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Worship Him news:
8/28/2010: Version 4.54 released! New
features:
Added icons to menus.
Added 'Slideshow mode' icon to toolbar.
Fixed double-clicking a cue list launching Worship Him but not
opening the cue list.
Fixed DVD player window's 'Add to cue' (for adding DVD clips to
the cue list).
8/2/2010:
Bible Bundle now available:
Now you can purchase The Message, NKJ, NIV, and NAS bible
versions together at a discounted price. See the
purchase page for
details.
8/2/2010: Version 4.53 released! New
features:
You can now add nursery alert type messages to cue lists. If you
use cue-list auto-run to automatically play your cue list, the
'Cue list auto-run time' determines how long to wait before
proceeding to the next item in the cue list and the message
display time determines how long to display the message. This
allows you to display a message and wait until it's done before
going to the next item in the cue, or display a message and
proceed to the next item in the cue list while continuing to
display the message.
Suitcase pack/unpack, sharing data and graphics folders, and
other functions now better support having projector display
templates and other items located in sub-folders.
Shockwave/Flash now supported in Flash-freeze mode, Slideshow
mode, macros, and cue-list-auto-run.
More reliability improvements and more memory efficient.
Added 'Auto preview on projector' option to the 'Setup projector
displays' window. By turning it off you can access the 'Setup
projector displays' options during a service without
distractions.
You no longer have to uninstall/reinstall to reset your graphics
and data folders to their default location.
You can now select the sound for the timer and alarm beep, and
it works even if Window's sounds are turned off.
Second-feed 'Next line preview' can now be turned on or off in
the 'Setup projector displays' window
6/23/2010: Version 4.52 released! New features:
Added ability to easily backup and restore your entire Worship
Him data and graphics folders. Great for backing up everything
and for copying everything from one computer to another.
Preview picture for video backgrounds now works properly when
video backgrounds are located in a sub-folder.
Worship Him now prompts to automatically copy background
pictures and video clips to the Worship Him graphics folder when
creating or editing projector display templates.
Improved reliability of files where user preferences are saved.
6/7/2010: Version 4.51 released! New features:
You can now add 'Clear to black' and 'Clear to background' to
cue lists.
You can now edit all cue list item types except 'Show logo',
'Clear to black' and 'Clear to background'.
In the second feed when used as a choir feed, when showing only
part of a multi-part verse, the first line of the next piece of
the verse will appear at the bottom of the screen.
Added in and out points to video and audio clip player. Now when
playing a video or audio file, you can specify beginning and
ending points to play just a portion of the file. The beginning
and ending point information is saved in the cue list and works
with cue list auto-run, macros, slideshow mode and wireless
presenter mode.
Audio clip and video clip player control windows now remember
their previous position on the screen.
Added 'Reset window positions' to the 'Options' menu. This will
reset all of the Worship Him windows to their default positions.
Useful when you've reduced your windows desktop resolution such
that some of the windows are outside of the visible screen area.
When creating projector display templates for new video clip
backgrounds, Worship Him now automatically creates the still
image from the video clip necessary for previewing.
Fixed the mini-projector picture at the bottom of the main
Worship Him window sometimes not updating to show changes made
when editing projector display templates. Also removed 'Preview
in monitor 1' button. When editing projector display templates
on a single-monitor (non projection) computer you can use the
mini-projector picture at the bottom of the Worship Him window
to see what the changes you're making look like.
Fixed bible versions not installing properly after relocating
the data folder.
6/10/2010:
Fixed verse-shift error in NKJ bible version in
Exodus-Deuteronomy:
Email
support@worship-him.com with your purchase information
download the updated version.
5/1/2010: Version 4.50 released! New features:
Fixed video play window getting lost behind main Worship Him
window when in preview mode.
Added ability to relocate the Worship Him data and graphics
folders. This allows users that have multiple computers on a
network to share their Worship Him song file, cue lists,
projector display templates, and graphics over a network so
changes made on one computer are automatically shared with the
other computers on the network. Also can be used with internet
storage services that can be mapped to a network drive. For
instructions see the 'Network installation' help topic under
'Using Worship Him'.
4/14/2010: Version 4.49 released! New features:
Uninstalling now more reliably deletes saved settings to
facilitate uninstalling and reinstalling to repair corrupted
files.
Fixed 'Paste from CCLI Song Select' sometimes including label
lines like '(Pre-Chorus)'.
Fixed song edit window sometimes not auto-opening the current
selected song upon opening.
3/31/2010: Version 4.48 released! New features:
Fixed volume prompt sometimes coming up when a video background
or logo is displayed.
You can now import (paste) songs from CCLI's Song Select service
using their new 'Copy to clipboard' feature.
Added two more still backgrounds.
3/20/2010: Version 4.47 released! New features:
Fixed cue-list-autorun times for announcements sometimes not
being saved with cue lists.
Updated the DVD player, video player, and audio player help
topics.
3/1/2010: Version 4.46 released! New features:
Fixed 'Show song info on' menu items sometimes not unchecking
the previous selection.
Wireless presenter mode no longer get's disabled by starting and
stopping cue-list-autorun.
If multiple cue list items are selected when 'Cue list auto-run'
is initiated, the default start and end items are automatically
set to the first and last highlighted item.
Added 'Show logo at startup' option.
Added 'Default font size adjust' option. Located in the 'Setup
projector displays' window, it allows you to tweak the default
font size of all projector display templates up or down. This
will affect all songs, bible verses, announcement, and text over
picture and video logos. This will not affect any projector
display templates that have had the font size changed.
Installing a newer version no longer resets user
settings/options unless you uninstall the old version first.
Bible verse and message windows now remember their previous
window locations.
You can now edit CD tracks in a cue list instead of having to
delete and re-add them.
1/25/2010: Version 4.45 released! New features:
Added 'Add track to cue' button to CD player and 'Add to cue'
button to Macro launch window.
Fixed some toolbar icons and menu items sometimes not getting
enabled/disabled properly.
1/22/2010: Version 4.44 released! New features:
Added 'Add to cue' buttons to Announcement builder window, and
DVD, video, and audio play windows.
Improved DVD player and DVD clip reliability.
Improved DVD 'Hide when paused' and 'Hide on stop' DVD playback
features.
Added announcement icon to the toolbar.
12/28/2009: Version 4.43 released! New features:
Fixed pictures sometimes not displaying when following a video
logo during macro-playback.
When opening a cue list that was made with a song file other
than the current song file, Worship Him no longer opens the
cue-list's song file. This is to prevent confusion and problems
with cue lists transferred via suitcase pack-unpack.
Songs in cue lists that cannot be found in the song database are
now automatically removed from the cue list when the cue list is
opened.
Windows 7 no audio in DVD playback issue solved. Updated help
file and website with new instructions.
Fixed bible verses sometimes not using correct transition in cue
list auto-run and macro playback.
'Show web' now supported in Macros and Network Remote Control
mode.
Fixed crash when opening song-edit window after clicking on a
song in the cue list that has been deleted in the song database.
12/17/2009: Version 4.42 released! New features:
Commas are no longer allowed in song title to prevent problems
with suitcase and text file import/export.
Fixed 'Clear to black' sometimes not using the right transition
after showing a simple video logo.
Added option to make Wireless presenter mode 'sticky' (stays
enabled after closing and reopening Worship Him).
Changed default color of primary windows.
11/20/2009: Version 4.41 released! New features:
Fixed CD track playback sometimes not working properly when
launched from cue list.
Fixed right-click-cue, 'Add PowerPoint' not working.
11/4/2009: Version 4.40 released! New features:
Web pages no longer need to open a separate browser window.
Web pages are now supported in cue-list-autorun.
Opening the song edit window will automatically select the
current song for editing, whether it's a double-clicked song
(open for projection) or just single-clicked (highlighted in
song or cue list).
Both the 'Show now' and 'Add to cue' buttons are now always
available whether 'launching on the fly' or 'adding to cue' for
the following items: Bible verses, PowerPoint, Web content, OO
Impress shows, and 'Other' (external apps and documents, etc).
Added support for m4v and aac audio formats. Also added 'All
files' option for formats that may work but are not specifically
listed.
Fixed fade transitions sometimes not working properly after
turning the projector display off then on.
Fixed error when running on a limited account under Windows XP
on some systems.
10/9/2009: Version 4.38
released! New features:
Video playback: Fixed volume momentarily coming on when muted
and video paused or unpaused.
Fixed screen sometimes staying black when trying to project song
lyrics after showing a video clip. (This would occur with a
certain combination of transitions).
10/6/2009: Version 4.37
released! New features:
Fixed Worship Him window sometimes popping up when trying to use
PowerPoint.
Improved video to video transitions.
9/7/2009: Version 4.36
released! New features:
You can now have full cue-list editing capability while
cue-list-auto-run or macro-playback is in progress.
'Clear to black' and 'Clear to background' transitions now work
properly with video backgrounds.
Transitions are now supported in video clip playback.
Fixed lockup when editing songs during cue list auto-run.
Added 'Maintain aspect ratio' option to picture projection.
8/21/2009: Version 4.35
released! New features:
Fixed simple video logo sometimes not working in
Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Fixed video playback volume always starting at full even when
slider is set to less than full.
Volume now fades up or down when video or audio clip, DVD
playback, and CD playback is started, paused, stopped, muted, or
un-muted.
Increased max size of announcements in cue list to 32k bytes.
8/16/2009:
New King James Bible Version now available!
See the
bible versions page
for details.
8/12/2009: Version 4.34
released! New features:
Macros can now be added to cue lists. To do so,
right-click the cue list box and select 'Add macro'. You can
even use 'Cue list auto-run' with macros. This is especially
useful if you use macros to automatically project song lyrics to
pre-recorded music. Just record a macro for each song, then to
prepare for a service you need only add whatever macros you
intend to use to your cue list.
Added 'Play macro' and 'Record macro' icons to the toolbar.
Imported PowerPoint shows now work better in cue-list-autorun
mode.
You can now pause macros and cue-list-autorun, then resume
without interfering with the timing. Great for when macros are
use for projecting lyrics to pre-recorded music and spontaneous
prayer breaks out.
Macros from previous versions are not compatible with version
4.34 and up.
Improved how Worship Him handles having the song database file
and auto backups folder on an internet or network folder, a
memory stick, or an external hard drive. Specifically, it now
behaves better if the song database file or autobackups folder
cannot be found.
Added some graphical buttons to the main window.
Added the Hebrew Names Bible version.
7/18/2009: Version 4.33
released! New features:
The song-title quick-select box (to the right of
the song list where you type the first few characters in a
song's title to quickly find it in the song list) can now also
be used to phrase-search the entire song database. Type in a
phrase and hit Shift+Enter to search by phrase.
Improved keyboard verse selection in the Bible window.
Improved visual cues.
Cue list auto-run times no longer limited to 99 seconds. Maximum
time now is 59 minutes, 59 seconds. This allows for auto-playing
of multiple long cue list items like songs, etc.
7/7/2009: Version 4.32
released! New features:
If you have more than one CD/DVD drive you can now select which
one to use for CD playback.
Changed the default font for the included projector display
templates to Tahoma bold.
Added 'Loop continuously' option to audio playback control.
6/20/2009 version 4.31
released! New features:
Fixed 'Clear words' not working in Network remote control mode
when 'Master' computer uses both primary and second projector
feeds.
Fixed 'Clear words' not working right in second feed when used
right after showing a text-slide logo.
Added 6 more picture backgrounds.
Improved Windows 7 compatibility. Now fully compatible with the
Windows 7 Release Candidate.
Improved support for .flv flash video format.
6/3/2009 version 4.30
released! New features:
Added 49 new video backgrounds courtesy of www.footagefirm.com.
Added Sunday Plus .ptf song file import.
You can now select a projector display template for the second
projector feed on a per-song basis (just like the primary feed).
Added option for the second projector feed to always use the
same projector display template as the primary feed (checkbox in
the 'Setup projector displays' window). Note that since video
backgrounds are not supported in the second feed, if a video
background is used in the primary feed the second feed will use
it's default template.
Fixed DVD playback setting screen font-smoothing to off whenever
the DVD control window was opened.
Added New King James copyright notice to help topic.
Updated DVD troubleshooting help file topic.
Fixed song usage tracking sometimes recording only one song
created when multiple songs are imported at once.
Imported PowerPoint slideshows now work with wireless presenter
mode, cue-list autorun, and network remote control mode.
Imported PowerPoint slideshows can now can use transitions too.
To select the transition use 'Options', 'Transitions', then
'Select imported PowerPoint transition' from the menu.
Raised the maximum number of slides that an imported slideshow
can have from 50 to 200.
'Clear words' now works more reliably in network remote control
mode.
The customizable logo feature is no longer limited to a picture
or video clip. It can now be text over a picture or video clip
background, and can be different for the primary and second
projector feeds.
You can now add 'Show logo' to cue lists. (Good for including
with auto-looping announcements.)
Suitcase files now include projector display templates and
background graphics from both the primary and secondary
projector feeds.
4/2/2009 Version 4.20
released! New features:
Fixed 'Alarm time reached' message showing on projector even
when 'Projector time reached' option is unchecked.
Formatted copying and printing can now use the song's play-order
rather than requiring duplicate effort. Also added an option to
include the full text of choruses only once.
When printing a cue list, copying a cue list to the Windows
clipboard, or emailing a cue list in the email message body, you
can now include the full text of songs (formatted or 'Quick'),
bible verses, and announcements.
Added 'Print highlighted item(s)' and 'Copy highlighted item(s)
to clipboard' to the cue list right-click menu for printing or
copying just selected items of a cue list.
Fixed intermittent crash when using vignette backgrounds.
Suitcase files now automatically open with Worship Him and and
unpack when you double-click them.
Added single-click auto-preview. A single-click shows the text
of songs in the song list box, and songs announcements
bible-verses and pictures in the cue list box.
Fixed intermitent crash when selecting a song's transition by
right-clicking it.
2/28/2009 Version 4.11
released! New features:
Fixed adding words to the spell-check dictionary sometimes not
persisting.
Fixed Announcement looping sometimes showing only the first
item.
Fixed manual spell check option sometimes causing lock-up.
Added notice in help file about 'Email cue list' option
sometimes causing lock-up if default email program is not opened
first.
2/10/2009 Version 4.1
released! New features:
Simplified the user interface by eliminating the navigation and
cue lists windows. Cue lists are created, edited, loaded, and
saved entirely from within the Main/Worship time window. Editing
songs is still done in the Add/edit window but it no longer
requires closing the main window.
Improved drag and drop operation.
Added song list right-click menu. Menu items are: Add to cue,
select projector display template, use default display template,
select transition, use default transition.
You can now select more than one item at a time in the song
list and cue list boxes. (Hold the control or shift keys while
selecting).
Added cue list right-click menu selections for songs.
1/25/2009 Version 4.01
released! Changes and fixes:
Fixed crash when using wireless presenter mode with video
backgrounds.
Wireless presenter mode now works properly with video and audio
clips, and bible verses.
Added option to make the wireless presenter 'B' key be either
'Fade to black' or 'Show logo'.
The screen is now automatically cleared in Wireless presenter
mode and cue list auto-run mode before showing a video clip,
DVD clip, PowerPoint, 'Launch other', or 'Launch web'.
The 'Time on current item' in the timer status bar now works
with more media items.
Fixed vertical centering setting for announcements sometimes not
working properly on second projector feed.
Fixed some icons and tooltips not displaying correctly in the
Worship time window's cue list.
12/17/2008 Version 4.0 released! See new features list below.
On
January 1 2008 there will be a price increase of twenty dollars
to $199.95 US.
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Version 4.0 expected to be ready for release in December! New
features:
Added support for a second projector feed that
can be used as a choir feed or second-language feed. Requires a
third monitor output on the computer. Supports songs, bible
verses, announcements, messages, 'show picture', 'Show logo',
'Clear words', and 'Clear all'. Video and transitions are not
supported.
Added a timer/alarm feature. Includes the current time, alarm, timer
(countdown or countup), and 'Time on current item' displays.
Visual notification is via the mini-projector view in the
Worship time window with an optional audio beep and optional
notification on the projector via the message feature. Also
includes a five-minute warning, and 'Time remaining' projector
messages options.
Added a 'Network remote-control' mode that allows one computer
running Worship Him in 'Master' mode to control up to 3 other
computers running Worship Him in 'Slave' mode. The computers
running in slave mode will automatically display/project what
the master computer projects. The slave computers can be set to
'Display in primary monitor' allowing a laptop computer to be
used as a choir feed. Network mode supports songs, bible verses,
announcements, pictures, messages, clear all, clear words, and
show logo. The master and slave computers must be networked
together (local network) and the master computer must have
file-sharing enabled.
You can now add any type of media to a cue list by
right-clicking the cue list and selecting 'Add xx...' from the
popup menu. This can be done in the Worship time or cue lists
windows.
Added 'Edit selected item' to the Cue list's right-click menu
in the Cue lists and Worship time windows. Allows you to
easily edit bible verses, announcements, 'Launch web', etc.
You can now set the 'Cue list autorun' time for all cue
list items, not just announcements. To select the amount of time
to display a cue list item in 'Cue list autorun' mode,
right-click it in the cue list and from the popup menu select
'Set cue list autorun time for selected item'. Cue list autorun is used to automatically loop thru the
cue list for
announcements, slideshows, etc.
Suitcase files can now include the projector display templates,
and background pictures/video clips that the suitcase cue list
items use.
Eliminated flicker in projected image when using 'Quick select
default setup'.
Changed (simplified) the way some projector options are selected
for songs, announcements, and bible verses.
Fixed adding a cue list item sometimes adding two of the same
item.
Added a 'Wireless presenter mode' for greater compatibility with
PowerPoint wireless controllers.
Added a multi-monitor help window when only one monitor
detected.
Added a prompt to automatically import all of the public domain
songs.
Default location for graphics has been moved from a graphics
folder in the program installation folder to the shared
documents (Public documents in Vista)/Worship Him/graphics
folder.
Cue lists created with previous versions of Worship Him are
not compatible with version 4.0.
The price of Worship Him will increase to $199.95 with the
release of version 4.0, but 4.0 will still be a free upgrade to
anyone who purchased Worship Him after April 15 2005, or that
have upgraded since their original purchase.
8/13/08: Version 3.98 released. New features:
Fixed CCLI import not importing author and copyright information
due to a change in CCLI text file format.
7/28/08: Version 3.97 released. New features:
Fixed Add/edit textboxes sometimes scrolling when the Add/edit
window is resized.
7/16/08: Version 3.96 released. New features:
You can now select the number of Verse and chorus/bridge textbox
columns in the Worship time and Add/edit windows. Worship Him
will automatically select a recommended initial setting based on
your screen resolution.
Improved reliability of format buttons and line-length
indicators in Add/edit and Bible verse windows.
Like songs, Bible verse's initial font size now auto-adjusts to
match projector's screen width.
Added more help to the projector setups window.
Added option for indenting Bible verse text to line up with
verse numbers when 'Include verse numbers' and 'Each verse on a
new line' options are selected.
When selecting a Bible passage from a cue list, the Bible
verse window's book, chapter, and verse selection boxes are now
set to match the passage text. This makes it easier to quickly
modify and re-select the passage if needed.
5/5/08: Version 3.95 released. New features:
Improved 'Launch other' feature: added the ability to send
keystrokes to the launched application window and added an
adjustable delay before moving to projector's display or sending
keystrokes to the 'Other' Window. This can be useful when the
launched application requires a special keypress to activate a
desired feature like fullscreen view, or to start playing, etc.
'Launch other' is no longer supported in macros.
Added 'Launch web' feature to facilitate launching web content.
Includes 'Launch in projector's display' and adjustable delay
and keystrokes features like in 'Launch other' described above.
Added 'Auto start slideshow' to PowerPoint launch options.
Automatically starts a PowerPoint presentation after launching.
Especially useful for automatically starting PowerPoint 2003 +
higher presentations (*.ppt or *.pptx) that are set to display
in monitor two and use the 'Presenter view'.
Added support for Open Office Impress slide shows. Slide shows
can be launched on the fly, or added to cue lists. Slide shows
can optionally start automatically after launching.
Fixed video backgrounds for announcements not auto-looping.
Added the option to password-protect song editing.
Suitcase files and cue lists from previous versions are not
compatible with version 3.95.
Added 'Edit projector setup files' button to the Announcement
builder window.
Fixed printing only one copy when more than one selected under
Windows Vista.
Added transitions: Quarters in and out, Halves in and out, and
Halves-slide in and out.
Improvements to nursery alert/message feature:
Message can now be set to top, center, bottom position.
Select from steady, flashing, or scrolling message styles.
Selectable font style and size.
Added a 'Use large margins' option in the Worship time window's
'Options', 'Projector display options' menu. When selected it
keeps song, bible verse, and announcement text from extending as
far to the edge of the screen. Good for projectors or genlock
devices that would otherwise cut-off the edges due to over-scan.
3/25/08: Fixed truncated
verses in NIV bible:
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3/11/08: Fixed Exodus
chapters 28-31 in Message bible:
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2/4/2008 Version 3.9 released. New features:
Added 8 still backgrounds courtesy of
www.christiancollages.com and 4 video backgrounds courtesy of
www.worshipvideoloops.com.
Added emphasis to ‘Next cue’ indicator.
Fixed bug that sometimes left the Worship time window disabled
after exiting the Projector setups window.
Added ‘Save cue list’ and ‘Save cue list as’ to cue list
right-click popup menus in the Worship time and Cue list
windows.
Added ‘Backup now’ button to the auto-backups window. Allows you
to force an auto-backup at any time, or to backup your song file
to another location like a memory stick.
Added the ability to limit the ‘Cue list auto-run’ feature to
just certain items within the cue list. (You no longer have to
create a separate cue list for your looping announcements.)
Operator notes can now be used for any item in a cue list, Not
just songs.
Altered order of 'Done' 'Cancel' and 'Apply' buttons to comply
with Window's standards.
You can now use the Delete key to remove cue list, CD play
list, and song play order items.
Number of cue list items limit raised from 100 to 500.
Improved Suitcase pack/unpack feature. Cue list items from the
following folders are automatically placed in the equivalent
destination folders even when the actual path on the source
computer is different:
My documents
My pictures
My video
My music
Shared/public documents
Shared/public pictures
Shared/public video
Shared/public music
Desktop (current user)
Suitcase files packed with previous versions of Worship Him are
not compatible with version 3.9, and vice-versa.
Cue lists made with previous versions of Worship Him are not
compatible with version 3.9, and vice-versa.
10/7/2007 Version 3.85
released. New features:
Changing fonts in visual preferences window (for user interface
display) now affects all major windows and all listboxes and
textboxes.
Automatically looping video backgrounds is now optional (on by
default).
Drag and drop:
1) In the Cue list and Worship time windows you can now drag
and drop songs from the song list to cue list, media files to
the cue list, and drag and drop within the cue list to
rearrange the order. You can also right-click a cue list and
select ‘remove selected item(s)’ to delete items from the cue
list.
2) In the Worship time window you can also drag and drop items
to the mini-projector screen for projection.
3) You can also use drag and drop when editing a song’s play
order and while creating a CD play-list.
Minor bug fixes.
Added the Portuguese JFA-RC
Bible version.
Version
3.8 released. New features:
Fixed error when using video clips in macros.
Added sound clip play/control window with position select,
volume control, and mute.
Greatly improved the suitcase pack/unpack feature.
Version 3.7 released. New features:
Improved video clip volume control.
Improved suitcase pack\unpack reliability.
Fixed Bible verse preview sometimes causing a crash in the Cue
list window.
Fixed video playback under Windows Vista.
Improved registration key reliability.
Added support for PowerPoint 2007 (*.pptx) presentations.
Click here for instructions on how to
obtain an upgrade.
Version 3.6 released. New features:
Support for PowerPoint 2007 shows (.ppsx files)
The Message
Bible version now available for purchase.
See
the
Worship Him Bible versions page for
details.
Version 3.5
released! Here's a list of new features:
1) Windows Vista now
supported.
1) fixed some minor bugs in suitcase packing feature.
2) Added UK CCLI Song Select text file import.
3) Added "Smart advance" song navigation for songs in the
Worship time window. Just press the "]" key to project the next
piece of the song or the "[" key to project the previous piece.
4) Added support for video clips as logo.
5) Fixed announcements that are too long sometimes causing
Worship Him to crash.
6) Windows Vista compatibility improvements.
7) Support for Windows Vista and XP visual themes. (Improves the
look of the user interface.)
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