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   Version History
Version 6.4 was first released on 3/22/11.

v6.4.5
- Minor bug fix for tips
- Fixed bug saving song when playlist is not open
- Fixed bug when testing projection with the projection monitor currently disconnected

v6.4.4
- Added "context verses" to the scripture selection window (shows several verses around the selected verses)
- Added more height to the Old Testament book selection list, so less scrolling is required
- Improvements to the bug reporting system and web pages
- Refined the anti-piracy notice placement
- Made the playlist preview rendering routine more sensitive to changes in songs
- Fixed the song usage calendar for small databases (<20 songs)
- Fixed bug when swapping the background image on custom text
- Fixed bug when swapping the background image on an individual announcement page
- Fixed bug closing a playlist with a songlist filter set
- Fixed bug that deleted Powerpoint preview images incorrectly
- Fixed bug with different size monitors between projection and playlist displays
- Fixed playlist bug using Next/Prev buttons after deleting a currently-projected song from the playlist
- Fixed bug where a new song wasn't properly copying its information into the database until the new song's window was closed then reopened
- Other minor bug fixes


v6.4.3 (First official release of version 6.4)
- Major Changes
    - Addition of Import Powerpoint dialog
    - Addition of Import Word dialog
    - Addition of new internet search & imports: (see the main window Find menu)
        - WorshipTogether.com
        - UltimateGuitar.com
    - New ability to directly display web pages in Projection mode
        - allows instant full-screen playback of YouTube and Vimeo videos
        - Use the "Add website..." menu item to add web links to the playlist
- Major improvements to Stage Mode
    - Customizable shortcut keys (great for footpedal control)
    - Full-screen option
    - New preferences panel for the stage settings
- New Song Usage tracking feature
    - Replaces/improves CCLI export
    - Calendar view
    - More song data tracked
- New Background Media Library on playlist
    - Double-click to swap the projection background images
    - Click-n-drag to add media to the playlist
- Other
    - Improved Click-to-play Chord features
    - Two column printouts
    - Improved preferences window layout
    - Better handling of projection in single-monitor setups
    - New online searches (WorshipTogether.com and UltimateGuitar.com)

Details
- Improved click-to-play chords to optionally use standard piano triads instead of guitar fingering
- Added full-screen-lyrics stage mode option (hiding all controls except the menu bar)
- Improved click-to-play chords (in piano style) to add an octave-low bass note
- Stage mode now can remember window setup (window size and position, split, zoom, etc.)
- Two column printing improved further
- Added progress bar indication to print progress window
- Improved song and scripture scaling; uses page space better and more consistently
- Make the "Temporary unlock" notice go away immediately once actually unlocked
- Provide new users with better notice of the "Go" button and blank-screen image option
- Rearranged the Preferences window, added tab for the Stage Mode settings
- Added "scroll into next/prev song" function on stage mode keyboard shortcuts
- Made the song transpose function on the library window properly respect the enharmonics (flat/sharp) selection
- Tweaked song load function to better handle incorrect date formats
- Fixed the DelicateFade search for multi-word searches
- Allowed the Stage Mode to hide more of the song list
- Slightly rearranged the main song library window's menu bar
- Made the quick lyrics filters remember previous session contents


6.3.9 (last release of v6.3)
- Added auto-verse-break feature - Shift-F7 in the song and announcement editors. Adds verses at
each double line spacing and converts lines starting with Verse, Chorus, etc. to proper verse breaks
- Added song folder selector to Song Info dialog; allows user to move existing songs between folders
or select initial folder for a new song.
- Added tip to rename .AVI to .MPG if the AVI file won't play properly
- Added "remember monitor selections" feature; if the selected projection monitor is disconnected
then it will automatically be reselected whenever it becomes available again. Good for notebook users.
- Added ability to show list of database folders by clicking the folder count in the status bar
- Added F9 and F12 hotkeys to scripture window, to match playlist hotkeys
- Improved the metronome indicator, and added MIDI lead/lag tuning to account for slower MIDI systems
- Improved automation to show countdown timer for all timed events, not just automated events
- Improved automation to pay attention to checked items (unchecked items will be skipped)
- Improved automation to allow multi-item non-automated song/announcement files to show each item one at a time
- Fixed lyrics screen to update verses when a song is projected directly (not on the playlist)
- Fixed bug preventing changing scripture versions when editing a verse
- Bug fix to bypass a video background preview problem


6.3.8
- Added hidden maintenance feature for whole-database font change
- Added tick-tock metronome indicator - a visual cue that slides up and down with the beat
- Made the Project Custom Text window listen for F12 (project), F11 (blank) and Esc (close the window) keys
- Made projecting a video from the playlist NOT set focus on the video window in single-monitor mode


6.3.7
- Added "Select and add next verses" feature to Scripture window
- Fixed Project Custom Text feature to always use a valid font face
- Increased the number of automation verses supported to 32 (from 16)
- Improved error handling on certain printer errors
- XML Import feature added to import Scripture texts
- Select-n-project button added to Scripture window, to automatically select next set of verses and project, all with one click
- Scripture window user interface was updated
- Scripture tool now allows unique fonts in each Scripture version
- Fixed Scripture quick-type box to properly select Revelations
- Improved Announcements window to keep just-saved announcement selected in the list of announcements
- Added quick filter combo to main library; simply enter text & hit return to create a lyrics filter
- Improved scrolling of song contents in Stage Mode
- Added spacebar as hotkey to page-down scroll the song contents in Stage Mode; when at the end, it will jump back to top
- When using Find feature in Scriptures, the found word is highlighted in the text


v6.3.6
- This version was an in-house test version which was not formally released.


v6.3.5
- Added function to "Wipe text" button to restore previous text when clicked a second time
- Improved appearance of font shadows on projection
- Fixed bug preventing font size changes in the song footer printouts
- Fixed bug on first projection of a song directly from the song list


v6.3.4
- Improved the Rich Text export to include page breaks between songs.
- Added PPTX (Powerpoint XML) files to the list of allowable Powerpoint file types
- Added "wrap text" setting to the Announcements dialog
- Improved the handling of wide announcement text in the projection display
- Improved the default selection of projection and lyrics monitors
- Improved the appearance of various main app and window icons
- Added a button on the Projection prefs page to swap projection and lyrics monitors
- Added scrolling to the visual page features; it automatically scrolls if the entry is too wide for the window.
- Tweaked the functionality of the Song Timings window for improved user interface
- Fixed visual page to not SHOW the lyrics window when a page is hidden but the lyrics window is not open yet
- Improvements to the Lyrics window:
* Special Chorus Handling to always show a chorus after each verse
* Allow unlimited number of lines after the current verse, not limited to just 9 lines
* Added a small Lyrics preview window on the playlist screen
* Made significant speed improvements
* Made the Lyrics screen properly show new keys when songs on playlist are transposed
- Fixed the Announcement window "New Folder" function.
- Fixed the export to Rich Text function.
- Added check for Windows Data Execution Prevention setting that might cause a crash; notifies the user of the problem and points to a user-implemented solution.


v6.3.3
- This was an un-released test version.


v6.3.2
- Improved the Search function in the Scripture window to allow specifying different search ranges (OT, NT, Gospels, etc.)
- Updated icons for Vista
- Added ability to force a registration name during projection for certain specially coded user names (specific to high-piracy locales)
- Fixed a couple minor bugs in the Lyrics window
- Fixed a minor bug in transposition code (caused errors when transposing certain text pasted in from Word or internet sources)
- Fixed a bug in the welcome screen that sometimes locked up the program on launch
- Fixed a bug in the Scripture "type a verse" function

v6.3.1
- Lyrics window can now show chords
- Added "send a page to the stage" function; see the Send Visual Page dialog
- Added a clock to the lyrics window
- Minor improvement to Scripture display in lyrics window.
- Fixed bug that could result in allowing a changed song to be closed without asking whether to save it first.
- Added code to detect and (if requested) fix write-protected file errors during save

v6.3.0
- First public release after version 6.2.4
- Added "Stage mode" for on-stage use of a playlist by a worship leader
    Includes touchscreen buttons for easier control on-stage, easier
    single-key controls, a metronome, etc.
    (Create a playlist and hit the F8 key to see it in action)
    (Visit http://www.worship-live.com/tutorials.shtml for some how-to help)
- Added third-screen support for a lyrics-only window, to show lyrics to worship teams     (See the monitor selection on the [Projection] tab of the preferences)
- Added ability to export a playlist to a Powerpoint presentation
Other tweaks:
- Fixed preview image to use proper proportions for projection screen
- Replaced the "Do you want this change to apply to all verses"   question with a checkbox on the projection format dialog, to   eliminate that repetitive question. Remembers its setting.
- Fixed bug when selecting the click-to-play replay menu item before its first use
- Made some improvements to how the preview pane shows songs with unformatted contents
- The library song preview can now be zoomed using the touchscreen panel.
- Changed the functionality of the F8 shortcut key to toggle on-off the stage mode
- Tweaked the Find Songs functionality to search ALL songs, not just the current filtered list of songs.
- Added ability to pick a separate size for projection title and footer.
- Added a "Save to disk" button to the syncronization dialog, to save a playlist file without opening it
- Tweaked the synchronization feature to always force a database reload if changes were made
- Fixed the Open as Song button on the DelicateFade search window

v6.2.4
- Fixed error in the sync dialog that asked to run a comparison whenever "Hide songs" checkboxes were changed

v6.2.3
- Fixed error in refreshing the playlist in thumbnail view after adding verses to a song
- Prevented loading a new playlist while projection is open
- Added version checking to server sync dialog to verify server software is compatible
- Fixed bug which saw all songs as present on the server even if actually missing
- Changed server sync setup so that the main library folder or its subfolders will be the target for all downloaded songs

v6.2.2
- Added [Open last playlist] toolbar button for easy access to most recent playlist
- Added "Change title case" feature to library window's [File:Database] submenu
- Added [Archive song] function to library window's [File] menu
- Fixed [Clear all filters] button to also clear playlist status
- Improved server sync handling of sync process interruptions
- Made the server sync dialog show local time instead of Greenwich Mean Time for files
- Fixed the video preview creation to handle errors more gracefully
- Minor fix on CCLI lookup handling when only one song was found
- Fixed file sync bug that occurred during downloads and reloads

v6.2.1
- Added ability to select MP4 video file types for projection
- Added left/right split to main library window (just click the Split button on the toolbar to cycle)
- Added transpose buttons to the main library window (see the item under the [View] menu)
- Fixed left/right alignment in announcement projection

v6.2.0
- Added the ability to save projection formats for announcements
- Overhauled the server sync functionality
- Major improvements to internet connecting features, including improved error handling and timeouts
- Options are saved as soon as they are changed, not just on quitting
- Improved the internet connection features for IWillWorship and DelicateFade searches
- Lots of other minor changes not detailed here
  Bug fixes:
- Refined how the program handles adding verses to a song with saved formatting
- A missing DLL that should be installed by WL is now properly detected
- Fixed a conflict between the chord dictionary editor and the chord display window
- Fixed a problem with the print preview and the left-side thumbnails
- When a background image (saved as the playlist format or as a song format) is missing, the software will now automatically revert to the default format, not a generic blue background image
- Fixed a bug that sometimes resulted in an invalid song formatting color saved in the preferences
- Fixed an overflow problem if a playlist had over 32 songs
- Fixed an obscure problem while importing songs with associated but very small audio files

v6.1.6
- Increased maximum projection font size to 96 points
- Server synchronize feature now properly handles daylight savings time changes
- Fixed song library filtering feature affected by v6.1.5 v6.1.6
- Increased maximum projection font size to 96 points
- Server synchronize feature now properly handles daylight savings time changes
- Fixed song library filtering feature affected by v6.1.5

v6.1.5
Features:
- Major improvements to the Print Preview dialog
- Find Songs dialog now has "whole word" option
- Find Songs dialog now has a column showing matches for found items
- Filter now includes "On playlist" as a filterable item

Improvements:
- Announcements now have large projection previews too
- File open/save routines default to the My Documents folder, not the program folder
- Title now hides when "Show extended info" projection formatting checkbox is cleared

Bug fixes:
- Centered text on the projection display is now properly centered
- Font shadow checkbox sometimes couldn't be cleared
- Docking the powerpoint control now doesn't shift focus to the projection display
- Changing the printer page layout (page orientation etc.) wasn't affecting the actual printout results
- More than 32 playlist items caused problems with the Blank button

v6.1.4
- Feature: Added option to only show checked playlist items in the icon view
- Feature: When playlist is closed, the complete layout, including docked controls
and maximized window, is recalled for next playlist
- Prevented icon (image) view with automation. Must switch back to list view. Not compatible.
- Dragging/rearranging playlist in icon view is prevented; before
it was only cautioned *after* the user did it.
- Bug fix: Made sure hotkeys worked with icon view in playlist, to jump to various items.
- Bug fix: Visual page was sometimes incorrectly appearing at startup
- Bug fix: adjusting the bright/contrast of a background image was incorrectly
affecting the pre-built screen image also
- Bug fix: playlist export to clipboard fixed after icon view caused problems
- Bug fix: video and audio position sliders now properly restart each time playback restarts
- Bug fix: songs with only one verse marker could cause problems when added to the playlist.

v6.1.3
- Most of the changes from 6.1.4, but only available for a few hours.

v6.1.2
(First release of version 6.1)
- Added image view of the playlist contents
- Changed logic so audio file playback will not stop so often
- Added a "loop to self" automation item
- Added "Last Message Shown" function to Help menu
- Added popup option (using Windows popup) for certain messages
(see General preferences for this setting)
- Added scripture verse auto-select option (up to 5 verses)
- Added scripture verse drag-select option (drag across several verses to select them)
- MIDI control of the playlist and projection was dramatically improved
- Large-sized playlist projection previews for ALL items
- Fixed bug where database sync did not detect song changes immediately
- Fixed bug where database sync wouldn't launch every time
- Fixed bug where database sync hard-crashed if songs had duplicate GUIDs
- Fixed bug where resizing the playlist didn't also reposition its progress bar
- Fixed bug where missing image file on a shared drive was not handled gracefully

v6.0.24
- Fixed CCLI import for new CCLI file format. This does NOT
fix the problem with CCLI's website.
- Fixed a bug whereby opening more than one song at a time would
cause problems with the menu, and later cause an annoying
but unimportant error when quitting.

v6.0.23
- Added support for searching the DelicateFade.com database for songs!
Look under the Find menu for this new option.

- Added video playback speed change capability
(feature depends on video codec capabilities; some videos do not support this)
- Added visual previews of video-background items and videos on the playlist
- Added ability to toggle the playlist preview pane on and off
- Improved the evaluation unlock feature

- Fixed a bug transitioning between songs with video backgrounds and showing a video file

v6.0.22
- Added an option on the projection screen (Ctrl L) to pop up a quick playlist menu
- Refined the preferences to remove low-priority items and improve default selections
- Added a Playlist export helper dialog
- Tweaked the create-new-database code for better user interface
- Disabled some playlist menu items when the playlist is empty

v6.0.21
- Added "Giant preview" option on playlist View menu
- Minor tweaks to projection quick song find (Ctrl F) and quick key change (Ctrl K) functions
- Fixed split-screen scriptures when fades disabled

v6.0.20
- Minor tweak to the new crop/zoom function for background images
- Improved handling of playlist files when launched from the desktop
- Added preference to alternately shade rows on the library and playlist, for clarity

v6.0.19
- Fixed the Chord Dictionary editor to properly show chording in the non-sharp/flat keys
- Changed the Print Preview function to make the cancel button always return to the Confirmation dialog when printing songs
- Fixed saving the database to a network mapped drive, if the clocks were not synchronized between server and client computers
- Corrected playlist key printouts; would not print in correct key in some cases
- Added a button to quickly optimize the projection settings for on-stage use
- Made improvements to keypress and mouseclick navigation during projection
- Improved the selection of first-time-use options
- Added an "auto-add to playlist" option when a song is quick-projected from the library
- Can now select whether background images zoom or crop if they have a different aspect ratio from the screen
- Can now adjust brightness/contrast and other details for images added to playlist

v6.0.18
- Fixed a always-visible Projection Demo notice

v6.0.17
- Fixed the "GO" button when playlist was scrolled
- Added a note about Windows Vista compatibility
- Fully Vista compatible
- Corrected a File Not Found error appearing on first launch

v6.0.16
- First official version 6 release
- Major visual updates (3D icons, Office-style menus)
- Sequence tool
- Video backgrounds for projection
- Mini-library view on playlist
- Parallel-project scriptures
- Server-based library synchronization between users
- Countdown timer for projection


Version 5
- Released in 2007
- Added automation features
- Added Do/Re/Mi and I/II/III chording formats
- Added split-screen preview pane
- Added song filtering
- Added customizable song properties
- Added projection preview for song editing
- Added playlist notes

Version 4
- Released in 2004
- Name changed from "Parse Song Database Manager" to "Worship LIVE"
- Major visual updates

Version 3
- Released in about 2001

Version 2
- Released in about 1998
- First Windows version
- Very simple projection features

Version 1
- Released in about 1995
- DOS software
 
   Checking for Updates
You can always find out if your copy of the Worship LIVE! software is up-to-date by selecting "Check for Updates" from the software's Help menu. The program will contact this website, and check its own version against the copy on our servers. If it's outdated, the program will make it easy to download the latest version.