Software and app updates related to 'localization'

CLZ Alwin here, on this leap day, with the Feb 2024 edition of the CLZ Newsletter.

Of course, the big event this month was the v9.0 release of our CLZ Movies mobile app, which is now live for both iOS and Android. A huge update, with several new features and many big improvements. A similar update is coming up for CLZ Games, check the sneak preview below.

Our web developers are busy preparing a big update for the Connect web-based software, in which we add many improvements to the pick lists screen, for both selecting and managing pick lists.
As for updates this month, Connect is now available in Swedish!

On the Core side, we are making great progress on our Wrong Covers project, resulting in a “Check Covers Cloud Coverage” of 81% now! More info below.

Today’s topics:

• App and software updates:
  • CLZ Movies 9.0 is live, for iOS and Android
  • Connect: now available in Swedish. Looking for translators!
  • Sneak Preview: CLZ Games 9.0
• CLZ Core updates:
  • Core for Games: “Wrong Covers” project, 81% cloud coverage!
  • Core for Comics: New Comic Book Day summary
• Sign up for the Club CLZ forum, over 3,300 members now!

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Thanks to our translator Peter Stickler, the Connect web-based software is now available in Swedish!

If you are interested in translating Connect to your language, let us know!
The main translations we are looking for at the moment are:

• Norwegian
• Italian

Thanks to our translator Frank Silas Kesia Jensen, the Connect web-based software is now available in Danish!

If you are interested in translating Connect to your language, let us know!
The main translations we are looking for at the moment are:

• Norwegian
• Swedish
• Italian

Thanks to our translators Fernando Carvalho, Milan Sobat and Brano Mazari, the Connect web-based software is now available in 3 extra languages: Portuguese, Serbian and Slovak!

Thanks guys!

If you are interested in translating Connect to your language, let us know!
The main translations we are looking for at the moment are:

• Danish
• Norwegian
• Swedish
• Italian

We’re closing in on the end of September, so here’s our CLZ Newsletter for Sept 2023.

This month was all about the CLZ mobile apps. A new sync button on the main screen and new getting started tips for new users. Read all about those below.
In the meantime, some CLZ users have helped us translate the Connect web-based software to more languages!

Also, Breaking News: The CLZ Team will present at the New York Comic Con!

The topics today:

• All CLZ mobile apps: New Sync button on main screen
• All CLZ mobile apps: New in-app “getting started” tips for new users
• Connect web-based software: now available in French, Spanish and Hungarian
• Breaking News: The CLZ Team will present at the New York Comic Con!

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Earlier this year, we updated our Connect software to make it fully localizable / translatable. Shortly after, we went live with Dutch and German version of Connect.

Today, after the hard work of three loyal CLZ users, three more language options went live on the site:

• French
• Spanish
• Hungarian

Thank you, Philippe, Rafael and Pető!!

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Great news for all our German-speaking customers: starting today the Connect web software is also available in German!

Our programmers have been working for months to make the Connect software available in other languages (other than English). This meant:

• Make the Connect software translatable, to ensure that all interface texts come from a translation database.
• Making a nice and easy translation tool for our translators, so that they can translate all texts efficiently and also maintain the translation when new functionality is added.
• And of course, to do the actual translation.

And today we can take the next step: Connect is now available in German!

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This is CLZ Alwin, with the April 2023 edition of the CLZ Newsletter.

This month, we were finally able to go live with a huge project: the localization of our Connect web-based software in other languages (other than English). The first language is live now and I guess you won’t be surprised it is Dutch, our own native language :-). More coming soon!

Also, we have embarked on a new mission this month, something we have been postponing for many years: the ability to add/edit and sync custom lists for Cast, Crew, Creators and Characters for our movie and comic tools! More info below.

Here’s the news for April 2023 and an updated What’s Cooking list:

• New in April 2023:
  • Connect is now available in Dutch!
  • Comic Collector 23.6: New report after Updating Key Info
  • Youtuber Mystic shows how he is using CLZ Games
• What’s Cooking?:
  • Multi-level folders for the CLZ mobile apps
  • Comic Connect: new look for the Series folders
  • Connect: re-designed collection tab-bar
  • Connect/Cloud: editable/syncable Cast, Crew, Creator and Character lists!

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A big project our web-dev team has been focused on the past few months is making our Connect web-based software available into other languages. A huge project that consists of:

• Making the software translatable, basically ensuring that ALL UI text is retrieved from a translation database.
• Creating a nice and easy web-based CMS tool that translators can log in to and translate text, preview in Connect, etc…
• Doing the actual translations of all UI texts.

And today we can finally show the first results: Connect is now available in Dutch!

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This is CLZ Alwin, with the first 2023 CLZ Newsletter.
Remember that in last month’s newsletter I had no releases to report on, because of the quiet December month? Well, we’re back on track, with 6 big releases in January. Two for the Collector desktop software, 2 for the Connect web-based software and 2 for the CLZ mobile apps!

And we have some interesting projects going on that will result in even bigger releases soon (check under What’s cooking below):

• Released in Jan 2023:
  • Book Collector 23.0 / CLZ Books 8.0 / Book Connect: 7 new data fields!
  • Comic Collector 23.3: Improved Pull List and new “Discover” mode!
  • CLZ Comics 8.2 / Comic Connnect: New report after Updating Key Info
• What’s cooking?
  • More slab-related fields for all comic products
  • New “CLZ Scanner” app, to replace CLZ Barry
  • Translations for the Connect web-based software
  • Multi-level folders for the CLZ mobile apps
  • Two-factor authentication on CLZ Accounts

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It’s Dec 30, so this is CLZ Alwin with the final CLZ Newsletter for 2022. But first: A happy 2023 from the entire CLZ Team: Martin, Rowdy, Sven, Stijn, AJ, Pim, Joe, Bernard, Justin, Taco, Sytske and me, Alwin!

December has been a quiet month, with no releases at all! Most of the CLZ team has been taking vacation days this month (just 5 of us working today 🙂 ). On top of that, our focus has been on several BIG projects that should result in releases early 2023.

So this is the perfect opportunity to make this newsletter into a “What’s coming in 2023” overview:

• New “CLZ Scanner” app, to replace CLZ Barry
• Translations for the Connect web-based software
• Big updates for all book products with new fields
• Multi-level folders for the CLZ mobile apps
• Two-factor authentication on CLZ Accounts
• More slab fields for comic products

And much more of course, the above is just what’s at the top of our list now.

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Last day of June, so here’s my June 2022 edition of the CLZ News.
This month, big news about our new collaboration with CovrPrice.com for comic values. Also, the first of many Connect updates and finally, 2 big updates for the CLZ mobile apps for movies and comics.

These are the topics for today:

• CLZ is going to work with CovrPrice for comic values! ETA: Sept 2022
• CLZ Comics v7.8: Improved Pull List and new “Discover” mode!
• CLZ Movies v7.5: New report screen after Updating IMDb Ratings/Votes
• Connect: Lots of new features and tweaks in one go!
• Coming up for the Connect web-based software

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This is CLZ Alwin, bringing you the CLZ News for April 2022!

Strangely enough, only ONE new release this month (CLZ Comics 7.6). Well, not that strange really, as part of the team is working on big back-end projects and the rest on upcoming May releases.

So today’s newsletter is all about “What’s Cooking at the CLZ HQ?”:

• Now live:
  • CLZ Comics 7.6: Bigger cover images in Add Comics screen
• What’s Cooking?
  • A new partner for comic values!
  • New “Card View” for all CLZ mobile apps
  • Faster searches with our new search engine servers
  • Multiple languages for the Connect web-based software!

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