[Newsletter] Announcements from Alchemy Mindworks

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      Contents:

 1. *Graphic Workshop Professional 15 Revision 5 * (new this weekend)
 2. *Announcing Screen Saver Construction Set 15 *(second notification)
 3. *Announcing Presentation Wizard 15***(additional notification)
 4. *Replying to this Message, List Removal and Details*


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    Graphic Workshop Professional 15 Revision 5

<http://www.mindworkshop.com/gwspro.html>


*Graphic Workshop Professional 15* has been updated.

*In this release:*

  * *Information Window:* The Graphic Workshop document
    informationwindow has been updated to make it easier to read, and to
    allow for longer comments.

  * *MP3:* The Graphic Workshop MP3 writer has been addressed to nail a
    problem that could cause it to write invalid metadata under some
    configurations of Windows.

  * *Paint: *The Paint and Paint and Save as items in the browser
    right-click menus have been disabled for file types that can't be
    painted, such as video and sound files.

  * *Destination:* The Destination window has been redesigned to improve
    its performance, and to move the audio file types to their own column.

  * *Filters:* A number of issues with the View mode Filters window have
    been addressed..

  * *Preview: *A cosmetic issue in the middle-click preview window of
    Filters has been fixed.

  * *Performance:* Several performance improvements have been
    implemented throughout the application.

Click on the blue button to download Graphic Workshop Professional 15.


If you haven't done so previously, we recommend that you install the 
Alchemy Mindworks trusted certificate 
<https://blog.mindworkshop.com/alchemy-mindworks/installing-the-alchemy-mindworks-certificate/> 
and disable the Smart Screen blue window of doom 
<https://blog.mindworkshop.com/windows/disabling-windows-smart-screen-for-downloads/> 
prior to downloading Alchemy Mindworks software.


    Download <http://www.mindworkshop.com/gwspro.html#download>


      Upgrades

If you have registered or upgraded a registration for Graphic Workshop 
14, we invite you to upgrade to Graphic Workshop Professional 15 for 
*half the current new-user price*.

Click on the blue button below to visit the upgrade page.

    Upgrade <http://www.mindworkshop.com/upgrade.html>


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    Announcing Screen Saver Construction Set 15


<http://www.mindworkshop.com/scspro.html>


*Screen Saver Construction Set 15* has been released.

We've added new functionality to Screen Saver Construction Set, improved 
its performance and generally refined it to better get along with 
Windows 10 and 11. (We hasten to add that it still performs admirably 
under earlier builds of Windows, all the way back to Windows XP, if 
you're feeling retro.)

Among the new features and enhancements to Screen Saver Construction Set 
15, you'll find...

  * *PNG Security:* The Screen Saver Construction Set PNG library has
    been updated to the latest release to address several potential
    security and performance issues. We'd like to take this opportunity
    to urge all users of Screen Saver Construction Setto update to this
    release, 'coz the universe has a lot of really bad people in it.

    The current version of the PNG library is now available in the About
    → Credits window. It's currently 1.6.40.*

    *
  * *JPEG:* The Screen Saver Construction Set JPEG library has been
    updated to version 3.0.1 to address a security issue. We'd like to
    take this opportunity to urge all users of Screen Saver Construction
    Setto update to this release.

  * *WebP:* The Screen Saver Construction SetWebP library has been
    updated to version 1.3.2 to address a security issue. We'd like to
    take this opportunity to urge all users of Screen Saver Construction
    Setto update to this release.

  * *Memory Leak:* A resource memory issue that could cause Screen Saver
    Construction Setto terminate unexpectedly has been addressed.

  * *Themes:* An issue in the theme interface common to most Alchemy
    Mindworks software that could leak resources and occasionally crash
    the applications in question has been mercilessly stomped.

  * *WIX Installer:* A bug in the version field of the installer
    creation logic has been addressed.

  * *Private Documents:* Screen Saver Construction Set optionally can
    create its documents without storing creator information. Enable the
    Save Without Creator Information option in Setup.

  * *Drawing Engine:* A number of metrics and details have been improved
    in the Presentation drawing engines for Screen Saver Construction Set.

  * *Performance: *Addresses a number of GDI and performance issues that
    software developers never really stop meddling with.

  * *Documentation:* Updates the documentation.


Click on the blue button to download Screen Saver Construction Set 15.

If you haven't done so previously, we recommend that you install the 
Alchemy Mindworks trusted certificate 
<https://blog.mindworkshop.com/alchemy-mindworks/installing-the-alchemy-mindworks-certificate/> 
and disable the Smart Screen blue window of doom 
<https://blog.mindworkshop.com/windows/disabling-windows-smart-screen-for-downloads/> 
prior to downloading Alchemy Mindworks software.


    Download now <http://www.mindworkshop.com/scspro.html>


      Upgrades

If you have registered or upgraded a registration for Screen Saver 
Construction Set 14 on or after August 1, 2023, you're welcome to a 
*no-cost upgrade* to Screen Saver Construction Set 15.

If you have registered or upgraded a registration for Screen Saver 
Construction Set 14 prior to August 1, 2023, we invite you to upgrade to 
Screen Saver Construction Set 15 for *half the current new-user price*.

The first time you run Screen Saver Construction Set 15, it will 
determine which upgrade option applies to your license.

Click on the blue button below to visit the upgrade page.


    Upgrade <http://www.mindworkshop.com/upgrade.html>


You can access the no-cost upgrade page 
<http://www.mindworkshop.com/scskey.html> directly by clicking on the 
foregoing link.



    Announcing Presentation Wizard 15


<http://www.mindworkshop.com/prspro.html>


*Presentation Wizard 15* has been released.

We've added new functionality to Presentation Wizard, improved its 
performance and generally refined it to better get along with Windows 10 
and 11. (We hasten to add that it still performs admirably under earlier 
builds of Windows, all the way back to Windows XP, if you're feeling retro.)

Among the new features and enhancements to Presentation Wizard 15, 
you'll find...

  * *Speed:* A quicker and more efficient architecture to make the most
    of the latest releases of Windows.

  * *PNG Security:* The Presentation Wizard PNG library has been updated
    to the latest release to address several potential security and
    performance issues. We'd like to take this opportunity to urge all
    users of Presentation Wizardto update to this release, 'coz the
    universe has a lot of really bad people in it.

    The current version of the PNG library is now available in the About
    → Credits window. It's currently 1.6.40.*

    *
  * *JPEG:* The Presentation Wizard JPEG library has been updated to
    version 3.0.1 to address a security issue. We'd like to take this
    opportunity to urge all users of Presentation Wizardto update to
    this release.

  * *WebP:* The Presentation WizardWebP library has been updated to
    version 1.3.2 to address a security issue. We'd like to take this
    opportunity to urge all users of Presentation Wizardto update to
    this release.

  * *Memory Leak:* A resource memory issue that could cause Presentation
    Wizardto terminate unexpectedly has been addressed.

  * *Themes:* An issue in the theme interface common to most Alchemy
    Mindworks software that could leak resources and occasionally crash
    the applications in question has been mercilessly stomped.

  * *WIX Installer:* A bug in the version field of the installer
    creation logic has been addressed.

  * *Private Documents:* Presentation Wizard optionally can create its
    documents without storing creator information. Enable the Save
    Without Creator Information option in Setup.

  * *Drawing Engine:* A number of metrics and details have been improved
    in the Presentation drawing engines for Presentation Wizard.

  * *Performance: *Addresses a number of GDI and performance issues that
    software developers never really stop meddling with.

  * *Documentation:* Updates the documentation.


Click on the blue button to download Presentation Wizard 15.

If you haven't done so previously, we recommend that you install the 
Alchemy Mindworks trusted certificate 
<https://blog.mindworkshop.com/alchemy-mindworks/installing-the-alchemy-mindworks-certificate/> 
and disable the Smart Screen blue window of doom 
<https://blog.mindworkshop.com/windows/disabling-windows-smart-screen-for-downloads/> 
prior to downloading Alchemy Mindworks software.


    Download <http://www.mindworkshop.com/prspro.html>


      Upgrades

If you have registered or upgraded a registration for Presentation 
Wizard 14 on or after August 1, 2023, you're welcome to a *no-cost 
upgrade* to Presentation Wizard 15.

If you have registered or upgraded a registration for Presentation 
Wizard 14 prior to August 1, 2023, we invite you to upgrade to 
Presentation Wizard 15 for *half the current new-user price*.

The first time you run Presentation Wizard 15, it will determine which 
upgrade option applies to your license.

Click on the blue button below to visit the upgrade page.


    Upgrade <http://www.mindworkshop.com/upgrade.html>


You can access the no-cost upgrade page 
<http://www.mindworkshop.com/prskey.html> directly by clicking on the 
foregoing link.


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