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What's New in AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0?
Introduction
This document outlines the new features in AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0 over previous versions of the product.
New Features Since Version 5.0
Improved IDE
Boasting a drag-and-drop WYSIWYG interface and a multitude of application development tools,
AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0 makes it easy to create your own interactive multimedia software. Building on its revolutionary predecessor, AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0 adds even more functionality through a menu bar, new objects, more events, and actions that are more powerful than ever!
Guidelines
Just like in your favorite image editing software, but now in your favorite multimedia development software! Using guidelines, you can set up margins and placement rules to make sure your design looks perfect.
Script Explorer
Add, view, and change all scripts in your project from one central location. You have access to every event in your project, and through dual script editors you can work with two events at once!
Project Explorer
Get an overview of your entire project in one place. You can see all of the pages, events and objects in your project organized into a tree hierarchy. Double-click any item to edit its properties or right-click for common commands. It's a great way to see how everything is connected.
Improved Properties Pane
The properties pane is a fast way to view and edit all of the attributes of a page or object. You can interactively edit the object text, font, size, color, tooltip and much more without missing a beat.
What's New in AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0?
Burn to CD-R/CD-RW and DVD?R/?RW
You can now publish directly to CD-R/CD-RW or DVD?R/DVD?RW media. Simply insert a blank disc and the wizard will burn your finished project right to it.
Tray Menus
By default, right-clicking on your application's system tray icon will present three options: Restore, Minimize, and Exit. If these options don't suit your needs, add more! AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0 allows you complete control over what items are displayed in that right click menu, if a menu is displayed at all.
Menu Bars
It's now possible to add a standard Windows style menu bar to your project. It's easy to configure and edit, even letting you configure nested items. When a menu item is selected, it fires a project event telling you what was chosen, all owing you to take whatever action you desire.
Non-Rectangular Video
The Video object in AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0 now supports window masks, which means you are no longer limited to rectangular videos in your applications. Do you want to display a custom-shaped video? Simply apply any pre-made window mask to a video object in your project, or create your own!
Quick Actions
While adding actions to perform various simple tasks in AutoPlay Media Studio has never required any advanced programming skills, sometimes you may just want to open a document, send an email , or exit from your application. With Quick Actions, performing these simple tasks and more is as easy as selecting an option from a drop-down list!
Faster Object Creation
AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0's design environment boasts an improved workflow. You can now create objects rapidly, configuring their attributes later.
What's New in AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0?
File Layout System
When you want to add or remove whole folders of files, or fine-tune the structure of a CD/DVD project, the File Layout dialog comes in very handy. It's split into two panes, with your computer's file system on the top and your project on the bottom. Select the files you want, click add and you're done!
Quick Source File Editing
Now you don't have to worry about locating your source files when you need to edit them; you can open any source file in its default editor right from AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0! You can also customize which program will edit files with specific extensions.
More Events
With more events than ever before, AutoPlay Media Studio 6.0 allows you to perform actions when mouse buttons are clicked, when the mouse is moved, when the application's window is resized, and when a menu item is selected!
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