Dozens of parameters can be adjusted to fine tune the look & feel of MegaZine3. In fact, there are more than hundred parameters that can be used. Sounds scary, but the good news is: All parameters use default values and in most cases never have to be touched. For those who want to make use of the full power of MegaZine3, access
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A question about how to best manage different versions of an Mz3 Title was asked in the forum. Instead of a lengthy answer it will be best to summarize the suggestions and answers in a special post: This post 😉 This addresses more aspects than the details provided in the blog post “MegaZine3 Variants and Folder Structure” (see the last
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Preface This is special stuff for: MS-DOS and UNIX freaks Nerds Hackers People used to work with .bat files Bored people Curious people Design resistant people Poor people (also because we show how to save the money for a license and still convert unlimited pages) A “normal” mz3Tool user or designer better leaves this post NOW 😉 Open Source Tools
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If an Mz3 Title is started in a Browser using FLASH, a preloader is shown during startup. This preloader is synchronized with MegaZine3 (separate program but exchanging data over the API) and shows a closing ring segment. With the MegaZine3 logo in the center. Once the basic things are loaded, control is passed to MegaZine3 (megazine-fat.swf) and the preloader vanishes. The
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mz3Tool, our “development tool” for digital publishing with MegaZine3, makes heavy use of several OpensSource tools. ImageMagick is one of those. Video 12: Installation ImageMagick shows how to enable this tool. Reasons for installing ImageMagick ImageMagick is a VERY powerful tool, and we only need a small fraction of all that functionality. But if you are interested in image manipulation and are willing
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A link can be imported from a PDF file, or added to the created Mz3 Title interactively to a page as “element”. PDF Links If a PDF file contains “real” linke, those are imported during the conversion into SWF files. A very easy and comfortable way to use links; no configuration or any settings are needed. But there are chances
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