Monday, July 24, 2006

ARTstor Update:New Version of the Offline Image Viewer

A new release of the ARTstor Offline Image Viewer (version 2.6) will be released shortly after the enhancements to the Digital Library. The newest version of the OIV will contain additional features and enhanced functionality that are not available in previous versions of the software. Many of the new features are a direct result of user feedback and recommendations.
In addition to the functionality of previous versions, the new release of the Offline Image Viewer will include the following new features:
Users will be able to import PowerPoint presentations directly into the OIV, effectively translating PowerPoint presentations into OIV presentations.
Before importing an Image Group from ARTstor into the OIV, users will see a preview of each image contained in that group.
The OIV will offer more templates from which to choose when creating slide presentations.
New functionality for undo/redo will be added.
The OIV 2.6 will be compatible with all new Mac computers with the Intel Core Duo processor.
Instructor-level users will be able to upload both local images and OIV presentations from the OIV to their Personal Collections in ARTstor.