Comic Life 1.5.3 for Mac Released
A Comic Life for Mac 1.5.3 update has been released and is now available for download.

This update includes fixes for image output quality, a font display issue with accent characters, slow image placement for certain images and other minor improvements.

As always, this update is also for the Deluxe version.

Please update from within Comic Life or from our downloads page.

Download a Comic Life update today!

   
Skitch leaves plasq
The great screen capture, annotation and sharing service has all grownup, left the plasq stables and become its own fully fledged company.

For users this change will not affect you in any noticeable way - skitch.com is still the main home and some of the same people are working on it but you'll be seeing big things coming soon!

If you have not tried out Skitch yet - give it a go... You're missing out!

Sign-up for the beta and download it here: http://skitch.com/signup

Visit the new home of Skitch!

   
Doozla 1.2 beta
We are super excited to announce that Doozla is having a birthday and is about to turn 1.2!

If interested in participating in the Doozla 1.2 beta, please head on over to our forums for further information and to download it!

Doozla - Play To Learn!

   
Comic Touch is featured in a new book:
Where it's been selected as one of the Top Ten iPhone Apps in the Photography category within Incredible iPhone Apps For Dummies!

"I have more fun with Comic Touch than with almost any other app I own," writes Bob LeVitus the author and long time Mac expert.

Check it out:

iPhone Apps For Dummies!

   
sqreensavers OS X 10.6 update
sqreensavers for Mac 1.1 update is now available for download.

This update is fully compatible with OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

This free set of 10 candylicious screensavers can be downloaded from our downloads page.

Download the free sqreensavers today!

   
Comic Life Magiq 1.1 for Mac!
A Comic Life Magiq for Mac 1.1 update has now been released.

This free 1.1 upate adds the much-requested ability to import Comic Life .comicdoc files.

It also has a few more Snow Leopard compatibility fixes we missed the first time and several other minor improvements.

Please update from within Comic Life Magiq or from our downloads page.

Download a Comic Life update today!

   
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Comic Life (Windows) History

1.3.6 (71) - Released 11th November, 2008

Bug Fixes

  • If a file is incomplete (for example the computer was turned off during a save), Comic Life will try to open the file with a warning message
  • Saving now replaces the original file once successfully completed
  • Improved compatibility when opening up Comic Life files created on a Mac
  • The default camera device used in the "Capture" tab can now be changed (double click on the video view and a 'Video Source' dialog will show up, if supported.)
  • Explorer view now remembers the last folder viewed
  • Only Image files are now shown in the Explorer view
  • Fixed redraw issues when using "Undo"
  • Improved stability when browsing photos on a Mapped Network Drive
  • Fixed a stability issue sometimes caused by resizing multiple items
  • Moving an image out of a panel, saving and then closing the document no longer brings up a crash dialogue
  • General stability improvements

1.3.5 (62) - Released 2nd April, 2008

Bug Fixes

  • Temporary files location has changed to reflect guidelines (now located here :\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Temp\plasq\Comic Life)
  • After selecting an Album/Folder from Photos/Explorer tab, the cursor now autofocuses to the images within that Album/Folder
  • Improved BMP compatibility export when reusing in Comic Life
  • General stability improvements

1.3.4 - Released 15th October, 2007

Bug Fixes

  • 'Email this Comic...' now exports at the default 96 dpi resolution
  • Fixed several issues that were causing Comic Life to crash on exit
  • A Template can now be saved when using irregular shaped Panels
  • Fixed an issue where sometimes an Image would disappear after a Style change
  • Particular grayscale images no longer vanish on save and reopen of the document
  • The Comic Life temp directory is now flushed when Comic Life is launched
  • Unchecking the Irregular checkbox for a Panel on a saved document no longer crashes Comic Life
  • As with the last release, you will need to uninstall b4 before installing this one.

b4 - Released 31st September, 2007

Bug Fixes

  • Using the new beta serial will disable the 'Please Register' watermark until November 1st, 2007
  • Added more checking for duplicate elements
  • Added the ability to export at 96 dpi
  • The balloon line spacing has been increased
  • Fixed problem where the movie export delay time was incorrect
  • When changing styles, the latest chosen style is now reflected in the Style menu
  • Added a tweak to text width computations to fix small page numbers not drawing
  • Error code displayed when failing to copy files
  • Fixed a missing UTF8 conversion for font names
  • Fixed several memory leaks - particularly with regard to Quick Comic
  • No longer allows the 'Fonts' and 'Colors' to be clickable for elements where those pickers do not apply

b3 - Released 27th August, 2007

Bug Fixes

  • Using the new beta serial will disable the 'Please Register' watermark until the 1st of October, 2007
  • File menu modifications regarding New Comic, Close, Close and New Comic
  • File > Close is no longer active unless more than one comic is open
  • Export quality is now improved
  • Improved Registration handling
  • The functionality of the Bigger and Smaller toolbar buttons have been enhanced
  • Text font size is now being shown correctly in the Fonts menu
  • Lettering with shadows now copies to other applications
  • Lettering can now be copy and pasted within the application more reliably
  • More reliable launching on computers with many images
  • Cut/Copy/Paste no longer interferes with document saving
  • Can now "Check for Updates" in the Help menu
  • GIF images now preserve transparent backgrounds when dragging into Comic Life
  • Lettering can now have its font modified from the Fonts option in the Toolbar
  • Balloons no longer format three text periods as a '0' on reloading of a saved document
  • The Comic Life installer now installs the Comic Life shortcut in the All Programs list on other accounts on the system

b2 - Released 25th June, 2007

Bug Fixes

  • Using the new beta serial will disable the 'Please Register' watermark until the 1st of September, 2007
  • Can now access other Hard Disk Drives using Explorer tab, found in the 'My Computer' drop down
  • Using the Photos browser now shows folders within a folder
  • Accents are now saved correctly and new documents created will open correctly
  • Fixed several issues that caused error messages when saving
  • Balloons and captions are now WYSIWYG on export/print
  • Shadows on panels and images are now WYSIWYG when exported
  • Installation issues that were affecting some users should now be resolved - if you get an error, please send us the installation log (Vista machines).
  • Comic Life's default Stylesheet is now 'Built-in: plasq-intl' (this can be changed in Preferences)
  • Chinese and Japanese characters now save and load correctly
  • A 'placeholder' is displayed when opening a Mac generated .comicdoc file containing a .pdf, TGA and/or PSD file (these are unsupported in Comic Life for Windows)
  • 'Delete Key' now deletes text as per normal Windows behavior
  • 'Backspace' now also deletes elements on a page
  • The 'bigger' and 'smaller' buttons in the Toolbar are now inactive for Lettering
  • A 'right-click' on the page view thumbnails on the left now brings up a menu with various options
  • The Help file (Help > Comic Life Help) should now load correctly (for those users were having issues)
  • Now loads irregular-sided, locked panels correctly
  • Can now resize an image and press enter without crashing Comic Life
  • Should now launch correctly for the small number of users who experienced a crash on launch
  • Should no longer crash when changing styles

b1 - Released 1st May, 2007

  • Open beta released on plasq.com forums