plasq.com - Comic Life Magiq History

1.1 (v15596) - Released 18th November, 2009

Added ability to import Comic Life .comicdoc files
Several more Snow Leopard compatibility fixes
And other minor fixes

1.0.4 (v13805) - Released 27th April, 2009

Addresses a change in Mac OS X 10.5 relating to temporary files that was causing a loss of images within comic documents being edited over a number of days

1.0.5 (v14768) - Released 31st August, 2009

Snow Leopard compatibility fixes

1.0.4 (v13805) - Released 27th April, 2009

Addresses a change in Mac OS X 10.5 relating to temporary files that was causing a loss of images within comic documents being edited over a number of days

1.0.3 (v13330) - Released 12th March, 2009

Numerous stability and performance improvements
Fixed several saving issues
Export quality is now improved
Several template image fixes
And many other miscellaneous fixes
A MUST update for all users

1.0.2.1 (v11182) - Released 16th September, 2008

Same as 1.0.2c - needed for those users running 1.0.2 that were not detecting the 1.0.2c update via the menu: Comic Life Magiq > Check for Updates...

1.0.2c (v10939) - Released 29th July, 2008

Fixes a serious save issue introduced in 1.0.2 that caused images to be left out of the document

1.0.2 (v10906) - Released 25th July, 2008

Improved image handling when copying between Comic Life Magiq documents
Balloons with extensions now re-load correctly
Inserting a page now adds it to the right of the current selected page
When deleting a Page the view now changes to the right of the recently deleted page
Improved handling when loading fonts
Grid and Manual Guides are no longer displayed when exporting or printing
Saving no longer appends .clmdoc extensions for all exported files
Blank captions and balloons no longer cause the spinning "beachball" freeze
Sheet Carrousel now works as in version 1.0
Improved handling of copied images when using the Magiq Editor
Improved stability when opening damaged or incorrectly named .clmdoc files
Fixed swapped landcape and portrait settings for 4x6 custom page size
CD Insert and CD Traycard custom page sizes are now standard
Improved compatibility with PowerPC Mac systems

1.0.1 (v10483) - Released 3rd June, 2008

Now able to select which image Libraries are displayed in the iMediaBrowser; 'Comic Life Magiq > Preferences...'
Comic Life Deluxe styles have been added to the blank category under 'Deluxe Styles'
In some cases, deleting a sheet could lead to an unstable document - this has been fixed
Improved speed when adding/removing elements as new styles
When an image inside a panel is already selected, selecting a second panel now selects the panel (not the image)
Performance improved when loading particular comics and templates
Both 'Delete' keys on keyboard now delete elements
Undo performance improved
'Details' no longer stay on the screen after replacing an image in a panel and using 'Hide Details'
Some Templates have had their Thumbnails updated to reflect actual layout
Improved memory management when closing documents
No longer pausing the application while editing a balloon
Fixed an issue where some users were experiencing a crash when editing Lettering
Fixed flipped 'Details' interface that occurred when opening certain saved comics
Can no longer make elements negative values in Details; this was causing unexpected behavior
Entering width and height by hand under 'Details > Selection' now updates resize boundary
Fixed an issue where pages could be exported in incorrect order
'Format > Image > menu options' are now enabled when an image is selected
Stability improvements after creating new styles and then activating the 'Style Carrousel'
Improved the selection of panels that were sometimes affected when containing rotated images
'Panel Layouts > Backgrounds' have been removed as they were not relevant
Captions with text above size 15 are now visible using 'Style Carrousel'
Unchecking "Check for updates at launch" in 'Preferences...' now works correctly
Bundled fonts should no longer be blocked and are now loaded safely

1.0 (v10177) - Released 8th May, 2008

b3 - Internal and closed beta, 2008

Help files added
Template tweaks; additions and removals
Now able to select the same gradient twice in a row
Numerous Export improvements
Spray art quality has been improved
Several issues relating to Welcome screen have been improved
Several redraw issues relating to balloons have been fixed
Improved performance of Magiq Editor tool
Now able to run direct from the .dmg
The Theme categories main UI is now grayed when not in use
Multiple linked balloons can now have different style balloons
Slight changes and additions to Blank template
Several Undo tweaks
Captions unclipped by default
Improved 'Add Multiple Image to Panel' dialog
Added ability to add successive balloons by simply dropping a new balloon on top
Rotated lettering now easier to select
Style Carousel no longer empty for sheets
Pages thumbnails should now display in full in the overview
Changed open progress indicator
Improved redraw performance
Now easier to resize balloons when in Edit mode
iSight deactivated when entering Magiq mode or switching documents
Improvements to Revert feature
Fixed shadow drawing issues
Can now paste a group selection

b2 (v9830) - Released 16th March, 2008

General notes

About dialog is still a work in progress
Help is not yet available
More templates are in the pipeline

Known issues

In Sports Day template - adding an image into the panel with the "goal" balloon puts the image above the balloon
Reflection has drawing artifacts on some Lettering
Adding 2nd bubble to balloon is not obvious
Copy/paste of groups is not working in b2

Magiq Palette Fixes

Improved Skin textures
New Magiq Snip icons
Added a Gaussian blur tool
Added a Blur filter tool
Magiq Snip performance enhancements
Now easier to resize Shapes when using the Cut-Out > Shape tool
Images with "Magiq Snip" and "Skin" effects now display correctly on all machines
A resized or colored Cut-Out > Shape now works as intended on all machines
Painting Skins now paint the intended parts instead of everything
Default element sizes improved
iSight is now hidden when in Magiq mode
Implemented Command+Z for Undo, and Command+shift+Z for redo
Double clicking images no longer opens Magiq Palette
Tools and Tabs are now tinted when they are being used
Other application windows no longer go between Magiq palette and main window

Miscellaneous Fixes

Can now 'Keep all cut-outs' when using Pop-out
Improved GUI graphics for certain elements
On launch Templates folder is moved to /Library/Application Support/plasq/Comic Life Magiq - in readiness for application updates
Added new sounds
Added more templates
Can now Insert New Page with Grid Layout
Balloon usability interactions have been improved
Elements now auto snap to corners of Rectangle Panels
Select All while text editing now selects the text - not all the elements
Fixed several redraw issues
May use spacebar to pan around when in zoom mode
Zoom to fit zooms out enough to remove scroll bars
Using a 'Replace' image into a panel now keeps Captions layered to top
Increased the contrast of the printable area guides
Blank template now have all of the image filters pre-loaded as styles in the style carousel
Core functions added to the top menu
Option+scroll wheel now zooms out as well as zooms in
Ability to Duplicate items through Edit menu and shortcut
Continuous spell checking is now fixed
Guides now also work when resizing
Bigger and Smaller commands for Lettering added
Saving a template now adds it to the "Welcome" window list under My Templates
Text Margin on Balloons is now working
HTML export improvements
PDF added to exporting options

Plus many, many other tweaks and bug fixes

b1 (v9159)- Released 22nd February, 2008

Closed beta test commences

Alpha - Released 14th January, 2008

Debuted at Macworld, San Francisco, 2008