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DESCRIPTION
DMG Architect... Easily add your own custom window backgrounds, files and icons. Total WYSIWYG control of everything including background image and window location. Use any image for your container icon, not just .ICNS files. Even change the icon of files already added to a project. No artwork? No problem. Choose a theme from our gallery of backdrops and icons.
  • Build: Revise your project as often as you need and at any stage. Add and update text without editing your background images. Typos are painless to fix. Accessing your Mac’s powerful security features is easier than ever - add encryption for extra protection. Don’t forget the End User License Agreement. Putting legal notices where they belong is simple.
  • Release: Burn your project directly to CD or DVD, no need for other apps. Release your project as a tamper-proof disk image.
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.5:
  • Complete AppleScript support to automate your dmg production without ever touching the graphics interface
  • Support for grid functionality to completely control the objects within DMG container
  • Exciting new DMG templates
  • Numerous bug fixes and overall interface improvement.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5 or later


SCREENSHOT

Developer:SourceBits
Downloads:1,347
  - Version d/l:693
Utilities:Compression
License:Demo
Date:08 Sep 2008
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$29.99
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DMG Architect User Reviews (6 posts)Write A Review
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Nov 21 2008

ROB.H  Some interesting functionality and features, but a couple of gotchas too.

1. File name extensions get stripped off in the designer view, and you line everything up accordingly. Once the .dmg is created the file extensions reappear and as I found, the filenames then overlap and look messy so care is needed in the design phase.

2. I dragged 12 files on to a new/blank .dmg and found that they were automatically arranged into a single-width vertical column that extended off beyond the bottom of the window. While possible to rearrange the files near the top, the other files went past the bottom of the visible window and with no scroll bars there was no way to get them back. Only option was to delete the project and start again. Tried this with/without 'snap to grid' being turned on.

Not quite there yet for me.  
(Version 1.5)

praisebury
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Sep 20 2008

APFELZ  SHAME ON YOU!

First you say essellerate lies - now you say I am a liar!

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TRANSFERE THE LICENSE AND YOU PUNISHED MO TO BUY NEW LICENSES IN CASE OF A BROKEN MAC(4 to be honest!!)  
(Version 1.5)

praisebury
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Sep 9 2008

MULTIMAGO  I am amazed. The developer of this software sayd that the comments are false. They never asked before to MacUpdate to remove all comments. Why?

take a look: http://maczot.com/discuss/?p=891

so please MacUpdate staff, don't censure this message.  
(Version 1.5)

praisebury
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Sep 8 2008

GANNET  The grid functionality is a neat idea. It got me thinking though. Two similar features would be really nice:

- Alignment guides (like in iWork) allowing you to easily align icons with each other or with the center of the window.

- Drop zones in the templates, allowing you to drop an icon into straight into the right position.

Also, the icon size should probably default to 128x128, seeing as all the templates are set up for icons that size.  
(Version 1.5)

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Sep 12 2008

GANNET  Small addition to that: Have an alias to the apps folder already included in the correct position on the templates.

Also, why does it use ADC compression? Zlib (UDZO) is the standard and is a bit better.  
(Version 1.5)

praisebury
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May 18 2008

JOSH DYE  There is really no need for this, all you have to do is create a read/write image of your files first/ Then to get a backgroung- just add your image to the disk, select that picture in View Options & "/developer/tools/setfile -V PATHTOIMAGE" in the terminal. It is also easy to change the disk icon :-)

But if you want to pay to change the default file icon- be my guest  
(Version 1.0.5)

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May 8 2008

APFELZ  good app - no question…

- but the developers punish you to buy a new license in case of a hardware failure (if you had to buy a new Mac)

so good luck guys - I will trash the app now and search for another one…

what a shame!  
(Version 1.0)

praisebury
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May 13 2008

MAC OS X 4EVER  I hate companies that pull that crap on their licensed users.

If I buy a new Mac, why should I have to re-buy all of my registered software?

Try Drop-DMG.

I have owned it for quite a while.

It's a good program.

I was just looking at this one to see what it did differently.

I will avoid it after seeing what they did to you.  
(Version 1.0.5)

praisebury
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Sep 8 2008

SOURCEBITS  There is no truth to above claims. You can transfer your license from one mac to other at any point of time, there are just no restrictions to that.  
(Version 1.0.5)

praisebury
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