What's New with Version 8.0:
- New User Interface
- The user interface has been redesigned to make it more intuitive and user friendly. The user interfaces of RaceFX, GrandPrix Race Manager and DerbyDMV were made to be very similar, to make jumping from one to the other very easy.
- MacOS Support
- Added support for macOS High Sierra (10.14) and above.
- Software Settings
- Added the ability to select a Light or Dark theme for the application. Dark theme can reduce eye strain.
- Overview
- A new Overview tab shows the steps of using the software.
- Added a new button to go to the tutorial videos page on our website.
- Categories
- Added the ability to set the display order of the categories.
- Sounds
- Sounds can be displayed all at once on the Sounds tab or for a selected category.
- The display order of the sounds can now be set.
- Sound data can be imported/exported via a CSV file.
- Added the ability to use Ctrl, Alt and Shift keys in the keyboard shortcut.
- Shortcut keys can now contain multiple keys.
- Dashboard
- Added the ability to disable the Dashboard screen, if not needed.
- Keyboard shortcuts for sounds are now enabled on the Dashboard screen.
- Playlists
- Added the ability to disable the Playlists, if not needed.
- Added a pause feature.
- The display order preference of the Playlists can now be set.
- Added the ability to add a sound to the playlist more than once.
- Remote Interface
- Simplified the remote interface to GrandPrix Race Manager.
- Added the ability to select a specific sound or a random one for the Heat Start, Heat Stop and Awards Reveal events.
- General
- Added search capability for categories, sounds and playlists.
- Added an option to disable the "Major Warning" sound effect.
- Added the ability to press F1 on the main screen and it will open the applicable help file section for the tab being viewed.
- Several other less notable improvements and fixes were implemented.