Following is a partial list of the Improvements of the new version:

     Main Screen/Program Features

• New Player engine
• Compatible with DirectX 9 and Media Player 10
• Compatible with more professional sound cards
• Faster song length calculations
• Default sub string search
• Allow no decompression before going to editor
• Better Pitch
• Pitch bending
• Associations - Save mixes, DMX lighting, graphics, bulletin board messages, personal notes
• Faster song length calculations
• Added support for WPL (windows media Player List) files
• Now you can save the special mix for each song and it remembers it for the next time.
• New Windows re-boot feature.
• Video Beat Mixer now has Sound Card Selection.
• Installed master tempo/key control switch button.
• Implemented Auto Stop in front of each individual song in play list. Play back will stop after each song.
• WMA files now are playing in beat mixer as well
• Easy to read manual in PDF format
   

    Beat Mixer Option

• Tempo Control
• One Button Looping
• Improved cue point accuracy for better beat mixing

    Video Option

• Full support for MPEG2 files
• Now plays directly from the DVD in the DVD-ROM drive, and mix (with some delay which is inherent in DVD).  Also, it can cue DVD in real time using the Video Mixer.
• Has on board MPG2 player, so no need to shop around for an MPG2 codec.
• New Video Mixer and Video FX feature available
• 52 different video transitions
• Master Tempo and Pitch

    Advertiser/Bulletin Board Option

• Now allows for mixing between graphics using all the new mix transitions.

   Video Beat Mixing / Video FX Option

• Auto Pick feature now available for images & videos with the Video Effects window.  The rate of change for video or images is also adjustable. 
• Fading the camera into the video
• Beat Mixing with video possible with new Video Mixer Option.
• Almost 60 new mix transitions have been added.  These mixes can be pre-set in DJPower’s Options, or on the fly. 
• Pull down window for easy access to the mix transitions
• User/touch screen friendly.
       Video Beat Mixer:
• Two screens.  1 is main screen that goes to audience.  2 is the upcoming video.  The upcoming video can be reviewed, marked, and truncated to then be played in the preview screen while the main screen is playing. 
• Other features, such as manual mixing of the video and other buttons (standard buttons are included)
• This studio has a master tempo, volume control and sound card selection for cuing.
• New video editing studio, enabling review the video with 1sec, 1/10sec, 1/100sec step accuracy.
• Non-destructive editing now saves tempo control
       Video FX:
• Three screens:  1 is main screen that goes to audience.  2 is the upcoming video/picture.  3 is preview of the mixed screen.
• Chromatic, Kaleidoscope, Rotate, Wave, Ripple, and Whirl buttons that can be used with video playback.
• The cameras are what Windows sees.
• Camera, Image, Videos.
• While ghosting, you can select different images in real time
• A “Clear” button has been added to easily clear the list of images or videos.
• Ghosting the pictures (jpg, bmp, gif) into the video
• Ghosting part of the video into the same video
• Animation with ghosting and fading.
• Banner text can overlay ongoing video with adjustable screen positioning
• Banner text FX:  Color, Whirl, Mosaic, Wave, Ripple, Blur
• Save and recall banner texts
   

   Martin LightJockey Interface Option

• Added Auto Association Mode in Lighting.

    Scheduler Option

• Major overhaul in List/Scheduler.  Now multiple timing is fully supported. 
   

   Karaoke Option

• MP3+G files
• Key control for karaoke has 1/12 octave increment.
• Implemented Auto Stop in front of each individual song in play list. Play back will stop after each song.
   

    Visualizer Option

• Visualizer now is programmable. New feature include video ambient selection window with selectable play time interval also selectable video or Visualizer option.
• Added Banner support in Visualization window
• New Sound Visualization!!!
• New settings panel and controls for visualization.

Highlights to previous versions, click here.  

To upgrade to version 2008

• For our customers that have purchased their DJPower license (or renewal subscription) in the past year:

For our customers that have purchased their DJPower license more than one year ago, and have not yet purchased an upgrade subscription:

• Please purchase a one-year subscription for the cost of $179 for DJPower Xtreme and $149 for DJPower Pro. After payment, we will mail the upgrade to you on CD, along with a security key (if you don't already have one).  Please specify if you would like your key to be USB, or parallel port (the parallel port key does not block access to your port).  and then all upgrades in the next year will be included.
   
• A one time only upgrade can also be purchased for the price of $299 for DJPower Xtreme and $179 for DJPower Pro. In the case you didn't renew your subscription for over a year.  After payment, we will mail the upgrade to you on CD, along with a security key (if you don't already have one).  Please specify if you would like your key to be USB, or parallel port (the parallel port key does not block access to your port). 
   

The DJPower version 2008 recommended system requirements are as follows:

2.2 GHz Pentium 4® or Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 Processor
     3.0 GHz Pentium 4® or Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Processor
     (for video features or Martin LightJockey add-ons)
Windows®2000, Windows®XP.
1 GHz RAM
     (2 GHz RAM or higher is recommended for video mixing or Martin LightJockey add-on)
19MB free disk space (program only)
Enough free disk space for your music and videos
CD-ROM drive
16 bit (high color) and 800x600 graphics (1024X768 recommended) 
     (not shared graphic memory)
128 MG Video-RAM (not shared graphic memory) video card (for video playback)
     (ATI not recommended)
24 bit duplex sound card with bass & treble adjustment – Direct X compatible 

NOTE:  If you do not have these requirements, we recommend that you DO NOT install the update on your computer at this time. 

NOTE:  We recommend disabling Hyper-Threading on your Pentium 4 computer.

 NOTE:  If Windows XP Service Pack 2 is installed, we recommend that either Service Pack 2 be uninstalled, or that DEP be disabled.  (you can contact DJPower International LLC for instructions).

Last Modified:  August 24, 2007