
Voila v3.1.1 is finally out and is available on the Mac App Store or the Online Store for just $29.99! This is a free update to the existing users of Voila v3.x. This update not only features a few cool additions that will make your Voila experience even more fantastic, but also a fix, although temporary, to the 3ivx issue.
In one of our previous posts entitled, The Lion Video-recording Crash and the Fix , we spoke at length of how the legacy code, 3ivxVideoCodec present in QuickTime has a few compatibility issues with Mac OS X Lion, causing applications that use the QuickTime framework for screen-recording, to crash. In this update, while we still wait the creators of the 3ivx to provide a fix, we have gone ahead and provided an Error message that comes up when you launch the app. This message will inform you about the presence of the 3ivx component and how to move it for uninterrupted screen-recording on your Mac OS Lion with Voila.

New Email Clients:
In this update we have also provided support to more email clients such as Outlook, Sparrow and Sparrow Lite along with Apple Mail and Entourage. Thus you can now enjoy the flexibility of sharing your Voila captures directly from within the app, through an email client of your choice. You can set it in the Preferences tab of the app. With this, Voila allows you to create, enhance, organize and share your entire work without even leaving the app!
Copy URL:
Another interesting addition and the most requested feature, was the ability to obtain the URL after a file has been uploaded via FTP, SFTP, Flickr or YouTube. Earlier, the URL of only the last uploaded file was copied to the Clipboard, which would be lost the minute some other matter was placed there. Thus now Voila saves the URL for each file uploaded on the FTP/SFTP server, Flickr or YouTube in the Info panel of the app. Thus you can copy the URL and paste/embed it in other places.
With this update we have been able to take Voila a step ahead as a one-stop shop for all your screen capturing, editing and sharing needs. Most of the updates that we provide is a result of users’ feedback and this has helped us in improving the app, so that we can make it more useful to you.
On the Mac App Store:
As we have pointed it out earlier, the Mac App Store is a great platform for listing of apps both for the developers as well as the users. There are usually two thinking processes that happen here. You decide to buy an app either because you have been looking for something like it or you heard/read about it from somewhere. In both the cases, the user reviews on the Mac App Store always adds on to the credibility of the app. But there the review process is not two-way. Most of the developers have the same grouch. There is absolutely no opportunity to clarify a particular user’s question or complaint on the Mac App Store! Most of these complaints could arise from either a genuine issue or the user has not understood the functionality of the app. In both cases, users give it a low rating without a proper explanation. This adversely affects the ranking of an otherwise top-rated app, which could have been a life-saving solution for a genuine user.
Since we developers cannot ask for more details about your query on the Mac App Store, you could try approaching us directly. The contact information is provided on the Mac App Store for you to get in touch with us. Most of us also have an active forum and a support contact. So do make use of these tools.
This reminds me of the often used Spider-Man quote, “With Great Power comes Great Responsibility.” Use it wisely.
-Vaishnavi
Voila
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