Hi Zster,
I'm pleased you like PP, I'm also pleased so many are giving ProPixel a chance. Reason I say this is because I gambled by going against the grain with regards to what is considered the norm on the PC.
Anyway, to answer you questions.
Boxed Version
Unfortunately this is at the mercy of the distributor responsible. My personal sales are handled by Binary People, below are the contact details.
Sales and Release dates: pp2d@...
Technical: ProPixel@...
Availability:
Currently the pre-order offer is still running. The full version of ProPixel is complete, and those who have purchased the boxed pre-order (and those who purchase the boxed version after this date) will receive a download link to the full version. The Sales email address can give you more details on dates.
Upgrades:
All upgrades and patches for ProPixel2D will be FREE to registered customers. There are already planned updates for at least the next 12 months.
Animation:
Although ProPixel2D is not intended for animation support, later updates may include simple tools for saving out as animations (anim strips and .PPA, and maybe .MNG (PNG's animation format)). I'm unclear as of yet what aspects of ProPixel Studio (Due out in around 12 months minimum) will be included in ProPixel2D. But, rest assured that PP2D will not be forgotten when PPStudio is released.
ProPixels Graphics Format:
Both PPG and PPA graphics formats will come with Blitz software loaders, so you can include them direct in your projects. This is in the form of a very small dll, .decl and .bb include. PPG boasts extremely fast decompression times best suited for games, multimedia and application development along with support for dual key and single key encryption. All loading is done internally and therefore no temporary files are ever created when using them within your projects.
There is also support for non-Blitz loading via the dll, where you can call it to return a HBITMAP. Also planned is an ActiveX plug-in to enable web page displaying of PPG and thumbnails within Explorer.
Hope this helps, back to manual compilation for me. :)
I'm pleased you like PP, I'm also pleased so many are giving ProPixel a chance. Reason I say this is because I gambled by going against the grain with regards to what is considered the norm on the PC.
Anyway, to answer you questions.
Boxed Version
Unfortunately this is at the mercy of the distributor responsible. My personal sales are handled by Binary People, below are the contact details.
Sales and Release dates: pp2d@...
Technical: ProPixel@...
Availability:
Currently the pre-order offer is still running. The full version of ProPixel is complete, and those who have purchased the boxed pre-order (and those who purchase the boxed version after this date) will receive a download link to the full version. The Sales email address can give you more details on dates.
Upgrades:
All upgrades and patches for ProPixel2D will be FREE to registered customers. There are already planned updates for at least the next 12 months.
Animation:
Although ProPixel2D is not intended for animation support, later updates may include simple tools for saving out as animations (anim strips and .PPA, and maybe .MNG (PNG's animation format)). I'm unclear as of yet what aspects of ProPixel Studio (Due out in around 12 months minimum) will be included in ProPixel2D. But, rest assured that PP2D will not be forgotten when PPStudio is released.
ProPixels Graphics Format:
Both PPG and PPA graphics formats will come with Blitz software loaders, so you can include them direct in your projects. This is in the form of a very small dll, .decl and .bb include. PPG boasts extremely fast decompression times best suited for games, multimedia and application development along with support for dual key and single key encryption. All loading is done internally and therefore no temporary files are ever created when using them within your projects.
There is also support for non-Blitz loading via the dll, where you can call it to return a HBITMAP. Also planned is an ActiveX plug-in to enable web page displaying of PPG and thumbnails within Explorer.
Hope this helps, back to manual compilation for me. :)