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This is the CLZ News for April 2020, as always brought to you by CLZ Alwin.
I hope you and your family are safe and healthy. Here in the Netherlands, all CLZ team members are staying safe by working from home.

In the meantime, this has become business as usual and we are making normal progress on all software and services. And of course, customer support is still here to help you with your questions, 7 days a week!

This month, we released 4 big updates for macOS, a huge 5.3 update for the CLZ Games mobile app and many improvements to the Connect web-based software. Here’s the full list:

• v20.1 for all macOS editions, with faster CLZ Cloud syncing!
• CLZ Games 5.3: Add Games by Platform and Add Hardware from Core
• Connect web-based software:
  • Keyboard shortcuts!
  • Movie/Book Connect: Submit to Core
  • Music Connect: Merge multi-disc albums
  • Choose all Collection Status options when adding
  • Reminder: switch from desktop to Connect with our Trade-In Offer

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Fixed:

• Issues could end up in another series after syncing.
• Crash when syncing a removed comic without an issue title.

This update fixes an issue with the sync where it would always re-upload the custom front/back covers if such an album had any change at all. This resulted in many unneeded re-uploads of custom front/back covers.

Important: After updating to this version:

• the program will run a process to index your custom covers
• all albums with custom front/back covers will re-upload

Both processes might take a while!

Fixed:

• Custom front/back covers were re-uploaded too often
• After merging albums the disc index number would not update correctly
• Quick Search: using arrow buttons and clicking results wasn’t working correctly

New:

• You can now folder group on 4 extra fields:
• Cover Date Year
• Release Date Year
• Read Date Year
• Purchase Date Year

Fixed:

• Rare incident where timeouts occurred during CLZ Cloud sync.
• Main list cells now show release date instead of cover date.

New:

• You can now folder group on 4 extra fields:
• Cover Date Year
• Release Date Year
• Read Date Year
• Purchase Date Year

Fixed:

• Rare incident where timeouts occurred during CLZ Cloud sync.
• Main list cells now show release date instead of cover date.

Fixed:

• Rare incident where timeouts occurred during CLZ Cloud sync.

Fixed:

• Rare incident where timeouts occurred during CLZ Cloud sync.

New:

• You can now folder group on “Purchase Date Year” and “Completed Date Year.

Fixed:

• Rare incident where timeouts occurred during CLZ Cloud sync.

New:

• You can now folder group on “Purchase Date Year” and “Completed Date Year.

Fixed:

• Rare incident where timeouts occurred during CLZ Cloud sync.

Fixed:

• Rare incident where timeouts occurred during CLZ Cloud sync.

Fixed:

• Rare incident where timeouts occurred during CLZ Cloud sync.

The year “twenty-twenty” is coming up, so here’s Music Collector v20 for macOS!

In this release we added support for the macOS Dark/Light Mode and enhanced the CLZ Cloud syncing system with many new fields and back cover images.

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The year “twenty-twenty” is coming up, so here’s Movie Collector v20 for macOS!

In this release we added support for the macOS Dark/Light Mode, a new HDR field and enhanced the CLZ Cloud syncing system with many new fields and back cover images.

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The year “twenty-twenty is coming up, so here’s Comic Collector v20 for macOS!

In this release we added support for the macOS Dark/Light Mode.

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The year “twenty-twenty” is coming up, so here’s Book Collector v20 for macOS!

In this release we added support for the macOS Dark/Light Mode and enhanced the CLZ Cloud syncing system with many new fields and back cover images.

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The app could crash during syncing of certain items. Shouldn’t happen anymore now!

Fixed:

• App could crash while syncing with CLZ Cloud

The app could crash during syncing of certain items. Shouldn’t happen anymore now!

Fixed:

• App could crash while syncing with CLZ Cloud

The app could crash during syncing of certain items. Shouldn’t happen anymore now!

Fixed:

• App could crash while syncing with CLZ Cloud

Fixed:

• Edit Multiple could change Collection Status of selected albums to “Not in Collection”
• “Added Date” field could be entered wrong when syncing

A big step forward for the CLZ Music app today, in which we add more new editable fields:

• Recording Date
• Studios
• Live (yes/no)
• Extras
• Conductors
• Orchestras

Of course, all the new fields sync to/from the CLZ Cloud too.

A big step forward for the CLZ Music app today, in which we add more new editable fields:

• Recording Date
• Studios
• Live (yes/no)
• Extras
• Conductors
• Orchestras

Of course, all the new fields sync to/from the CLZ Cloud too.

A big step forward for the CLZ Books app today, in which we add many new editable fields:

• Illustrator
• Cover Price
• Extras
• For audiobooks:
• Narrator
• Length
• Abridged Yes/No
• About the original book:
• Original Title
• Original Subtitle
• Original Country
• Original Language
• Original Publisher
• Original Publication Date

Of course, all the new fields sync to/from the CLZ Cloud too.

A big step forward for the CLZ Books app today, in which we add many new editable fields:

• Illustrator
• Cover Price
• Extras
• For audiobooks:
• Narrator
• Length
• Abridged Yes/No
• About the original book:
• Original Title
• Original Subtitle
• Original Country
• Original Language
• Original Publisher
• Original Publication Date

Of course, all the new fields sync to/from the CLZ Cloud too.

With all the big comic and game related releases going on, it has been a few months since the last Music Collector update. But we didn’t forget you! In the background, we have been “secretly” working on a big update, which is available now as version 19.3!

Here’s what’s new:

• Many more fields now sync with the CLZ Cloud / Music Connect:
  • Classical music fields, like Conductor, Orchestra, Composers
  • Recording specific fields, like Studio, Date, Live, Sound
  • Extras
  • AND the Back Cover image!
• The Location field has been moved to the bottom of the Edit Screen
• Collection Status field is now a dropdown menu

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With all the big comic and game related releases going on, it has been a few months since the last Book Collector update. But we didn’t forget you! In the background, we have been “secretly” working on a big update, which is available now as version 19.3!

Here’s what’s new:

• Many more fields now sync with the CLZ Cloud / Book Connect:
  • Audiobook length, Abridged (yes/no), Narrator
  • Illustrator, Edition, Extras, Cover Price
  • “Original” fields: Title, Subtitle, Publisher, Publication Date, Country, Language
  • AND the Back Cover image!
• The Location field has been moved to the bottom of the Edit Screen
• Collection Status field is now a dropdown menu

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