From alchemyreply0991 at mindworkshop.com Sat Oct 7 10:47:43 2017 From: alchemyreply0991 at mindworkshop.com (Alchemy Mindworks) Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2017 10:47:43 -0400 Subject: [Newsletter] Announcements from Alchemy Mindworks Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20171007104743.050b95e0@localhost> _______________________________________________________________________ THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC POSTING FROM THE ALCHEMY MINDWORKS UPDATE MAILING LIST UNSUBSCRIBE: http://mindworkshop.com/mailman/options/newsletter _______________________________________________________________________ Contents: 1. Announcing PNG MNG Construction Set 8 2. Announcing GIF Construction Set Professional 8 (New This Week) 3. Announcing Graphic Workshop Professional 8 (Additional Notification) 4. The Graphic Workshop Printed Reference now at Amazon Canada 5. Replying to this Message and List Removal _______________________________________________________________________ Lawyers... they're not just for breakfast anymore. http://www.stevenwilliamrimmer.com/lizardland.html _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 1. Announcing PNG MNG Construction Set 8 _______________________________________________________________________ PNG MNG Construction Set 8 has been released. We've refined the internal architecture of PNG MNG Construction Set to make it faster, more memory-efficient and better able to take advantage of the functionality of Windows 7, 8 and 10. While most of the seriously cool changes embodied in PNG MNG Construction Set 8 are "under the hood," users of the latest release will notice that it's noticeably quicker, especially for functions that call for significant system resources, such as assembling complex animations. The updated architecture will also allow us to add new features to PNG MNG Construction Set that were impractical or genuinely impossible under version 7. ........................................................................ WHAT'S NEW The changes in version 8 include: - Adds a batch processor. Apply most of the functions of PNG MNG Construction Set's Chunk menu - such as Resize, Color and Balance, Watermark and more - to multiple animations using a Graphic Workshop- like browser interface. Save hours of clicking and dragging and prevent your mouse from being melted down to a puddle of liquid e-waste. See the discussion of the Batch Processor in the Reference document of PNG MNG Construction Set's Manual. - Enhances the Adjust window, with better filtering and numeric controls for more repeatable effects. - Improves the color management of Animation Wizard for more realistic color reduction. - Improves the color management of the Combine window - astute users will have surmised that this is the same color management logic as appears in Animation Wizard. - Updates the Color and Balance window to make it more intuitive. - Addresses a number of metrics issues in Titles and Credits. - Improves the path management in the Export functions of the File menu. - Improves the thumbnailing logic that turns up in the File menu, the Transitions window, the Animation wizard window and various other places to make it quicker and more attractive. - PNG MNG Construction Set 8 will optionally import most of the configuration items of an existing PNG MNG Construction Set 7 installation, if there's one on your system, eliminating the need to restore your preferences by hand. It will also remove your earlier software and its attendant plugins for you if you like. See the discussion of updating plugins below. - Hardens the library interface underlying PNG MNG Construction Set to make it more resistant to tampering. Sadly, the tampering in question appears to originate with some third-party security applications... which our lawyers would really prefer we didn't name. - Addresses a number of GDI and performance issues that software developers never really stop meddling with. - Updates the documentation. We'd like to take this opportunity to express our sincere regrets for the minor bump in the price of PNG MNG Construction Set. In our defense, it's been about a decade and a half since it last changed. Bookkeepers may not be the most irresistible force in the universe, but they are the most relentless. You can download PNG MNG Construction Set 8 from: http://www.mindworkshop.com/pngpro.html#download ........................................................................ UPGRADES If you registered or upgraded a registration for PNG MNG Construction Set 7 on or after March 1, 2017, you?re welcome to a free upgrade to PNG MNG Construction Set 8. If you registered or upgraded a registration for PNG MNG Construction Set 7 prior to March 1, 2017, you can upgrade to PNG MNG Construction Set 8 for half the cost of a new single-user license. When you first run PNG MNG Construction Set 8, it will check to see if you have a registration for PNG MNG Construction Set 7 on your system. If it finds one, it will display a window to tell you which of the foregoing upgrade options is applicable. Click on the Upgrade button to visit our web page and request or order an upgrade. The upgrade window can subsequently be accessed through the Help > Upgrade Manager > Upgrade from Previous Version item of PNG MNG Construction Set 8's menu bar. You can also visit the no-cost upgrade page directly at: http://www.mindworkshop.com/pngkey.html and the upgrade order page at: http://www.mindworkshop.com/upgrade.html ........................................................................ PLUGINS All the animation plugins for PNG MNG Construction Set have been upgraded to run with PNG MNG Construction Set 8. If you have registered one or more plugins for a previous release of PNG MNG Construction Set, your existing registration keys are still valid. You'll just need to download the version 8 installers for your plugins. All the animation plugins are at: http://www.mindworkshop.com/animplugins.html IMPORTANT: If you have plugins installed under GIF Construction Set 7 or PNG MNG Construction Set 7 and you plan to uninstall GIF Construction Set 7 or PNG MNG Construction Set 7 to replace them with the new version 8 software, please be sure uninstall all your version 7 plugins, and then uninstall GIF Construction Set 7 and PNG MNG Construction Set 7. PNG MNG Construction Set 8 will offer to automatically remove your old plugins for you the first time it runs - go for it, as this will save you lots of clicking later on. We've also created a quick way to reinstall your plugins once you've downloaded the version 8 installers. Please see: http://www.mindworkshop.com/animplugins-qa.html#0032 _______________________________________________________________________ 2. Announcing GIF Construction Set Professional 8 (New This Week) _______________________________________________________________________ GIF Construction Set Professional 8 has been updated. We've refined the internal architecture of GIF Construction Set Professional to make it faster, more memory-efficient and better able to take advantage of the functionality of Windows 7, 8 and 10. While most of the seriously cool changes embodied in GIF Construction Set Professional 8 are "under the hood," users of the latest release will notice that it's noticeably quicker, especially for functions that call for significant system resources, such as assembling complex animations. The updated architecture will also allow us to add new features to GIF Construction Set Professional that were impractical or genuinely impossible under version 7. ........................................................................ WHAT'S NEW The changes in version 8 include: THIS RELEASE: - Addresses a few bugs that crept into the initial release of the batch processor. - Improves the path management in the Export functions of the File menu. LAST WEEK'S RELEASE - Adds a batch processor. Apply most of the functions of GIF Construction Set's Block menu - such as Resize, Color and Balance, Watermark and more - to multiple animations using a Graphic Workshop- like browser interface. Save hours of clicking and dragging and prevent your mouse from being melted down to a puddle of liquid e-waste. See the discussion of the Batch Processor in the Reference document of GIF Construction Set's Manual. - Enhances the Adjust window, with better filtering and numeric controls for more repeatable effects. - Improves the color management of Animation Wizard for more realistic color reduction. - Improves the color management of the Combine window - astute users will have surmised that this is the same color management logic as appears in Animation Wizard. - Updates the Color and Balance window to make it more intuitive. - Addresses a number of metrics issues in Titles and Credits. - Improves the thumbnailing logic that turns up in the File menu, the Transitions window, the Animation wizard window and various other places to make it quicker and more attractive. - GIF Construction Set Professional 8 will optionally import most of the configuration items of an existing GIF Construction Set Professional 7 installation, if there's one on your system, eliminating the need to restore your preferences by hand. It will also remove your earlier software and its attendant plugins for you if you like. See the discussion of updating plugins below. - Hardens the library interface underlying GIF Construction Set to make it more resistant to tampering. Sadly, the tampering in question appears to originate with some third-party security applications... which our lawyers would really prefer we didn't name. - Addresses a number of GDI and performance issues that software developers never really stop meddling with. - Updates the documentation. We'd like to take this opportunity to express our sincere regrets for the minor bump in the price of GIF Construction Set. In our defense, it's been about a decade and a half since it last changed. Bookkeepers may not be the most irresistible force in the universe, but they are the most relentless. You can download GIF Construction Set Professional 8 from: http://www.mindworkshop.com/gifcon.html#download ........................................................................ UPGRADES If you registered or upgraded a registration for GIF Construction Set Professional 7 on or after March 1, 2017, you?re welcome to a free upgrade to GIF Construction Set Professional 8. If you registered or upgraded a registration for GIF Construction Set Professional 7 prior to March 1, 2017, you can upgrade to GIF Construction Set Professional 8 for half the cost of a new single-user license. When you first run GIF Construction Set Professional 8, it will check to see if you have a registration for GIF Construction Set Professional 7 on your system. If it finds one, it will display a window to tell you which of the foregoing upgrade options is applicable. Click on the Upgrade button to visit our web page and request or order an upgrade. The upgrade window can subsequently be accessed through the Help > Upgrade Manager > Upgrade from Previous Version item of GIF Construction Set Professional 8's menu bar. You can also visit the no-cost upgrade page directly at: http://www.mindworkshop.com/gcskey.html and the upgrade order page at: http://www.mindworkshop.com/upgrade.html ........................................................................ PLUGINS All the animation plugins for GIF Construction Set Professional have been upgraded to run with GIF Construction Set Professional 8. If you have registered one or more plugins for a previous release of GIF Construction Set, your existing registration keys are still valid. You'll just need to download the version 8 installers for your plugins. All the animation plugins are at: http://www.mindworkshop.com/animplugins.html IMPORTANT: If you have plugins installed under GIF Construction Set 7 or PNG MNG Construction Set 7 and you plan to uninstall GIF Construction Set 7 or PNG MNG Construction Set 7 to replace them with the new version 8 software, please be sure uninstall all your version 7 plugins, and then uninstall GIF Construction Set 7 and PNG MNG Construction Set 7. GIF Construction Set 8 will offer to automatically remove your old plugins for you the first time it runs - go for it, as this will save you lots of clicking later on. We've also created a quick way to reinstall your plugins once you've downloaded the version 8 installers. Please see: http://www.mindworkshop.com/animplugins-qa.html#0032 _______________________________________________________________________ 3. Announcing Graphic Workshop Professional 8 (Additional Notification) _______________________________________________________________________ Graphic Workshop Professional 8 has been released. We've refined the internal architecture of Graphic Workshop Professional to make it faster, more memory-efficient and better able to take advantage of the functionality of Windows 7, 8 and 10. While most of the seriously cool changes embodied in Graphic Workshop Professional 8 are "under the hood," users of the latest release will notice that it's noticeable quicker, especially for functions that call for significant system resources, such as thumbnail management. The updated architecture will also allow us to add new features to Graphic Workshop that were impractical or genuinely impossible under version 7. ........................................................................ WHAT'S NEW The changes in version 8 include: - The View mode Filters window has been completely rewritten. It features numeric as well as interactive controls; a full-screen preview window (hold down Shift when you click on the Preview button); Save and Open for the parameters of individual filters; and a new architecture that will allow us to add further functionality to the Filters window going forward. - The Adjust window now features numeric as well as interactive controls, and smoother filter functions. - Graphic Workshop Professional 8 is now supported by a professional printed book, available through Amazon. You'll see a window about it the first time the software boots up, and you can find out more by selecting Printed Reference from Graphic Workshop's Help menu, or by clicking on he red book cover at the Graphic Workshop web page. - Presentation Wizard UltraLight is now bundled with Graphic Workshop. Build complete distributable Windows applications with your pictures and text in this simplified edition of our popular Presentation Wizard software. - Archive Manager has been enhanced to support AES encryption and decryption, and to support ZIP archives larger than four gigabytes. It's notably quicker, and a number of software issues have been addressed. Archive Manager offers a wider range of configuration items to allow it to be customized to your needs. - GIF Construction Set UltraLight has been updated to manage color reduction more effectively, improving the performance of its Animation Wizard. - The prompt before overwrite issue in Graphic Workshop that caused incorrect preview images to be displayed in some circumstances has been nailed. - CMYK TIFF files with alpha transparency now read and display correctly. - The Graphic Workshop View window is faster and smoother to work with. - Several issues with Montage Builder UltraLight have been addressed, including a problem that could crash the application if a previous file was selected from the File menu, under some builds of Windows. - Graphic Workshop Professional 8 will optionally import most of the configuration items of an existing Graphic Workshop 7 installation, if there's one on your system, eliminating the need to restore your browsers and preferences by hand. - Bags of lesser issues have been addressed in Graphic Workshop and its ancillary applications. - Updates the documentation. We'd like to take this opportunity to express our sincere regrets for the minor bump in the price of Graphic Workshop. In our defense, it's been about a decade and a half since it last changed. Bookkeepers may not be the most irresistible force in the universe, but they are the most relentless. You can Graphic Workshop Professional 8 from: http://www.mindworkshop.com/gwspro.html#download ........................................................................ UPGRADES If you registered or upgraded a registration for Graphic Workshop Professional 7 on or after March 1, 2017, you?re welcome to a no-cost upgrade to Graphic Workshop Professional 8. If you registered or upgraded a registration for Graphic Workshop Professional 7 prior to March 1, 2017, you can upgrade to Graphic Workshop Professional 8 for half the cost of a new single-user license. When you first run Graphic Workshop Professional 8, it will check to see if you have a registration for Graphic Workshop Professional 7 on your system. If it finds one, it will display a window to tell you which of the foregoing upgrade options is applicable. Click on the Upgrade button to visit our web page and request or order an upgrade. The upgrade window can subsequently be accessed through the Help > Upgrade Manager > Upgrade from Previous Version item of Graphic Workshop Professional 8's menu bar. The Graphic Workshop Professional no-cost upgrade key offer ends on November 30, 2017. You can also visit the no-cost upgrade page directly at: http://www.mindworkshop.com/gwskey.html and the upgrade order page at: http://www.mindworkshop.com/upgrade.html ........................................................................ PLUGINS All the format plugins for Graphic Workshop Professional have been upgraded to run with Graphic Workshop Professional 8. If you have registered the RAW Digital Camera plugin for a previous release of Graphic Workshop, your existing registration key is still valid. You'll just need to download the version 8 installer for this plugin. All the Graphic Workshop plugins are at: http://www.mindworkshop.com/gwsplugins.html IMPORTANT: If you have plugins installed under Graphic Workshop 7 and you plan to uninstall Graphic Workshop 7 to replace it with the new Graphic Workshop Professional 8, please be sure uninstall all your version 7 plugins, and then uninstall Graphic Workshop 7. _______________________________________________________________________ 4. The Graphic Workshop Printed Reference now at Amazon Canada _______________________________________________________________________ After a somewhat interminable delay working its way through the intricate machinations of Amazon, the Graphic Workshop Printed Reference book is now available through Amazon Canada. It has been available for several weeks pretty much everywhere else... things just seem to take longer up here. Please visit: http://www.mindworkshop.com/gwsprint.html for more about the book. The blue Amazon CA button will get you to the Amazon Canada page for it. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed about it - sorry for the wait. _______________________________________________________________________ 5. Replying to this Message and List Removal _______________________________________________________________________ This message has been sent from an unmonitored address - please do not reply to it. To remove your address from this mailing list or to change your address, please visit our web page at: http://www.mindworkshop.com/update-list.html Removal requests will be processed instantly. ....................................................................... 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