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Fantastic new memory wall effect displays your images as framed photographs on a wall |
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130 new transition effects with a preview displayed as you select each transition |
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Can now display raw image files from cameras (Canon, Sony, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus, Minolta, etc) |
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Can now configure the text that is displayed over images: filename, date and/or description, with control over font size and color |
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Now all controls are displayed using XP Themes |
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Can now specify a random display mode and Amaze will choose the multiple slideshow, pile of pix, memory wall, etc. display modes at random |
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Have improved the multiple slideshow with support for shadows and background texture files |
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Many improvements to the thumbnail display control, including threaded loading, immediate display when scrolling, etc. |
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Can now specify that all systems sounds should be disabled while the screen saver is active |
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Many usability improvements including previews, remembering of common folders and a new large thumbnail display mode |
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Added: Can now mute all system sounds while the screen saver is active |
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Added: Now allows you to preview each transition effect as you select it |
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Added: Now thumbnails are loaded in a separate thread so the UI isn't held up |
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Added: Content of thumbnail grid now updates as scrollbar is dragged |
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Added: Can now specify that Amaze should choose your slideshow display mode at random |
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Added: Can now display a shadow around images during a multiple slideshow |
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Added: Now remembers the folders used for loading texture files |
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Added: Can now specify a background texture for multiple slideshows |
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Added: New thumbnail display option: very large thumbnails |
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Added: Now shows a preview of the selected screen saver type |
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Added: Favorites list drop down now shows the number of files in each bookmarks list |
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Added: Now when dropping a folder into a favorites list it now adds all the contained files |
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Changed: No longer displays data folder option unless other Xequte products are installed |
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Added: There is now more control over what text is displayed over the image during the screen saver, including filename, description or the file (or camera field) date |
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Added: Can now control the font size, color and style of the text displayed over images during the screen saver |
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Added: Now displays the full Amaze name in the screen saver properties |
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Changed: Now always saves thumbnails in JPEG format |
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Removed: High quality thumbnail option (now always high quality) |
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Added: Support for raw image files from camera: Canon, Sony, Nikon, Pentax, Olympus, Minolta, etc. |
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Added: XP themed controls throughout application |
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Added: 130 new transition effects |
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Added: New "Memory Wall" display mode shows images as framed photos on a wall and pans from one photo to the next |
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Added: Now includes a default background music file |
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Fixed: Better drawing of text controls containing glyphs |
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Added: Many internal improvements |
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Fixed: May get errors when running a new version installed in a non-default folder |
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Changed: Increased default size of thumbnails |
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Changed: Styling improvements for thumbnails |
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Added: Preloading of images now uses another thread |
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Changed: Improved bordering when displaying text files |
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Added: Now when upgrading it automatically adds support for new image types |
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Fixed: Background around selected icon not consistent in filenames display mode |
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Fixed: Active icon not highlighted in filenames display mode |
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Changed: Closing of registration information dialog is now never delayed |
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Changed: No longer resets settings when installing a new version |
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Fixed: Pile of Pix images may shrink if the toolbar is displayed |
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Added: Now remembers your default folder for addition of images |
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Added: Now when not using random display it remembers the last image shown and next time commence from there |
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Fixed: On some installation key files may not activate automatically |
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Added: Now supports versioned key files |
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Added: Displays the username in the about area |
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Fixed: May get flash of text onscreen when screen saver starts |
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Changed: Now uses Windows local data folder for storage of data files |