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FASTMENU 6.0 JUST RELEASED!

FastMenu 6.0 has now been released! This new version introduces an all new, easy to use Menu Editor interface. New options include the ability to dynamically resize your menu image, new animation options, new dividers to organize and group your menu buttons, the ability to set the position your menu will appear on screen and more! You can read more about FastMenu as well as download a copy from the FastMenu webpage (click here).

     
 
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM POLLEN SOFTWARE!
Celebrate Christmas with AUTOption Graphic! Share your photos and other content with your family this Christmas with our three new free menu styles for AUTOption Graphic! Just open these three special menus in our recently released AUTOption Graphic and three new Christmas menu styles will be added to the software! Each of these styles will turn your photo or image into your own menu application! Just click the links below to download the menu styles now:

Christmas Bauble menu style

Christmas Star menu style

Christmas Tree menu style

(These new menu styles require AUTOption Graphic 8.0 Release 1 in order to function correctly)

     
 
AUTOPTION GRAPHIC 8.0 OUT NOW!
AUTOption Graphic Version 8.0 is now available! This completely new version has been redeveloped to take the previous style based menus to a new level. AUTOption Graphic creates your entire menu system for you, with numerous styles to choose from and in any color you choose.

This new version also introduces photo based styles, AUTOption Graphic can now create a stylized menu out of your own photo or image! With several photo styles to choose from and your own choice of color you can create a menu uniquely your own.

Many other new additions have also been introduced with this version. These include new internal menu compression, which now makes your menus and autorun application smaller than ever. For a look at the new version and to download a copy now Click here!
     
 
BUTTON PUNCHER 6.0 RELEASED!

Button Puncher 6.0 has now been released! This new release includes even more button styles, a brand new interface, and compatibility with Autorun Maestro 6.0. You can check out Button Puncher by clicking here.

     
 
STYLESKIN 7.1 NOW OUT!
StyleSkin 7.1 has now been released! This new version includes the capability to directly export menus to Autorun Maestro Version 6.0. StyleSkin allows you to easily create impressive menu interfaces and directly export them as Autorun Maestro menus. If you are interested in presenting the user of your disc with a professional menu, or simply one that reflects your personal style, you can check out StyleSkin by clicking here. (The Autorun Maestro sample menu was created in StyleSkin.)
     
 
AUTORUN MAESTRO 6.0 RELEASED!

Autorun Maestro 6.0 is now out! Completely redeveloped to take advantage of the latest versions of Windows while maintaining excellent compatibility in previous versions. You can now use all the power, flexibility and ease of use of Autorun Maestro to compile your entire autorun menu system into one EXE, requiring no other files or DLLs to run. Autorun Maestro offers many new features and improvements including a new background wizard, which will create your menu background using your photo or image! You can also choose to accent your menu background with new effects and text options. For a look at the new version and to download a copy now Click here!

     
 
AUTOVIEW 5.0 RELEASED!
With a complete redevelopment AutoView can now autorun your discs with only two files! This new version also comes with faster execution and searching, an even easier to use Setup Wizard, fully upgraded Help and more! Click here to visit AutoView's home page and download a copy right now...
     
 
AUTOPTION 7.0 RELEASED!
AUTOption 7.0 has now been released! This latest version adds exciting new formatting options to your autorun menu. These include new accessory text formatting options, including drop shadows! New button formatting includes the ability to format the text on your buttons. This version also introduces a fully upgraded Menu Editor and Menu Wizard, including new easy to use toolbars in both!

If you would like an easy to create menu that uses your image as the background then try AUTOption today. You can download AUTOption 7.0 now by clicking here and visiting AUTOption's homepage.

     
 
AUTORUN ACTION FLASH 8.0 NOW OUT!
Autorun Action Flash 8.0 has now been released! This new version includes full transparency options, allowing you to create a splash banner that is any shape you like. Animation options have also been expanded to allow multiple images of different sizes to be animated through. The Setup Wizard has also been fully upgraded, including an upgraded animation creation function, which can even create attractive animations from your images that use transparency.

If you want to create a disc that automatically shows an image of your choice while opening a document on your disc when the CD is inserted, then try Autorun Action Flash today. You can check out Autorun Action Flash by clicking here.

     
 
AUTORUN MAESTRO 5.1 RELEASED!
Autorun Action Flash 8.0 has now been released! This new version includes full transparency options, allowing you to create a splash banner that is any shape you like. Animation options have also been expanded to allow multiple images of different sizes to be animated through. The Setup Wizard has also been fully upgraded, including an upgraded animation creation function, which can even create attractive animations from your images that use transparency.

If you want to create a disc that automatically shows an image of your choice while opening a document on your disc when the CD is inserted, then try Autorun Action Flash today. You can check out Autorun Action Flash by clicking here.

     
 
AUTORUN MAESTRO 5.1 RELEASED!
Building upon the recently released Autorun Maestro 5, this new point release adds new file browsing capabilities that makes using the software easier to use when creating or editing your menus. A couple of minor bug fixes in the Menu Editor have also been implemented in this version. This version is a free upgrade for registered users of Autorun Maestro 5.0.

You can check out Autorun Maestro by clicking here.

     
 
AUTORUN MAESTRO 5.0 JUST RELEASED!
Autorun Maestro Version 5.0 is now out! This new version builds upon the powerful features Autorun Maestro offers, and now includes the option to use Windows buttons! You can even mix and match, combining Windows buttons and graphical (image based) buttons on a single menu.

This release also includes a new Background Wizard! This new wizard will create a generic background for your menu for you. You are provided with choice over the size, color, style and additional accents of your background.

Don't forget that you can still create your own fully graphical menu, with your own background and button images, but with this new version creating a quick menu is now easier than ever before. You can create a menu without supplying a single image, using Windows buttons and an attractive background provided by the Background Wizard.

You can check out Autorun Maestro by clicking here..

     
 
STYLESKIN VERSION 6.0 RELEASED!

Version 6.0 of Pollen Software's popular graphics package for skins and interfaces has now been released! StyleSkin has a host of new and upgraded features, including button styles, a new font system, new recessed areas, new line smoothing function plus a whole lot more!

StyleSkin allows you to easily create impressive menu interfaces and directly export them as Autorun Maestro menus! If you are interested in presenting the user of your disc with a professional menu, or simply one that reflects your personal style, you can check out StyleSkin by clicking here.

     
 
PRODUCT DISCS NOW AVAILABLE!

Pollen Software has now introduced the option of purchasing a product disc when you register. For the very low cost of $9.95 you can receive your software not only as an immediate download, but have the disc posted to you! This offer is also available to many of our past customers, who can get a hard copy of the software they have purchased for a slightly higher cost at only $12.95. For more information you can check out our information page here, and remember you have the option on the purchase page to purchase the disc with any of our products now.

     
 
AUTOPTION GRAPHIC 7.0 RELEASED!

AUTOption Graphic 7.0 has now been released! AUTOption Graphic has been fully upgraded to incorporate all our enhancements to date. This includes our binary autorun advancements, with the ability to create your own autorun application (EXE) for your discs! A single application, named whatever you want, contains your entire menu system. This new version also includes an expanded function set, where you can set the buttons of your menu to do a variety of actions, guided through with the help of an all new command wizard. The latest file search engine means if you want a button on your menu to open a file on your disc, you can even get the path to the file wrong (or enter no path at all) and the menu will still operate perfectly, finding your file on the CD and launching it anyway. With a range of other enhancements, its now easier than ever to set-up AUTOption Graphic on your PC, create your menu, and deploy it on your CD.

     
 
FASTMENU 5.0 RELEASED!

FastMenu 5.0 is now out and available from FastMenu's home page! (click here) This new version now incorporates the binary autorun advancements seen in our other latest releases, which includes the ability to create an autorun application (EXE) from your menu/s! It also includes an expanded function set, the latest file search engine, and other enhancements to make FastMenu an elegant, easy to implement system menu to autorun your discs.

     
 
AUTOVIEW 4.0 RELEASED!

AutoView Version 4.0 has now been released and is available from AutoView's home page! This new version now incorporates the binary autorun advancements seen in Autorun Maestro and AUTOption, which includes the ability to create an autorun application (EXE) from your settings. It also includes the latest file search engine and other enhancements to make a very simple but very powerful autorun solution! (click here)

     
 
STYLESKIN 5.0 RELEASED!

StyleSkin 5.0 has now been released! StyleSkin allows you to create amazing graphics for applications such as Autorun Maestro, and can now directly export your designs to Autorun Maestro 4.0's binary menu format! Other features include all new and upgraded button styles, new easy browsers to browse for effect and template files plus much much more! Never has it been this easy to create an autorun menu that looks this cutting edge and professional. Simply design your menu in StyleSkin using it's easy template technology, choose the colors, texture, etc you want your menu to be in, then directly export it to the latest version of Autorun Maestro, where you can turn your menu into an application! (click here)

     
 
NEW BUILD OF AUTORUN MAESTRO!

A new build of Autorun Maestro has also been released to coincide with the new release of StyleSkin. This new build of the recently released Autorun Maestro has been upgraded to work with StyleSkin 5.0 as well as to correct any minor issues with the initial release. To read more about the new version of Autorun Maestro, visit Autorun Maestro's home page. (click here)

     
 
AUTORUN MAESTRO 4.0 RELEASED!

Our most advanced autorun solution just got even better! With an expanded feature set and even more help and guidance to assist you at every step! Now compile your menu system into an application! An EXE, named whatever you want, contains your entire menu system! It's now even easier to set-up the software on your PC, create your menu, and deploy it on your CD.

This new version also includes our new advanced file search engine! Our new location engine makes setting up the software dead easy! You don't even have to enter the path to the file, just specify what document you want opened! Using intelligent search techniques the software will quickly locate the file and launch it! This new version also includes many other upgrades! See Autorun Maestro's home page for a full list! (click here)

     
 
AUTOPTION 6.0 RELEASED!

Great new features! Now compile your menu system into an application! An EXE, named whatever you want, contains your entire menu system! It's now even easier to set-up the software on your PC, create your menu, and deploy it on your CD.

This new version also includes our new advanced file search engine! Our new location engine makes setting up the software dead easy! You don't even have to enter the path to the file, just specify what document you want opened! Using intelligent search techniques the software will quickly locate the file and launch it. This upgrade also includes many other upgrades! See AUTOption's home page for a full list! (click here)

     
 
AUTOPTION GRAPHIC 6.0 RELEASED!

AUTOption Graphic 6.0 now available! Three new preset skin styles! And the ability to set the color scheme of any of the preset styles! With six preset base styles and unlimited color options, you now have amazing choice when creating your CD interface.

This new version also includes our new advanced file search engine! Our new location engine makes setting up the software dead easy! You don't even have to enter the path to the file, just specify what document you want opened! Using intelligent search techniques the software will quickly locate the file and launch it. This upgrade also includes an upgraded Set-up Wizard, Menu Editor, and main menu application!  (click here)

     
 
AUTORUN ACTION FLASH 6.0 RELEASED!

Autorun Action Flash 6.0 has just been released! All new animation options! The Set-up Wizard now offers the ability for you to easily apply animations to your splash image. The Wizard can optionally bevel the edges of your image, and then apply a range of customizable shine animations. This new version also includes our new advanced file search engine! Our new location engine makes setting up the software dead easy too! You don't even have to enter the path to the file, just specify what document you want opened! Using intelligent search techniques the software will quickly locate the file and launch it. Other upgrades include improvements in registration, interface, launch options and more!!  (click here)

     
 
AUTOVIEW 3.1 RELEASED!

AutoView 3.1 is out! AutoView 3.1 sees the introduction of an all new file location engine, which is responsible for locating files for which an incorrect path has been entered. This new location engine is lightening fast! Using intelligent search techniques and a new search bar for extended searches, this new engine not only protects you from making errors, but makes testing your set-up on your hard drive fast and easy! Other upgrades include improvements in registration, interface, launch options and more! This is a Free Upgrade for Version 3.0 users! (click here)

     
 
TASK-O-MATIC 5.0 RELEASED!

Version 5 of Pollen Software's advanced list management software, Task-O-Matic, has now been released! With an all NEW sidebar mode! You can now set Task-O-Matic to dock to the right side of your screen, where it will scroll out of site except for a small tab whenever you are not using it. Move your mouse over the tab, and instantly Task-O-Matic will pop out ready for you to work in your lists. Other upgrades include mouse wheel navigation and faster animations! (click here)

     
 
FASTMENU 4.0 RELEASED!

FastMenu 4.0 is now available! With new functions, a redesigned Menu Editor, an upgraded Set-up Wizard, upgraded Help system and much more FastMenu is now better than ever! This version also sees the introduction of viewer name and version checking, a feature new to our autorun range! (click here)

     
 
PHOTOREMEDY RELEASED!

Pollen Software has just released a new software package for photo correction! PhotoRemedy is intelligent photo correction software with an advanced learning system. It will dynamically analyzes your photos and propose corrections, while still allowing you full control over every aspect. This includes hue, contrast, brightness, saturation white balance etc. What's more is that the software learns as it goes!! If you have a digital camera you owe it to yourself to check out PhotoRemedy!! (click here)

     
 
AUTOPTION VERSION 5.0 RELEASED!

IAUTOption 5.0 is now out! Incorporating greater flexibility, more features, an expanded help system, an upgraded Menu Editor and Set-up Wizard and a host of other features AUTOption is now not only more powerful than ever before, it is even easier to use!! (click here)

     
 
NEW RELEASE FOR AUTORUN MAESTRO!

In keeping with the just released StyleSkin 4.0, Autorun Maestro has been upgraded to include a new skin! This new version not only sports a new skin in the style of StyleSkin's website, but has had some minor upgrades in the Menu Editor interface, help system and menu software! (click here)

     
 
STYLESKIN 4.0 RELEASED!!!

StyleSkin Version 4 is now available! This new version introduces an incredible array of new features and enhancements. Such features as gel buttons and illumination angles, as well as the just released version of Autorun Maestro built right in means you can create professional graphical autorun menus quickly and easily! Check out StyleSkin's site for information on StyleSkin and the new version. (click here)

     
 
AUTORUN MAESTRO 3.0 RELEASED!

Autorun Maestro V3.0 is now available! Our most powerful software has been fully upgraded in every area, included a new main application, a new Menu Editor and an expanded and upgraded Help system! With the addition of intelligent file location, options to launch windows normally or maximized, option to set your menu to minimize when it launches a document or program and automatically restore when the user closes it, and many other new features! Check out Autorun Maestro's homepage for a fuller list of the new features!  (click here)

     
 
AUTOPTION GRAPHIC 5.0 RELEASED!

Extensive upgrades in all areas come with this new version of AUTOption Graphic! Not only have the  latest intelligent file search functions been added (making CD production almost fool-proof), but almost broad-based improvements have been made throughout the software! These include an upgraded Set-up Wizard, an upgraded Menu Editor, upgraded Help system, even an upgraded sample menu! Check out AUTOption Graphic's home page for more details!  (click here)

     
 
AUTORUN ACTION FLASH 5.0 RELEASED!

Taking advantage of the latest intelligent file search code, Autorun Action Flash 5.0 has now been released! This new version not only incorporates advanced file location, but a host of other improvements. These include improvements in display, upgraded Set-up Wizard and an easier to use Help system. The new and improved Set-up Wizard now includes such features as the ability to preview your image, is simpler and easier to understand and corrects more entry errors than ever before!  (click here)

     
 
AUTORUN MAESTRO MENU SAMPLES FOR STYLESKIN AVAILABLE!

We have just uploaded a range of sample Autorun Maestro menus for StyleSkin. These samples come complete with the StyleSkin template, and an effects file. With a focus on versatile menus you can use anywhere, you can either use them to create your menu systems right away, or just use them as a base for your own designs! ( click here)

     
     

 

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