May 14th, 2013· Fixed the problem with reading track names and tag information from AAC and AIFF files imported from a folder on the disc;
· Canon Tray H dimensions (for the PIXMA Pro-1 printer) have been corrected;
· Fixed the problem where an alert appearing after an attempt to add a DiscT@2 design element without the compatible device connected could not be closed with the OK button;
· Fixed the problem where closing the Options window in the Print dialog by clicking the red round [x] button would block further input from user.
March 13th, 2013· Added support for the following printers: Epson XP-850, XP-600, Artisan 720, Artisan 725; Canon PIXMA PRO-100, PIXMA PRO-10, PIXMA iP4800, PIXMA iP4920, iP7250, iP7420; Brother MFC-j825DW, MFC-j835DW, MFC-j925DW;
· Canon CD/DVD Trays H, K and J are now supported;
· Video file import now works correctly for all QuickTime-supported formats (with the exception of protected videos from the iTunes Store);
· Improved compatibility with newer iPhoto libraries;
· Fixed an issue that caused switching between the Background/Foreground tabs in a single document to apply the change to all open documents.
October 4th, 2012· Gatekeeper is now supported (Mountain Lion only).
· Fixed a number of issues on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.
December 16th, 2011· Fixed the problem with the Internet picture search not functioning correctly.
· Fixed the crash that ocurred when attempting to burn more than one copy of a Lightscribe disc.
September 15th, 2011· Corrected the problem with blurred shadows not displaying and printing properly in OS X 10.7 Lion.
· Fixed the bug when objects added to a Master page of a multipage booklet would appear on a layout page instead.
· Enter/Exit Full Screen menu item and shortcut added (OS X 10.7 Lion only).
· A message is now displayed when the user attempts to save a locked file (OS X 10.7 Lion only).
June 9th, 2011· OS X 10.7 Lion is now supported.
· Image search in the Internet has been fixed.
February 24th, 2011· Drag and drop installation. All necessary resources are now contained inside the application.
· Japanese and Italian localizations added.
· 9 new templates added.
· Added new paper layouts from Micro Application, Sigel, Ryman, Sanwa Supply, Neato.
· Corrected the problem with translucent objects looking differently in the document and Print Preview.
· Fixed the problem with the program crashing when attempting to print to certain direct-to-disc printers.
· Swapped the behavior of Circular Distribution buttons in the Alignment tab of the Inspector.
· Minor changes in templates and clipart.
November 26th, 2010· Fixed the bug with transparent images showing on a white background after being dragged from Image Depot.
· Corrected the program's erratic behavior after using the Revert to Saved command.
· Spacing between lines can now be set to a negative value.
· Added a LightScribe contrast setting.
· Center Horizontally and Center Vertically commands now work properly for design elements with fold lines.
· Fixed the bug that caused existing linked text boxes to change size when adding a new one.
· Corrected the problem with the Inspector being hidden at launch.
· Fixed the problem of dotted outlines not printing on multipage booklets.
· Corrected the bug that at import changed the proportions of images that have the "Replace at import" setting enabled.
· Corrected the problem with the Number of Copies field setting only after pressing Return.
· Fixed the problem with Disc Cover crashing on OS X 10.5 when scrolling through the clipart.
· Improved the way Disc Cover works with Epson printers.
· Fixed the problem with some backgrounds and their thumbnails not loading in the Gallery.
· New paper layouts added: MicroApplication 5014, MicroApplication 5240, Avery/Zweckform J8676A-25.
· New printers added to the list of supported: HP Photosmart C5380, Photosmart C5550, Canon iP4700, Epson Stylus Photo P50, Microboards MX, Microboards G3.
· Clipart images are now grouped by type in the Source panel.
November 9th, 2010General:
· 140 new template kits added.
· 30 new collage templates.
· 20 LightScribe templates.
· 15,000+ new clipart images (Retail Edition only).
· Industry-standard barcodes added — Code 128, EAN 13, EAN 8, UPC-A, UPC-E, DataMatrix and QR.
· Added File Data fields for merge printing information as serial numbers and so on.
· Video Tutorial window added.
· Added support for Multi-Touch trackpad gestures on supported computers.
· Improved QuickLook performance. Disc Cover documents now open faster in QuickLook.
Multi-Page Booklets:
· Added a multipage booklet element for CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray discs.
· Support for Master Page layouts.
· Imposition automated so that the pages of the booklet are in the correct order when folded.
· Duplex printer support.
New Assistant:
· New task-specific categories for thematic projects, such as Wedding, Travel, etc.
· The revamped Assistant interface lets you preview multiple designs at once, and quickly browse through the designs.
· Added a Search field to search the designs by name.
· Added the ability to access and delete custom templates right from the Assistant.
· Improved the way Assistant works with Expose.
Advanced Importing:
· Video import from iTunes, iPhoto, iDVD projects or QuickTime compatible files. Frames from the video can be used in the design.
· Added the ability to get lyrics for imported songs from iTunes or the Internet.
· Improved iDVD import. Apart from the names of titles and chapters, the program now lets you view videos included in the project.
· The improved Custom Format editor adds new fields and separators to customize the way imported texts look.
· Folder sizes can now be displayed when importing data from Finder.
Design Tools:
· Introduced vertical and horizontal guidelines, which can be locked/unlocked and can differ in color.
· Vertical Text tool added.
· Circular Text tool got a new floating panel for the editor, allowing for more control over text input.
· Vertical ruler added.
· Improved image cropping with the new In-place Crop mode.
· Added customizable Smart Guides, which help to snap objects to their edges, centers, or both.
· Text can now flow around objects, such as pictures or smart shapes.
June 2nd, 2010· Added Blu-Ray design elements (disc, cover, insert);
· The program can now automatically check for available updates and download if necessary;
· Introduced the progress indicator for iTunes import;
· New paper layouts: Data Becker 0562, 0644 and XXL, Jewelboxing, Avery 98221, NEATO 180817 and 181505 Side A / B;
· Object dimensions on the screen are now more accurate for 100% zoom setting;
· Fixed the problem with “Show foreground objects on the background” functionality which displayed foreground objects without transparency instead of semi-transparent;
· Internet search results for images are no longer limited to the first page only;
· Other bug fixes.
August 31st, 2009· Added support for Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6).
April 27th, 2009· CD/DVD Envelope design element added allowing to create your own disc sleeve designs.
· Microboards GX Disc Publisher printers now supported.
· A number of BOMA paper layouts added.
· The problem with the program's failure to launch at during certain situations fixed.
· Minor issues with Quick Look view solved.
· Printing on Epson R800 printer fixed.
February 5th, 2009New Functionality:
· Support for DiscT@2 technology allows to etch text and graphics on the data side of DVD discs using a LabelFlash-enabled drive.
· Disc Cover documents can now be previewed thanks to Quick Look support (Leopard only).
· Portuguese localization added.
Fixes and Improvements:
· The program no longer freezes in certain situations at launch or upon creating a document from Assistant.
· The Search function in the Change Layout dialog now updates the search results properly.
· Printer calibration fixed for Epson R800 and some other models.
· Occasional crashes when importing track lists from iTunes fixed.
December 17th, 2008· Improvements made to import from a multi-column text files.
· Fixed problem with images disappearing from documents at opening.
· Formtec and APLI/Agipa paper layouts updated.
· Added support of CD Tray for Epson Stylus Photo R2880.
November 7th, 2008· Auto save functionality adjustable from Preferences Dialog, will help to restore documents after unintentional computer shutdown.
· Support for non-standard paper sizes added (in paper layout database, in Custom Paper dialog).
· A-one and Xerox paper layouts reviewed.
· Support for Epson, HP and Canon printers improved.
· Various program fixes and improvements.
September 24th, 2008· Support for Art Text version 2.
· German, French and Spanish localizations improved.
September 4th, 2008· Library of label paper layouts for Avery, Ace Label, DECAdry, Herlitz, Herma, Pimaco and Printec reviewed and extended.
· French and Spanish localizations revised.
· The process of calling system print dialog now occur correctly when no printer selected.
· Minor bug fixes.
May 28th, 2008mport/Export:
· When exporting disc design element the graphic is automatically cut along disc edges. Transparency is supported for PDF and TIFF files.
· Option to choose system PDF filters was added for export to PDF format.
· The result of drag&drop of images from other applications into design area and Inspector fixed.
· Inserting images inside Smart Shapes by drag&drop fixed.
· The dialog of custom text formats, which is used to import text data has improved.
· Fill/Stretch scale types behavior for smart shapes filled with an image has swapped.
Content:
· Support for HP CD/DVD Tattoo labels and automatic mirror printing were added.
· Data Becker and DECadry label paper libraries were updated.
· German localization of the program improved.
Interface:
· Option to duplicate selected Design Element was added into Edit Custom Layout dialog (also shortcut Cmd D can be used).
· Auto scroll activates when an object is created or moved outside window area.
· Pup-up menu with tool sets added for Toolbar in text representation.
· Insert->Date&Time option during text editing fixed
April 9th, 2008· Tray dimensions were fixed for Canon direct on disc printers.
· Problem with printing objects with gradient fill solved.
· Printing on a plain paper fixed (clipping size corrected).
· Option to set round corners for rectangular design-elements (such as Cover, Tray Insert, etc.) added.
· Ability to add text box with a mouse click restored (when Extended Text tool activated).
· Problem with text format buttons in the system font dialog solved.
March 21st, 2008· Problem with freezing during closing the program solved.
· Switching the Inspector controls with Tab button fixed.
· Bug with inability to work in Disc Cover, due to disabled menu options when Painter's Picker software installed fixed.
March 18th, 2008· Redesigned program interface.
· Grouping functionality was added in the program.
· Gradient Fill (linear and radial) became available for different objects.
· Art Text integration allows to create high quality textual graphics, headings, logos, icons.
· Documents containing user pictures got lower size thanks to automatic compression.
· Collection of ready-made designs was improved and new designs were added. Now the collection consists of 130 professional designs.
· Collection of 120 background designs was added, with ability to add your own backgrounds.
· 100 background images were added (70 in standard version).
· Now design-element settings (inner/outer disc diameter for example) can be altered from the Inspector. Also, you have ability to save set of parameters as a preset.
· Duplicate design-element option added to the main menu and toolbar.
· Size settings for design-elements added to Custom Paper Format dialog.
· Integration with Apple Aperture added.
· Import from Apple iPhoto improved: Events library now supported.
· Import from Apple iTunes improved: Total Time format added that shows total track duration.
· Photo files import: Get images from Subfolders check added.
· LZW compression becomes available when exporting to TIFF.
· Option to choose Color Model (RGB/CMYK) when exporting to raster formats (TIFF and JPEG).
· Hold Editing Modes via double click added for toolbar buttons (Text Box, Box, Line).
· Object rotation can be performed using corner handles or keyboard (Cmd Opt left/right arrows, Shift increase speed), in addition to Inspector options.
· Object rotation to the left/right is available from context menu.
· Preview of ready made designs in Assistant has changed.
· Custom format text for imported results improved.
· Circle Text editing dialog can be resized now.
· For accessibility purposes increase/decrease font size shortcut has changed to system standard Cmd and Cmd -. Zoom shortcut has changed to Ctrl Cmd =, Ctrl Cmd -.
· Shortcut to open/close source panel added (Cmd Opt C).
· Shortcuts to navigate through Inspector Tabs added (Cmd 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6). Hide Inspector shortcut added (Cmd 0).
· EasyPrint technology integrated into the program, which improves compatibility with Epson direct-on-cd printers.
· Support for DYMO DiscPainter direct-on-cd printer added.
Find us on Google+
