In just a few days you will have the new Creation 5 Media app for iPhone in your hands! iPad users have been enjoying the new app for a few weeks now, and very soon the iPhone will also take on a brand new interface design and some great new features.
What can you expect from the new Creation 5?
– Sleek, lightweight new interface Faster and easier navigation, using half the memory of the previous version!
– Search for any YouTube video Search for any video on YouTube – shows, movies, albums, concerts – without having to leave Creation 5!
– Tutorials We’ve integrated some tutorial videos that make navigation whole lot easier for newbies!
– Download Podcasts Due to popular demand you can now download your favourite podcasts for offline playback.
– Music in the cloud If you have music saved on a Dropbox account, you can play it on your iPhone, the Big Screen or your sound system using DLNA or AirPlay and also download it for music on the go!
The latest update brings a dazzling new design, faster navigation, YouTube search, free music downloads and much more!
Creation 5 has become the ultimate 5-in-1 media app. Not only does it organize your music and video collection, give you access to over 20.000 radio stations, Rdio music streaming and inspire you with its daily dose of new music. But now, thanks to the latest update, you can also expand your video collection by searching directly within YouTube without ever having to leave Creation 5.
Our YouTube search and download feature and our Playlists were experiencing limited functionality. Because of this, we are offering our YouTube In-App Purchase for free.
Update 4.0 – New Features
Striking new interface design and powerful navigation.
The app is now much more sleek and responsive. Our iconic curve now has the same look as all of iOS 7’s key menus, bordered by bright colors that change depending on the type of Media you are currently browsing. This beautiful new interface takes up less space, revealing more of your album covers or media.
Search for any YouTube Video
Looking for a new music video by your favorite artist, a yoga training session, a political debate, a movie or your favorite TV show? This great new feature lets you search for any video you want on YouTube without ever having to leave Creation 5. Just go to ‘Video’ in the main menu, press ‘Search’ and choose the ‘YouTube Video’ option.You can save the video to your favorites, add it to a playlist or download it for offline playback. Yet another great feature that proves the truth of our marketing statements – no more switching apps!
Tutorials
With this update you’ll be greeted by an introductory tutorial, guiding you through the first steps around the app.There’s a guided tutorial for every available feature which can be accessed at anytime by tapping the ‘Info’ button.
Download podcasts
After much demand, Creation 5 now allows you to download your favorite podcasts for offline playback. Simply tap ‘Radio’ on the main menu, then tap ‘Search’. Choose ‘Podcasts’ from the content selection and type in the name of the podcast, hold down the episode title and tap ‘Download’. That’s it! You’ll be able to find your newly downloaded podcast in the Radio ‘Favorites’ section.
Dropbox Integration
Dropbox is a free file hosting service that lets you access your files anywhere. If you have music saved on a Dropbox account Creation 5 lets you play it on your mobile device, on the Big Screen or Sound System using DLNA or AirPlay. Give Creation 5 access to your Dropbox by tapping the ‘Info’ button, then opening the ‘Dropbox’ tab. Enter your username and password and you’re done!
General improvements
We have added additional information such as Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Information tabs. In the new ‘Info’ window, you’ll find Tutorials, In-App Purchases, FAQs and Contact details. We’ve always had a Favorites in the Video section, well now we have added this to the Music section as well. A lot of work has been done behind the scenes as well! All the code has been revised to ensure that Creation 5 is more robust and runs faster than ever – all the while leaving a smaller footprint on your iPad! This new update is only available for your iPad. The iPhone version is coming very soon – here’s a sneak peak!
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America is a rocking nation! Nearly 70% of the Top 20 best selling albums are rock albums. Perhaps the fact that rock places a higher degree of emphasis on ideology of authenticity than pop music does has made it as popular as it is in America’s culture. Rock inherits the tradition of the protest song and makes a great stand against conformity.
According to the RIAA (The Recording Industry Association of America) Michael Jacksons album ‘Thriller’ (1982) and Eagles ‘Their Greatest Hits’ album (1971 – 1975) both went 29x platinum. That’s racking up almost 60 million in shipment sales. It’s not at all surprising when you think back to some of the timeless tracks still played today in movies, radio stations, clubs and living rooms all over the world.
The Eagles are one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time, having sold over 150 million records! They are the highest-selling American band in US history!
Following not far behind is 1971 Led Zeppelins’ untitled album (known as Led Zeppelin IV) which went 23x platinum. The album was released with no print anywhere on the cover – no title, track list or even a catalogue number. Jimmy Page explained in an interview: “We decided that on the fourth album, we would deliberately play down the group name, and there wouldn’t be any information whatsoever on the outer jacket. Names, titles and things like that do not mean a thing.” There are, however, four runes on the inside of the cover – one for each band member – though their meaning was never revealed.
Their record label, Atlantic, knew exactly how to scout out musical legends, as they also signed AC/DC, and in 1980 their album ‘Back in Black’ was released, going 22x platinum. That’s a whopping 45 million shipment sales between the two of them.
Pink Floyd makes it to the Top 5 with their 1973 ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ selling over 20,500,000 copies. The Dark Side of the Moon has some pretty dark themes: conflict, greed, the passage of time and mental illness. Upon release it was an instant success, topping the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart for one week. It then remained in the charts for 741 weeks from 1973 to 1988! It is Pink Floyd’s most commercially successful album and one of the best-selling albums worldwide and is often ranked by critics as one of the greatest albums of all time.
Fleetwood Mac and Guns N’ Roses come in at 6th and 7th place, having just under 20 million copies sold each, though with a ten year lag between the two. With Fleetwoods’ album ‘Rumours’ released in 1977 and Guns N’ Roses ‘Appetite for Destruction’ hitting the American airwaves in 1987. Another ten years into the late 90s Shania Twain’s 1997 album ‘Come On Over’ makes it to 8th place with well over 17.5 million shipment sales and gaining the title of best-selling country music album as well as best-selling studio album by a female act.
9th place on our Top 10 list, and going 17x platinum is Bostons’ self titled album, taking us back to 1976, the same year Eagles came out with ‘Hotel California’. A truly legendary year in music, and although the Eagles went 16x platinum with the album you can never get it out of your head — it doesn’t beat Garth Brooks album ‘No Fences’, the 10th on our list, which came out 24 years ago and went 17x platinum.
1. Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982) 2. Eagles – Their Greatest Hits (1976) 3. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV (1971) 4. AC/DC – Back in Black (1980) 5. Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon (1973) 6. Fleetwood Mac – Rumours (1977) 7. Guns N’ Roses – Appetite for Destruction (1987) 8. Shania Twain – Come On Over (1997) 9. Boston – Boston (1976) 10. Garth Brooks – No Fences (1990) 11. Eagles – Hotel California (1976) 12. Elton John – Greatest Hits (1974) 13. Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994) 14. Metallica – Metallica (1991) 15. Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill (1995) 16. Journey – Greatest Hits (1988) 17. Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever (1977) 18. Bruce Springsteen – Born in the U.S.A. (1984) 19. John Travolta / Olivia Newton John – Grease (1978) 20. Backstreet Boys – Backstreet Boys (1997)
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If you are already using Creation 5 Media app, don’t forget that you can expand your music collection, for free, by downloading any of the video clips that appear in the above article.
Here’s how:
Open the video in Creation 5 – we have created links by the side of each song title for this very purpose, so just click on any of these and the video will open inside Creation 5.
Once the video is playing inside the app, press and hold the song title and choose DOWNLOAD from the options. That’s it! You can now find the video in your ‘Favorites’ folder.
Press and hold the song title and choose SHARE. If your friends don’t have Creation 5, they will be directed to the App store where they can download the app for free.
Access more than 20,000,000 songs using the Rdio digital music streaming service. You get 2 weeks free subscription with Creation 5!
LOG IN Choose Rdio from the main menu, then choose Music. Tap “Log in” and either log in using Facebook, or your existing rdio account information. Don’t have an rdio account? Click HERE to create one.
START ‘RADIO MODE’ Once signed in, search for your favorite song of the moment. Press and hold the song title and tap ‘Start Radio’. Rdio will automatically find songs with a similar sound, and create a never-ending playlist based on your first choice.
FIND & DOWNLOAD MUSIC VIDEOS Creation 5 will find a YouTube video for any song you’re listening to: press and hold the song title and choose ‘YOUTUBE VIDEO’. To download the videoclip, press and hold the title and choose ‘DOWNLOAD’. (You’ll find the downloaded video in your Video Favorites folder).
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Make the most of our Facebook page – it’s a great resource of new music and an easy way for C5 users to expand their music collection, for free!
VISIT FACEBOOK. Press the Facebook title on the main menu of Creation 5 or visit Facebook in the way you normally do.
CHOOSE SOME MUSIC Choose a post on our page, click the link at the end of the post and the music video will open and begin playing inside Creation 5. (If you don’t have Creation 5 the link will direct you to the App Store where you can download the app for free)
ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION If you enjoy the video and would like to add it to your music collection, just press and hold the title of the song and choose DOWNLOAD from the options. (The downloaded video is stored inside your Favourites folder, within the ‘Video’ section)
SHARE THE LOVE You can share any music video from Creation 5 through AirDrop, Twitter or e-mail. Just press the song title and choose the SHARE icon.
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Enjoy the Big Screen experience with Creation 5! Here are 4 easy steps for streaming music and video using DLNA or AirPlay.
SELECT A PLAYER. Firstly, choose your media (music or video) from the main menu. Tap SELECT PLAYER and choose a playback device – living room TV, bedroom sound system, home cinema etc If you’re using an iPhone or iPod, you’ll need to rotate the device horizontally in order to see the player list.
CHOOSE THE SOURCE Select the blue Music or Video button and tap Sources. The iPad or iPhone is your default Source. If you have a NAS that contains music & videos, this will automatically appear in the list of Sources.
STREAM & ENJOY Find the album, song or video you’d like to watch, tap the title and press PLAY. If you want to browse the folders of your NAS, enable the ‘DLNA folder browsing’ filter.
DOWNLOAD & GO! You can download music & videos from your NAS or DLNA server for offline playback! When downloading songs, firstly add them to a playlist and then select DOWNLOAD PLAYLIST. For videos, just press and hold the name, then choose DOWNLOAD from the options. You can download MP4 format videos directly, other formats require the Creation Movie Player for conversion. (Free download on the App Store)
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Here are some Hot Tips for using our very cool Radio feature.
SEARCH. With over 40,000 radio stations to choose from we’ve made it simple to select one – search by the artist you’d like to hear.
LISTEN. Like the song? Creation 5 will find the YouTube video clip for you – just press and hold the song title and choose YOUTUBE VIDEO from the options.
DOWNLOAD. Like the music video? Want to keep it in your collection? Press and hold the song title and choose DOWNLOAD from the options and it’s yours! Now you can watch it offline, even when you’re travelling and have no internet connection. (You’ll find the downloaded video in your Video Favourites folder)
SAVE & SHARE. Loving a particular radio station? Save it to your favourites so you can hit the same grooves tomorrow! Just press ‘Add Station to Your Favourites’ and you’re done! You can also share the station with your friends by pressing the ‘Share’ button.
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Did you know that you can download Youtube music videos and then share them using Creation 5? Here’s how:
1 – PLAY IT. Follow this link to watch “Shut up & Dance!” in Creation 5
2 – SHARE IT. Share the good vibes with your friends – press and hold the song title and choose SHARE from the options.
3 – DOWNLOAD IT. It’s yours for keeps when you press and hold the song title and choose DOWNLOAD from the options. Once downloaded you will find it in your Favourites folder.
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We’re celebrating with a 50% discount on the App Store for 5 days only: Jan 31 – Feb 4, 2014.
50% discount on our Pro App Download it for just 6.99 euros ($ 7.99)! Stuffed full of hot features, the Pro version is a must-have app for anyone who is serious about their music and entertainment. All future features are included – you never have to pay anymore – and as Creation 5 is under continual development you will have many more groovy features in store.
50% discount on all in-app purchases Get them for just 1.79€ ($1.99) each! Net Radio Access
Music Everywhere with DLNA
YouTube Video Search
Now is the time to head on over to the App Store and enjoy our 50% discount sale! #EnjoyTheMusic
Creation 5 Features Music – Creation 5 organizes all your music, locally and remotely. Access all your playlists from iTunes or your music stored on a NAS/Beomaster. Net Radio Access – Access to over 40,000 NetRadio stations. Search by artist, location or genre. Videos & Podcasts – Play all your high-definition video formats without any conversion issues! Stream content using DLNA or AirPlay and enjoy the show! YouTube – Find YouTube video clips for any song in your collection, or any track being played on NetRadio or Rdio. Want to watch the video offline? Hit ‘download’ and it’s yours for keeps! Rdio – On-demand access to more than 20,000,000 songs – 2 weeks free subscription with Creation 5. Playlists – Hand-picked playlists from music lovers around the globe, updated every week! DLNA and AirPlay – Creation 5 automatically finds all your DLNA and AirPlay devices on the network, so you can control the Big Screen directly from your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Generate playlists from different servers, personalize your menu with actual photos of each room and sync all, or part, of your collection stored on your NAS with just one tap!
Video fans and Big Screen addicts will be delighted with the latest update to our chart-topping Creation 5 Media app.
New features for version 3.2.9
Support for all DLNA video formats with the Creation Movie Player Creation has designed a new Movie Player – no more format or conversion issues, just press and play! Simply launch a video from Creation 5 and the Movie Player takes over from there, playing all popular video formats without any conversion, enabling hi-definition content to play on your Big Screen. Stream your content from DLNA network servers and enjoy the show! Support for Apple Airplay is also included. The Creation Movie Player is available free of charge to all users who have the Creation 5 Pro app and also for users who have downloaded the free app and subsequently purchased the DLNA feature.
Downloading YouTube Videos Like a video you’re watching on YouTube? Fancy keeping it in your collection? Creation 5 will allow you to do just that. Just hit download and it’s yours for keeps – watch it later offline, share it with your friends and start compiling some serious video playlists!
Viva España! Creation 5 is now available in Spanish – every button, every message, every note! This is the beginning of our plans to become a truly global app – we’ll start rolling out other languages in the coming weeks. Avanti!
Changes and improvements We’ve also done some houskeeping in this update and moved our popular hand picked playlists – Sunday Sessions, Throwback Thursdays and Tutti Frutti – into one main ‘Playlist’ section. Look out for lots of new playlists coming soon!
Please update Creation 5 to this latest version! We can’t wait for you to try it and let us know what you think! Your continued support and feedback is invaluable.
