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Update: Backlight 6.3.3

Backlight 6.3.3 is now available, including important fixes of PHP 8.4, and various other improvements.

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Sometimes blog; sometimes essay

No one likes a stale website. Search engines hate dusty pages, and your visitors will stop visiting if there's never anything new to see.

Backlight provides plenty of opportunities to keep things lively: …

Moving shop

Effective today, The Turning Gate's shop has moved to Gumroad. I may write more about our reasons for moving at a later time, but here's what you'll need to know for now.

Links throughout our site should …

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Update: Backlight 6.3.1

Backlight version 6.3.1 is now available, adding code and table styling, navigation fixes, and more.

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Blog and focus improvements in Backlight 6.3.0

Blogs were the headline item for Backlight 6, and this release brings major updates to our blogging features! We've integrated blogs into Backlight's search, making blogs and blog posts searchable, and …

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Seim's Filmist 2.4 and Natural HDR 5

Our buddy Gavin Seim, at Seim Effects, has been keeping busy. The new Natural HDR 5 pack released not long ago, and now he's just updated Filmist to version 2.4. As we do, let's dive in, take a look at …

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Update: Backlight 6.2.1

Hi. Backlight 6.2.1 is now available, introducing provisional audio/video essay features, and more.

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Update: Backlight 6.1.0

Backlight 6.1.0 is here, with a new Image Comparison presentation for Kookaburra albums, blogs and essays, and improvements to carousels and album set thumbnails!

Update: Backlight 6.0.3

Backlight has been updated to version 6.0.3, featuring numerous fixes and improvements. Details within.

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Update: Backlight 6.0.1

Many thanks to our early adopters for all of the feedback and interest in Backlight 6! We have been exceptionally pleased with the warm reception thus far, and are very excited to announce our first update, version 6.0.1.