CQC 1.6 Released

["Dean Roddey" <droddey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

We've now posted CQC 1.6 for download. Though the list of import features is
not long, there are a couple really important ones in this release.

- 1.6 introduces significant new features in the media management area, most
importantly support for the Sony 777ES serially controlled DVD changers, and
a 'changer manager' driver that allows you to treat multiple Sony changers
as a single device. I conjunction with a tool like DVD Profiler (support for
which was introduced in 1.5), you can browse your DVDs and invoke them for
playback on your changers, and do transport control over the changer. There
is also a  'changer  manager driver' that makes multiple changers look like
a single device, so it's easy to do multi-changer based systems. We can of
course also support on-disc video content if you want to do the ripping.

- The Rad-IO system is an expensive way to provide up to 8 small LCD touch
panels from a single computer. The CQC Interface Viewer has been updated to
support this system. You can invoke up to 8 instances of it, placing each
one into a slot 1 to 8, which makes it show up on the Rad-IO panel for that
slot. You then have multiple independent touch panels over Cat5 for a very
reasonable price.

- New drivers are available for Sony 777ES changers, Rain8 irrigation
controller, Russound CAV6 multi-zone audio controllers, Hitachi
PD5000/PD7000 plasmas, DVDO VP30 video processor, Polk XM radio receivers,
and the Alcohol ISO mounting application. And a new generic application
control driver is available that allows you to do simple control over
local/remote applications without the need for an application control driver
specific to that application. The Zoom Player driver has been expanded as
well to include more features, particularly to support video playback and
movie related metadata.

CQC is available from www.charmedquark.com. You can download it for 30 days
unencumbered to see if it fits your needs, so give it a try. Use the Try It
button in the upper right hand to download the installer. Use the Learn tab
to get to tutorial and reference information. The Quick Tutorial section
under the Learn tab will take you through an installation and basic
configuration, to quickly show you what the product is and can do.

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Dean Roddey
Chairman/CTO, Charmed Quark Systems
www.charmedquark.com