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Plazmic Content Developer Kit v4.5 for BlackBerry

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The Plazmic Content Developer Kit™ (CDK) for BlackBerry® is a suite of tools which allows content developers to create interactive and colorful media for BlackBerry wireless devices.

The Plazmic Content Developer Kit incorporates Plazmic's expertise in rich wireless content development to significantly ease the content creation process for the award-winning BlackBerry platform. Developers, graphic artists and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) can use this suite of programs to simplify the authoring of rich wireless content. It leverages the unique features of the BlackBerry solution, such as full color LCD screen, 'always on' connectivity, web accessibility and back-end integration.

Features of the Plazmic Content Developer Kit for BlackBerry: New Theme

Composer, a graphical authoring tool for SVG content
Theme Builder, a utility for customizing various aspects of the user interface, including home screen icons, wallpaper and font, text font and background, menu font and backgrounds idle screen and more. (Note: custom themes are supported on BlackBerry devices running BlackBerry device software v4.2 or higher only). New functionality includes:
- support for Today Screens
- support for Windows Vista
- ability to import themes created with CDK 4.1 and CDK 4.2
- Additional theme building flexibilities!
SWF Conversion Utility, transcoder for Macromedia Flash (SWF) files into SVG
Media Engine Simulator, provides testing and debugging features for animated content
SVG Transcoding Utility, a utility for transcoding SVG into a format optimized for delivery and use on wireless devices.
BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators, allows for smartphone testing on the desktop

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New Features!

Create Custom Home Screens

By selecting the custom theme type, you can design a custom Home screen. Add Zen theme and Today theme items to the Home screen. These application items can be positioned anywhere on the Home screen.

Repurpose Custom Themes

Use the assets of existing themes to be create new themes. You can now easily re-edit your themes for multiple types of SmartPhones.

Customize Message List Icons

Create custom message list icons that identify the type and status of the messages in the list. These icons include images for email and text messages, as well as browser messages (for example, for saved browser requests or pushed browser content).

Add Web Links

Provide a shortcut to a particular web page address by adding a web link application to the application grid screen. When the user clicks the web link icon, the browser opens and displays the specified web page.

Customizable Notification Icons

Create your own custom notification icons, indicating that there is an unread message associated with a BlackBerry Application.

Customizable Lock Screens

Customize the Lock screen's background, icon and text settings to further enhance the look and feel of your theme.

New application Icons

The latest 4.5 BlackBerry application icons have been provided for your use in your theme, or as inspiration for your own custom icons.

Improved Installation Experience

The necessary BlackBerry JDE components and MDS simulators are now packaged with the software making installation that much simpler and streamlined

New Device Plastics

Preview how your color scheme and icons will look on the varying colors and designs of BlackBerry Smartphones.

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