DVD PixPlay -> Version History

This is the version history page for DVD PixPlay, showing the last 20 software updates. You can return to the main page for this software by clicking here.

Index:

• Version 10.21 (Oct 26, 2016)
• Version 10.05 (Aug 29, 2016)
• Version 10.04 (Jun 15, 2016)
• Version 10.03 (May 20, 2016)
• Version 10.02 (May 17, 2016)
• Version 10.01 (May 11, 2016)
• Version 10.0 (May 6, 2016)
• Version 8.01 (Apr 14, 2014)
• Version 8.0 (Feb 28, 2014)
• Version 7.05 (Mar 30, 2012)
• Version 7.03 (Sep 7, 2011)
• Version 7.02 (Aug 20, 2011)
• Version 7.01 (Aug 5, 2011)
• Version 7.0 (Aug 1, 2011)
• Version 6.32 (May 19, 2011)
• Version 6.31 (Apr 12, 2011)
• Version 6.30 (Mar 12, 2011)
• Version 6.20 (Feb 2, 2011)
• Version 6.19 (Jan 28, 2011)
• Version 6.18 (Jan 5, 2011)

• Release Date: Oct 26, 2016
• • Fixed: May show blurred background when image not already selected
  • Added: Preview for blurred background option

• Release Date: Aug 29, 2016
• • 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

• Release Date: Jun 15, 2016
• • 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)

• Release Date: May 20, 2016
• • Fixed: Double-clicking thumbnail may not display image full-size

• Release Date: May 17, 2016
• • 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

• Release Date: May 11, 2016
• • Fixed error on start up if upgrading from certain older versions

• Release Date: May 6, 2016
• 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

• Release Date: Apr 14, 2014
• Fixed: May encounter memory errors and unexpected issues
• Fixed: May not retrieve correct GPS and other EXIF information from digital camera images

• Release Date: Feb 28, 2014
• 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

• Release Date: Mar 30, 2012
• 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

• Release Date: Sep 7, 2011
• 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

• Release Date: Aug 20, 2011
• 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

• Release Date: Aug 5, 2011
• Fixed: May encounter timing issues when setting custom frame display times

• Release Date: Aug 1, 2011
• 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

• Release Date: May 19, 2011
• 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

• Release Date: Apr 12, 2011
• 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

• Release Date: Mar 12, 2011
• Added: Gesture support: Click and drag the mouse to navigate, rotate, remove, etc
• Added: Double sized 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

• Release Date: Feb 2, 2011
• 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

• Release Date: Jan 28, 2011
• Added: Now supports PowerPoint PPTX format
• Added: Other improvements to PowerPoint importing

• Release Date: Jan 5, 2011
• 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