Beta 2 of PrintOMatic MX and PrintOMatic Lite MX 1.8 for Macintosh are now available. These builds are universal binary, and should work on both Intel and PowerPC based Macs. They require Director 11.

As we have no PowerPC Macs to test with, it would be nice if someone can confirm that the PPC build works as expected. Also, we have no idea how these Xtras will work with foreign languages (especially the really crazy ones like Japanese), so any test feedback you have with these languages would be appreciated.

These builds also require a serial number upgrade, available now from our web site. If you use an old serial number with these versions, you will get "invalid serial number" error messages.

Download PrintOMatic MX 1.8b2
Download PrintOMatic Lite MX 1.8b2

Beta release 1 of the PrintOMatic MX Xtra for Director 11 on MacIntel is now available for download and testing. For now, only the full version of the Xtra is available, and it is only available for the MacIntel release of Director 11.

We hope to follow up later this week with a more comprehensive beta release that includes the Lite version of the Xtra, as well as a Windows build.

Note that you can use version 1.7.5 of the Xtra in Director 11 for Windows. However, you will experience problems with any extended characters you use, since they are passed to the Xtra in Unicode format instead of with the native character set.

If you are an existing user, this release will require a serial number upgrade if you want register and distribute it. Any "invalid serial number" warnings you encounter in your testing are normal.

The Xtra is in .zip format, simply expand it and place in your Director 11 Xtras folder.

Please discuss any issues you encounter on our Beta Bulletin Board.

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Any Electronic Ink customer who purchases a copy of the PrintOMatic MX or PrintOMatic Lite MX Xtra after March 1, 2008 will be entitled to a free upgrade to the Director 11 compatible version of the Xtra they purchased when it is ready for release.

Copies of PrintOMatic MX or PrintOMatic Lite MX purchased prior March 1, 2008 will be upgradeable at a cost of US $50.

We anticipate releasing Director 11 compatible versions of PrintOMatic and PrintOMatic Lite by the end of April 2008.

We are in the final testing and tweaking stages of new releases of PrintOMatic MX and PrintOMatic Lite MX that will be compatible with Director 11 for Mac (Intel) and Windows. Look for downloadable files and upgrade information at www.printomatic.com within the next couple of weeks.

The PrintOMatic MX, PrintOMatic Lite MX and Table MX Xtras remain actively under development, debugging and improvement.

It is our goal to release updated versions of our Xtras in parallel with updated releases of Macromedia (now Adobe) Director. That's all we can tell you at the moment.

The cost for registered users to upgrade has historically been free for minor bug fixes and improvements, and a nominal $50 US for releases that have required substantial engineering efforts (e.g. major new operating systems, chip architectures, etc.)

To ensure you can receive a discounted upgrade quickly when new versions are released, take some time in advance to locate your serial number. The easiest way to do this if you haven't saved or printed a copy of your original registration email is to search the Lingo code of a production that uses one of our Xtras for the "register" command.

We will post more information about upcoming releases of our Xtras on this page and via RSS feed at http://www.printomatic.com/rss