Release notes for Voila v3.1.1

Voila v3.1.1 is a free update to registered users of Voila v3.x users. It is a paid upgrade to registered users of Voila 2.x and v1.x.

What is new?

1. Users with email clients Sparrow, Sparrow Lite and Outlook can now directly send the Voila attachments. The choice of email client can be set in the Preferences and multiple attachments can be instantly sent from the app.
2. The URL for each file uploaded on the FTP/SFTP server, Flickr or YouTube is saved in the Info panel. You can copy the URL and paste/embed in other places.

Fixes:

1. App was crashing due to a non-compatible 3ivx component in Lion OS X. An error message has been put up while launching the app to inform you about its presence - to move the legacy component.

Release notes for Voila v3.1

Voila v3.1 is a free update to registered users of Voila v3.x users. It is a paid upgrade to registered users of Voila 2.x and v1.x.

What is new?

1. Voila is now fully compatible with Mac OS 10.7 i.e., Lion
2. Users can now make use of the extra real-estate while working on their screen-shots with the Full Screen Support in Lion OS
3. Users can also choose between JPEG and H.264 compression type for Screen Recording on Lion OS
4. Option to export web pages from the Voila browser as a PDF

Release notes for Voila v3.0.4

Voila v3.0.4 is a free update to registered users of Voila v3.0. It is a paid upgrade to registered users of Voila v2.x and v1.x.

What is new?

1. Option to select the Web cam in the Preferences
2. Option to save the web archive in the Preferences

Bug fixes:

1. Fixed the issue where multiple colors applied to a single Text object could not be saved
2. Fixed the issue where 'Mail not configured' error message was put up
3. Fixed the issue where Firefox of virtual machine was considered in a system running Parallels

Release notes for Voila v3.0.3

Voila v3.0.3 is a free update to registered users of Voila v3.0. It is a paid upgrade to registered users of Voila v2.x and v1.x.

Bug fixes:

1. Bug fix related to selection capture when the screen is zoomed
2. Bug fix related to selection capture in Video Recording when the screen is zoomed
3. Bug fix related to Cross hair lines when the screen is zoomed

Release notes for Voila v3.0.2

Voila v3.0.2 is a free update to registered users of Voila v3.0. It is a paid upgrade to registered users of Voila v2.x and v1.x.

What is new?

1. Trim videos using QuickTime Player. This feature is available only on Mac OS 10.6.x or newer.

Release notes for Voila v3.0.1

Voila v3.0.1 is a free update to registered users of Voila v3.0. It is a paid upgrade to registered users of Voila v2.x and v1.x.

What is new?

1. URL generation for images and videos uploaded to FTP/SFTP
2. FTP/SFTP file upload URL gets copied to Clipboard
3. Uploading takes place in the background with a growl notification for successful upload
4. Free trial period for 15 days with no feature locks

Bug fixes:

1. FTP and SFTP Authentication issue resolved
2. Minor UI defect fixes

Release notes for Voila v3.0

Voila v3.0 is an Upgrade. If you are an existing registered customer of Voila v2.x or 1.x, then you can install the new v3.0 of Voila in a separate location for testing purposes. If you replace your current registered version with the new v3.0 of Voila, the old version would lose its registration and acts as a Trial/Demo Version. So, consider installing the new version in a separate location. Visit FAQ section for more details.

Always ensure to take a backup of your Voila Images Database before upgrading/replacing/deleting the application. You can check the database location from the Preferences > General window.

What is new?

1. Image resizing options
2. Improved screen recording for Intel based systems
3. Option to select the frame rate for Intel based systems
4. Support for image and video upload through proxy network
5. Option to cancel uploading of files
6. Updated options in the Contextual menus
7. UI polishing and icon changes
8. Various bug fixes from the beta version

Release notes for version 3.0 Beta

Voila v3.0 Beta is an Upgrade. If you are an existing registered customer of Voila v2.5, then you can install the new Beta v3.0 of Voila in a separate location for testing purposes. If you replace your current registered version with the new Beta v3.0 of Voila, the old version would lose its registration and acts as a Trial/Demo Version. So, consider installing the new version in a separate location. Visit FAQ section for more details.

Always ensure to take a backup of your Voila Images Database before upgrading/replacing/deleting the application. You can check the database location from the Preferences > General window.

What is new?

Capture

1. Record desktop in full screen or selection mode
2. Record Computer Audio or from Microphone
3. Capture Menu with Menu-Title
4. Capture active web pages from Safari and Firefox
5. Capture web page with metadata such as Title, URL, Tags and Description
6. Capture mouse pointer (cursor)

Tools and Effects:

1. Select tool is available in the Tools tab
2. Eraser to erase a portion of the image
3. Various Marquee shapes to copy a selected portion of the image and paste
4. Shadow customization in the Outline effect
5. Revert to Original Image
6. 3 new Filters taking it to a total of 26 effects

Sharing:

1. Revamped the Sharing
2. FTP uploading with browsing
3. SFTP uploading with browsing
4. Flickr uploading new workflow
5. Upload user created videos to YouTube, FTP or SFTP
6. One click sharing option to FTP/ SFTP/ Flickr/ YouTube
7. Configure to Send the files to other applications

File Management:

1. Image and Video database has been handled in Library format
2. Option to switch between multiple databases
3. View Video and Image files in Thumbnail or Cover Flow view
4. File sorting by Name, Date, Ascending and Descending order
5. Search by Name, Title, URL, Tags and file Description
6. Simultaneously change Title, URL, Tags and Description for multiple files

File Import/ Export:

1. Import file from Clipboard
2. Set default Image format for Dragging out
3. Set default Image format for Exporting to iPhoto
4. Set default Image format for exporting to Clipboard
5. Set default Image format for attaching to Mail client
6. Multiple files can be shared/ uploaded/ exported in all the view options

Hot Keys:

1. Freedom to set any shortcut key
2. A Function Key or any single key can be assigned as shortcut

Improvements:

1. Dimensions of captured Image/ Video
2. Info panel settings retained
3. Option to zoom thumbnail size in the Browser view
4. Files can be renamed in any view
5. Voila removed from default Login items
6. New capture engine and capture workflow

Release notes for version 2.5

Voila 2.5 is a free update to all the existing Voila customers

What is new?

1. Compatible with Snow Leopard
2. Copy last captured image to Clipboard
3. Copy-paste images and annotations to other applications
4. Capture active-state windows
5. Spotlight feature to highlight specific area on the image
6. A new plain Outline border
7. Color profile of captured image same as System profile

Bug fixes:

1. Drag-and-drop support to Dock icons, Finder
2. Saving last used settings
3. Remember last save and last open location
4. Smoothing arrow heads and line endings
5. Improved webpage and DOM captures
6. Other UI and localization errors

Release notes for version 2.1

What is new?

1. Localized to French version
2. Improved error handling conditions in Organizer

Defects Fixed:

1. Application crash while resizing the dragged image on the workbench
2. Application hang while duplicating the documents
3. Batch count gets clipped while dragging out the images
4. Scrollbars are displayed when the image is zoomed and then cropped
5. The tool palette gets clipped off when a callout is selected and Voila window is resized
6. System hangs after updating Voila to a newer version in standard user account

Release notes for version 2.0.1

UI enhancements and bug fixes.

Release notes for version 2.0

What is new?

1. Capture webpage, scrolling regions and multiple DOM elements
2. Capture from Safari
3. Capture from iSight and external webcams
4. Organize images in smart collections and custom collections
5. Guidelines for positioning annotations
6. Blur tool
7. New User Interface
8. Include file metadata
9. Option to hide Voila after capture
10. Modify properties of multiple annotations
11. Cross hairlines for selection captures
12. Flip annotations vertical or horizontal
13. Quick Look support for Voila documents
14. Upload to Flickr photo stream
15. New items in Spray and Stamps
16. Simplified menu capture
17. Support for multiple image as annotations
18. Simplified Hot Key workflow

Release notes for version 1.2

What is new?

1. Multi-screen capture
2. Adding image as annotation
3. Locking and unlocking of annotations
4. Crop workflow change
5. Image drag-and drop-support on Voila application icon
6. Stamp size is proportionate to the canvas size for enhanced visibility

Release notes for version 1.1

What is new?

1. Option to upload images to FTP and publish on Flickr
2. Support for exporting images via Microsoft Entourage
3. Drag and drop annotated images to other applications
4. UI updated with option to Zoom and Lock or Unlock image on the canvas
5. Pressing Shift key while resizing the image or annotation maintains the aspect ratio
6. Copy and paste annotations within the images in the history
7. Keyboard support provided for selecting and moving the annotations
8. Thumbnails are dynamically updated following the changes in the annotations
9. Six new filters including Saw Tooth and Torn Edge and seven new Stamps have been added

Release notes for version 1.01

What is new?

1. Print is enabled
2. Voila can be made to show in Dock, menu bar or both
3. Launch Voila at login Resize canvas and resize image options added to Edit menu
4. Application does not quit on closing the Voila application window

Defects Fixed:

1. Crash in curved arrows
2. UI updating issue for opacity slider in arrow properties
3. Application hangs while importing multiple files into capture tray
4. Text annotation drawn after resizing the canvas moves out of the image

Note for Beta users: Please restart your system before copying Voila to your Applications folder.