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Buzz Tools Plus Versions History

Legend
 - new feature added, improvement
 - miscellaneous change
 - bug fix

You can find out the version of Buzz Tools Plus you are running by
checking the HELP, ABOUT menu of Buzz-Catalog.

 

Buzz Tools Plus v3.38 Build 86 - November 4, 2002
Fixed bug causing wrong color to be displayed for some PES files.
Buzz Tools Plus v3.37 Build 85 - October 23, 2002
Fixed bug introduced in version 3.34 that broke reading of .pcd/.pcq files.
Fixed bug introduced in version 3.34 that broke tool " Fix Card Data" 
Buzz Tools Plus v3.35 Build 83 - April 18, 2002
Can now launch "VIP customizing", "VIP reader/writer", and "Amazing Box /  Dream Box / Magic Box" programs from Buzz-Catalog by double-clicking on a design.   These program choices have not yet been added to the Buzz Tools Plus installation program, so they must be configured from within Buzz-Catalog+.  After installation of this update, you will need to manually change your on-the-fly settings to use one of these choices.  These are modified from the File > Settings menu (Double-click Action) tab.  For directions on how to set up your on-the-fly settings, please see your program manual or our Buzz Tools Plus FAQ
Fixed bug reading PCS files created by the VIP software.
Fixed bug reading PES version 2 or greater files without card data and with punch objects.
Removed log file trace accidentally left in version 3.34 which listed viewed files in Buzz-Catalog+.rpt  Version 3.34 was only distributed to a few users who contacted us for Technical Support.
Buzz Tools Plus v3.33 Build 78 - January 11, 2001
Fixed problem that caused corruption of a zip'd PES file when the file was opened into Artista version 2 or later.
Buzz Tools Plus v3.32 Build 77 - November 11, 2001
Fixed crash that occurred when reading some PES files with long comments.
Fixed crash that occurred when reading some PES version 4 files without card data.
Fixed bug that prevented opening of some read-only zip archive members.
Fixed bug in ART conversions that turned some jump stitches into non-jump stitches.
Buzz Tools Plus v3.30 Build 72 - February 28, 2001
Fixed bug introduced last version that prevented PES file with programmable fills from being displayed.
Fixed bug that caused some converted JEF files to be in the wrong hoop.
Buzz Tools Plus v3.29 Build 71 - February 14, 2001
Fixed a few bugs converting to Janome JEF files.
Buzz Tools Plus v3.28 Build 70 - February 13, 2001
Added support for Janome *.JEF files and the new hoop.
Online help system updated to an Explorer View help system.
Buzz Tools Plus v3.27 - February 6, 2001
Added read support of Artista *.ART designs. This will allow the detailed display and conversion from Artista design files but NOT the conversion to the *.ART format.
Buzz Tools Plus v3.26 Build 61 - January 9, 2001
Added read support of Artista *.ART designs. This will allow the detailed display and conversion from Artista design files but NOT the conversion to the *.ART format.
Changed mnemonic keys (shortcut keys) for some menu items to remove conflicts.
Renamed "Tools < PES Version 2 To Version1..." menu option to "Tools < PES Convert To Version1..." to more accurately reflect its function.
Fixed crash that occurred when displaying some corrupt PCS files.
Fixed crash that occurred when displaying some corrupt HUS files.
Fixed bug that caused files processed by "Tools < PES Version 2 To Version1..." to be displayed at the top-left of PE-Design.
Buzz Tools Plus v3.25 Build 48 - October 10, 2000
Fixed bug that occasionally caused displacement of some stitches when writing HUS files.
Fixed bug that caused some jump stitches to be converted into normal stitches by Viking software.
Buzz Tools Plus v3.24
Fixed bug introduced in 3.23 that prevented On-the-fly conversions for files located on a CR-ROM or other read-only media
Buzz Tools Plus v3.23 Build 45 - July 22, 2000
Added support for PES versions 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0. Buzz-Catalog will now read and convert from PES multi-hoop designs; Buzz-Catalog will not convert to PES multi-hoop designs.
Added support for BuzzEdit manager files. The BuzzEdit manager file either manages a multiple-file design, or contains an intermediate file format for a BuzzEdit design in progress. Buzz-Catalog will now read and convert from BuzzEdit manager files; Buzz-Catalog will not convert to BuzzEdit manager files.
Can now launch Buzz-Edit for any design file. Choose File < BuzzEdit from the menu.
Added option to use large Viking Designer 1 (150mmx240mm) hoop.
See File < Settings<Options<When Converting to PES or HUS.
Added option to use the Janome 8000 hoop.
See File<Settings<Options<Use Janome 8000 Hoop.
Added program associations for Artista 2.0, Janome P2K, Janome C2K, and BuzzEdit.
See File<Settings<Double-click Action.
Improved handling of jump stitches on most file types.
Removed restriction on maximum number of color stops.
If an error is encountered for options Tools<Convert Design Files or Tools<Extract ZIP'd files, you now have the option to ignore the error and all future errors in the batch, which allows any files in the batch that can be converted or extracted to be processed.
SEW files created by Buzz-Catalog can now be read by SmartSizer.
Can now launch PE-Design 2.5 and 3.0 from PEC files.
No longer map any PCS custom colors to PES appliqué colors.
After deleting an ART file Buzz-Catalog no longer displays "Error Reading File" in the slot that was occupied by the ART file.
Can now launch Janome software for SEW files located on a CD.
No longer crash when reading zip files with date past 2050.
HUS files created in Viking Cross Stitch are now drawn properly.
Deleting a ZIP'd file from a read-only ZIP no longer causes all future deletions of ZIP'd files to fail.
Can no longer delete zipped files from read-only ZIP files. Get error message instead.
Buzz Tools Plus v3.21 - April 4, 1999
Display and conversion of Singer PSW/Compucon XXX files.
Low resolution display, but no conversion, of Bernina artista ART files.
Adds a PES2 to PES1 batch conversion tool to quickly convert your version 2 PES files to the older PES version 1 file format.
On-the-fly conversion of files on a CD-ROM or in a read-only directory is now allowed.
Correct version number.
Fix conversion bug that can cause oversized designs to be created.
Buzz Tools Plus 3.00 Release - January 25, 1999
Very first release version of Buzz Tools Plus version 3.  Provided as a free upgrade to Buzz Tools Plus version 2 users.  Very Cool!

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