ProShow Producer 4.x Revisions

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ProShow Producer Version 4.1

Version 4.1.2737

January 21, 2010

Improved Preview in Slide Options

New! Improved preview performance makes working with complex slides faster.
New! New layer and caption control outlines
- Improved outlines are easier to see
- Grab any knob to change the size
- New rotation icons in each corner let you easily rotate layers and captions
New! New keyframe markers and motion paths help you quickly see how a layer is moving in the preview.
- Layers now show their keyframe markers in the preview, allowing you to see which keyframe is currently being displayed.
- Improved motion paths include arrows to show which direction the layer is moving
- Easily turn on motion paths by right-clicking in the preview
New! Added snap-to rotation when the SHIFT key is held during rotation. Layers will snap to 45 degree increments.
Caption previews now support the 'Select caption with mouse click' and 'Show caption controls' options (right click on the preview to adjust these settings).

Improvements for Adding Content to Shows

New! Double-click any photo in the File List to add it to your show.
New! Added 'Add as One New Slide' to right-click menu in the File List and to the Insert menu under main Slide menu. Adds the selected files as layers on a single new slide in the show.

Additional Output Options

New! Facebook Support
- Create output for your Facebook page
- Built-in support for uploading directly from ProShow
New! Vimeo Support
- Create videos for the Vimeo sharing site
- Upload HD video to Vimeo from within ProShow
New!Announce Shows on Twitter
- Tweet an announcement about your show after uploading to Photodex, YouTube, Facebook or Vimeo
- Fully integrated - just enter your login information
- Automatic shortening of long URLs
New! Output video files in the Theora format, supported by most HTML 5 web browsers
Improved Photodex Uploading now provides a link to the show after uploading
Added option to pause video rendering
Added completion message to Web Show output to let you know when its complete
Enhanced menu theme list in output dialogs to remember the selected category and selection.
Added support for YouTube's 1080p HD video uploading.

All New Help Documentation and Manual

New! Entirely new documentation written from scratch.

Based on user feedback, we scrapped the entire manual and help file and started over.
New documentation takes an instructional approach, rather than simply describing buttons and features.
Filled with examples of key features and concepts.
Organized by concept, rather than interface layout.
Reviewed, edited, and critiqued by real users.

New! Full manual available as a PDF from the Photodex website
- Over 500 pages of all new documentation
- PDF version available free, includes same content as found in the printed book.
New! Built-in help included with every copy of ProShow 4.1
- Includes the same content found in the new manual
- Provided in the industry standard Windows Help format, which allows searching and printing.

Improvements to Working in Slide Options

New! Enhanced timing control
- New! Total time for slide is now displayed at the bottom of Slide Options
- New! Click the total time indicator to change timing
  - Set slide time and transition times
  - See the new total time based on the changes you are making
  - See the difference between the new and old timing
- New! Improved timing control in Slide Options > Slide Settings
  - Set transition times in addition to slide time
  - See the total time based on the changes
- New! Added "Set Effect Time" to right click menus for caption Fly In/Out areas in Caption Motion
- New! Added option to switch between minutes/seconds and just seconds for keyframe timelines. Option accessible by right-clicking on the keyframe timeline, or from within the Preferences.
New! Added button in upper right corner of Slide Options to allow direct access to any Slide Options screen.
New! Added keyboard shortcut CTRL+D for toggling size of Slide Options
New! Added keyboard shortcut for playing / stopping Slide Options preview areas (CTRL + Q)
New! Added "Copy End to Start" option to the copy menu in Effects tabs
Added reset option for background image fields to remove the background image.
Changed the "Motion Styles" feature to "Motion Speed" to increase clarity of function

Improvements to Slide Styles

New! Redesigned slide style list makes it easier to browse for a style
- Enhanced the look of the Slide Styles list to make the layers and aspect ratio information more readable.
- Added the recommended timing to each item in the list.
- Improved layer # indicator in slide styles list to improve visibility and better indicate when it matches the slide
- Added new Slide Styles list mode which shows only the style name, aspect ratio, and layer count, enabling more styles to appear in the list at once
New! New multi-category support lets you better organize your styles
- Styles can now have multiple categories applied at once.
- New categorization interface
  - Adjust categories for multiple styles at once
  - Change categories quickly without having to access each style individually
  - Add or remove categories at will
New! Improved style filtering options
- Added bar above slide styles list to show the number of Slide Styles shown by the current filter settings. Can be clicked to show all.
- Added option to filter slide styles by aspect ratio of current show. Select Match Show to display only styles that match the aspect ratio of the current show.
- Expanded the layer filter to let you filter by a wider range of layer numbers.
- Improved slide style filter for aspect ratio to provide more accurate results and better handle custom aspect ratios.
- Enhanced the Slide Style filtering options to use drop-down menus instead of combo-boxes, allowing for more descriptive text to be displayed.
- Category filter options now show the number of styles in each category.
New! Easily add slide styles
- Double-click any PXS file in Windows Explorer to install it in ProShow.
- When downloading PXS files from the web, choosing 'Open' (instead of 'Save') will automatically install into ProShow.
- Import multiple styles at once from the Manage Styles window. Just select multiple PXS files when browsing for a file.
New! Quickly browse styles with 'Next' and 'Previous' buttons
Improved style storage, reducing the need to reinstall styles with each ProShow update
- Slide styles are now stored in the Windows AppData/ProgramData folder
- Multiple installations of ProShow on the same computer can now share one repository of styles
- Easily backup styles by copying just the AppData/ProgramData folder
Greatly improved speed of using styles when you have a large number of styles installed
Added ability to access the Slide Style Manager from the main interface via Slide menu. Allows you to manage styles without going through Slide Options.
Enhanced Manage Styles dialog now appears larger, and displays a variety of information about the selected style.

Improved Layers List

New! Redesigned layers list makes it easier to work with layers in your slides.
- Cleaner design provides improved readability
- New icons for mask and adjustment layers make these specialty layers easier to see
- Notes icon appears in the list for layers which contain notes
- Improved display of hidden layers to make their state more obvious
Indentation shows the relationship between nested layers
- Easily see which layers are affected by a mask or adjustment layer
- Click and drag indentation lines for masks to change what layers are in the mask
Work faster and easier
- Easily add layers by right clicking anywhere in the list
- Quickly rename a layer by right clicking on it
- Greatly improved performance of list when many layers exist in a slide

Improved Captions List

New! Redesigned Captions List makes it easier to work with captions on your slides.
Captions are now displayed in the font you've selected for that caption, making it easier to spot captions in the list.
Captions that start with a blank line now show their first line of actual text in the list, instead of just '...'
Caption list in Show Options now shows the global caption icon to indicate the captions appear on all slides.

Improved Slide List

Added ability to rename a slide from the slide list by right-clicking on the slide.
Added tooltip to Slide List that displays details on slide content, including number of layers, types of content, etc.
Increased right click area for slides in the Slide List - options for the slide now appear if you right click anywhere on the shaded slide. Previously, you need to click on the thumbnail itself.
Improved highlighting when dragging additional layers into a slide. Highlights now indicate when you're dropping into a slide vs. inserting a new slide.

Improved File Listing

New! Double-click any photo to add it to your show.
New! Customize thumbnail sizes
- Added options and preferences for thumbnail size in File List.
- You can now select from a variety of different thumbnail sizes
- Create and use multiple custom sizes for thumbnails
Improved indicators for what's used in your show
- Checkmarks on thumbnails and icons show which files are already used
- Added the Used in Show indicator for audio and video files in File List
- Added to Details view in the File List a column that indicates which files are used in the show.
- Added ability to sort by what's used in your show already
Improved Details List
- Improved column names in Details view of File List to make them more easily understandable
- New Megapixel column lets you see the resolution of your photos in megapixels
- Improved size column shows size in kilobytes instead of bytes

Improved Status Bar

New! Enhanced the Status Bar to information about the currently selected slides.
The Status Bar now displays the total time of the selected slides and the number of selected slides.
When only one slide is selected, additional information is displayed, including slide number, name, and layer count

Additional Improvements and Enhancements

Added option to set Random Transition Effects from Preferences
Added preference to disable warning dialogs when adding files to templates and the template size and selected file count don't match.
Added preferences to turn off confirmations for copying and moving multiple files.
Added button to remove watermark image from show
Added icon for files associated with ProShow, appears in Windows for PSH, PPR and PXS files.
Added safe zone toggle to Show Settings tab of Show Options
Changed 'Options' and 'Slide' buttons on main toolbar to 'Show Opt' and 'Slide Opt', and repositioned a few buttons to make the functionality more obvious.
Changed default size meter setting from VCD to DVD on new install.
Enhanced video import process by reducing dependency on external codecs
Enhanced visibility of icon buttons in most dialogs when the cursor is over them. Buttons now properly overstate (light up) when you mouse over them.
Improved performance of checking files used in a show for changes, which can greatly improve general responsiveness of ProShow in some situations.
Improved the 'remove' option for slide sounds to make it more obvious what the feature does.
Increased limit for manually set fade times for audio tracks, from 10 seconds to 30 seconds.
Added 'Remove' button for music on menus

Audio Fixes

Fixed audio failure caused by muting show from a menu page
Fixed audio stuttering problem caused by playing multiple Presenter based shows at once
Fixed problem where slide sounds could incorrectly continue into other slides
Fixed problem where some Quicktime videos could have bad audio once imported
Fixed problem where soundtrack volume did not get saved properly when set to zero

Stability Fixes

Fixed stability problems caused by very large shows
Fixed stability problems caused by certain memory usage situations
Fixed crash caused by loading a project which contained missing content
Fixed crash condition caused by long MP3 files
Fixed crash condition in Customize Menu dialog caused by empty menu pages
Fixed crash issue caused by importing certain Quicktime videos
Fixed crash issue caused by importing video from Kodak Zi6 pocket camera
Fixed crash problem caused by dropping an image onto a solid color / gradient layer
Fixed crash problem when creating output that can occur when one or more slides contain exceptionally long captions.
Fixed rare crash problem caused by certain layer transitions
Fixed rare crash problem caused by dragging multiple images into a show
Fixed rare crash problem caused by masking layers
Fixed playback crash affecting some web based shows that are played back at 16:9, but contain 4:3 menus, video thumbnails, and no intro show.
Fixed rare crash condition caused by Slide Style names that begin or end with a space.

Interface Fixes

Fixed default button for Add / Remove Keyframe Time dialog. 'Ok' is now the default button - allows improved workflow of typing a value and pressing Enter to apply.
Fixed display of unselected captions within the Caption Motion tab of Slide Options
Fixed display problem affecting motion paths in keyframe previews
Fixed error message regarding 'cannot display page' seen when opening Help
Fixed incorrect label in Shows tab of output dialogs, which incorrectly referred to the filename as the location.
Fixed issue where using the Edit Fades and Timing dialog would not check the 'Custom' checkbox for slide sounds, causing the changes to appear as though they were not applied. Custom checkbox is now automatically checked for you when you use the Edit Fades and Timing dialog.
Fixed issue with opacity sliders not adjusting properly when using arrow buttons to step slider left or right.
Fixed play / pause icons in Slide Styles tab of Slide Options to indicate the action to be performed if they are clicked, rather than the current state.
Fixed problem in Show Options / Background where color picker wasn't disabled properly for Colorize when colorization was turned off.
Fixed problem where Slide Options could open partially off screen
Fixed problem where Slide Options could update incorrectly after selecting a solid color or gradient layer from a layers list
Fixed problem where buttons could be displayed incorrectly
Fixed problem where caption fly-in / fly-out options were not properly disabled when working with matched captions.
Fixed problem where layer copy options could fail to become enabled
Fixed problem where long audio files would display their length incorrectly in Slide Options and Show Options.
Fixed problem where mask depth field could become inaccessible after using Undo
Fixed problem where screensaver output dialog contained options for setting show titles and thumbnails, which don't apply for screensavers.
Fixed problem where the soundtrack list in Show Options could incorrectly appear empty in some situations.
Fixed problem where using arrow keys to nudge a layer in the Slide Options preview would move the layer, but changes would not be immediately reflected in the related text fields for pan.
Fixed problem where zoom lock icon could incorrectly get focus, causing right-clicking to behave incorrectly.
Fixed problem with reset buttons for Character and Line Spacing options not resetting to the correct values.
Fixed problems that could cause slight errors in motion path display
Fixed problems with some caption control buttons
Fixed several layout problems in Precision Preview dialog which caused control buttons for adding / removing objects to be missing.
Fixed several sliders in Slide and Show Options to behave correctly when clicking on the left / right arrows (stepping) or in the scrollbar itself (paging).
Fixed typo in tooltip for zoom lock in Precision Preview
Updated description of Include Original Files feature more accurately describe the functionality of the feature.

General Usage Fixes

Fixed layer linkage problem that could affect non-replaceable layers
Fixed problem that could prevent Customize Menu to open for older projects
Fixed problem where "Add to Selected Slides" option would fail to mark a photo as 'Used in Show'
Fixed problem where Collect Show Files would list total size of show content incorrectly.
Fixed problem where Configure Image Editor dialog could fall behind the main window, causing ProShow to appear locked up.
Fixed problem where MediaSource references could get lost after uninstalling ProShow
Fixed problem where adding captions keyframes using the 'Add keyframe' button would always add between keyframes 1 and 2, regardless of the selection. New keyframes are now properly added in between the selected keyframes.
Fixed problem where auto-rotated layers could not be cropped properly using the Crop tool under Editing.
Fixed problem where duplicated layers could end prematurely
Fixed problem where entering certain single-digit sizes in the caption size combo box would incorrectly select the wrong size.
Fixed problem where existing captions could not be edited in Precision Preview
Fixed problem where image field for show backgrounds could become blank
Fixed problem where layer outline size was not saved with menus
Fixed problem where layers could not be dragged by their center point
Fixed problem where reset button for Customize Menu / Thumbnail zoom would reset to 100% instead of 50%. Reset now sets the value to 50%.
Fixed problem where slide style names could not include certain legal characters
Fixed problem where slide styles could report the wrong aspect ratio if created from a show in a project
Fixed problem where some imported videos could appear with an incorrect aspect ratio
Fixed problem with Compatibility option when saving a slide style not correctly making the style Gold compatible when blur is used.
Fixed problem with slide style names that could prevent those styles from being edited or applied
Fixed problems that could cause File List to update improperly
Fixed problems where caption styles could include incorrect parameters
Fixed problems where macro based captions could fail to update as slide positions changed
Fixed problems with MPEG2 video layers caused by malfunctioning codecs
Fixed problems with linked layers and replaceable image slots
Fixed problems with rotation based caption motion
Fixed quality issue in MPEG4 videos created with Video File output
Fixed the Gold and Smoke caption styles

Playback Fixes

Fixed playback problems caused by looping animated GIFs that were cropped
Fixed problem where layers could appear incorrectly at very low Zoom values
Fixed problem where layers with a zoom value of zero could still be seen
Fixed problem where layers with very low zoom values (0-1%) could appear to momentarily 'pop' to 100% zoom during playback.
Fixed problem where preview would appear blank in trial installations if playback was started from certain parts of a show
Fixed problem where preview in Slide Options could loop in certain situations (instead of playing once and stopping)
Fixed problem where slide background could incorrectly disappear during playback.

Output Fixes

Fixed issue where YouTube uploads could function properly but appear to fail
Fixed problem where audio on Blu-ray menu could loop incorrectly
Fixed problem where layers could appear incorrectly when High Quality encoding is used to create video output.
Removed the 720i option for HD video output, as it is an unsupported standard

Changes in Version 4.1.2737

What's New Since 4.1.2712

Added support for YouTube's 1080p HD video uploading.
Fixed problem where some MP3 tracks could fail to play and appear with a flat waveform
Fixed problem where video layer could appear transparent at some keyframes
Fixed problem where video layers could scrub poorly after being added to a slide
Fixed rare crash condition caused by dragging an image into a template slot
Fixed problem where video layers could fail to appear in slide list thumbnails
Fixed problems with clarity of some video layers
Fixed problem where very large images could fail to fully preview from File List
Fixed crash problem caused by rendering to certain formats from Device output
Fixed problem where certain Nvidia graphics drivers could cause image previews to become corrupt
Fixed problems with scaling of keyframe and motion objects in Precision Preview dialog
Fixed problem with display of trimmed video layers during drag through preview
Fixed problem where Facebook uploads could fail
Fixed problem where 'used in show' flags within File List could fail to update after opening a show
Fixed audio problems affecting some video layers
Fixed crash problem caused by flipped video layers
Fixed problems with quality of FLV and WMV output
Fixed crash condition caused by cancelling the file save process while in the process of outputting a show
Fixed crash problem caused by opening shows with certain caption modifiers
Fixed problem where preview playback could appear at the wrong aspect ratio
Fixed problem where incorrect error dialog could appear after changing slide style categories
Fixed problem where layers rotated in crop dialog could fail to be displayed
Fixed problem where deleting a layer did not properly undo layer matching
Fixed problem where video layer could play at wrong speed after being flipped

Changes in Version 4.1.2712

What's New Since 4.1.2711

Fixed problem with Presenter plugin installation when installing on a computer which has never had a copy of Presenter installed before.

Changes in Version 4.1.2711

What's New Since 4.1.2710

Fixed issue where Presenter plugin would not playback properly in Firefox and Chrome
Fixed rare crash problem that could occur with certain shows containing layer motion

ProShow Producer Version 4.0

Version 4.0.2549

May 29, 2009

Improved keyframe selection process when switching layers
May 29, 2009 - Additional change to fix problem with ending position values not being saved correctly for Caption Motion when using large Slide Options dialog.

Version 4.0.2548

April 29, 2009

Fixed problem with show buffering process
Fixed problems with opacity on adjustment layers
Fixed issue with stalling when opening Trim Video dialog
Fixed problems with non-replaceable layers in Slide Styles when using modifiers
Fixed problems caused by saving over an existing Slide Style

Version 4.0.2542

April 21, 2009

Fixed drop shadow problems affecting some layers during keyframe transitions
Fixed playback problems affecting DVD output on some players
Fixed issue with YouTube not handling some tags correctly
Fixed typo in Modifier dialog
Fixed problems with modifiers based on modified Character Rotation
Fixed rare problem affecting Open File dialogs
Fixed crash condition caused by modifying caption opacity

Version 4.0.2533

April 14, 2009

Added option to save YouTube output
From the YouTube dialog, you can save the file to upload later
Redesigned Modifiers dialog
New preview, timeline, graph and more make working with modifiers easier.
- Added preview area
- Added graph display showing original value, modified value, etc.
- Added keyframe timeline with ability to drag to 'scrub' the preview
- Added option to close Modifier dialog without applying changes
- Enhanced controls within the Modifier dialog
- Improved functionality and usability of modifiers
- Fixed minor label problems in Modifier dialog
Enhanced warning message in YouTube dialog
Improved quality of video layers internally and in Presenter based output
Enhanced seeking process for Presenter based shows
Added copy / paste options for modifiers
Fixed problems with frame rate in some video output formats
Fixed problem where Show Layer Outlines did not function
Fixed problem where Font Size field did not show modifier indicator
Fixed problem with linked modifiers between duplicated layers
Fixed problem where YouTube upload could fail based on manually entered details
Fixed problems with image orientation in some slide styles
Fixed warning dialog that appears when applying a slide style
Fixed problem where buttons could be missing from Capture Frame dialog
Fixed problem with display of show details in Project pane
Fixed problems with Sharpen values in Presenter based output
Fixed crash condition related to cropping animated GIFs
Fixed rare problem where some video output could fail
Fixed problems with modifiers that are based on adjustment layers
Fixed crash condition caused by very long captions
Fixed problem with modifiers when copying slides to another show
Fixed missing Half Size thumbnail option
Fixed problem with Replaceable Image option in Slide Options
Fixed problems with thumbnail updates in Slide List and Timeline
Fixed quality issues with video thumbnails in executable output
Fixed problems with the aspect ratio of Web Show menus
Fixed rare crash condition that could occur when using gradients as adjustment layers
Fixed problem with scaling for rotated videos in some output formats

Version 4.0.2479

February 11, 2009

Fixed problems that could cause video output to fail on some systems
Improved compatiblity and stability of Device output

Version 4.0.2477

February 5, 2009

Added option to combine slides
Right click on selected slides and choose 'Combine Slides' to merge them into one slide
Added option to paste contents of one slide into another
Copy a slide in the Slide List, then right click on a slide and choose 'Paste Into'
Added preference for default slide name
From Preferences > Appearance, change what text is displayed in the Slide List for each slide
when no slide name exists. Choose between standard 'Slide #' text, name of top layer
(like in version 3.x), or no text
Added option to drop multiple files into a show as a new slide with multiple layers
Hold CTRL+ALT when dropping files into the Slide List to add them as layers to a single new slide.
Now you have the following drag/drop options:
- Drag/Drop (with no keys pressed): Adds the dropped files as new slides, one file per slide
- CTRL + Drag/Drop: Adds the dropped files as new layers in the slide you drop them on
- CTRL+ALT + Drag/Drop: Adds a news slide where you drop, and adds the dropped files
  as layers to the new slide
Added option to specify custom MPEG4 settings via Video File output
Added template creation and still frame capture option to output listings in the 'Create' dialog
Increased compatibility of Blu-ray output
Improved keyframe controls to use colors from the current color configuration
Improved import process for some audio files
Improved the layout of the Keyframe Editor dialog
Fixed problem where YouTube output could succeed but also give error message
Fixed issue with some systems not showing bold text in File List for files that exist in the current show
Fixed problems with captions in menu layouts
Fixed problem where caption modifiers could not be removed in some cases
Fixed problems affecting some included Slide Styles
Fixed display of Flash output with disabled playback controls
Fixed problem with On-Screen Controls option for Web Show output
Fixed upload problem affecting some Share Show accounts
Fixed problem that could cause template compatibility issue

Version 4.0.2462

January 9, 2009

Improved Slide Styles Interface
- Categories are now supported for styles
- Styles are now labeled when they support both 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios
- Filter by aspect ratio
- Filter by number of layers
- Style info now includes preferred timing
- Added option during style creation to flag that the style works with any ratio
- Added ability to edit information for Styles
Added tooltips for keyframes in the Keyframe Editor
Added an Options button to the Presenter plug-in control bar for accessing additional options
Improved video import process
Enhanced right click menu in the Keyframe Editor
Enhanced playback indicator in the Keyframe Editor
Added support for custom layer and slide names in Copy Settings dialog
Added rotation center option to Precision Preview
Enhanced the YouTube output process
Added intelligent download progress indicator to Presenter on-screen controls
Added new Slide Styles
- Photo Print Edge
- Vignette Dramatic
- Vignette Subtle
Fixed problems with non-standard installation paths
Fixed rare Presenter based crash condition
Fixed problem with time displayed in Presenter control bar
Fixed problem with position of some color pickers in Slide Options
Fixed problem with slide lock option on blank slides
Fixed crash condition caused by DVD output and very long file paths
Fixed problem where animated GIFs could lose transparency in output
Fixed missing Copy Settings options in Motion Effects tab of Slide Options
Fixed crash condition related to audio importing
Fixed several incorrect tooltips
Fixed problem audio offsets could get lost after sync process
Fixed problem where some layers could flicker during show playback
Fixed problems with display of unselected layers
Fixed crash condition related to caption modifiers
Fixed problems with captions in menu layouts
Fixed problem that could occur when replacing certain layers with new content

Version 4.0.2442

December 12, 2008

Added support for latest YouTube high quality and HD profiles
Added option to the File List context menu to open selected file in an external editor
Fixed issue reported by a small number of users where Presenter could crash while playing certain shows
Fixed issue where Play/Pause menu time in Presenter plugin's context menu wouldn't show 'Play' correctly when a show begins playback
Fixed issue where some systems would not open the help file correctly

Version 4.0.2437

December 9, 2008

Slide Styles

Apply effects to your show with just a couple of clicks
Choose from over 75 pre-built styles
Create, save, and share your own effects
Apply pre-built slide effects to any show
Any slide can be made into a style
Minimize work by re-using your favorite slides

Blur

Apply blur to any layer
Use keyframes to turn blur in to a variety of effects

Adjustment Layers

Create special layers that apply adjustments to parts of your show
Adjustment layers behave like masks - easily control where adjustments are applied
Use motion and keyframes to create advanced adjustment effects

Keyframe Editor

Multi-layer keyframe control window
View keyframes for all layers at once
Easily adjust timing for multiple keyframes at once
Easily align keyframes for layers and captions
Zoom in and out on keyframes

On-Screen Controls for Playback

New control bar for Web shows, EXEs, PC Autorun, Share Show
Auto-hiding integrated toolbar appears only when you need it
See the length of a show, and your current position
Seek to any point in the show using the seek bar
Control volume and mute
Switch between full-screen and windowed view
Use output options to disable the control bar for your shows

Animated GIF Support

Add animated GIF files to any show
Put all that clip-art to good use
Use the Video Trimmer to trim the length of animated GIFs

Improved Audio Sync Tool

Get greatly enhanced control over how your show syncs to audio
Match to the entire soundtrack length, or length of any combination of tracks
Modify slide times, transition times, or both
Limit the amount of change to transition times so they don't get too big
Make all your times the same, or maintain proportions between slides
Times that are locked get left alone - so your complex slides aren't fried

Updated User Interface

New Slide Options interface groups tabs into categories
Refreshed Slide List display shows icons for locked time, layers, notes, and more
View Timeline in seconds or minutes/seconds
Add, remove and manage layers from most Slide Options tabs
Add, remove and manage captions from the Caption Motion tab
Easily access related show options from within Slide Options via links
Configure colors used for the interface
New 16:9 preview areas give you larger previews for today's hottest output formats
Use keyboard shortcuts to switch Slide Option tabs and layers
Menu buttons for previews, layers and captions put more features at your fingertips
Wider keyframe controls allow more precise timing

Names and Notes

Specify names for layers and slides to help you stay organized
Specify notes for layers, slides and shows.
Use names to keep your templates organized
Use notes to track your progress as you work on a show
Document how a show works before sharing with others

Modifiers

Advanced feature allows for options to be adjusted based on other settings
Link effect options between layers
Use constant or function based modifiers for settings

Rotation Center Point

Adjust the center point for rotation effects
Easily rotate images around any point, such as a corner
Use keyframes to move the center point during the effect

Lock Times

Lock slide time to prevent changes, even during audio sync
Lock slide time to the length of a video layer
Lock slide time to the length of a slide sound

Improved Audio Control

Trim / Crop Audio Visually in the Timeline
Audio Trimmer Displays Relative Show Timing
Control fade in/out for audio contained in video layers

Rotate Video File Output

Change orientation of video file output, great for vertical flat-screen TVs and kiosks

Collect Show Files Listing

Use the Collect Show Files dialog to save a list of content in your show

Additional Changes and Improvements

Added option to combine slides
Added option to paste contents of one slide into another
Added preference for default slide name
Added option to drop multiple files into show as layers a new slide
Added option to specify custom MPEG4 settings via Video File output
Set Precise Fly In/Out Timing with Right Click on Caption Keyframe
Randomize Pan, Zoom, and Rotate Motion Independently
Option to Remove All Captions from a Slide
Automatic Check for Updates, with Preferences for Frequency
Preferences for Auto-Save Frequency
Preferences for Number of Backups to Save
Preferences for Text Displayed for Files in the File List
Preferences to enable/disable confirmations when you are closing Slide Options