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Korsakow is free if you’re using it for productions with a budget of less than €2,000, or $2,800. For larger projects, please email us before using this software. If you are using Korsakow for small projects, please consider sending us a donation to help with further development. Thank you.

Download Korsakow 5.0.6 for Mac

Mac Requirements: Intel, OSX 10.6+, Java (1.6+) and Quicktime. (For the latest versions, use Software Update.) Flash (10+)

Download Korsakow 5.0.6 for PC

PC Requirements: XP, or Vista, or Windows 7. Java (1.6+).Flash (10+). Quicktime.

Free starter pack of video clips and previews

This is a hassle-free bundle of public domain video clips and stills for you to use with Korsakow. Download the entire package here (143MB, zip). More information here.

License and Liability

Korsakow 5 is Open Source software. It is offered here as a free download under the GNU General Public License (v3). Korsakow is free for small projects, i.e. with production budgets of less than €2,000, or $2,800. For larger projects, please email us before using this software. Please note that we offer Korsakow to you ‘as is’, meaning while we have tried very hard to make it as stable and reliable as possible, we cannot be held accountable for what it does on, or to, your computer, or for any lost work. The chances of any of this happening are of course very small, assuming you back up your work regularly.

Release Notes

5.0.6 (12/04/12)

New and improved features

• Disable transcoding during export, at your own risk! (Settings/Export Options) NB Requires that all media assets are pre-prepared for optimum playback online.
• When exporting, hold Shift key to skip overwriting media
• traducción al español
• Deutsch-Übersetzung
• Preloaders for SNUs redesigned
• No more preloaders for preview images

Fixes include:

• Fixed a bug where timecode is always negative when entering SNU keywords
• Fixed a bug when breaking links to SNU background sound
• Fixed a bug when breaking links to an Interface
• Fixed: Several errors related to exporting
• Fixed: A problem where you couldn’t click the background bar of the playhead
• Fixed: A problem where you couldn’t adjust the duration of an image after it was SNUified
• Fixed: A problem where project background colour didn’t work on export
• Fixed: NullPointerException when exporting

5.0.5.5 (03/10/11)

Fixes

• Fixed: A problem when trying to export an interface using the MediaArea widget

5.0.5.4 (01/08/11)

Fixes

• Fixed: A problem that occurred when editing the Planet Galata interfaces

5.0.5.3 (18/07/11)

Fixes

• Fixed: Major bug in 5.0.5.2 that happens when you try to edit resources.

5.0.5.2 (15/07/11)

Fixes

• Fixed: Problem loading older projects.

5.0.5.1 (14/07/11)

Fixes

• Fixed: Problem where you could delete all interfaces (there must always be at least one)
• Fixed: Problem where you could give a SNU no interface at all
• Fixed: Trying to open invalid KIF files now gives a clear error message
• Fixed: Issue with widget font colors
• Fixed: issue where doing Get Info on a SNU would lose keywords

5.0.5 (12/06/11)

New and improved features

• Application updated to Java 1.6
• Main window now shows checkmarks and text instead of icons
• New keyboard shortcut to delete resources: CTRL+Delete (Windows) or Command+Delete (Mac)
• Resource selection dialogs list similarly named resources first
• Can undo edits to Resources
• Expanded set of default interfaces for creating new projects, including interfaces designed by Florian Thalhofer for Planet Galata
• Interface Editor now has a ‘stage’
• Interface Editor now shows live preview of background color or background image
• Media widgets have option to control aspect ratio
• Can adjust z-order of widgets in the Interface Editor, ie which widgets appear in front of, or behind, or overlap, other widgets
• Can drag SNU to Interface Editor to create Preview(Fixed Link)
• Preview(Fixed Link) shows media preview in Interface Editor
• Can specify background color and image for interfaces
• Widgets with media previews now show a border like other widgets
• MediaArea widget has options to control when media should play
• Timecode in SNU Editor now shown in HH:MM:SS.ms format (can be entered in full or just SS.ms)
• Rules set to a time later than the SNU’s duration will still play at the end of the SNU
• New Background Sound options: “Keep”, “Off”
• Unused Media Tool has filters by media type
• Draft Export now allows option not to overwrite media
• Korsakow films now stretch/shrink to fit browser window
• All sounds fade in and fade out
• Films viewed online have option to continue or restart

Fixes

• Fixed: Problem which caused Korskaow not to work well under OS-X parental controls
• Fixed: SNU Editor playhead only jumps to the selected time if the time column was selected
• Fixed: Problem when exporting H264 to external drives on OS X
• Fixed: Subtitle format now less picky (Windows vs Mac line endings, extra lines, etc)
• Fixed: Problem when exporting media already encoded as H264 on windows
• Fixed: Canceling an export now works properly
• Fixed: Problem where a SNU would sometimes find itself
• Fixed: Problem where a SNU’s media wouldn’t show
• Fixed: Problem where using the same video for a SNU and its Preview would cause the Preview not to display
• Fixed: Problem with the History widget not working properly
• Fixed: Problem with Preview(Multilink) not working properly
• Fixed: Problem where video would be scaled up on export
• Fixed: Problem when viewing a film in an iFrame
• Fixed: Subtitles are no longer overwritten when not overwriting the video
• Fixed: Problem where exports would not play from folders with a + in the name
• Fixed: Issue where index.html file would be saved as just “index” on OS X

5.0.4 (18/04/10)

Fixes

• Exception when changing a Preview(Fix)’d SNU property
• Windows exports not playing online or when played locally on a Mac

5.0.4 (28/03/10)

New and improved features

• Application download for Windows now in .exe format
• Update checker prompts user if newer version is available
• New widget: Media Controls
• New widget: Playhead
• Example k-film (‘Circle of Life’) interface includes Playhead
• Project (.krw) file can be dragged into resources to load a project
• Users can set background color in Project Settings
• Allows project movie dimensions up to 99,999 pixels
• Duration of images used as SNUs can be set by right-clicking or ctrl-clicking on the media (default 5 secs; upper limit 30 secs)
• Keep links now works as in Korsakow v3
• “Determining media to export” step now much faster
• Draft export – uses default (low quality) export settings and launches automatically
• Exported index.html file can now be saved with any name
• Exports now centered properly
• K-films can be paused using spacebar or single click
• SNUs in k-films can be embedded elsewhere
• SNUs in k-films can be linked directly
• K-films can be navigated using web browser’s back/forward buttons
• Preview images now show a loading % if taking longer than 1sec to load

Fixes

• Fixed: Video sometimes missing when exporting
• Fixed: Problems exporting to external drives
• Fixed: Errors exporting AIFF files
• Fixed: ErrorMailer not working
• Fixed: Errors in Portuguese translation
• Fixed: Error when canceling the file dialog in the FindMissingResources dialog

5.0.3 (25/01/10)

New and improved features

(25/01/10)
• Fixed: Problem setting ClickSound in interfacer

(26/11/09)

• Fixed: Problem importing shared interfaces (KIF files)

(25/11/09)

• Fixed: issue where Korsakow would not start with certain Locales
• Fixed: issue with max links in Snu Editor jumping around
• Fixed: issue where K3 imports with keywords shorter than 3 characters would fail
• Fixed: issue where if quicktime can’t be loaded there is no error dialog

(12/11/09)

• Features and fixes in 5.0.2 now available to PC users
• Video quality export options (File > Project Settings > Export)
• Language support for Portuguese (currently incomplete)
• Option to save as relative / absolute paths (File > Project Settings > Misc.)
• Missing Media dialog has option to “Relink” missing files

Main application window

• When deleting resources there is an option to “break links”
• Only SNUified media is Exported
• Name of project appears as title of exported film
• Contact address now shown in Error feedback message

SNU Editor

• Press ENTER key for ‘OK’. Press ESCAPE key to ‘Cancel’

Interface Editor

• Can move all selected widgets at once
• New widget properties: FontStyle, FontWeight, TextDecoration
• Widget properties internationalized
• Default size of Main Media widget is now 640×480
• Links widgets renamed as Preview widgets

Tools

• Pool of Links is more accurate

Playback in browser

• Use Right arrow (instead of ‘x’) to skip to end of current SNU

Fixes

• Fixed: Video preview in SNU Editor does not respect aspect ratio
• Fixed: Max links per line not imported from K3 projects
• Fixed: SNU doesn’t stay on last frame after playing
• Fixed: In Windows, tool windows don’t get K icon
• Fixed: Media filename with less than 3 characters breaks Export
• Fixed: Loop option for SNUs not working
• Fixed: Keep Links rule on first line in SNU Editor doesn’t work
• Fixed: Menu colours inconsistent (all menus now hover as blue)
• Fixed: Strange shuffling of rows when moving the MainMedia slider in SNU editor
• Fixed: Problem removing rule lines in SNU Editor
• Fixed: missing tooltips for some widgets

5.0.2 (26/8/09)

New and improved features

• Users can now Import and Export Interface designs via File > Export > Shared Interface and File > Import > Shared Interface. (Can also right-click an interface and choose Export.)

Main application window

• When closing one project (ie when opening a second one, loading, importing, etc…) if there are resources being edited there is a prompt about losing unsaved work. If the user OK’s it the edits are automatically discarded
• Title bar now includes both project name and filename
• Mac only: Users can drag .krw files to the running icon of the Korsakow application to open that project

SNU Editor

• Reserved keywords (random, end, …) now start with a _ (this doesn’t affect importing K3 which uses random>, end+, etc…)
• When adding a new rule (ie an OUT keyword) the time should be the same as the one before it
• Rule editing: Korsakow now adds a space after comma separator

Interface Editor

• Users can now edit the properties of all selected widgets (only common properties are shown)
• Reworked widget resizing: aspect ratio maintained by default, use modifier key to break; aspect ratio is applied according to which side/corner is being dragged (for example resizing the right side will cause the widget to resize vertically to keep the aspect ratio, while keeping the widget centered vertically)

Tools

• When SNU Editor is opened, All Keywords Tool opens too

Playback in browser

• “Made in Korsakow” message is now in Arial, Verdana, SansSerif
• Added keyword metadata to index.html (this is admittedly a weak solution as most search engines pay little attention to this info)

Fixes

• Fixed: Default project size was off-centre and too small. Now 1024×768
• Fixed: SNU cannot be deleted after cloning it
• Fixed: Video export errors related to encoding lack detail
• Fixed: Users running an unsupported OS or Architecture (eg Mac PowerPC) don’t get a warning when starting Korsakow
• Fixed: Unclear error message for certain errors when loading a project
• Fixed: K3 imports fail when filename(s) contains a “?”

5.0.1 (7/8/09)

New and improved features

• Language selection: there is a now menu item called Language which changes the application’s language (requires restart)

Main application window

• Media selection lists now sorted alphabetically
• Can rename any resource via right-click
• Apple-W to close windows

SNU Editor

• Preview text speed
• Max Links per rule line

Interface Editor

Tools

• Tool windows now show the busy icon when doing extended processing

Playback in browser

Fixes

• Fixed: Subtitles font size not working
• Fixed couple_naked movie