Product Revisions
- Photo to Movie (Mac OS)
- Important bug fix when using documents with hundreds of photos.
- Improved stability when license key window automatically appears during launch.
- Improved stability when closing windows.
- Improved stability for certain audio timing during playback.
- Improved stability for media browser.
- Improved stability when calculating audio waveforms.
- Fixed bug in media browser where initial selection would not display images.
- Changed title editing to keep center constant rather then lower left corner.
- Added easier way to add/remove custom folders to media browser by Cmd- (or right-) clicking in window.
- Added support for Adobe Lightroom 2.x libraries in media browser.
- Improved stability during thumbnail calculation on various graphics cards.
- Improved stability of Adobe Lightroom libraries in media browser.
- Improved crash reporting mechanism for improved feedback to developers.
- Fixed minor bug when unchecking title fade-in/out checkboxes.
- Improved responsiveness while clicking on images in the timeline.
- Improved handling of rendering errors during transitions.
- Fixed more memory issues.
- Fixed potential rendering crash during thumbnail calculation.
- Fixed level meter on voice recorder in Intel machines.
- Fixed color issue during rendering under Mac OS 10.4.
- Added Color Drop transition, available with Extended Transition Plug-in.
- Added button in motion path inspector to edit associated transitions.
- Improved performance and memory footprint while previewing and rendering.
- Improved performance while scrubbing through large slide shows while thumbnails are loading.
- Improved timeline drawing to make overlapping titles and audio more apparent.
- Improved cross fade transition rendering performance on non-Quartz Extreme video cards.
- Improved pan angle control for QTVR so that it can accept values outside of 0-360 degree range, allowing full circular panning.
- Changed search for missing images to avoid mounting unmounted volumes.
- Changed QuickTime High Definition rendering formats to use AAC rather than LPCM.
- Fixed problem loading transitions from older files where all transitions would load as cross dissolve.
- Fixed problem displaying full resolution image when loading many images in timeline.
- Fixed problem where real time preview would flicker black if thumbnail images were loading simultaneously.
- Fixed progress indicator during multi-pass rendering so that it displays overall progress rather pass progress.
- Fixed several problems in media browser: searching, folder views, and more.
- Fixed problem loading PICT files.
- Fixed problem when photo updated outside of application.
- Added support for new style license keys.
- Numerous new transitions include page curl, mosaic, and more.
- Support for multiple audio and title tracks.
- Resizable timeline section of main window.
- Improved rendering capabilities.
- New media browser (including Aperture).
- Preferences for default timing preferences.
- Added automatic updating via the Sparkle framework.
- Fixed problem where iPhoto library could sometimes not be found.
- Changed several menu item shortcuts to be Leopard friendly.
- Fixed problem when rendering to QuickTime movie file under QuickTime 7.2.
- Fixed problem when loading photos with unsupported metadata.
- Fixed DV audio export to be 48Khz.
- Fixed minor translation errors.
- Added capability to set the title background color (via the Font Panel).
- Improved registration for retail (boxed) versions.
- Fixed problem reloading audio from older versions.
- Fixed problem selecting missing audio.
- Fixed problem in audio playback when some audio is missing.
- Fixed memory leaks while rendering long movies.
- Fixed problem audio encoding problems.
- Improved import photos to remember last used folder.
- Fixed problem loading recorded audio (bug introduced in version 4.0.4).
- Added preference panel for displaying full screen playback on secondary display.
- Added options to motion templates to use title safe photo boundaries, enabled by default.
- Improved tracking of referenced files for documents saved in this version or later.
- Improved 'No Motion' motion template to adhere to use zoom value.
- Fixed problem where default settings in Make Movie were not always saved.
- Fixed problem with audio when looping full screen playback.
- Fixed problem with repeated full screen playback on Mac OS X 10.3.9.
- Fixed minor localization issues.
- Added scrubber controls to full screen preview.
- Added ability to delete photos from document directly in photo organizer.
- Added loop option to full screen preview.
- Added audio scrubbing during scrubbing.
- Fixed problem with images appearing at low resolution in rare cases.
- Fixed problem with sending movies to newer versions of iDVD.
- Fixed problem with recorder and key frame panels losing track of document.
- Fixed problem when stretching photos to match multiple audio tracks.
- Fixed problem when reordering photos to preserve relative times of titles and recorded audio.
- Fixed problem when reordering photos to preserve absolute times of non-recorded audio.
- Fixed problem when reordering photos to preserve overall duration.
- Fixed problem with screen saver or sleep during long full screen previews.
- Fixed problem loading 16-bit TIFF images on Intel machines.
- Fixed problem loading CMYK images.
- Fixed problem when closing window while waveform for recorded audio being calculated.
- Improved export to iDVD so that now it sets disc name.
- Fixed problem when rendering cube transition with a flipped photo.
- Improved display of selected motion paths in timeline.
- Improved retail online registration process.
- Fixed problem when exporting movie to same filename after crash.
- Fixed problem where a loaded, unchanged document was automatically closed when loading another document.
- Fixed problem with scrollbar updating in timeline.
- Fixed crash when pressing F6 to start fullscreen preview while fullscreen preview already running.
- Fixed problem where audio items added after missing audio in reloaded document would not be rendered.
- Fixed problem with height field in QuickTime custom rendering panel sometimes showing garbage.
- Fixed problems when stretching photos in timeline with multiple motion paths.
- Fixed documentation problem where key references were missing.
- Fixed problem when splitting or trimming recorded audio.
- Fixed problem where recorded audio would disappear just after recording.
- Fixed problem when trying to resave a file loaded from an older version.
- Fixed problem loading audio from older version files.
- Fixed crash when changing one of the media files just after cancelling make movie operation.
- Fixed problem where make movie dialog was disabled after cancelling dialog asking for filename.
- Fixed case where blank images duration could be set to zero.
- Fixed problem with calculating hold durations when stretching photos.
- Fixed problem where scrubber would move to different location when making selection in zoomed timeline.
- Fixed crash when hitting cancel twice in make movie dialog.
- Fixed crash when closing document while a waveform is being calculated.
- Added full screen preview.
- Timeline now works properly at all zooms with unlimited images.
- Improved the way missing images are handled.
- Improved overall memory handling by fixing leaks and managing images in memory better.
- Improved export system to be more goal oriented. Integrated with various 3rd party applications.
- Added direct export to iMovie, iDVD, .Mac, Mail, and Toast.
- Improved playback system for much smoother playback using OpenGL.
- Sequence view is now split into its own key frame panel and works on selected motion path
- Application is now a universal binary.
- Added ability to drag and drop to reorder photos in timeline.
- Added photo organizing window for reordering and sorting photos within document.
- Fixed problem when rendering to QuickTime movie file under QuickTime 7.2.
- Workaround a problem in recent QuickTime releases during exporting (generated error -8970)
- Fixed a problem when loading JPEGs with corrupt EXIF headers
- Fixed a problem when pasting two motion path with same image source
- Added support for iPod Video movie export format
- Fixed problem where some audio would not play or export properly
- Fixed bug that could cause crash during export (more frequently under Mac OS X 10.4)
- Improved online registration process to confirm success/failure
- Improved process of finding iPhoto libraries that have been moved to different volumes
- Fixed bug when changing export formats, caused unpredictable results
- Fixed bug so that text draws right side up on Mac OS X 10.4
- Fixed bug during rendering of droplet transition
- Improved localizations (Japanese, Norwegian, Swedish)
- Fixed bug when exporting widescreen to Email, Web, or CD-ROM
- Fixed bug when adding music after 1st track using media browser
- Added media browser to browse for photos and audio in iPhoto and iTunes
- Added ability to export to HD 1080i and HD 720p if codecs available
- Added ability to set the default font style used for titles
- Added ability to cut, copy, and paste audio tracks and titles
- Added display of total movie duration in document window
- Added menu item to insert key frame before selected key frame
- Added menu item to add blank images after selected motion path
- Added warning and filter for adding protected audio (.m4p)
- Added ability to use any QuickTime transition in addition to built-in transitions
- Added droplet transition
- Improved performance with hundreds of images slightly
- Improved performance for images with non-72dpi resolution
- Improved performance when images are cached out of memory
- Improved handling of scrubber when editing in sequence, sets scrubber to time of selection
- Fixed bug which would cause skips in audio in rare cases
- Fixed bug where alpha channel would not be exported properly even for codecs with support
- Fixed bug where minimum key frame size was always 320x240; now it is based on export codec
- Fixed bug where left and right arrows keys did not change selection consistently
- Fixed bug where document was not marked as dirty when missing images were found
- Fixed bug causing crashes when trimming audio while waveform still being calculated
- Fixed bug causing export to hang when computer has 4GB of memory
- Fixed bug where background of cube transition would only draw black
- Fixed bug where background within image in cube transition would only draw black
- Fixed bug where stretching multiple motion paths a long way would not work properly
- Fixed bug where stretching multiple motion paths to zero or negative would cause problems
- Fixed bug where stretching single motion paths or blank images could set durations to zero
- Fixed bug where entering zero duration for motion duration or blank duration caused problems
- Improved reliability of reading corrupted data files
- Improved registration window so it now accepts lowercase registration codes
- Fixed bug causing incorrect rendering in small group of users
- Improved performance of timeline with hundreds of images
- Fixed bug causing memory leak when using cube transitions
- Improved reliability of cube transition rendering
- Improved help file with minor changes
- Fixed bug when reloading blank images and colors would all be set to one
- Fixed bugs when trimming or splitting audio
- Fixed waveform display after trimming or splitting audio
- Improved timeline performance when dragging (major)
- Improved overall timeline performance (minor)
- Fixed all localizations (timeline was not showing scrubber)
- Added option for keeping key frame inside when applying motion presets
- Improved automatic adjustment of music start times when dragging photos in timeline
- Improved display of selected titles to show knobs in timeline
- Fixed bug that would sometimes cause files saved under Jaguar to not be openable again
- Fixed some potential crash bugs after closing and re-opening windows
- Fixed bug where blank image would not save default duration
- Fixed bug where dragging photo track ending with blank image would not stretch photo track
- Fixed bug where dragging photo track with blank images would not stretch to proper time
- Fixed bug where dragging photo track would not snap to end of audio properly
- Improved localizations to Finnish, French
- Improved localizations to Dutch, German, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish
- Added additional registration capabilities for offline purchases
- Improved color in exported movies when using higher quality mode
- Improved editing by removing limit of 300 seconds on durations throughout application
- Fixed localized resources so that volume control appears for all languages
- Fixed help system (was broken again in 3.1.11)
- Added volume control in inspector for individual audio tracks
- Fixed bug where changing key frame to 'no stop' would draw incorrectly
- Improved performance when reloading files saved using embedded images
- Fixed online help so it is available from the application again
- Fixed a memory leak when using blank images
- Added automatic locking of titles and audio to the photo track
- Added voice recording feature
- Added ability to trim and split audio
- Added some troubleshooting sections to help and user's guide
- Fixed bug where selecting random transition would sometimes lead to invalid transition
- Added feature to add blank images to document useful for fading in and out
- Fixed bug where titles would not fade properly under Jaguar
- Fixed bug where title inspector would not update when switching from title to title
- Added 3D cube transition
- Fixed bug when rendering spin transition on screen
- Fixed bug where default motion values were not checked for reasonable values
- Fixed bug where repeated load/save of embedded images would reduce quality by recompressing
- Fixed bug where empty files would be created where missing images would have been
- Fixed incorrect localization of OK buttons in German
- Fixed some localization in Italian
- Added spin transition
- Fixed another bug where rotated key frames would not export properly
- Fixed bug where rotated images would not export their key frames properly
- Added titling feature
- Added additional transitions
- Added display of original image file location
- Added resolution warning of red text in inspector when key frames too small
- Added ability to stretch multiple consecutive selected paths in timeline by dragging last knob
- Improved selection handling when adding or deleting key frames or motion paths
- Improved look and feel of inspectors
- Improved localization in document info sheet
- Improved (significantly) timeline updating with of hundreds of images
- Improved load times for importing hundreds of images
- Improved display of timeline when hundreds of images present
- Improved finding original files by display filename in title
- Improved finding original files by searching in already known directories
- Improved finding original files by defaulting to last used directory
- Improved performance of sequence view with hundreds of images
- Improved memory handling for hundreds of images
- Improved rotating of images to reapply presets instead of just rotating existing key frames
- Fixed bug where exporting while images were still loading would export blank
- Fixed bug where closing documents would not release all memory
- Fixed bug where playing preview would stop as each image finished loading
- Fixed bug where scroll bar would not always update when timeline moved
- Fixed bug where dragging audio would not snap endpoints properly
- Fixed bug where some QTVR movies would not load properly
- Fixed a bug that caused high quality exports to run very slowly
- Further improved reliability when running our of virtual memory space
- Fixed bug affecting rotated images
- Improved reliability when running out of virtual memory space (4GB)
- Fixed bug in high quality export when doing lots of zoom
- Improved German localization
- Improved speed of long exports slightly
- Fixed problem exporting long files due to bugs in Panther
- Fixed version number in help files
- Fixed problem accepting custom settings in document info
- Fixed minor problems in registration system
- Added support for QuickTime VR movies in addition to regular 2D images
- Added spacebar keyboard shortcut to play movie
- Added a tutorial about circular motion paths to help
- Improved inspector by moving export info to a document info option
- Fixed bug where dropping movie without sound onto document crashed
- Fixed bug where switching from timeline to sequence left music playing
- Fixed many minor bugs keeping displays updated when switching views
- Fixed resolution bugs due to Panther changes when loading some images
- Fixed some layout problems in Panther for audio inspector
- Improved preview playback performance with many images
- Improved timeline performance with soundtrack
- Updated French, Finnish, and Japanese localizations
- Fixed bug where exported rotated images at high quality would fail
- Fixed bug where audio would keep playing after switching to sequence view
- Added waveform display to audio track
- Added ability to resize audio track height in timeline
- Improved rotation field to enter rotation in 0.1 increments
- Improved switching of views when selecting items in timeline
- Improved timeline to keep zoom when playing movie
- Improved timeline to keep scrubber in view while playing movie
- Improved synchronization of audio playback and scrubber
- Improved adding and removing key frames to keep new selection in view
- Fixed bug where dropping new images in sequence view would drop in wrong place
- Fixed bug where sequence view would not resize properly in some cases
- Fixed bug where dropping video and audio combo did not update buttons properly
- Fixed bug where closing window during playback left audio playing
- Improved audio playback import and start times (especially for AIFF).
- Improved registration code dialog to filter out spaces automatically.
- Improved inspector compatibility with some versions of Mac OS X.
- Fixed bug with registration dialog on French and Japanese versions.
- Added soundtrack support, import or drag audio into window
- Added ability to set audio in/out and fade in/out times using inspector
- Added motion presets for typical motion choices
- Added ability to flip and rotate source images
- Added automatic image orientation based on EXIF tags in JPEG
- Added title safe markers
- Added ability to drop images onto the icon in the dock
- Added ability to select all, selects all of currently selected item
- Added focus rings to focusable areas in window
- Added new registration code system
- Improved automatic switching of views when selecting paths
- Improved performance when loading many images (done in background)
- Improved performance of certain TIFF images
- Improved speed of high quality export for large images
- Improved embedding of images (now uses JPEG)
- Improved memory use during export
- Improved performance when switching between timeline and sequence with many images
- Fixed bug (partially) when loading PICT files with non-72dpi
- Fixed bug where export settings would not be remembered
- Fixed bug in timeline when maximizing window
- Fixed bug so that dropping images now places them at the drop point in the timeline
- Fixed bug so import images adds them after current selection
- Fixed bug so dropped or imported images are selected after drop or import
- Added DV stream export back for iMovie 2 compatibility.
- Changed Full Quality export for iMovie 3 compatibility.
- Updated numerous localization strings.
- Made download smaller by compressing some images.
- Fixed the improperly disabled Registration and Preferences menu items.
- Added ability to make selections of key frames, paths, and transitions.
- Added ability to cut, copy, paste key frames and paths.
- Added ability to edit multiple key frames, paths, and transitions simultaneously.
- Added key frame rotation capability.
- Added ability for key frames to reside outside image bounds.
- Added grid snapping for key frames.
- Added cursors for rotation and stretch points.
- Added ability to specify background color/transparency of exported movie.
- Added commands to zoom in and zoom out of multiple key frame view for editing.
- Added Finnish translation.
- Improved drawing speed in timeline dramatically.
- Improved timeline zoom to zoom around playhead.
- Improved memory usage for many images.
- Fixed bug where clicks in bottom of image near play button would not register.
- Fixed numerous hit testing bugs.
- Fixed bug where sometimes widescreen would not be properly exported.
- Fixed bug where Full Quality DV frame size was set incorrectly (only affected viewing in QT Player Pro).
- Fixed version number appearing in About Box.
- Improved preview playback speed slightly.
- Added support for widescreen (16:9) aspect ratio.
- Added Swedish and Dutch translations.
- Added a progress bar to the application icon in the dock when exporting.
- Improved help by adding short tutorial for basic operation.
- Improved finding referenced images to not require same file extension.
- Fixed bug to force Save As after loading version 1.x files.
- Switched to new integrated documented window.
- Added timeline with scrubber for previewing movie.
- Added support for multiple images with cross dissolves.
- Added support for Bezier motion paths.
- Fixed a bug which would cause inspector to have black background under Mac OS X 10.1 and some video cards.
- Fixed a crash when selecting transitions using the combo box menus.
- Fixed bug when loading some obscure types of TIFF images.
- Fixed bug where finding referenced image failed.
- Fixed bug optimizing resolution on 16-bit TIFF images.
- Fixed bug where sometimes resolution optimization would be discontinuous.
- Fixed bug where exporting to path containing wierd characters would lead to error -43.
- Added ability to drag preview frame directly.
- Added shift key to restrict movement of frames.
- Improved resolution optimization so it goes significantly faster in many cases.
- Inspector can now be opened without a document open.
- Fixed a bug with resolution optimization.
- Added resolution optimization option during export (eliminates flicker!).
- Added help files.
- Improved performance for large images.
- Fixed bug where adding nine (9) frames would fail.
- Renamed 'Get Info' menu item to 'Inspector' and moved to 'Window' menu.
- Added a preference for opening Inspector at launch.
- Add and remove key frame now work without keyboard focus in key frame sequence.
- Fixed a bug when removing multiple key frames simultaneously.
- Frame hold menu now includes an entry for 'no hold'.
- Exporting now uses a temporary file in destination folder instead of on startup volume.
- Added an inspector window for adjusting frames.
- Added many more export formats (including custom).
- Added ability to have multiple key frames in movie.
- Added commands for aligning frames.
- Added fields for setting exact frame coordinates.
- Added import command.
- Added ability to click on start/end text to select frames.
- Added menu items for all commands.
- Removed toolbar to save screen space.
- Improved ability to move selected frames.
- Fixed an issue with loading non-72dpi images.
- Fixed an issue when getting error -36 during export.
- Fixed crash after saving and reloading image.
- Fixed minor reliability issues during export.
- Reduced memory usage during export slightly.
- Minor reliability changes to registration system.
- Fixed problem with playback when changing duration during playback.
- Fixed another problem with non-72dpi images.
- Improved error reporting during make movie.
- Made non-72dpi images more reliably appear at full resolution.
- Added option to save documents using file references instead of embedding image.
- Progress bar during export is now smoother.
- Window saves its position now.
- Added hold times to beginning/end of movie.
- Fixed more bugs with acceleration/deceleration times.
- Fixed problem when using large images (62MB TIFF).
- Fixed bug when pressing play after customizing toolbar.
- Fixed bug when undoing after dropping image into window.
- Fixed bug where non-symmetric acceleration times would go faster at the end.
- Fixed bug where settings for no acceleration would sometimes hang application.
- Added button to swap frames.
- Added advanced options to set frame acceleration.
- Added a nice icon for Photo to Movie documents.
- Exporting movie now remembers last directory used.
- Fixed a bug during exporting which could have led to crashes.
- Added support for exporting to PAL (25 fps, 720x576, 4:3 aspect ratio).
- Added automatic update availability check and preference to disable it.
- Added an option for high quality rendering (much slower).
- Added cursor control for frames.
- Fixed a bug where the incorrect aspect ratio was used for NTSC (now 4:3).
- Fixed a bug where progress bar would initially appear incorrectly.
- Fixed a bug where saving and loading Photo to Movie documents would fail.
- Fixed a bug where hide application menu item was labelled wrong.
- Fixed a bug where undo would not work properly in some cases.
- Reduced memory usage during movie export.
- Made all images appear as 72 dpi independent of their declared resolution.
- Initial release.
- Photo to Movie (Windows)
- Improved document saving to use temporary file and make saving more reliable.
- Improved photo importing to alphabetize the filenames before inserting them.
- Improved reliability when non-standard audio codecs are installed.
- Improved visual styling of the editing window.
- Added support for registration for retail (boxed) versions.
- Added support for background color opacity in Properties.
- Implemented drag and drop of motion paths in timeline view.
- Fixed bug in MPEG-2 export when movie includes blank images.
- Fixed crashing bug when installed QuickTime version is older than 6.5.0.
- Frame rate list in custom AVI and WMV export dialog now includes 25 fps.
- Timeline view now scrolls with selection when navigating motion paths using the keyboard.
- Fixed bug where pictures would occasionally be blank in large exports.
- Added ability to export directly to DVD-Video format.
- Fixed bug causing movie rendering to occasionally fail on moderately large images.
- Implemented audio recording on systems with QuickTime installed.
- Implemented custom AVI export.
- Added ability to export to MPEG-2.
- Implemented custom WMV export.
- Modified standard WindowsMedia export formats to use the WMV-9 codec.
- Dragging right edge of photo in timeline can now be used to strech path.
- Fixed bug preventing loading documents saved using versions 3.2.4 and 3.2.5.
- Fixed bug preventing loading of project if it was opened and then saved when one of its images could not be found.
- Fixed problem where NaN could be saved in preferences, preventing further importing of images.
- Fixed bug where image could not be imported if name was too long for QuickTime to handle.
- Modified to work with .NET 2.0.
- Added search capability to help.
- Fixed bug preventing images from importing if filename contained unicode characters not covered by system code page.
- Fixed bug preventing images from being imported if QuickTime is not installed, or is a version earlier than 6.5.2.
- Modified waveform generation so if DirectShow fails to do the conversion necessary for waveform generation, QuickTime will be used.
- Timeline can now be zoomed to fine detail even if hundreds of pictures have been added.
- Added Title->Make Default Style menu item to let user change the default title font, size, or color.
- Added Edit->Reload Images menu item to reload selected images from disk if the image file has changed.
- Added Edit->Replace Image menu item to let user replace selected image with new one. Key frames are scaled appropriately for new image.
- Custom Quicktime format no longer forces frame size to match aspect ratio.
- Square Pixels option was added to list of aspect ratios.
- Document name now appears in window title.
- Document name is now used as default export movie name.
- Audio tracking now snaps correctly to photos when audio does not start at time 0.0.
- Photo to Movie can now handle variable rate QuickTime audio.
- Fix bug preventing QuickTime exports when multiple codecs of same type installed.
- Fixed bug where copy/paste would merge adjacent paths based on same image.
- Double clicking on motion path now correctly selects only all paths in image, rather than all paths in document.
- Improved reliability of saving preferences again.
- Improved reliability of saving preferences.
- Better error reporting during some failures.
- Improved registration code handling (fewer false negatives).
- Export to QuickTime no longer crashes at end of export in rare cases.
- Improved memory footprint slightly during export.
- Improved sharpness of export.
- Various problems while reversing key frames.
- Fixed bug while reloading rotated images.
- Fixed bug while closing application just after loading images.
- Fixed splash screen.
- Added full version number in about box.
- Fixed various rare crashes.
- Fixed problem reloading documents with blank images.
- Better error reporting during some failures.
- Initial release.
- Photo to Movie Transitions (Mac OS)
