Album DS 6.3 for Pc / WindowsThe new version 6.3 of Album DS is ready now. We have added some new features to the new version and also many internal improvements have been made. The new version is much faster and more stable and now includes two choices of Album DS application files. Both applications are located on your desktop and in your Album DS application folder.
This version is a completely new rewritten application using different compiler and technology, each Photoshop version is target specifically and therefore the executable has been included in 2 versions: - 32bits, to be used with Adobe Photoshop CS, CS2, CS3 and CS4 (32bits) both in 32 and 64bits operating systems. If you execute this version with Photoshop CS4 it will target only the 32bits version of Photoshop even if running in a 64bits environment.
- 64bits, to be used with Adobe Photoshop CS4 64bits in a 64 bits operating system. It's not possible to target any other Photoshop version.
Also the database engine has changed to avoid having to use system dependent drivers.
Requirements:
Pc with Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 with .NET framework. (NET framework is included with all this OS by default).
Compatibility with previous versions:
- You may open any album made with previous versions of Album DS by selecting Album - New and then the album folder, but you have to input again the album size and use Pictures - Check used pictures folder to retrieve the used pictures.
- The "Copy and rename" and "Locate and copy" features have been deprecated.
Improvements:
- Faster creation of thumbnails
- Better communication with Photoshop, any version of Photoshop has his own communication component. This means also that you may have more than one Photoshop version installed.
- In most cases the answer from Photoshop is a lot faster.
- The look of the application has been changed to integrate it in the newer operating systems.
- Now you may Zoom in ( click) or Zoom out ( CTRL + click) at the previews.
- In the Picture management feature now you may select different pictures by holding down CTRL and clicking without having to select all between.
- You may autofill a template by selecting the pictures in the main Album DS window, you may hold down CTRL to select non correlative pictures. Album DS will respect the selection order while placing the pictures in the template.
- Registration has changed and it's necessary to re-register the application, it's still hardware dependent but not for the operating system or hard drive.
- Installer and updater features have been integrated into the executable, therefore the installer folder and AlbumDSInstaller separate tool is not needed, the Temp folder ( where zip files were downloaded) is now the Downloads folder.
- No Windows libraries need to be registered, therefore you may backup the whole Album DS folder into a DVD and restore to disk without having to install anything. ( Just like in a Mac ;) )
- Added a feature in Album - Create sheet indexes, will create a serie of documents in the Index subfolder of the project including a sheet preview and the list of used pictures for this sheet with thumbnail.
- Improved the installation process at Help - Update. It's possible to select multiple options with CTRL and file server may be changed in case the predefined is down.
- Color space settings have been disabled in Album DS to avoid confussion, please select the appropiate color space in Photoshop. It's recommended to set also "Convert to working space" and "Don't ask" when opening.
IMPORTANT, notice for actual users:To create this new version we replaced older code with new code that makes the program so much more responsive. The new version DOES require a new registration engine which means your existing license will need to be replaced. Don't worry it's an easy process and you have 30 days in which to activate it before it stops working. The new registration system is no longer tied to your operating system version or hard drive which means you'll no longer have to re-register if you change drives or operating systems.
We will be re-registering all world wide users over the next four weeks so please be on the lookout for our email with complete download information and links. If you don't receive your download information within 4 weeks please don't hesitate to contact
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for assistance.
To be eligible for the 6.x update your support & updates contract must be current. Remember one year of support and updates is included when you purchase Album DS and you can stay current by purchasing "Support&Updates" from our website each year. If your support contract has lapsed you may reinstate it at any time by purchasing "Outdated Support&Updates" from our website.
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