v5.1 released 20th May-08

• Fixed: Cannot launch CrazyTalk in some conditions.
• Fixed: Program crashes when the Model button is clicked in some conditions.
• Removed: TWAIN device input function.
• Added: Live Update function.

v5.0 released 23th Jan-08

• Enhanced: No photo distortion on face rotation; increase face rotation angle
• Enhanced: Enhanced facial mesh for a variety of face types to better fit different character facial contour
• Enhanced: Timeline usability enhancement
• Added: 8 new facial profiles for non-human characters, including animals, cartoon, and machine
• Added: Jaw bone is added for dramatic mouth movement
• Added: Record facial puppeteering and save it in layers as motion clips for every feature of the live puppet session
• Added: Apply motion clips from the library - simply drag and drop to edit your timeline
• Added: Navigate your mouse or extend animation device to control character's facial animation real-time
• Added: Select character expressions or facial features and affect their behavior in real-time as you playback the recorded audio
• Added: 5 types of default puppet profile and 6 full face control for detailed moods
• Added: PRO users can select in advance or deselect the puppet facial muscles in the solo mode
• Added: Text Bubble SFX lets your character talk for you
• Added: Swap background and foreground for your scene with SFX-Swap
• Added: Custom eyes for the characters, e.g. heart or diamond shape eyes to better fit character's characteristics
• Added: Custom teeth for the characters, e.g. tush or snag to make character's personality more obvious
• Added: Large size HD output
• Added: web support format: Flash
• Added: Custom YouTube size for instant sharing
• Added: 3 default standby motions; Users can create their own standby motions for future use
• Added: Standby motion can be exported to Flash to make the export file with animation before clicking play

v4.6 released 31th May-07

• Fixed: Media Page not work on Vista OS
• Fixed: Cannot play Greeting Card and Messenger data on Vista OS
• Fixed: 4GB limitation in Media output
  

v4.5 released 26th June-06

• Added: Head motion preview enabled during facial fitting
• Added: Eye motion preview enabled during facial fitting
• Added: Teeth are now able to be rotated
• Added: SFX may be modified and customized with user imported graphics
• Added: GIF export capability
• Added: Messenger supports insertion of hyperlinked URL
• Added: Messenger may now include CrazyTalk player when exported
• Added: File manager area now able to be enlarged
• Added: Preference settings
• Added: 14 eyes in Advanced Facial Settings
• Enhanced: Eye texture and blinking quality

v4.1 released 11th January-06

• Added: Support Firefox Browser
• Added: Support better audio quality with smaller file size (works on the "highest" sound quality output option when exporting to Messenger, Greeting or Web)
• Added: Increased accuracy of audio lip-sync result
• Fixed: Talking head freezes while playing in some circumstances
• Fixed: Special effect and Alpha channel problem during exporting TGA images
• Fixed: Mesh offsets when frequently editing timeline
• Fixed: Cannot open CrazyTalk while audio recording or playing under certain sound cards

v4.01 released 29th November-05

• Fixed: TTS does not work properly after clicking "add"
• Fixed: Improvement on Windows ME Reliability
• Fixed: Program crash if using too many eye movements for website application
• Fixed: Web Component - "Lips Force to Close" function does not work
• Fixed: Improvement on Web Component Reliability

v3.5 released 1st December-03

• Added: Auto / Semi-auto fitting process
• Added: RealEye™, option to use the photos real eye rather than virtual eye
• Added: AudioMorph™, alter & adjust the sound of your voice
• Added: Supports larger 512 x 512 pixel output

v3.1 released 7th April-03

• Added: Compressed .CAB export format for Cards & messenger
• Added: Export media option in file manager
• Added: Image size, rotate & move to messenger editor
• Added: TPS preview in web editor
• Added: Semi-auto upgrade mechanism
• Revised: Quicklaunch toolbar items

Web Edition only

• Added: Autoplay combo box in web editor
• Added: WMEDist.exe installer
• Fixed: No expressions in .AVI export

v3.0 released 23rd Dec-02

• Added: New friendly graphical user interface
• Added: CrazyCard electronic greeting card file format
• Added: Graphical frames for .exe player
• Added: CrazyTalk file manager
• Added: Talking Image & Talking Message preview window
• Added: Mute function to stop lipsync during playback
• Added: More Talking Image and Talking Message content
• Removed: Netscape support
• Fixed: Irratic expression strengths in .AVI export

v2.51 released 17th Mar-02

• Added: Import Image (.jpg format) from External device
• Added: Import Audio (.mov format) from External device
• Added: Export animation (.mov format) to External device
• Added: Drag edge function to crop tool
• Fixed: Exe sync output error caused by long text messages

Web Edition Only

• Added: New Web Editor application, providing Real-time Web Component preview
• Added: Button to launch Web Editor from Expression Editor
• Added: Support for Netscape v6
• Added: Option to change Web Component loading image
• Added: RealMedia streaming file format Export

v2.5 released 4th Dec-01

• Added: CELP (MPEG-4) audio compression reducing file size over 400%
• Added: Group selection allowing the simultaneous movement of multiple wireframe points
• Added: Mouth Close function to snap top and bottom lips together
• Added: Smoothed curve of eye and mouth features by subdividing in real-time
• Added: Texture and color options for mouth providing a more natural effect
• Added: New feature rotate and size options
• Added: Hotkey to rotate or size facial features around wireframe or feature centerpoint
• Added: Lifemode option in expression editor
• Enhanced: Performance increased 30% when fitting whilst zoomed
• Enhanced: High quality voice mode increased from 11Khz to 22Khz
• Enhanced: CrazyTalk model (.tps) visual quality
• Enhanced: Fitting Editor import speed
• Fixed: Moving wireframe point with arrow keys initially steps incorrectly
• Fixed: Fitting Zoom in/out focuses on wrong section of the face
• Fixed: Video (.avi) export, voice and image sync problem
• Fixed: Saving TPS causing audio recompress problem
• Fixed: Kodak Picture CD thumbnail selection and import image error

v2.0 released 3rd Sept-01

• Updated: Serial number mechanism, serial numbers prior to v2.0 need to be upgraded
• Added: NaturalVoice technology, allowing you to record or import wave files
• Added: "wave" & "text" modes switchable
• Added: Timeline editing for both TTS & Natural Voice modes
• Added: One click access to "Kodak PhotoNet"
• Added: Kodak Picture CD/Disk import compatible
• Updated: Integrated into a single application
• Fixed: CrazyPal preview window image ratio incorrect when re-sizing
• Fixed: When exporting to root "convert wave file to ADPCM format fail!" error message appears

v1.2 released 23rd May-01

• Added: Import from TWAIN device option
• Added: Crop image tool
• Fixed: Eye color displayed incorrectly in Expression Editor
• Fixed: Export .wav file did not create file

v1.1 released 1st May-01

• Added: Zoom function in fitting editor
• Added: Export to MHtml email format
• Added: Export to e-mail with Html attachment
• Added: Simplified wireframe mode
• Added: Expression transition smoothing
• Added: Natural morphing in idle mode
• Added: Ability to morph faces at any angle
• Added: More wireframe color choices
• Added: More hotkeys
• Added: New .ctm file format
• Fixed: Black image error around chin caused by mouth positioning

v1.01 released 16th Jan-01

• Added: ADPCM Audio quality selection
• Added: TTS only output option
• Added: New export options (avi, bmp, wav)
• Added: Image size/quality selection
• Added: Cancel button during export media
• Added: More hotkeys
• Removed: Stand alone player
• Tidy navigation and user interface

v1.00 released 6th Dec-00