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We are pleased to announce the release of XStudio v2.5.1!
[...More...]We are pleased to announce the release of XStudio v2.5.1!
This update is recommended for
all users of XStudio and includes a number of new features as well as a few fixes.
- This version of XStudio includes an updated XEngine, which adds support for .DAF file Analog Gain Trim. XEngine now adjusts the playback level of a cart according to the Analog Gain Trim value for the audio file.
- Pending audit records are now persistent between sessions in XStudio. If XStudio is closed and there are pending audit records, they are saved to a data file and restored the next time XStudio is launched.
- A number of dialogs have been updated to be more visually consistent in the XP and Vista operating systems. Included are the log item edit displays, registration, machine ID, password and about XStudio dialogs.
- An unusual circumstance that would cause XStudio to replay the currently playing audio item has been corrected.
- A problem that occurred when running XStudio on newer Athlon dual-core processor machines has been corrected. On these types of machines, a log directive could be triggered and processed twice, causing undesired results.
See the XStudio
Release Notes for complete details on this revision.
XStudio Home
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A maintenance update has been published for these products.
[...More...]A maintenance update has been published for these products. Changes include:
- A number of dialogs have been updated to be more visually consistent in the XP and Vista operating systems. Included are the registration, machine ID, password and About dialogs.
- If a user manually edited the preferences file and changed a station number to a single-digit value or a value of more than 2 digits, a station's assigned station number would be incorrectly interpreted. This has been corrected.
- If the host PC has more than 2GB RAM installed, the reported amount of available RAM was incorrect. On PC's running Windows 2000, XP and Vista, the correct amount of RAM is now displayed.
- When previewing a printed report on-screen, context help would be inadvertently triggered if the user used [Right-Click] to reduce the size of the previewed information. Context help is now suppressed in the print preview displays.
ezSuite Home ezEdit Home ezAudit Home
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We are pleased to announce the release of XStudio v2.5.0!
[...More...]We are pleased to announce the release of XStudio v2.5.0!
This update is recommended for
all users of XStudio and includes a number of new features as well as a few fixes.
- This version of XStudio introduces an all-new Preferences dialog. The preferences area has been completely redesigned, featuring a more logical organization of settings that is easier to use and understand. Some additional properties have been introduced, including a start-up Action, additional control over system event logging, back-up audio path and control over the frequency of inventory scanning when using a network drive as the primary audio path.
- The documentation has been completely re-written and is now up-to-date with current version XStudio features and functionality. The help documentation is now supplied as a compiled HTML file (*.CHM), replacing the older Windows Help format (.HLP).
- A new installation program is now used that reduces the installer "footprint" and is simpler to use.
- The option to execute an Action at system start-up has been added. This Action is executed after XStudio has completed system initialization at start-up, right before attempting to play the log (if the feature is enabled and the operating mode supports auto-play at start-up).
- Real-time cart number macro character conversion has been added. Cart number are checked for macro characters and automatically converted when playing a log element, executing a directive that includes cart playback, and in the Start Play and Stop Play tasks.
- The Edit Spot Record and Edit Play Cart Directive dialogs now check the entered cart number to ensure that each character is valid for use in the cart number.
- Support has been added for the Load Window directive to set the current voice number.
- The hot button configuration dialog has been updated to allow using virtually any color combination for button background and text.
Follow the
Release Notes link on the XStudio home page for complete details on this revision.
XStudio Home
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A minor maintenance update has been published for these products.
[...More...]A minor maintenance update has been published for these products. Changes include:
- Addition of a keyboard shortcut (Shift-F10) when editing logs for Save As... functionality.
- Correction of an error that occurred very occasionally the first time the application started up.
- A spelling error on the configuration security dialog has been corrected.
- Enhancements in cart number validation when editing cart (spot) records in ezSuite and ezEdit.
- Synchronization of version numbers across the "ez" series of software.
ezSuite Home ezEdit Home ezAudit Home
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XStudio Voice Tracker version 1.1.2.78 has been released.
[...More...]XStudio Voice Tracker version 1.1.2.78 has been released.
This updated is a minor maintenance update that includes a few enhancements and a bug fix:
- Rehearsal playback of multi-cut carts has been enhanced.
- The opening splash screen and selected dialogs have been updated.
- A bug that caused auto-track sequences to fail playback of Outro audio has been corrected.
XStudio Voice Tracker Home
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Customers can save 20% on dcsTools software products as we celebrate our new web site launch! During our "March Madness" promotion, when you use our on-line ordering system and a "coupon", all software products are discounted 20%. The full story has additional details and instructions on how to use the on-line coupon.
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The new, completely redesigned dcsTools.com web site went online overnight.
[...More...]The new, completely redesigned dcsTools.com web site went online overnight.
The site features a more consistent, easier-to-use appearance along with a lot more content than our previous site. Here are some site highlights:
- Convenient Product Locator to find products by name, by usage & by location within the radio studio.
- On-Line Ordering is available for all software products.
- A powerful Site Search that's accessible from every page on the site. Both word and phrase searches are supported and search results include all PDF documentation that's on-line.
- Many of our products' help systems, manuals and Quick Start Guides are on-line. We intend to eventually add all product documentation to the site.
- Consolidated downloads and documentation pages to make it easier to find & retrieve needed files.
We hope you enjoy our new site! To let us know what you think of our new look, use the link below...
Comment on the web site
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dcsTools.com has announced the availability of secure on-line purchasing for all software products. Customers can order products using the currency and language of their choice, with 20 languages and 68 currencies to choose from.
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We are pleased to announce the release of XStudio v2.4.0!
[...More...]We are pleased to announce the release of XStudio v2.4.0!
This update is recommended for
all users of XStudio and includes a number of new features as well as a few fixes.
- Auto-segue can now optionally be automatically re-enabled when running in Automation mode and a user has disabled auto-segue to perform manual playback tasks.
- If the log has been edited within XStudio, users can now perform a "Quick Save" by clicking on the log status icon. Normal prompting for overwriting the existing log on disk will occur.
- Changing the default audio switcher, including changing the COM port that is used, is now automatically updated after the change without having to exit and restart XStudio.
- Users can now view or save to file a list of all XStudio current session properties, including log states, audio switcher information, and other pertinent data.
- Automation Task dialogs have been updated to improve the user experience in working with the dialogs.
- Improvements have been made in handling the transition from one log day to the next when XStudio is not actively playing audio, i.e. running a satellite-delivered program.
- A bug that caused XStudio to not properly process cast-off directives at precisely midnight has been corrected.
Follow the
Release Notes link on the XStudio home page for complete details on this revision.
XStudio Home
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XChange version 1.0.0.41 has been released. It is primarily a compatibility update for Maestro v3.3 users.
[...More...]XChange version 1.0.0.41 has been released. It is primarily a compatibility update for Maestro v3.3 users.
XChange has been updated to meet the file import requirements of Maestro v3.3 and above. The most significant changes are that XChange now writes a version 1.3 DAF file header and now creates a temporary file on the target audio volume initially, then renames it to the finished file name. The change to writing a temporary file first was made to combat the Maestro ACP Server v3.3.6 more aggressive behavior when importing files.
If you are using an older version of DCS that supports only DAF header version 1.2, you will need to update the software to version 1.6Z1 in order to use this version of XChange.
XChange Home
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Our free Time Zone Upater has been refreshed to include the August 2007 changes.
[...More...]Our free Time Zone Upater has been refreshed to include the August 2007 changes.
In the spring of 2007, daylight saving time (DST) start and end dates for the United States transitioned to comply with the Energy Policy Act of 2005. There have also been other related DST changes, time zone behavior, and settings for other parts of the world, some taking effect in 2007, while others went into effect after some versions of Microsoft operating systems went end-of-life.
In August 2007, Microsoft published additional time zone changes not included in the original release in February 2007.
However, older operating systems, including Windows 98, Me, NT4 & 2000, are end-of-life products and no updates were made available by Microsoft.
As a service to users of older operating systems and to those concerned about the effects of the changes on DCS, Maestro & dcsTools products, we created a time zone update utility for these operating systems, along with information on the changes and how they affect these products. For details, go to our time zone update page.
Time Zone Changes Overview, Updater Download
