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Version 0.61
2 Dec 2003
1 Mar 2004
4.0 - Can read all previous formats; versions earlier than 0.56 cannot read this format.

Animatic viewing and export is now supported. You can now set the duration of each frame and how much it overlaps with the following frame in the new Frame Properties palette:

Frame Properties palette

Once you've set durations, you can view your movie in real time with the Movie View:

Movie View

And when you want to share the animatic with others, you can export it to the AVI format (registered version only):

Export Windows AVI Options Video Compression

Along with this new Export format, all Export formats now save their last-used settings in the file for easy reuse.

Bugs fixed:

  • Landscape/portrait changes don't stick in the Print Setup dialog.
  • Color matching errors sometimes occur when reducing colors for image export. The main symptom was that white backgrounds became off-white when exporting to GIF.

Version 0.60
3 Nov 2003
1 Feb 2004
4.0 - Can read all previous formats; versions earlier than 0.56 cannot read this format.

Printing is now fully supported. This screenshot shows one of the settings tabs and the page preview, illustrating one of the many customizable page layouts you can select:

Print dialog

Version 0.59
8 Oct 2003
6 Jan 2004
4.0 - Can read all previous formats; versions earlier than 0.56 cannot read this format.

Windows Metafiles (WMF and EMF) are now supported in File > Import, including transparency. You can now change the global/local property in Layer > Properties, so you can create new empty local layers and change existing global layers to local.

Added File > Story Properties, with Title (overrides file name in HTML export) and default frame size (used when creating new frames).

Added Image > Mirror Horizontally, to help you visualize alternate frame compositions.

Made zoom settings sticky when you toggle Single Frame mode.

Bugs fixed:

  • Some non-ASCII characters were ignored by the Text tool.
  • Some settings were not reset in the Preferences dialog on Cancel.
  • Frame text font preference didn't take effect immediately.

Version 0.58
14 Aug 2003
11 Nov 2003
4.0 - Can read all previous formats; versions earlier than 0.56 cannot read this format.

Fixed bug: Clipboard problems before a file has been loaded.