PhotoStage Versions

To find out what version of the software you are currently using, click Help on the menu bar at the top of the program's window (not the Help button on the toolbar), and then click "About PhotoStage Slideshow Producer".

If you purchased more than 3 months ago you should be aware that you may need to purchase an upgrade to use the current version. For upgrade pricing go to www.nch.com.au/upgrade with your old registration ID number and Key.

If you want to try the new version but want to be able to restore the old version, please backup your Program Files sub folder containing the software. You will need to do this if you want to be able to restore the old version again.

You are under no obligation to upgrade, if you are happy with your current version we suggest you keep using it..

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Build Version Logs Follow:
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Version 2.13

• Fixed "Save Slideshows" shows error message after burn(Data DVD) process
• Done Audio clips In Time and Out Time are same, user cannot close clip window
• Fixed [Morph transition] Click on a dot on connecting lines sometime selects wrong line instead of desired
• Done Remove "local" Folder
• Fixed App crashes on Quick create
• Fixed DVD disc stops while playback in player on noise frames
• Fixed the 'Automatically increase duration of narrated clip' option does not work.
• Uploaded 2011-11-30

Version 2.12

• Fixed Cache folder grows up rapidly, no warning or advise appears when free space ends up. App becomes work slowly
• Done Brightness effect: Auto Normalize option shoud be shared among several slides
• Done Improve "Apply Transition"
• Done save options need more explanation
• Done while dragging clip on Sequence, red arrow on Timeline showing where drop clip not appears. VideoPad show this red arrow in this case
• Done insert slide to closest bound of slide in 'Slider's position' mode.
• Done add morph effect
• Done if audio is too short prompt for option to loop audio file
• Done change initial Sequence Preview text
• Fixed cursor moves not smoothly. Sequence also moves jerky
• Fixed automatically selects the "2) Add Effects" section even without clip/s
• Done improve Text Color buttons
• Done Quick Create Dialog improvements
• Done add icons to Media File panel buttons
• Uploaded 2011-09-21

Version 2.11

• Fixed Green line is not updated fully when 'text overlay' applied
• Added "Save slideshow to Adobe Flash" feature to Photostage.
• Added "Adobe flash" is now available as an output format for video.
• Added the following transitions are natively implemented via flash: fade, fade through white, cross fade.
• Added Effects implemented via flash: zoom, image overlay, text overlay.
• Fixed typo on File menu
• Fixed user can select add effect by selecting multiple clip from timeline
• Done change title on Select new duration dialog
• Done in the sequence Double click on Audio/Video should open adjust clip duration window
• Done change text in Crop effect
• Done adjust your clip screen doubles up as 'Fade effect'. Clarify in help
• Done reword I/O button tooltips on Zoom edit panel
• Done rearrange icons on toolbar
• Done line up labels to their controls, fields, buttons, and menus
• Done rearrange menu items to match videopad
• Done export as Adobe Flash
• Fixed add effect scroll bar painting issue
• Done None or Original
• Done opacity for text overlays
• Done add Select All option to right click menu 'Step1'
• Done please use BUILD_IMAGE_LOAD_CAMRAW to support RAW formats
• Fixed Timeline cursor paint issues
• Fixed when a lot of files are loading 'Adding files' progress bar disappears
• Fixed painting issue with applying effect bar(green)
• Done add Video Tutorial link to Help menu
• Done Media list select option should include Shift+Down
• Done add option to set multiple clip transition duration
• Fixed Flash export bug.
• Fixed saving slideshow takes a lot of time
• Fixed PhotoStage can not open attached wmv file
• Done add audio options to the menu.
• Uploaded 2011-06-22

Version 2.10

• Fixed adding video to sequence , prompt dialog goes behind video preview screen
• Fixed Cache size is not limited as declared
• Fixed project ask the name again after backup.
• Fixed issue of saving narrations
• Fixed adding effects without selecting a clip
• Fixed Edit->MediaList->Save Viseo'Native....
• Fixed on dialog “Save Slideshow” listview have vertical scroll bar, if Windows use font size 125%.
• Fixed context menu for images on timeline, have two separators near.
• Fixed TimerDestroy issue when closing Photostage
• Fixed waveform on Audio clip displayed a bit wrong
• Fixed no mention of paid features anywhere though it asks you to register
• Done Auto-create a slideshow from an image folder
• Fixed "Pan and zoom" effect crash
• Fixed save to YouTube - 1st Edit control have flat style.
• Fixed effects are not applyed properly
• Fixed rotating cancels cropping and 'Pan and Zoom'
• Fixed confusion with NCH Library
• Fixed if add an video or image with 800x600, then apply resize effect where change only dst size and at least attempt to export to any format with size 1280x1024 crashed.
• Done DVD not found in list
• Fixed PhotoStage could not initialize output
• Fixed delete Cache files option does not work
• Done more Transition Effects
• Fixed application crashes when jpgs are 4:3 and zoom in at the end
• Done keyboard equivalent for important operations should be added
• Done remove all effectes from the slideshow option should be added
• Fixed if screen resolution changed, the Preview effects and main preview break
• Added new way of adding effects and some new effects
• Addes new transitions tab
• Fixed 800X 600 issue
• Fixed Option-> transition item are less than add transition tab
• Fixed Add Effect-> Brightness Gamma slider not working as expected
• Fixed Help->Effects needs to update
• Fixed Add Effect -> Temperature visual issue
• Fixed Play button on the sequence preview screens does not work properly
• Fixed save to avi-PCM with bps 8/ 24/ 32 - output audio plays wrong.. audio speed faster or slower.. Only 16 bit bps works.
• Fixed WMV screen codec works bad
• Fixed application crashes while applying noise effect.
• Fixed usage of the 'Text Overlay' effect is too inconvenient.
• Fixed reduced window lost 'Help' button and timeline.
• Done Play cursor should reset to start point after play is over
• Fixed New Feature: Keyboard equivalent for important operations should be added
• Fixed 'Quick Create Slideshow' dialog, has not 'Help' button.
• Fixed Windows XP: Some default codecs can not initialize output
• Fixed while applying flip transition app crashes/run-time error/debug-error
• Fixed while applying page curl transition app crashes/run-time error/debug-error
• Fixed Windows XP Intel Indeo Video 4.5 codec produces video that can not be played by PhotoStage and players without additional codecs
• Fixed remane of file
• Fixed Quick Create slideshow, greyed out option
• Fixed the 'Text Overlay' effect works incorrectly together with effects 'Crop', 'Zoom', 'Rotate'.
• Fixed Crash and Runtime error occurs when I see the sequence. jp2 files call crash in openjpeg2.dll. pgf files call run-time error
• Fixed when I edit the following project application crashes
• Done for unlinked files, sometimes replace does not work
• Done Multiple selection option
• Done show notification when enter transition longer than slide length
• Fixed when you hold right arrow button the effects library becomes active
• Uploaded 2011-02-28

Version 2.03

• Changed and improved various user interface controls, labels, icons and text.
• Fixed scrolling, resizing and repainting issues
• Fixed color settings on image changing when photo rotated
• Fixed missing title for sound library window
• Fixed default Transition option
• Fixed "PhotoStage Slideshow Producer does not display properly in less than 600x800 pixels.." message being displayed at first startup on Windows XP even if screen resolution is 1280x1024.
• Updated the Help file and fixed several errors and inoperative links
• Uploaded 2010-08-16

Version 2.02

• Fixed saving to AVI file format
• Fixed "Limit cache size to (Mb)" in Options - General, which was inoperative and would also reset its checkboxes to blank after a restart
• Fixed fade points in a music track no longer working after an audio clip had been added to the narration track
• Fixed blank slides containing text effects not being restored from backup when a backup project was opened
• Fixed incorrect reference to VideoPad on tooltip
• Uploaded 2010-05-07

Version 2.01

• Fixed bug with PhotoStage version 1.xx slideshow backup files unable to be re-opened after having been opened and saved in PhotoStage version 2.00
• Fixed audio tracks not being automatically trimmed to be the same duration as video file
• Fixed validation on Brightness/Contrast and Duration user inputs to prevent the acceptance of character (non-numeric) data for numeric data fields
• Fixed various issues with the Crop, Rotate, Pan and Zoom effects
• Fixed bug where, after clearing cache, audio clips in sequence became empty
• Fixed the "Adjust your clip" dialog shortcut buttons
• Fixed several issues with window sizing, text size and positioning, drag and drop operation, and scrolling
• Fixed operation of "Next" button at top of Help Contents page
• Fixed link to Help in Audio Setup Wizard
• Uploaded 2010-05-07

Version 2.00

• Added scrolling of sequence area by mouse wheel
• Added validation to "Limit cache size to (Mb):" input in the Options - General dialog to prevent acceptance of character (non-numeric) data
• Added hard drive minimum free space warning feature to Options - General
• Added size adjustment for the panels of the main window
• Added new icon to the "Add Media" button on the toolbar
• Added description for Cropping Images effect to Help
• Changed access to the Adjust Clip dialog to be more obvious
• Changed caption of checkbox in Options - Other from "Fade sound automatically" to "Fade sound clips volume automatically"
• Changed installer to include FFMPEG component
• Combined effect pages code
• Expanded the range of the zoom effect, and improved the Zoom dialog
• Fixed Zoom effect causing crashes if selection rectangle moved to outline of black background
• Fixed "Close" button being displayed instead of "Finish" button in installer window
• Fixed problem with the deletion of cache files when being used in the currently active project
• Fixed cache updating occuring on unused audio files
• Fixed step back and step forward
• Fixed Restoration status bar
• Fixed use of spaces when typing Disc Name or Narration Name.
• Fixed various user interface issues with scrollbars, text size and positioning, space between controls, displayed content, redraw, etc.
• Fixed incorrect link to the NCH Technical Support page in Help
• Resolved LDEBUG messages
• Uploaded 2010-02-26

Version 1.12

• Disabled unsupported PCM sample formats
• Fixed bug that caused some videos to appear upside down
• Fixed small timeline glitch
• Uploaded 2008-05-26

Version 1.11

• Added check for GDI+
• Fixed crashes when saving to 3gp
• Improved DVD authoring
• Uploaded 2008-05-23

Version 1.10

• DVDs are now playable by the hardware players
• Fixed file name panel GUI issue on systems with inactive theme manager
• Uploaded 2008-05-20

Version 1.00

• Initial release of Photostage for Windows
• Uploaded 2007-10-15