may re-perform the MPEG creation
Added: Now monitors that a minimum level of disk space is left on your system drive
Fixed: If click Edit or Add Text while a file is loading it may not edit the correct file
Changed: Layout of Help menu
Removed: Support and Web Site dialogs (in favor of menu links)
Added: Extra logging for transition frame errors
Added: Estimate of final project size is now much more accurate regardless of VCD type
Fixed: May estimate time of slideshow incorrectly if it contains video files
Changed: Show Registration Prompt from first running
Changed: Various improvements to the Registration Prompt dialog
Added: Can now cut, copy and paste items in the page editing dialog
Fixed: On some systems get a line insertion error when printing
Added: Now when outputting filenames during CD creation it never puts the filename in the margin area
Added: Multimedia header reading is cached even when creating a CD for faster processing
Removed: Option to continue display of last frame until music completes (superceded by new stretching function)
Fixed: Display time in Create CD dialog not correct for video files
Changed: Reduced default automatic cropping to max of 5% of each edge
Added: Now the e-mail support link in the help menu also forwards the log
Added: Tip advising how to use the soundtrack of a video in a mixed slideshow
Added: Function to move all videos to the start of the slideshow
Added: Can now resize the image display panel
Added: Can now hide the slideshow settings panel
Changed: Now usage tips are only shown once per session
Added: New option to further improve the accuracy of the preview timing
Fixed: Frame index of thumbnails may not update when reorder items in the slideshow
Added: More efficient debug logging when building slideshows
Changed: Now all work files are put in folders with the name of the project
Removed: brassplate.png clip art image
Added: Many internal improvements
Changed: Doesn't warn about being a video only project if images and videos are added at the same time
Changed: Doesn't warn about being a video only project if images added after the video files
Fixed: May change the position and size of the text box created
Fixed: Videos in slideshow would cause the time display to be slightly incorrect
Changed: Disable the status controls for CD writing while not writing a CD
Added: Now detects when images with text have been removed (even though the title page remains)
Changed: Some toolbar glyphs
Added: Now shows the length of background music in the create CD dialog
Added: Now remembers the font you used when editing each title page and offers it next time you edit it
Changed: Double-clicking in the title page editor now displays the Background Properties
Added: Display quality of thumbnails for title frames and images with text is now much better
Added: New shortcut Ctrl+Shift+T to remove the text from an image
Added: Can now use wildcards, %FILENAME% and %FILEDATE% when specifying the captions for images
Added: Improved the display of output project size
Added: Can now navigate when in full screen mode or viewer using the space key
Added: Manual navigation option for image slideshows
Fixed: Sometimes did not warn you if you were saving to a video file and chose a name of a file that already exists
Added: Default file/folder name when saving projects to file/folder is always unique
Changed: Offer the MPEG save option as default rather than Cue
Added: Now displays ellipses for very long filenames
Added: Now image selection dialog displays Title pages too
Added: Many more pop-up usage tips
Added: Now much quicker to specify a custom display time for images as the spin control is not disabled by default
Changed: Now when display a slideshow (preview or on a CD) the cursor is hidden
Added: New Xequte style key format
Removed: Superfluous Full-screen function


v1.22 Modifications
Fixed: Previous button may not function when trying to create multiple copies of a VCD
Fixed: In some circumstances it may not prompt to save a project when loading another one
Added: Improved messaging with regard to insufficient space available on hte disk
Added: Warning during uninstallation/upgrading if application is already running
Added: Some entries to the burn log
Fixed: Rectangles in title pages may revert to circles
Fixed: When previewing a slideshow that may contain a video the video may not be displayed for the full length
Fixed: When previewing a slideshow that may contain a video you may see the last image displayed when the video completes and the next image is shown
Added: Faster return from full-screen when a video is being played
Added: Now specifies default output filenames
Changed: Output filename path is no longer read-only
Added: Test VCD Disk function now also supports MPEG only disks created by PixPlay
Fixed: DVD PixPlay may not display projects exported from Diji Album if already running
Fixed: Default backgorund music may be added to imported projects even if they already contain music


v1.21 Modifications
Fixed: May encounter error when saving a CUE file to a file
Added: Now displays warning if try to write an MPEG to disk that is larger than the space available
Changed: Status message when creating MPEG frames
Added: Now ejects MPEG disks after creation
Fixed: Nothing might be selected in MPEG format drop down list
Fixed: CD speed may show as incorrect when displaying drive info
Fixed: An image with a margin is sometimes not centered


v1.20 Modifications
Added: New MPEG format option for creating autoplaying computer disks
Added: Can now add shapes (lightning, stars, etc) to images and title pages
Added: Wide screen output option in Advanced slideshow options
Added: DVD compatible MPEG export option
Added: Ability to write MPEG videos to DVD disks
Added: Can now add a solid color background to text when creating title pages
Added: Now checks the existence of all source images, videos and sound files before commencing slideshow wizard
Update: CD writing library for greater hardware compatibility
Added: Can now specify the output quality when printing projects
Changed: Better handling of the internal aspect ratio flag to address odd display on (mainly) computer systems
Added: Now remembers the folder from which music files are retrieved
Added: Now remembers the folder from which project files are retrieved
Fixed: Clip art and label repositioning may not be started
Added: Alt+T shortcut to edit text of current image
Changed: Handling of page background in title editor
Added: Logging of ASPI file versions
Added: Now doesn't fill the speeds box until the speeds box is clicked
Changed: Now uses internal ASPI library by default
Fixed: Advanced options dialog is not centered
Added: Now saves application data to Xequte common registry area
Added: Now deletes any non-existent items in the recent projects list
Changed: Layout of File menu
Fixed: Problems with images with duplicate filenames that have text added
Fixed: Edit Text option is disabled in right-click menu
Removed: Some superfluous clip art
Changed: Color of editing grips in text editing window
Fixed: Position lost when deleting files
Added: View Work Folder Files button to options
Added: If working on project exported from DJA it now requires saving to a new filename
Added: Extra step to Create CD wizard
Added: More informative definitions of all slideshow formats
Fixed: May get transition creation error when slideshow includes 1 bit images
Added: Now uses the specified slideshow name as the volume name for the CD
Changed: Layout of add text dialog when creating title pages
Added: Create CD Wizard now displays the current step in the title bar
Fixed: Title page files (*.dpg) may grow progressively larger as they are edited


v1.11 Modifications
Added: Now offers smart cropping to increase the display of images in the slideshow (i.e. reduce the border area)
Fixed: May get video slideshow warning the first time images are added to a new project
Added: Can now acquire video files from digital cameras
Fixed: Title page creation dialog may be positioned oddly
Fixed: Hide extension option for added filenames may not function
Updated: CD writing library
Changed: KB references in log are now in MB
Added: Advanced option to continue displaying the slideshow until the audio terminates
Fixed: Slideshow may not be recreated after changing settings in "Other" dialog
Changed: Some minor changes to the UI


v1.1 Modifications Added: Can now include video files within a slideshow
Added: Now offered as a autoplay item on XP when attaching photo devices
Changed: Now only adds an unregistered warning to the end of a sideshow, not every frame
Changed: Increased limit in unregistered version to 50 images
Changed: No delay on display of the Registration Information dialog
Added: Warning if insert a DVD disk
Added: Logging to the test VCD procedure
Added: Can now launch a project to DVD PixPlay while it is running


v1.06 Modifications
Fixed: Error that can arise when DVD PixPlay is first run
Added: VCD conversion speed has been further improved


v1.05 Modifications Added: Can now re-sort your slideshow by date, path or file name
Added: Printing of images and slideshows
Changed: Thumbnails now have curved corners
Added: Support for FVT format file lists
Added: Now when adding images to your project from a removable device it prompts whether to copy them locally
Removed: Removable device hint as it is no longer required
Added: Now saves to windows documents and settings folder
Fixed: May get a crash during encoding process on some systems
Fixed: Transitions may get cut short when preview
Fixed: Full-screens may not be quite full screen
Added: Displays a questionnaire when uninstalling
Fixed: Small images may not be stretched in edit image text dialog
Fixed: Images with text added may appear smaller than original
Fixed: Unsaved flag may not be set when editing the text of an image
Fixed: Some problems selecting USB devices
Added: New styling for the Usage Tip graphic
Added: First tip now has a link to display the tutorial


v1.04 Modifications
Updated: MPEG Encoding Library


v1.03 Modifications
Added: Standard SVCD conversion is now significantly faster (around fifteen times faster)
Added: Can now choose a high quality conversion option for SVCD conversion
Added: Displays a usage tip if you click the high quality conversion option
Added: Can now add file dates and custom text to slideshow frames
Added: Can now see a sample of the text that will be added to frames
Added: New function to play the vcd/svcd disk in the current drive
Changed: layout of menu with respect to recent files
Added: Improved the help file


v1.02 Modifications
Added: Caching of sound file lengths for much faster editing
Added: Improvements to the camera wizard: now displays all connected cameras, memory cards and twain devices
Fixed: SVCD disks may be incorrectly encoded as VCD's
Fixed: VCD disks may be incorrectly encoded as VCD1 format
Fixed: Filename may be displayed on created frames even if the option is not enabled
Added: More in-depth logging of mpeg conversion
Added: PixPlay association is not written to registry
Added: New option allows you to start previews at the selected image, rather than the start
Added: Now displays a warning message when trying to open a recent file that no longer exists
Changed: Styling of selected cell in thumbnail grid
Fixed: Some weirdness when selecting multiple cells
Fixed: If have a small number of permitted transitions selected it may choose a transition at random
Fixed: Transition selection box sometimes shows a blank entry
Fixed: Saved projects may incorrectly record custom times and transitions for images
Fixed: If click save immediately after making a custom change to the delay or transition for an image it may not save
Added: Tip about using images on removable devices
Added: Now hides the tip dialog if you check the "don't show" box
Changed: Layout of Add Images dialog
Added: Graphics and better layout in list of background music files


v1.01 Modifications
Fixed: About Box and Splash screen poorly laid on custom font systems
Fixed: Better handling of multiple instances when run called from another application
Changed: Hide "Enter Key" if user is already registered
Removed: Some "Please Order" nags
Added: Hidden option to log MPEG conversion
Added: Third party apps can now call DVD PixPlay even when installed to a custom folder
Added: Better reporting of errors that occur during MPEG generation phase
Fixed: Temporary folder settings may not be saved
Changed: Now doesn't repeat entries in the log file
Added: Select All/Unselect All buttons to transition dialogs
Changed: Image objects now referred to as clip art
Added: Limit on length of log display (to cope with win 9x versions)
Added: Support for image delay being set in third party apps
Added: Better handling of projects sent by third party apps (no save prompts or getting started advice)
Added: Disk space checking to the log file
Added: Improved display of slideshow creation progress
Added: New option to choose the preview display quality
Added: New XVCD and SXVCD creation options, the latter is hidden by default
Added: Checking for free disk space before commencement of slideshow creation
Added: Now deletes any orphaned DVD PixPlay temp files when exiting the options dialog
Added: Can now save project to an MPEG file


v1.0 Modifications
Initial Release