Frames Release Notes

Version 6.03 Release Notes
Release Date: 12/14/17

Corrections and Changes:

1. Fixed an issue that could cause video export to fail on Windows 10.
2. Fixed an issue that could cause an unsupported operating system dialog to be displayed on Mac OS.

Version 6.021 Release Notes (Windows Only)
Release Date: 12/9/16

Corrections and Changes:

1. Fixed an issue that could cause video export to fail on Windows 10.

Version 6.02 Release Notes
Release Date: 7/17/2015

Corrections and Changes:

1. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when exporting images.
2. Fixed an issue that could cause an error saving to a symlink on Macintosh.
3. Fixed an issue that could cause an error while saving a file.
4. Fixed an issue that could cause an error on launch when a dictionary is missing.

Version 6.01 Release Notes (Windows only)
Release Date: 1/22/2015

Program Changes:

1. Fixed a bug that caused some movies to export incompletely.
2. Fixed a bug that could very large log files for users with many iTunes items.

Version 5.03 Release Notes
Release Date: 1/21/2014

Program Changes:

1. Fixed a bug that could cause saving to fail.
2. Fixed a bug that could cause page fills to fail in collaboration.
3. Fixed a bug that could cause exported podcasts to have an M4V extension on Mac.
4. Fixed a bug that could cause Frames to become unresponsive during launch.
5. Fixed a bug that could delete an animated object while cloning a frame.

Version 5.02 Release Notes
Release Date: 12/16/2013

Program Changes:

1. Changed the video export so all formats export MP4 videos.
2. Fixed an issue that could cause an error scrolling the storyboard.
3. Fixed an issue that could cause an error previewing animation.
4. Fixed an issue that could cause the program to stop responding when using a file chooser dialog.
5. Fixed an issue that could cause an image to be missing from a cloned frame.
6. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when dragging frames or objects.
7. Fixed an issue that could cause the wrong image to be saved with a frame.
8. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when deleting a frame.
9. Fixed an issue that could cause an error using the Pen tool.
10. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when adding a new frame.
11. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when cutting a sound file.
12. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when duplicating frames.

Version 5.01 Release Notes
Release Date: 9/14/2012

Program Changes:

1. Fixed an issue that could repeating errors when working with text bubbles.
2. Fixed an issue that could cause multiple errors while previewing an animation.
3. Fixed an issue that made it difficult to align sounds with specific frames.

Version 4.05 Release Notes
Release Date: 4/18/2012

Program Changes:

1. Fixed an issue that could cause locked groups to be damaged when saving.

Version 4.03 Release Notes
Release Date: 7/13/2010

Program Changes:

1. Fixed an issue where recording sound with QuickTime 7.6.6 could cause Frames to quit.
2. Modified video settings to ensure that Frames movies work with QuickTime X on OS X.

Version 4.02 Release Notes
Release Date: 12/4/2009

Program Changes:

1. Improved support for very large and/or very complex Frames documents.
2. Added localization support for Canadian English.
3. Updated required libraries to ensure Windows 7 compatibility.

Error Corrections:

1. Resolved an issue that could cause a memory error when opening Frames documents that include many vector shapes.
2. Resolved an issue that could cause a memory error for animations with gradient fills on many frames.
3. Resolved an issue that caused an error when batch converting large images.
4. Resolved an issue that intermittently displayed an error dialog after adding very large images to an animation.
5. Resolved a rarely-encountered issue with the Revert feature.

Version 4.01 Release Notes
Release Date: 6/2/2009

Program Changes:

1. Improved performance when adding a large number of high resolution images as frames.
2. Fixed an issue that could cause a memory error or a "no details" error during playback or export.
3. Fixed an issue that could cause an error to be displayed when pasting an image from another application into Frames.
4. Fixed an issue that prevented a frame from being cut from the Frame List using the contextual menu.
5. Fixed an issue that could cause an error to display when importing a large number of images.
6. Fixed an issue that could cause memory to be depleted when using gradient fills or image fills on a large number of frames.
7. Fixed an issue that caused an error exporting some stickers as snippets.
8. Fixed an issue that prevented dragging an iPhoto album from the Library.
9. Fixed an issue that prevented dragging some of the Tutorials folders from the Library.
10. Fixed an issue that could cause an error when adding a transition to an animation with only one frame.
11. Removed support for MIDI audio files.

Version 3.11 Release Notes
Release date: 4/21/2008

Error Fixes:

1. Backgrounds: Fixed a bug that could cause background images to disappear when opening a saved document.

Version 3.1 Release Notes
Release date: 9/17/2007

Program Changes:

1. Changed Java version. Tech4Learning Runtime Environment is now used on Windows instead of installed Java version(s) to minimize the impact of QuickTime and Java updates.
2. Added a mechanism for reporting program errors to Tech4Learning.

Error Fixes:

1. Error: Fixed a bug that could cause a Java Heap Space error while exporting.
2. Export: Fixed a bug that could cause missing frames in an exported AVI movie.
3. Export: Fixed a bug that could cause an Out of Memory error while exporting.
4. Error: Changed the way background images are stored and resampled to prevent memory errors when exporting.
5. Error: Fixed a bug that could cause an error when Frames or Groups have an empty name.
6. UI: Fixed a bug that could cause the user interface to display incorrectly.
7. Error: Fixed a bug that could cause a QuickTime -2105 error while exporting.
8. Scaling: Fixed a bug that could cause IBF and PXI files to not scale correctly.
9. Error: Fixed a bug that could case an error when working with Groups.
10. Preview: Fixed a bug that could cause the preview to display in only a small area of the preview pane.
11. Audio: Fixed a bug that could cause audio to not trim correctly or at all.
12. Error: Fixed a bug that could cause an error to display when launching the program.
13. Video Capture: Fixed a bug that could cause Windows Limited User accounts to not be able to capture frames from a video camera.
14. Frame Order: Fixed a bug that could cause frames to move to the incorrect location when reordering frames in the frame list.
15. Error: Fixed a bug that could cause an error when pressing the up arrow on the keyboard while a text object is selected.
16. AIFF Files: Added support for AIF audio files with an AIFF file extension.
17. Text Effects: Fixed a bug that could cause text effects to become permanently disabled.
18. Text Options: Fixed a bug that could cause the text options panel to display incorrectly.
19. Error: Fixed a bug that could cause an error when dragging a selected image.
20. Error: Fixed a bug that could cause an error when adding an animated gif.
21. Error: Fixed a bug that could cause an error when dragging a selection of multiple frames in the frame list.
22. Error: Fixed a bug that could cause an error when dragging audio in the timeline.
23. Error: Fixed a bug that could cause an error during export when using transparent images as the background fill for a frame.