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LiveStage Pro - 4.0.1

QuickTime 6 interactive authoring environment

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Version 4.0.1:	(1.0)
Selected Version:	4.0.1
Release Date:	2002-11-12
License:	Update
Downloads (version 4.0.1):	117
Downloads (all versions):	30,891
Price:	$899.95 $199.95 upg.

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Product Description:

LiveStage Professional is the world's leading QuickTime authoring application with the ability to converge more than 200 media types to create the most powerful and engaging interactive digital presentations. This cross-platform tool unlocks the power of QuickTime 6, with dozens of new features that improve workflow and ease of use for all users, from beginner to advanced.

LiveStage Professional is still:

the most powerful tool for creating customized and branded QuickTime players and control buttons for your interactive presentations
the only software that allows QuickTime VR developers to combine their projects with other media types
the only authoring platform that integrates and manipulates over 200 media types in their native format, including MPEG4

What's new in this version:

Added endian swapping to color sample information to fix a Windows bug.
Sped up drawing of tracks and samples in the timeline.
Fixed problem with edit field changes being lost when a checkbox is clicked after typing some text.
Fixed AppleScript problem with the Flash track enumeration.
Fixed problem with the wrong folder being searched in the global library.
Fixed problem with sprite tracks not showing correctly in stage when property chips are used.
Fixed problem with drawing button images that use an alpha channel.
Fixed problem with re-ordering tweens.
Fixed balance source popup so you can set a tween to use to control the balance.
Window layouts (F-Keys) are now saved in the preferences file and not with each document.
Tweaked scroll are when dragging timeline headers.
You can drag the resizers by the arrow controls now.
URL history is saved in prefs.
The default button when editing a MIAM URL is now close and not add.
Added Media Synchronizer to contextual menu in time line.
Fixed crashing bug in Synchronizer.
Aspect ratio of media dropped on the stage is preserved when media is sized to fit.
Skin Fast Track now resizes the movie dimensions to that of the mask image (only)
QScript Reference Palette now ignores tags that start with "?" and "!" characters. This is done to provide direct compatiblity with standard XML editors.
Drag and drop of images onto the stage now drops the image in the correct position.
Defines editor is now active and ready for text when it is opened.
Tracks and sprites can no longer be set to invalid layers.
Effect tracks now render effect on stage for video sources.
Debug console is now behind the preview window.
QScript: SampleNamed("my name").StartTime etc should now work with VR nodes. Timscale is probably an issue still.
Added AppleScript "index" property to all objects that can be referred to by index. (untested)
Fixed bug where cancelling a document load operation due to missing media did not work.
Fixed Preview for Fast Track so that they display properly under Windows.
Tweaked FSCommand parsing so that you can have spaces after the comma in "QScript," and after "ButtonName".
Opening a ".bck" file will prompt you for a name when you try to save it.
In QScript, using strings with single quotes that are 4 characters will be converted to an integer.
Fixed bug when using MovieVars and having a VR in your project.
Dropping of mutli framed PS files into skin meta track stage now works better.
Meta tracks can now be compiled when there are no other track types.
Fixed visiblity problem with Flash Frame Scripts.
Added Button ID display for named Flash Buttons.
When editing a tween, if it is already open in a window, that window is brought to the front.
The first track created now has its layer set to 0 not -1.
Fixed some bugs with the previewing of movies.
AppleScripts can now mess with gradient colors and not need to sort them.
Fixed an AppleScript bug where FlashTracks had the wrong "type".
ThisTrack.GetWidth and ThisMovie.GetWidth BOTH get the width of the movie now, and NOT the track. Use TrackWidth to get the width of the track.
The zoom level slider in the stage now snaps to multiples of 10.
Object position and size is now dynamically shown during manipulation.
Fixed crash that would occur when selecting sprites within the Sprites Sample. This occurs when you select item 1, then item 2 and then item 1 again. Well basically selecting an item previously selected.
Fixed QuickStart so that double clicking on LiveStage Professional projects will not launch QuickStart in OS X.
Fixed autosave so that it is disabled when the user disables it.
modified button graphics for editors and stage under windows.
Fixed shortcut for Replace and Find Next.
Fixed registry association so the LSPro will launch when double clicking the project file.
Fixed crash when double clicking the LiveStage Professional project file.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS Classic

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS 8.6 or higher
or
Mac OS X 10.1 or higher

Feedback Summary:

Version 4.0.1:
Overall Rating:	(1.0)	Features:	(3.0)	Support:	(1.0)
Ease of Use:	(1.0)	Quality / Stability:	(1.0)	Price:	(1.0)

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out of business? - Version: 2006-06-06, 4/28/2007 10:34AM PST

bigcityrichard

wrote emails to support. no answer.

do three times on different days:

called sales. they are on the line with other customers.

called support. they are on the line with other customers.

called accounting. they are on the line with other customers.

enddo:

left voice mails to sales, support and accounting, no reply

again left voice mails. no reply.

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out of business?

Waiting for the Demo - Version: 2006-06-06, 4/17/2007 01:34AM PST

midnightbrewer

I'm glad to hear it's not just me (in a way.) I want to try the demo out because I'm seriously shopping for a solution for authoring QuickTime movies that leverage all the special features (chapters, subtitles, etc.), but Totally Hip's registration requires so much effort on the part of the user, you forget why you were trying out the software before they actually get you the demo license (which I still haven't.) I can't believe how backwards their anti-piracy measures are; Sony must be taking notes. All they do is drive away potential customers and force them to start looking for the competition.

Two hits and the joint turned brown. - Version: 2006-06-06, 3/1/2007 09:12PM PST

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Ancient_Boii_Tribe

This is what happens when software makers smoke "Too much" weed. Lots of great ideas but full of holes. I'm sure when they mellow out a little they will put the shine on.