Upgrades are now available for many of our applications.
These free upgrades are available as both licensed and demo beta versions from our website.
Please evaluate thoroughly and let us know what you think. The upgrades are described below.
The next upgrades are scheduled in 3-4 weeks time and will include many of the features requested by our customers at PMA.
Linking of Images Mode and Match Mode
Cursor movement between Images Mode and Match Mode is now linked. In other words if you have a particular image selected in one mode. the same image will be selected when jumping to the other mode. So you can, for example, find an image in Match Mode and jump directly to the same image in Images Mode.
Available in NeoPack/Professional, NeoComposite, DataPost and CompositeBuilder
View Subject Details in Images Mode
If an image is matched you will now see its details displayed under the image in Images Mode as you now do in Match Mode. Remember you can control what gets displayed by going to Details Mode>Edit Fields>As tags...
Available in NeoPack/Professional, NeoComposite, DataPost and CompositeBuilder
Image Filtering
Images Mode now allows you to filter the images according to several criteria. You can now elect to show:
1. All the images as per usual or only....
2. Matched images
3. Primary images
4. Images for which poses are assigned
5. Images which have been ordered from
A "not" filter will display the inverse.
Available in NeoPack/Professional, NeoComposite, DataPost and CompositeBuilder
NeoPack/Plus allows for filtering of tagged and untagged images and images that have been ordered or not ordered
Import images via a directory
When importing images you can now simply point to a folder of images and all images in that folder will be imported. Moreover any images in subfolders will also be imported.
Available in all Neo applications, DataPost, OutPost and CompositeBuilder
Support for Kodak Digital Input Module
If you own a Kodak Digital Input Module (affectionately known as the Kodak Color Wheel Thingy) you may now use this with Timestone Software to perform image editing and cropping.
Available in all Neo applications, DataPost, OutPost and CompositeBuilder
Yearbook export DOS 8.3 naming convention is now optional
When using File>Export to create an export for yearbooks, the conventional DOS 8.3 file naming is now optional. The alternative is to use full file names instead.
Available in NeoPack/Professional, NeoComposite, DataPost and CompositeBuilder
Backward compatibility with OutPost
The OutPost workflow is no longer one way! A lab can now create a job file in NeoPack/Professional (or NeoPack/Plus) and give it to an OutPost photographer for further work. This opens up many workflow possibilities. Please contact us for more information.
Available with NeoPack/Professional and NeoPack/Plus
Extra copies functionality
In NeoComposite and NeoGroup you can now specify extra copies to be printed (eg for staff or office copies). You have always been able to do this when printing directly from the program but now this information will flow through to Collate as well provided the upgraded version of Collate is also used.
In NeoGroup you will find this facility in Names Mode>Edit>Set copies to print.
In NeoComposite you will find this facility in Form Pages Mode>Subjects to include.
OutPost upgrade
In addition to many of the features above OutPost also has some specific new features.
Tagging and untagging of images allows the user to tag images and then filter the view to either show only the tagged or untagged images.
Images may be filtered to display those that bave been ordered from or not ordered from.
Specific modes when ordering layouts allow the user to add a pack or add a collage or change the layout for a selection of images. The same layout can now be used for simple package printing (same image in each hole) or collages (different images in each hole).
Double clicking an image will now add the image to a collage. This is an alternative to drag and drop which can still be used.
When in "Add Collage" mode, selecting a layout will display a preview of the layout and its image holes.
Numbering of holes on Collage pages is now optional. It can still be used to specify the order in which images are dropped on the collage.