[RNLD] Fwd: Release of ELAN 4.4.0

[Nick Thieberger]

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From: Han Sloetjes <han.sloetjes at mpi.nl>
Date: 21 July 2012 00:43
Subject: Release of ELAN 4.4.0
To: ELAN Discussion Group <elan at mpi.nl>


Dear all,

Today we released ELAN version 4.4.0 featuring a mix of new functions
and bug fixes.

The main new features are:

- multiple file import (i.e. conversion) from Toolbox and Praat
- new output options in the export as 'Traditional Transcript'
- improvements to the clip media (with a script) function. On Mac OS X
a few Applescript scripts are included that call QuickTime Player for
clipping the media files
- a new divider in annotation mode for resizing the media area. This
replaces the icon with arrows on the right hand side of the window
- several new user preference options (e.g. the color of symbolic
annotations can be set, the format of the copy annotation function)
- zooming in on the video in the JMMFPlayer (Windows 7 with mp4)
- dragging of an alignable annotation to an other, top level, tier
Some of the bug fixes are:

- problems with text input in the inline edit box in annotation mode;
characters that require multiple keystrokes could not be entered
- crashes of Java on Windows 7 in the case of loading media files with
an offset (after synchronizing in Synchronization mode)
- missing annotations in the tab-delimited export with a particular
combination of settings (separate column per tier, repeat values)
- when a new annotation is created the setting of Clear selection
after... is taken into account again

A more detailed list can be found at:
http://www.lat-mpi.eu/tools/elan/release-notes.html

The new release can be downloaded at:
http://www.lat-mpi.eu/tools/elan/download


Best regards,

Han Sloetjes
-MPI for Psycholinguistics-