# What's New in Comic Life 4?

Almost every area of Comic Life has received enhancements in this latest version!

## New filters

The image filtering system has been completely revamped and version 4 includes 15 all new incredible filters. From brand new comic filters to new filters that affect the backgrounds but leave the people in the picture unaffected enabling a whole new form of comic story telling!

See Filter Images for more information.

## New lettering capabilities

Lettering can now be laid along a path, making creating comic sound effects easier than ever. Glyphs can be scaled along the path and the path can be as complex as you need.

You can now also have multiple lines within a lettering element!

See lettering for more information.

## New balloon shape and tail capabilities

Balloon shapes can now be edited just like shapes, captions and panels. Select a balloon and choose Format > Shape > Make Shape Editable.

Balloon tails have a number of new features. You can now choose a simple line tail type and there are now a variety of tail tips to choose from.

See balloons for more information

## New caption capabilities

Captions can now be connected so that text from one caption flows into the next, allowing for complex caption arrangments.

Captions can now begin with a decorative caps effect.

See captions for more information

## New script styles

You can now associate styles with your script elements, for example a particular character can now be associated with a balloon style.

See dragging script elements for more information

## And much, much more

While those are the big new items we've made refinements in many areas. We hope enjoy using the new version as much as we've enjoyed making it!