[Newsletter] Announcements from Alchemy Mindworks

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     Contents:


      1. Graphic Workshop Professional 8 Revision 2

      2. Announcing PNG MNG Construction Set 8 (Second Notification)

      3. Announcing GIF Construction Set Professional 8 (Second Notification)
 
      4. The Graphic Workshop Printed Reference now at Amazon Canada 
         (Second Notification)

      5. Replying to this Message and List Removal



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      1. Graphic Workshop Professional 8 Revision 2
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     Graphic Workshop Professional 8 has been updated.

     This release:


     - Addresses a number of issues that crept into the initial release of
       Graphic Workshop Professional 8. 

     - Hardens the library interface underlying Graphic Workshop 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.


     We urge all users of Graphic Workshop Professional 8 to install this
     upgrade, and any users of earlier versions to consider upgrading as
     quickly as possible.


     You can download Graphic Workshop Professional 8 from:

         http://www.mindworkshop.com/gwspro.html#download



     Should this be the first you've heard of Graphic Workshop 
     Professional 8, please see the original announcement for it at:

         http://mindworkshop.com/pipermail/newsletter/Week-of-Mon-20170911.txt


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     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     
   


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     2. Announcing PNG MNG Construction Set 8 (Second Notification)
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     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.



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     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


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     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     
   


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     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     




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     2. Announcing GIF Construction Set Professional 8 (Second Notification)
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     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


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     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     
   


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     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     



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     4. The Graphic Workshop Printed Reference now at Amazon Canada
        (Second Notification)
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     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.



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