Autorun MAX!
Overview of Autorun MAX! 2.1
January 30, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Autorun MAX! 2.1 gives you the power to create professional looking CD-ROM/DVD-ROM autorun menus and other interactive multimedia projects that are sure to impress. And you don’t have to be a software programmer to do it. With its intuitive workspace and drag-and-drop objects, it’s quick to learn and easy to use. Autorun MAX! requires no programming knowledge whatsoever! You’ll be amazed with the powerful functionality and stylish visual appeal that Autorun MAX! puts at your mouse-clicking fingertip.
Completely Visual – No programming required. Autorun MAX! features a completely visual drag and drop environment. Simply add content such as photos, videos, music, and text to your pages and position them using your mouse. If you like, you can even use the included alignment tools, including grids and rulers to help keep things straight. We’ve even included lots of extra content like backgrounds, panels, buttons, sound effects and more to get you started. Make your project completely interactive using our simple “fill-in-the-blanks” style system. From opening documents, to running programs, viewing websites and sending email, it couldn’t be easier!
Includes a Collection of Ready-to-Use Templates. One of the features which makes Autorun MAX! so quick and easy to work with is the included library of ready-to-use project templates. We’ve included templates for all of the popular autorun CD projects like basic CD menus, electronic business cards and much more. To apply a template simply select it in the new project dialog and Autorun MAX! will do the rest. All you have to do is substitute your content for the placeholder content and publish. Autorun MAX! templates guarantee professional autorun CDs for anyone, in just a few clicks!
Easy Publishing – Burn to CD, Send by Email & More. Whether you prefer to distribute your projects via email, CD-ROM, the internet, or even a CD ISO image, Autorun MAX! makes it a breeze with the handy Publishing Wizard. With just a few clicks you can generate all the files you need to get the job done quickly and correctly. Autorun MAX! can even directly burn your autorun CDs without any need for external CD burning software. The Autorun MAX! Publishing Wizard is clearly laid out and very easy to use, even if you have no prior experience creating your own autorun CDs.
Download the Free Trial and Get Started Now
The best way to experience the value of Autorun MAX! is to try it out first hand. You can download the free trial version of Autorun MAX! by clicking here. The free trial version will continue to work for a period of 30 days, so you have plenty of time to build projects and see for yourself what a great tool Autorun MAX! is. There is no other software in its class which is easier to use, or faster to work with.
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Product Features
January 25, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Autorun MAX! 2.1 makes it easy for anyone to create professional looking CD-ROM/DVD-ROM autorun menus. With its easy-to-use visual design environment, you don’t have to know a thing about computer programming. If you can use a mouse, you can create dazzling projects with Autorun MAX!
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What Can I Do With Autorun MAX?
Autorun MAX! makes it easy for anyone to create professional looking interactive multimedia software. With its easy-to-use visual design environment, you don’t have to know a thing about computer programming. If you can use a mouse, you can create dazzling projects with Autorun MAX!. Some possibilities include:
- CD-ROM autorun / autoplay menus.
- Electronic CD-ROM Business Cards
- Travel Journals
- Invitations
- Brochures
- Demos and Walkthroughs
- Much more – the kinds of projects you can make are limited only by your imagination!
Home and Business Editions
Autorun MAX! is available in two editions: Home and Business.
Home Edition
The Home edition shares the same overall design environment as the Business edition. It comes with 100 pages available for your project. With the Home edition, you have two publishing options: build and publish your project to a Hard Drive Folder, or burn it onto CD-R/CD-RW or DVD+-R/DVD+-RW.
Note: The Home Edition is licensed for personal use only. You cannot distribute any of the projects you create for any purpose that is commercial, organizational or business related. However, you’re free to distribute your CD’s to friends and family. For business use, you’ll need to purchase the Business Edition.
Business Edition
The Business edition includes everything in the Home edition and expands on a few key features. With the Business edition, you have 250 pages available for your project. You have four publishing options: build and publish your project on a Hard Drive Folder, burn it onto CD-R/CD-RW or DVD+-R/DVD+-RW, create a Web/Email Executable, or create an ISO Image. Additionally, with the Business edition you can turn off the Autorun MAX! credit screen (or replace it with your own logo/image) that is shown when your project closes.
Note: The Autorun MAX! Business edition license agreement allows you to distribute the projects you make with Autorun MAX! for both personal and business use, with no additional royalties or fees.
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Download a Free 30-Day Trial Version
January 20, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
The best way to decide if Autorun MAX! 2.1 is right for you, is to download the free 30-day trial version. The trial version is fully functional, so you’ll be able to really “kick the tires” and see what it can do.
To download the free trial version, please enter your information into the fields below. We’ll email you the download instructions within minutes of submitting your request.
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Choosing Between Autorun MAX! and AutoPlay Media Studio
January 15, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
| Feature | Autorun MAX! Home Edition | Autorun MAX! Business Edition | AutoPlay Media Studio |
License and Branding |
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| Distribute Projects for Commercial Use |  |
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| Remove Branded Credits Screen | |
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| Change Executable Version Information | |
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Design Environment |
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| Maximum Pages per Project | 100 | 250 | 2500 |
| WYSIWYG Design Environment | |
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| Guidelines, Rulers and Grids | |
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| Project Explorer Panel | |
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| Object Properties Grid Panel | |
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| Object Browser Panel | |
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| Hide Objects at Design Time | |
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Runtime Features |
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| Non-Rectangular Windows | |
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| Background Music | |
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| Simultaneous Audio Channels | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Startup Movie (Video) | |
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| Startup Movie (Flash) | |
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| Third-Party Dependency Checking | |
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| Menu Bars | |
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| Resizable Applications | |
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Objects |
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| Label | |
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| Paragraph | |
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| Image | |
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| Video | |
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| Flash | |
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| Web | |
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| Hotspot | |
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| Input | |
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| ListBox | |
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| ComboBox | |
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| Tree | |
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| Progress | |
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| Expandable with Object Plugins | |
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| Modify Objects at Runtime | |
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Actions |
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| Quick Actions | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Scripting | |
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| Scripting Actions | N/A | N/A | 520 |
| Expandable with Action Plugins | |
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| Color Syntax Highlighting Script Editor | |
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| “Intellisense Style” Code Completion Editor | |
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| Arithmetic Operators | |
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| Custom Variables | |
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| Relational and Logical Operators | |
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| User-Defined Functions | |
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| Control Structures (if, while, repeat, for, do, else) | |
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| Tables, Arrays and Custom Data Structures | |
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| Custom Error Handling | |
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| SQLite Database Support | |
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| XML File Support | |
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| Web Downloads/Communication | |
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Events |
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| Project Events | 2 (Startup, Shutdown) |
2 (Startup, Shutdown) |
4 (Startup, Shutdown, Size, Menu) |
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10 (Preload, Show, Close, Timer, Audio, Size, Menu, Key, Mouse Button, Mouse Move) |
| Object Events |
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1 (On Click) |
2-7 (Depends on the object) |
File Formats |
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| Image Files | bmp, jpg, pcx, png, tga, tif, wmf, apm, emf, psd, pcd, gif | bmp, jpg, pcx, png, tga, tif, wmf, apm, emf, psd, pcd, gif | bmp, jpg, pcx, png, tga, tif, wmf, apm, emf, psd, pcd, gif |
| Video Files | asf, asx, avi, wax, wmv, wvx, wmp, wmx, mpg, m1v, mpa, mpe, mpv2 | asf, asx, avi, wax, wmv, wvx, wmp, wmx, mpg, m1v, mpa, mpe, mpv2 | asf, asx, avi, wax, wmv, wvx, wmp, wmx, mpg, m1v, mpa, mpe, mpv2 |
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| Audio Files | wav, raw, ogg, aif, aiff, wma, asf | wav, raw, ogg, aif, aiff, wma, asf | wav, raw, ogg, aif, aiff, wma, asf |
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Publishing Options |
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| Burn CD-R/RW | |
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| Burn to DVD-R/RW | |
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| Build to Hard Drive Folder | |
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| Build to Single File Executable | |
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Pricing |
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| Price (US$) | $49 | $129 | $295 |
Autorun MAX!
Screenshot Gallery
January 12, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
Far more than a simple file launching utility, Autorun MAX! 2.1 makes it possible to create a fully customized menu interface, complete with high-quality alpha blended graphics, video playback, background music, and non-rectangular windows. All of the essential tools needed to create a modern autorun menu are provided in an environment that is quick to learn and a pleasure to work with.
Click on any of the screenshot images below to see a larger, more detailed version.
Introducing Autorun MAX! 2.1
Autorun MAX! makes it easy for anyone to create professional looking CD-ROM/DVD-ROM autorun menus. With its easy-to-use visual design environment, you don’t have to know a thing about computer programming. If you can use a mouse, you can create dazzling projects with Autorun MAX!
Project Templates
Choose from a variety of ready-to-use projects and then modify them to fit your needs. We include examples of software installer menus, electronic business cards, marketing brochures and many others. It’s also easy to make your own project templates or to add templates made by others.
File Selection
Adding files to your project couldn’t be easier. Whether you prefer dragging and dropping, or using Autorun MAX!’s thumbnail file browser, you’ll never need to worry about file paths. Autorun MAX!’s sophisticated resource management takes the pain out of multimedia development.
Layout Tools
Just like in your favorite image editing software, Autorun MAX! contains all of the popular layout tools such as object alignment, page grids and guidelines.
Pages
Projects can have up to 100 pages (Home Edition) or 250 pages (Business Edition) that can all be customized with their own names, colors, or background images. If presentations are your goal, adding a transition effect between your pages provides a visual flow to your project.
Interactive Objects
There are five different object types to choose from including buttons, text labels, paragraph text, images, and videos. Each object is fully customizable and includes its own click event.
Object Properties
Customizing an object’s settings is as simple as double-clicking on it. Each object contains a variety of unique properties that can be set, and generic attributes such as tooltips, click and highlight sounds, and precise object positioning.
Actions
Autorun MAX! contains a variety of actions that can be triggered by mouse clicks, or run automatically from project events. Navigating pages, opening documents and running executable programs are a few examples of the functionality that can be incorporated in your CD-ROM designs.
Action Properties
You don’t need to be a programmer to create interactive CD-ROMS. Simply choose the action you want from an action dropdown, and fill in the requested information fields and Autorun MAX! will handle the rest.
Project Settings
Run your project as a standard window, or go for something more extraordinary like bordered, flat or even kiosk mode. Paired with the custom window mask option, you don’t even have to make it rectangular.
Background Music
Add a bunch of music files to the play list, and they’ll play in the background while your project runs. All of the music is automatically mixed in real-time with mouse-over sound effects.
Splash Screens
Splash screen images such as a company or product logo can be shown for a given duration as a graphical introduction or closing of your CD-ROM menu.
Startup Video
Start your project up with an introductory video that makes an eye catching start to your project.
Easy Publishing
Autorun MAX! makes packaging up and distributing your finished project a snap. Whether you’d like to create a single-file executable for distribution by web download or email (only in Business Edition), or burn it to a CD data disc, it just takes a few clicks. You can even choose to publish to ISO CD images(only in Business Edition) or to a hard drive folder for packing it up with an installer/setup builder.
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Video Tour
January 10, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
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Online User’s Guide
January 5, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
The easiest way to learn how to use Autorun MAX!, is to simply start it up and use it. You’ll find that is both intuitive and easy to use. If you have any questions about what a particular dialog box option does, just click on the Help button to get a full description.
However, if you enjoy learning everything there is to know about your software, the Help menu is your friend. That’s were you’ll find links to both the User’s Guide and the full Help File/Command Reference.
We’ve also made these resource available to you online in “webhelp” format, if you’d like to take a peek before installing the software.
