MULTIMEDIA MANAGER
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Welcome to the latest program update!


What's new in version 2.0b? (March 26, 1998)
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  * Added "Format Disk" option on Tools menu to format floppy disk quickly
  * Better animated GIF handling
  * Fixed some minor bugs
  * Fixed bugs in Setup program to run properly on Windows NT 4.0 system


What's new in version 2.0a? 
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Version 2.0 comes with quite a lot of enhancements and outstanding features:

  * New look (Office 97 look with gradient title bar and additional buttons!)
  * Built-in ZIP support to compress, extract and view ZIP files
  * Internal text/binary file viewer
  * Send files as attachments via email directly using MAPI
  * Dockable and floatable image toolbar to view and manipulate your images
    quickly with just a single mouse click...
    thanks to Indy "OveRDoZe" for this idea :-)  
  * Map/disconnect network drive (available from the Tools menu)
  * Improved status bar (flicker free)
  * Improved image handling
  * Enhanced slide show feature (added stretch, tile and zoom image options)
  * Enhanced image conversion feature to create thumbnail images easier
  * Some dialog boxes have been improved


What's new in version 1.4a? 
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  * Added DDE support
    To activate this feature, you must register the file types with
    Multimedia Manager first by using "Associate File Types" in the Tools menu.
    Then, you can see these new items in the shell context menu:
    "Display", "Edit Image" and "Print Image" (for image files)
    "Play" (for audio files)
  * Few enhancements and minor bug fixes
  * Improvements and bug fixes in Setup program


What's new in version 1.3d? 
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  * Multimedia Manager v1.3d is released as a fully functional shareware (uncrippled)
    so you can try all powerful features of Multimedia Manager freely
    Limitations: * can't convert/save more than 5 images
                 * not allowed to save the manipulated image (using filters
                   and special effects)
    I sincerely hope that this change will encourage you more to register
    your copy... :-)


What's new in version 1.3c?
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  * Enhanced edit box (with history list) in copy/move files dialog
  * Support drag and drop file to Multimedia Manager's display window to
    open it quickly
  * Improved list box handling
    

What's new in version 1.3b?
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  * New feature: ability to resize multiple images at once
  * New dialog for saving/converting images
  * Better dialog for copying/moving files that allows you to pick target
    directory from bookmark list)
  * New URL for my web site: http://come.to/twrs (http://members.xoom.com/twrs)
    (moved from http://members.tripod.com/~edy_b/index.html)
  * Some minor bug fixes
    

What's new in version 1.3a?
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  * New features: image printing and scanning support
  * Few enhancements
  * Fixed overlapped player panel
  * Updated and better help file


What's new in version 1.2b?
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  * Recompiled with Delphi 3
  * Flat toolbar buttons
  * Improved list box handling
  * Updated TGIFImage component, support image strecthing with original
    image ratio preserved and smoother animation (thanks to Theodor Kleynhans
    for writing such nice component...)
  * Fixed bugs:
    * Image conversion error when source file name is same as target file name


What's new in version 1.2a?
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  * Added feature to set image brightness
  * Resize feature to save image to different size
  * Added 'Paste From Clipboard' command in Edit menu
  * More effects to manipulate image (bleed, blur, border fade, blur, dark,
    curl page, engrave, gamma correction, halftone, jiggle, mosaic, oil paint,
    polar, spray, wave, and other cool effects)
  * And of course, updated help file and fixed some minor bugs


What's new in version 1.1b?
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  * Slightly faster list box storing
  * Fixed duplicate file names in the file list box (occurs when you specify
    duplicate filters like *.BMP;*.GIF;*.BMP)
  * Fixed minor bugs


What's new in version 1.1a?
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  * Prompt for directory to be explored when using Run Explorer menu
  * Added 'Stop' button when converting multiple images
  * Restore item location after refreshing directory
  * Current selected file will always visible after skipping file by
    pressing Auto Skip hotkey
  * Enable uninstallation from Control Panel * Add/Remove Programs
  * Updated setup program (fixed minor bugs)
  * Better self-extracting ZIP
  * Fixed some minor bugs:
    * Fixed parameter passing error when opening a folder from Explorer or
      dropping an audio file from Explorer to Multimedia Manager desktop icon
    * The Close File menu item will always be enabled when the display window
      is not empty
    * Few fixes and enhancements on slide show feature