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QuizXpress version 3.3.3. release notes

Saturday, 24 December 2011 11:36 Last Updated on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 12:04 Written by Administrator
  • Support for Enjoy ARS RF217 buzzer system (including support for the quizmaster remote).
  • Support for Trainers Warehouse "Who's First" wireless buzzers.
  • Support for DigiGames TM190/TM140 wireless buzzers.
  • Keyboard support (keys 1,2,.....9,0).
  • Possibility to judge multiple choice questions manually so you can use single-button systems for multiple choice.
  • Introduction of quizmaster 'learning hints' (optional, can be turned on\off in Quiz Setup).
    • When hints are 'on', a quizmaster help menu is shown during a quiz whenever a quizmaster action is required (next question, judge question,...). The commands in the menu also show the keyboard shortcut keys for the commands. The quizmaster help menu can also be shown with 'F1'.
  • New 'Randomize Questions' setting: a percentage of questions is taken from a quiz file (or quiz rounds if present). The questions from this set are shown in random order during the quiz.
  • Extended demographic group functionality. Groups can be defined in Quiz Setup before starting the quiz.
  • QuizXpress Analyzer: demographic group data can now be visualized and charted.
  • Appended demographic group names to score overview.
  • Indication in the infobar for responses received during voting questions (for 'Everyone Answers' type of questions).
  • Buzzer signon screen is not shown anymore when using a buzzer system with a 'fixed' amount of buzzers (for "Who's First", DigiGames and Keyboard).
  • New layouts for 6 and 7 answer questions.
  • Added the option to set an expiration date for a quiz so authors can time-limit its use (in Studio, File->Properties, Protection).
  • Quiz Setup: import team names from Excel or a text file.
  • Quiz Setup: export team names overview to PDF.
  • Quiz Setup: Generate teamnames quickly based on a prefix.
  • Faster load time for quizzes in QuizXpress Live! ('-nopreload' is now default, commandline option is removed).
  • F12 can now be used to reset the buzzer hardware (receiver) in QuizXpress Live!
  • Fix: answer A4 appears twice and A5 is being ignored when importing questions from CSV.
  • Fix: 'Save As' in Studio may cause sounds/video to appear lost.
  • Fix: points missing from E, R, T screens when using voting with feedback.
  • Fix: show group totals on fastest finger when using demographic slides.
  • Fix: demographic group players are all disabled when a teammember answers fastest finger incorrectly.

QuizXpress at the Grand Prix, Formula 1, 2011

Tuesday, 10 May 2011 10:07 Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 May 2011 22:30 Written by Administrator

QuizXpress at the F1

We're excited to announce that QuizXpress made its apearance at the Grand Prix Formula 1 races 2011!

One of the major F1 players entertains its invited guests in their team paddock during the breaks with a quiz powered by QuizXpress. The concept was developed by an Italian IT company and uses QuizXpress 3.3.2 with 250 Reply Mini keypads. QuizXpress is skinned to the theme of the racing-team.

Contact us for information on how to use QuizXpress to power your event at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Version 3.3.2 available for download

Friday, 15 April 2011 15:58 Last Updated on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 10:33 Written by Administrator

We're happy to announce that QuizXpress version 3.3.2 is now available for download!

The release notes:

  • Support for animated GIF files.
  • Low battery indication on Reply signon screens; when a keypad has a low battery, an indicator will now appear (you may still have up to 1000 votes but you are adviced to replace batteries asap).
  • Improved German and Italian translations
  • Saving and loading QuizXpress setup configurations in Quiz Setup
  • The 'Reset' button on the 'points' score screen ('R' key in Quiz Show) now resets the points for the last question only. This way you are able to undo the last question. The 'Reset' button on the other extended scorescreens (W,E and T keys) will still reset the total score for all teams.
  • Fix: when a keypad is pressed twice during a question it will no longer count when using a response limit on the question.
  • Fix: properly show up to 4 digits on the E,R and T screens in Quiz Show.
  • New end-of-round action to dismiss a percentage of all players with the lowest scores.
  • Usability improvement: properties that are not relevant for the given slide type are now hidden.
  • Response chart now shows percentages and absolute values.
  • New visibility setting for shapes; hide after answers are given.
  • Three new styles: 'Formula 1', 'Buzzer' (this style has only colors, to be used with the Sony buzzers) and 'Music'.
  • Extend skinning options (see default skin.config file in the installation directory for all the options) note: skinning now only works for the Pro versions of QuizXpress.
  • Incorrect answers are now dimmed when the question is finished.
  • New property: 'Countdown mode' (Manual or Automatic) to control how the countdown timer behaves.
  • New video's for countdown and welcome screen.
  • New QuizXpress welcome page in Studio to access common tasks and stay in sync with the latest QuizXpress news through RSS.
  • New web browser page so you can more easily access online resources from within QuizXpress Studio.

If you own a 3.3.x license your activation code will continue work with this version. To upgrade, please uninstall the old version first.

Enjoy!!
Game Show Crew

Agreement with Friends Interactive S.r.l.

Saturday, 12 February 2011 15:29 Last Updated on Sunday, 13 February 2011 12:35 Written by Administrator

We are happy to anounce that Friends Interactive S.r.l. Italy and Game Show Crew have signed an exclusive agreement. Friends Interactive will distribute and market QuizXpress in the Italian marketplace. Italian customers can contact Friends Interactive at +39 02 96430311, through e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by visiting their website at http://www.friends-interactive.it/

QuizXpress 3.3.1. released

Tuesday, 23 November 2010 22:08 Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 22:47 Written by Administrator

We are happy to announce the general availability of QuizXpress version 3.3.1.

The features in this release (as compared to 3.2):

  • Introduction of QuizXpress Analyzer, a graphical quiz data analyzer for the Pro version of QuizXpress
  • Save as Website in QuizXpress Studio to export the quiz to a JavaScript based website (File->Save As Website)
  • Ability to switch between different languages for the user interface (Tools->Options->Language)
  • User defined fields in QuizXpress Solo
  • Ability to pause the countdown in QuizXpress Live! with the 'P' key
  • Ability to adjust team scores in QuizXpress Live! Open the screens with 'E', 'R' or 'T' (different layouts). Use '+' and '-' to adjust the score and arrow up/arrow down/page up/page down/mousewheel to scroll the list.
  • Ability to adjust countdown timer in Live! while quiz is paused (with '+' and '-' key)
  • 'Simulate audience' option in Studio (Tools->Options) to test your quiz with a simulated audience
  • French and Italian language support for the user interface
  • Support for arbitrary shapes and pictures that can be added to a slide. The shapes can be initially hidden and made visible after the question has been answered.
  • Improved smoothness of animations in the game engine and fixed some lighting issues
  • Copy and Paste of slides in Studio with context menu in thumbnailpane (copy/paste/delete)
  • New question type : Audience Response
  • New question type : Wager question, with this type of question players can bet a % of their score on the next question
  • Support for Named Teams with Fleetwood Reply buzzers
  • Support for more screen resolutions (e.g. widescreen)
  • Different screen ratios for slides (4:3, 16:9, 16:10) use File->Properties in Studio to select
  • Full screen slide support in Quiz Show, see Quiz Setup->Advanced
  • Extended Skinning support, see the skin.config file. Also, skin.config is now first loaded from the application data folder (\QuizXpress)
  • Support for up to 5 digit point scales
  • Millisecond accurate calculation of points with time based points (old version worked with 1 secs scale). This will result in better distribution of points and therefore less chance for duplicate scores
  • Fixed problems with systems that have large font settings for the Windows desktop
  • Ability to move pictures with keyboard arrow keys (hold Ctrl to move more granular)
  • Multimonitor support (start Quiz Show in 'Windowed' mode, drag to alternate monitor/device and press M to enter full screen windowed mode
  • Support for questions without countdown; simply set the answer time to 0, use space in Quiz Show to conclude the question
  • Ability to set 'notes' for a question. The notes will be included with the PDF export and can be used to store hints for the quiz master
  • Ability to set options for PDF export
  • Various other stability- and bug fixes

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