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BannerZest Pro Changelog

What's new in BannerZest Pro 4.0.2 Build 5888

Jan 5, 2016
  • Fixes a few bugs, mostly linked to FTP upload :
  • Fix crash that could happen on some special cases,
  • Fix multiple redundant error messages,
  • The cancel button is back.

New in BannerZest Pro 4.0.1 Build 5876 (Feb 13, 2015)

  • Bug Fix:
  • Bannerzest can now also be unlocked using an activation key.

New in BannerZest Pro 4.0.0 Build 5871 (Jan 28, 2015)

  • Compatible with Apple OS X 10.8 and above (Mountain Lion, Maverick, Yosemite). 20+ universal Html5 themes, and 40+ flash themes!

New in BannerZest Pro 3.1.3 Build 5572 (Jul 26, 2012)

  • Compatible with Mac OS X Mountain Lion. Added support for Gatekeeper.
  • Fixes a potential rendering issue in the preview window where only half the banner would be displayed.
  • Fixes an image format issue when using the HTML theme "Water apparition".
  • Removal of the MobileMe publishing option, as this service is no longer operated by Apple.

New in BannerZest Pro 3.1.2 Build 5566 (Jul 18, 2012)

  • Fixed a potential crash when publishing a banner

New in BannerZest Pro 3.1.1 Build 5560 (Jun 28, 2012)

  • Correction of JavaScript errors with ShadowBox or LightBox when the banner was published locally or when the domain name of the web server was different from the domain name of the server hosting the banner
  • Fixed a potential crash when opening a .bnz document when images were not present on the disk anymore
  • Fixed the alternate banner when ShadowBox or LightBox were activated.
  • Correction in the TextSlideShow theme.
  • Fixes in the FTP publishing.
  • Fixes in the display of settings in the inspector.
  • Fixes in the registration window.

New in BannerZest Pro 3.1.0 Build 5550 (Apr 23, 2012)

  • Added a DEMO version
  • Added Italian, German, Japanese and Spanish localizations.
  • Fixed possible problem during upload with some ftp server.
  • Minor bugs fixes.

New in BannerZest Pro 3.0.1 Build 5530 (Jul 27, 2011)

  • Fixed a possible bug when opening documents created with BannerZest 2.
  • Fixed FTP publication when the files of a website are located at the root of the FTP server.
  • Fixed FTP publication when a banner is published after testing the connection of a FTP server in the preferences of the application.
  • Fixed a possible crash during the close of a document.
  • Restored the Media Viewer option in the Publish tab.

New in BannerZest Pro 3.0 (Jul 19, 2011)

  • Support for HTML5 banners in the form of 14 new HTML5 themes.
  • Smart fallback from Flash to HTML5
  • improved UI
  • Lion compatibility
  • Lots of bug fixes

New in BannerZest Pro 2.2.3 Build 5386 (Oct 12, 2010)

  • New image scaling algorithm : preserves the quality of images in your banners even when scaled down dramatically. Simply reopen your existing projects and upload them once more to get the benefit of a much better image quality.
  • Fixed a possible crash with the versions 10.1 of the Flash Player.
  • Fixed the encoding of media URL.
  • Themes - Fixed a bug in Carousel, 3D Wall, 3D Curved Wall : reflections of transparent png weren't displayed correctly

New in BannerZest Pro 2.2.2 Build 5373 (Jul 13, 2010)

  • It fixes some bugs discovered by our users and adds some requested theme enhancements. It is recommended for all our customers. Here is a short list of the changes:
  • Added jQuery compatibility for the alternate slideshow (javascript).
  • Fixed a possible bug when special characters are present in the URL of a media.
  • Fixed display of the message "Get the latest Flash player" for BannerZest Standard.
  • Themes:
  • fixed quality issues in Carousel
  • fixed preloader bug in Grid themes
  • fixed image displaying order in Grid themes.
  • fixed image order issue in Hanging theme when using 3 images
  • fixed position bug in TextBook theme

New in BannerZest Pro 2.2.1 Build 5358 (Apr 2, 2010)

  • Fixed a possible permission error in the user account folder preferences.
  • Fixed a possible bug with the creation of the single swf file.
  • Fixed a bug with the alternate slideshow.
  • Fixed a bug in Exploda where stop on last image prevented the texts from being displayed.
  • Added background stripe element for Move Slideshow.
  • Hanging won't display label if its colors are transparent.
  • Added hide buttons for loop option on SlideShows.

New in BannerZest Pro 2.2 Build 5327 (Feb 17, 2010)

  • NEW THEME:Curved 3D Wall.
  • Fixed: a rare publication error on some FTP servers.

New in BannerZest Pro 2.1 Build 5282 (Nov 25, 2009)

  • NEW: 3D Wall. A new 3D theme to display your images on a fully interactive 3D wall.
  • Added: ability to access your audio files and iTunes library from the media browser.
  • Fixed: A rare bug in the FTP publication
  • Fixed: a display problem in the inspector.
  • Fixed: a border bug in the elasticMatrix theme.
  • Numerous other small fixes and enhancements.

New in BannerZest Pro 2.0.1 Build 5153 (Sep 29, 2009)

  • more compact HTML code when publishing a banner with single SWF file (BZ Pro)
  • fixed a bug in the crop window (BZ Standard)
  • fixed some theme names
  • fixed the scale mode in the following themes: Carousel and Slideshow
  • fixed a possible crash situation when publishing a banner with the alternative slideshow option (PRO only)
  • fixed a problem with the name of the image displayed before le loading of the alternative slideshow
  • SquareSlideShow : hand cursor should now display properly over the image when the media has an url
  • Flash Themes : fixed a bug (with single swf publication) when the number of images supplied by the user is lower than what the theme needs . The themes will now properly clone the supplied media to meet its requirements.
  • lots of smaller fixes

New in BannerZest Pro 2.0 Build 5127 (Sep 24, 2009)

  • 10 stunning new banner themes
  • The ability to add a sound file
  • The ability to publish a banner in a single .swf file
  • The addition of theme presets
  • Publication of banners in a format that can be viewed on iPhones

New in BannerZest Pro 1.5 Build 4984 (May 19, 2009)

  • Adds many improvements in almost every area of the application as a response to user feedback. Transition from .Mac to MobileMe is simplified and lots of changes have been made in a number of themes, to either give more options or fix some issues that were reported. We also improved the behavior of media titles and subtitles to make them react to mouse clicks when the media had an associated URL.
  • Also comes with a new theme named "TextBook" that supports multi-line text, create great page headers mixing photos and text content.

New in BannerZest Pro 1.4 Build 4945 (Mar 25, 2009)

  • New theme: Bouncy lets you create a very simple banner with a bouncy effect both on the image and on the text labels. Great for sidebars !
  • New theme: Fading grid lets you create a great looking grid of images that cross-fade one after the other. This is a great way to show a collection of images.
  • New settings for "Hanging" themes: ability to change colors and gradients
  • New setting for "Coverflow" : ability to change the shadow color
  • New setting for the slideshow themes and some other Flash themes: ability to adjust the number of loops
  • Fixed a bug in banners that contained only 1 image
  • Fixed some memory and animation problems in the "Sticker" theme
  • FIxed some problems with the 'Auto hide' function of the buttons in Slideshow themes
  • Fixed a problem in the loading screen color of "CoverFlow"
  • New: all themes can now be loaded inside an AS3 SWF (see the following wiki post for more details : http://www.aquafadas.eu/wiki/BannerZest:LoadingFromAS3)
  • Fixed a problem with the site address in the generated HTML
  • Fixed a problem in the publishing of images that could result bigger than the originals
  • Fixed a problem with the importing of PDF files
  • Fixed an issue when saving a document

New in BannerZest Pro 1.3 Build 4904 (Dec 16, 2008)

  • New theme: Sakura lets you create a beautiful scrolling banner for your site or blog. Spanish localization
  • Fixed a compatibility with our test page and Flash Player 10. The Copy button now works as expected.
  • Fixed a bug on the back cover of the flex book
  • Bug fixes in the various themes
  • Updated some localized strings

New in BannerZest Pro 1.2.6 Build 4889 (Oct 23, 2008)

  • new theme: Sliding Sticker lets you create walls with posters and pictures. Various backgrounds are available, including simple custom colored walls.
  • use the newest swfobject (1.2.1)
  • added new options in several themes (new directional parameters for buttons in the Sliding images theme,...)
  • bug fixes in the accordeon themes
  • corrected a potential problem when subtitles contained special characters
  • reflection is now properly computed in the Coverflow theme when using PNG images
  • fixed a possible memory problem with the Hanging themes
  • updated some localized strings

New in BannerZest Pro 1.2.5 Build 4341 (Sep 11, 2008)

  • New PRO theme: Elastic Matrix.
  • New Standard theme: Elastic 3x3. This theme is the same as Elastic Matrix but limited to 3x3 grids.
  • Added the ability to publish banners in symbolic folder.
  • Added support for Polish characters in the hanging themes.
  • Fixed some issues in the generated HTML (missing quotes, double slash suppressed).
  • Fixed a problem with the auto-timer in Coverflow.
  • Fixed a potential issue with Internet Explorer in the case of relative paths.
  • Updated some localized strings.

New in BannerZest Pro 1.2.2 Build 4159 (Aug 21, 2008)

  • Scale mode has been fixed in the Hanging theme.
  • Fixed a bug when publishing a banner with the target set to 'Custom Javascript'.
  • Added a loading screen in the Gallery theme.
  • Fixed a bug with the loading screen.
  • Fixed a number of reported issues with the TextSlideShow theme.
  • Improved the settings for the theme TextSlideShow.
  • Fixed a possible bug when reopening old banners (color information was saved as integers instead of text)
  • Fixed a possible bug when reopening old banners that could cause some settings to be overwritten by their default value.
  • Added a menu action to close the window (cmd W).
  • Fixed a rare bug condition on IE7 when the banner code was modified by hand with a relative path.
  • Updated end user licence for the PRO version.
  • Updated all localization.

New in BannerZest Pro 1.2.1 Build 4073 (Aug 6, 2008)

  • Added support for Mobile Me.
  • Fixes a problem when publishing a banner with the new 'TextSLideshow' theme
  • Fixes a possible crash conditions when publishing on some Windows based servers.
  • Fixes some HTML code.
  • Fixes the encoding of accentuated characters when copying the code from the.
  • The application does not quit anymore when you close the banner being edited. Instead, you can create a new banner or open an existing one.
  • Updated localization.

New in BannerZest Pro 1.2 Build 3993 (Jul 25, 2008)

  • new theme: Hanging & HangingSlim
  • new theme: TextSlideShow (PRO)
  • new theme: Sticker
  • new feature: you can now specify linebreaks by putting "
  • " in the title or date of the media (it isn't supported in all themes though).
  • new feature: BannerZest can now upload via SFTP
  • new feature: debug ftp upload
  • new feature: a banner published in a local folder can now be uploaded manually, it doesn't require to edit the code anymore.
  • added: the random media option for all themes. Media will be displayed in a different order each time the banner is loaded.
  • added: more layout options for the coverflow theme
  • fixed: a performance issue with SlideShows
  • fixed: default background color flashed for a second wg-hen the themes starte
  • fixed: Gallery image layout when speed > 0

New in BannerZest Pro 1.1.3b Build 3671 (Jun 7, 2008)

  • Fixed a regression in FTP publication that would cause it to fail because of a redirection warning.

New in BannerZest Pro 1.1.2 Build 3638 (May 29, 2008)

  • new version of the ConnectionKit improves the FTP publishing and fixes some bugs on some servers, where the destination folders would appear empty.
  • fixes an issue with hyperlinks in the MovingGrid theme
  • fixes a few issues with the book theme
  • add support for authentificatin when uploading to a server area secured by a .htaccess.

New in BannerZest Pro 1.1.1 Build 3546 (May 24, 2008)

  • new version of the ConnectionKit
  • added new options to various themes
  • improvement in the reset settings
  • improvement of the JPEG/PNG conversion
  • various bug fixes

New in BannerZest Pro 1.0.3 Build 3212 (Apr 23, 2008)

  • added the document name in the document title bar. Updated window close button if the banner needs to be saved.
  • added the ability to suppress the 'Made with BannerZest...' entry in the contextual menu. This new preference is available in the application General Preferences panel.
  • various bug fixes,
  • updated localization

New in BannerZest Pro 1.0.2 Build 3159 (Apr 15, 2008)

  • support accentuated characters in banners running on Tiger, IE, etc...
  • handling of illegal characters,
  • scale mode in Water Apparition Narrow,
  • fixed duplicate first image in RollingImages,
  • improved image quality in some themes
  • updated localization

New in BannerZest Pro 1.0 Build 3112 (Apr 4, 2008)

  • new theme icons
  • improved error messages
  • improved image quality in the preview (anti-aliasing)
  • improved image quality in all themes
  • updated localization