In this issue:
* Smart Pix v6.02 Update
* MegaView v6.02 Update
* Diji Album v4.02 Update
* Power Print v1.21 Update
* DVD PixPlay v0.92 Update
* Software Tips
* Removing yourself from this list


Dear Xequte Software User,

Well there's no big news from Xequte this month, just a lot of little news.  We have released minor updates of five of our products, each offering a small set of improvements and fixes.  These updates are free for all registered users of the current versions, but please read below to see if the update addresses your requirements.

Thank you to customers who have told us of any issues they have encountered or suggestions they have had.  If you have any comments please drop me a line.


Regards

Nigel Cross
Xequte Software
www.xequte.com


P.S. For those who have asked for pictures of our twins, here's one showing my son with his new teeth and my daughter who has just started crawling:
http://www.xequte.com/personal/babies3/DSCN2230.jpg




* SMART PIX MANAGER V6.02 UPDATE

The v6.02 update of our Image and Multimedia Management software mainly addresses problems with printing and adds a drop down list to the move and copy buttons to quickly access recent folders.

You can download the new version from (just install it over your current version):

http://www.xequte.com/smartpix/download.html



* MEGAVIEW V6.02 UPDATE

MegaView, our Image and Multimedia Viewing software, v6.02 adds support for JPEG 2000 and XIF file format Support, threaded pre-caching of images and addresses issues related to printing.

You can download the new version from (just install it over your current version):

http://www.xequte.com/megaview/download.html



* DIJI ALBUM V4.02 UPDATE

Diji Album (our Photo Album creation software) v4.02 now includes lossless rotation and cropping and red-eye removal (without requiring a plug-in), creates indexes when building Adobe Acrobat albums and fixes issues related to transparent images, reverse sorting when adding new pages, copy errors and printing problems.

You can download the new version from (just install it over your current version):

http://www.xequte.com/dijialbum/download.html



* POWER PRINT V1.21 UPDATE

An update to Power Print offers default size options, new Fill Page functions and faster printing.

You can download the new version from (just install it over your current version):

http://www.xequte.com/powerprint/download.html



* DVD PIXPLAY V0.92 UPDATE

Our newest product, DVD PixPlay VCD/DVD Slideshow Creation Software, has been updated to improve CD Writer support, address problems with windows drivers and add support for silent slideshows.

You can download the new version from (just install it over your current version):

http://www.xequte.com/pixplay/download.html



* SOFTWARE TIPS

SMART PIX MANAGER: QUICKLY CREATING NEW KEYWORDS

When you start a new database and want to create a lot of keywords, you may find it easier to type the list in a text editor, such as Notepad (optionally adding a group name after the keyword, e.g. A Keyword#A Group) and then import them into Smart Pix using the keyword import option under Database|Import and Export|Import DB Entries...


DIJI ALBUM: USING VIEW MODE

You will have noticed that while editing your album certain features are disabled for faster operation, such as page and background music and high-quality image display.  Also as the viewer has less toolbars than the editor the album page is slightly bigger so may look different.  For this reason we recommend that you often preview the album to see how it will look in the viewer.  To do this select Edit|Preview Album in View mode
Note: If you want to maintain the layout of your album pages regardless of the size of the program window, use the options under File|Album Properties, Album Size.


POWER PRINT: CROPPING IMAGES TO FIT YOUR PHOTO FRAMES

Photo frames are made to match standard photo sizes such as 6x4", 8x10" etc. Power Print allows you to output your images with exactly the correct size and dimensions to match these sizes.  To do this, double-click an image to open it in the image editor.  Then click on the Crop button and select a crop ratio.  Finally choose an area of the image to keep and click "Apply".  The resulting image is now precisely sized.


DVD PIXPLAY: HOW MANY IMAGES CAN BE PLACED ON A CD?

DVD PixPlay creates a movie from your images, so there is not a specific limit on the number of images that can be added, only on the length (in time) of the slideshow. If you use the default VCD format option then each CD can contain around 60 minutes of slideshow, so if you set each image to be displayed for 10 seconds then that would equate to 360 pictures per CD.