NEW! Faster & More Powerful Lua 5.1 Scripting Engine
AutoPlay  Media Studio 8’s scripting engine is now faster, more powerful and much  more extensible. The Lua 5.1 system features a new module system,  incremental garbage collection, new mechanism for varargs, new syntax  for long strings and comments, mod and length operators, metatables for  all types and a fully reentrant parser.
NEW! Support for Lua 5.1 Code Modules
With  the new scripting engine upgrade comes compatibility with Lua 5.1  modules. You now have access to a wealth of free Lua code you can  download and use in your AutoPlay Media Studio 8 projects. In most cases  you simply copy the module files into your project and “require” them  in your script. Just some of the useful modules out there include Bit  Operation, Date, Canvas Draw, Imaging Tool, GD, Crypto, Colors, Speech,  Alien, Social (Twitter), CURL, Regular Expression Parsing and so much  more. It’s a whole treasure chest of addons and tools just waiting for  you!

NEW! Blu-ray Disc Support
Do your projects contain huge  database and video files? AutoPlay Media Studio 8 now includes full  support for burning directly to Blu-Ray media (BD-R, BD-RE). The  integrated Bluray disc burning allows you to publish your project  directly to single layer and dual-layer BD-R and BD-RE media, supporting  25 GB, 50 GB and even 100 GB formats.

NEW! Application Styles / Skinning
AutoPlay  Media Studio 8 gives you the freedom to create applications that look  exactly the way you want. Perhaps you prefer that your programs to take  on the same appearance as the operating system (e.g. Windows XP, Vista,  Windows 7 Aero)? Or do you want them to be entirely customized with  completely custom drawn background images, buttons and window shapes? Or  perhaps you’d like to simply make use of the hundreds of ready-to-use  MSSTYLES themes (like OS/X Tiger and Panther) that you can download on  the Internet? In any case, AutoPlay Media Studio makes it possible – and  easy!

NEW! Integrated Database Access
It’s never been easier  to write database applications using AutoPlay Media Studio! Easily  connect to a variety of popular local and remote/Internet database  systems including MySQL, SQLite3, ODBC, Oracle and PostgreSQL. Execute  any SQL statements you desire like CREATE, INSERT and more – even easily  retrieve data results using a row-by-row cursor system. Features full  integration with our fill-in-the-blanks style Action Wizard, plus  intelligent code completion.

NEW! PDF Object
AutoPlay Media  Studio now features integrated support for displaying PDF documents  right in your application. This highly requested feature also gives you  full control over the display and formatting. You can show/hide  toolbars, scrollbars and borders. Layout options include “Single Page”,  “One Column”, “Two Columns” and “User Preference”. View options include  “Fit Page”, “Fit Page Width”, “Fit Page Height” and “Actual Size”.

NEW! PDF Actions
Take  control of the PDF object with 18 easy-to-use actions. Fully integrated  into the fill-in-the-blanks Action Wizard, you’ll be able to easily  create dynamic applications to work with PDF files. Actions are provided  to Print, Load, Navigate, Zoom, Resize, Hide and much more.

NEW! QuickTime Object
Thanks  to the new Apple QuickTime object, Your AutoPlay Media Studio  applications are now compatible with over 80 video, audio and image  formats. Video formats include .MOV, .DV, .M4V, .MP4 and dozens more –  including the amazing h.264 format. Audio formats include .AAC, .AIF,  .M4A, .MP3, etc. Visual formatting options let you lock an aspect ratio,  resize the media to fit the object dimensions or center it within the  object area. Border styles include 3D, plain or none.

NEW! QuickTime Actions
The  Quicktime object by itself is great – but a Quicktime object plus 22  built-in high-level actions is just plain awesome! Brought together,  your AutoPlay Media Studio actions have exceptional control over the  QuickTime object. Using simple script commands you can Play, Seek, Set  Volume, Load, Mute, View Full Screen, Hide, Show and much more. Your  only limit is your imagination.

NEW! xButton Object
If you’re  trying to create an application that blends in beautifully with the  operating system, the new xButton object is just what the doctor  ordered. However, that’s just the beginning! The new xButton object  supports far more customization than was previously possible. Now you  can modernize your applications by adding “icon” images to your buttons,  plus you can “markup” the text however you desire! This object lets you  control the relative placement of button text and button images; choose  between normal and toggle styles; adjust fonts and colors; and even  markup you text using dozens of XAML tags – including hyperlinks right  on your buttons! By default, the xButton styles itself according to  whatever operating system it is being run on. If your application is  running on Vista, the button looks like a standard Vista button. If  you’re running it on Windows 7, it looks like Windows 7. However, you  can easily override this and choose from many included styles like Flat,  Office 2000, Office XP or many different Office 2007 styles. Or  hundreds of MSSTYLES themes… The options are endless.

NEW! Checkbox List Object
Checkbox  lists are a long awaited addition to AutoPlay Media Studio! We’ve  integrated this feature into the existing Listbox object – you just need  to turn it on. Once you do, you can easily present lists of items with  corresponding checkboxes. Actions are included to get and set the  checkbox state for any listbox item with ease. You’ll find dozens of  great uses for this one!

NEW! Rolling Code Data Security
AutoPlay  Media Studio 8 adds another layer of protection to your applications  and scripts. A unique random encryption code is now generated every time  you build your project, making “hacking” of your applications much more  difficult. As we all know, anyone determined enough can break any  protection system given enough time and resources, but the use of  rolling codes renders generic attacks ineffective. You can now sleep a  little easier!

NEW! Multiple Timers
You’re no longer limited  to just one timer event per page! You can now set as many “named” timers  as you want. Having multiple timers running really opens up the  creative possibilities for animations, games, status updates and dozens  of other applications.
NEW! Service Actions
Easily control Windows  Services using the seven new actions included in AutoPlay Media Studio  8. Everything you need is included, such as Create, Start, Stop, Pause,  Delete, Query and Continue.

NEW! FTPWI Actions
AutoPlay Media  Studio 8 includes a set of built-in FTP actions, enabling your  application to easily download files over the Internet from FTP servers.  These new FTP actions make use of the WinINet API to ensure compliance  with the RFC 959 File Transfer Protocol specifications. Actions include  FTPWI.Download, FTPWI.GetErrorInfo and FTPWI.GetFileSize.

NEW! System Restore Actions
This  trio of system restore actions are extremely powerful and essential for  any application that might want to make system changes or install  software in a failsafe manner. By creating a system restore point using  System.SetRestorePoint before making changes to the computer, the user  can easily rollback those changes using the operating system’s “restore”  feature (found on Windows Vista and Windows 7). Actions include  System.IsSystemRestoreAvailable, System.SetRestorePoint and  System.RemoveRestorePoint.

NEW! Dialog.ComboBox Action
Here’s  an action that’ll find a lot of use! The Dialog.ComboBox action is used  to pop up a dialog box presenting the user with a drop-down list of  items they can choose from. You simply pass in a list of items to select  from, choose if you’d like them sorted or not and whether or not to  restrict the user to just the items in the list, or allow them to type  in their own text response. It’s a fast and compact way to get user  input, while offering suggestions to them at the same time!

NEW! Balloon Tooltips and Extended Tooltips
In  addition to the standard popup tooltips you’re used to from previous  versions, AutoPlay Media Studio 8 now lets you display Balloon tooltips!  It’s an extremely attractive option for presenting context sensitive  help within your application. It’s also much more useful than the old  style tooltips, as you can use multiple lines of text to present your  instructions. In fact, multi-line tooltips were so useful, we also added  the feature to the standard looking popup as “extended” tooltips.

NEW! Modernized Visual Workspace
AutoPlay  Media Studio has always looked pretty slick, but that wasn’t good  enough. The entire project workspace has been overhauled. Selection  boxes, toolbars, context menus – everything has been redone using a  consistent color palette, light source and 3D perspective. You spend a  lot of time working on your projects. Your tools should serve to  increase your productivity, rather than distract you. With AutoPlay  Media Studio 8, you’ll find everything is more logically arranged and  attractively presented – so you can get more done.

NEW! Plugin SDK v2
Action  Plugins and Object Plugins are one of the best features of AutoPlay  Media Studio. They allow 3rd party software developers to extend and  expand the product in an extremely integrated and seamless fashion. By  simply dropping a plugin into your project, you can easily save yourself  hours of work and add significant functionality to your application.  The great news is that with AutoPlay Media Studio 8, plugin developers  can now fully leverage the advantages of the Lua 5.1 language. The  Plugin SDK v2 is available for free download on the indigorose.com  website.
Ver Mas Cambios..

This release contains the following features and bug fixes:

     Feature: Added support for Windows 8 based on product testing in the  Windows 8 Consumer Preview, and Windows 8 Release Preview.
    Feature: Added Windows 8 compatibility GUID to AutoPlay Media Studio's design and runtime manifests.
    Feature: Added support to the System.GetOSName action for Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012.
    Feature: Made the 'Confirm Delete' dialog of the Optimize Resources feature a resizable dialog.
    Fix: Fixed a bug where renaming objects would not update code in certain situations.
    Fix: Fixed a bug where the Page.SetFocus action wasn't displaying all object types in it's object combo box.
    Fix: Fixed a bug where you could not tab to the xButton object.
     Fix: Fixed a bug where the 'Service Name' and 'Display Name' were  incorrectly being compared in a case-sensitive manner in Service  actions.
    Fix: Fixed a bug in the ListBox.GetProperties action  where the following table items weren't being populated: ResizeLeft,  ResizeRight, ResizeTop and ResizeBottom.
    Fix: Minor text change in the File.Find action xml recurse parameter description.
     Fix: Fixed a bug where renaming a page from the properties pane  failed to update references to Quick Actions and Script Actions.
     Fix: Fixed a bug relating to deleting pages/dialogs and the "Position of  Dialog Tabs" preference where it wasn't working properly.
    Fix: Fixed a bug where xButton objects were not properly being added to the tab order.
     Fix: Fixed a bug where CheckBox object's visible state wasn't being  drawn properly when used with Application.SetRedraw action, and the  CheckBox.SetVisible action.
    Fix: Fixed an issue with the ComboBox  object where it wouldn't function correctly after setting the text  using a smaller font size.
    Fix: Fixed a bug where changing an  existing guideline's position via it's properties dialog would fail to  remove it's old position.
    Fix: Fixed a bug in the Image object where images in GIF format would always have their background color set to transparent.
     Fix: Fixed a bug relating to hitting the Esc key while focus is in a  RichText object on a DialogEx which would prevent further interaction  with the dialog.
    Fix: Fixed a bug where the read order of the  input object was not being set properly using the Input.GetProperties  and Input.SetProperties actions.
    Fix: Fixed an issue relating to the handling of typing Polish characters using the Right-Alt keyboard sequence.
    Fix: Fixed a bug where the last cursor position wasn't being saved in the project actions area.
     Fix: Fixed a bug where object renaming would not work when changing  the objects name on the Object Properties dialog and the object was  referenced on it's own events.
    Fix: Fixed a bug where Paragraph object scrollbars were incorrectly being caught by the resource optimizer.