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Subject: [ANN] Picture Play 1.6, major update From: Chris Carruthers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello, Crescendo Software is pleased to announce the release of Picture Play 1.6, our new update to the premier shareware image composition tool for OS X. Picture Play lets you combine digital photos, scanned images, or any other graphics to create rich and diverse compositions with editable text content, backgrounds, and stylish effects including translucency, transparency, rotation and more. Its powerful multi-layered engine allows you to rearrange and edit individual objects freely until your original artwork is how you want it. You can then print, or export to one of many standard file formats, to share with family and friends, on paper or the web. You can check out the new update by visiting our website at http://www.crescendosw.com, or download Picture Play directly from http://www.crescendosw.com/files/pictureplay.sit.bin (972 kB download). This is a free upgrade for all currently registered users. For others, it will run in a fully-functional mode for 30 days. After this time, a US$14.95 shareware registration fee must be paid to continue use. New In This Version : - Brand new file format with resource fork for better transportability and redesigned to eliminate many nagging bugs. NOTE : Any previously created Picture Play documents will not work with this version. - 100 levels of translucency for image objects from totally opaque to invisible - Transparency of any colour, not just white, for image objects. Also with tolerance for including 'close' colours - New tab panel on Objects Palette with Effects tab for translucency and transparency that changes to Edit Text... button when a text object is selected - Unlimited undo/redo for all document changes - Changes to the mousing system allowing for speed improvements with no performance drop off with more complex documents when dragging/resizing or moving the mouse with rulers on - Enhanced clipboard copies more information for use within Picture Play, and displays Objects better - Removed unnecessary 'outline' dragging mode made defunct by performance optimizations - 'Preserve Transparency' option added to Tint Object tool allowing any transparent areas at that time, to not be tinted - Eliminated unnecessary contextual menu items and added cut/copy/paste/delete functions - Trimming rectangle is now translucent as per iPhoto, a more OS X compliant look - Added help tags in OS X for a more helpful interface when intuition fails - New document icon for a more OS X-like look - About box streamlined to take up less screen space and comply more closely with OS X HIG Guidelines - Trim window resizes itself to fit image size, but won't expand past screen edges - Objects palette now shows both 'actual' and 'display' values for object dimensions (actual fields not changeable of course) - Arrows between dimensions fields now reset original dimensions of image, and as such the previous tool menu item has been removed - Tool windows now remember their last used settings, so repetitive tasks will be quicker - Many more nips and tucks Bug Fixes : - Problems with windowing code that would cause OutOfBounds exceptions have been fixed, as well as some refreshing bugs with inactive windows - Collapse/Uncollapse menu item is now aware of state of window - Saved files now print correctly at full size - Rulers display double precision figures for inches, mm, and cm - Background name now saves with document - Non-standard text sizes now don't cause problems when editing text objects - Background colour shows correctly with 'normal' background pictures - Miscellaneous bug fixes and cosmetic enhancements If you would like any further information about Picture Play, or have any questions you would like answered, please feel free to email us at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards, Chris Carruthers Crescendo Software. http://www.crescendosw.com __________________________ Please visit our sponsors: RadGad(sm): The Place for Useful Gifts & Gadgets.(sm) http://www.radgad.com/, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 877-5-RADGAD MacTech(r) Magazine: The journal of Macintosh technology and development http://www.mactech.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED], or 805-494-9797 DevDepot(sm): Your Source for RAM, Technical & Developer Products http://www.devdepot.com, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or call 877-DEPOT-NOW To submit a posting to NetProLive, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]. To subscribe to NetProLive, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the SUBJECT line reading "SUBSCRIBE NetProLive". To unsubscribe, the SUBJECT line should read "UNSUBSCRIBE NetProLive". MacTech, Developer Depot, RadGad, and Xplain Corporation are not responsible for any errors, omissions, or other inaccuracies in this message. News may be propagated freely, but please attribute your source as MacTech Magazine, <http://www.mactech.com>.
