ArcSoft Photo Impression 6 : ArcSoft announces a new full-version of ArcSoft PhotoImpression for Windows. ArcSoft PhotoImpression 6 combines powerful media management and search capabilities with tools for enhancing and getting creative with digital photos. It's designed to appeal to a wide range of users - from beginners looking for an easy way to organize, print and share their photos to more experienced users who want a high-performance media manager with all the bells and whistles. "ArcSoft PhotoImpression 6 simplifies the digital media experience by automating file management and basic picture editing tasks so users are free to spend their time on the fun stuff," said Stephan Cote, ArcSoft Vice President, Digital Imaging Group.
Nokia Lifeblog 2.0 Personal photo album : Nokia introduced Nokia Lifeblog 2.0, a unique collection and storage solution for personal multimedia content that enables you to maintain a personal digital photo album with a minimum of effort. Designed exclusively for Nokia Nseries multimedia computers, this PC and mobile device software combination makes collecting, storing and sharing multimedia content easier than ever. "With digital imaging becoming an integral part of mobile devices, the way people approach digital photography is changing. You are able to capture events and create memories in a spontaneous way as your device is always with you," said Mikko Pilkama, Director, Nokia Nseries See New, Multimedia, Nokia.
Apple iPhoto 6 : Apple iPhoto makes sharing photos faster and simpler than ever before. It also adds features to the ones you already have, including Photocasting, support for up to 250,000 photos, easy publishing to the web, special effects, and new custom cards and calendars. So you can spread those smiles far and wide. Your life is is one big photo opportunity which explains why your photo library is getting bigger every day. Well, good news: iPhoto now supports up to 250,000 images. That means you can shoot over a thousand photos per week for the next 20 years. Navigating your larger library is a breeze now too. As you move the scroll bar, a new see-through Scroll Guide appears to show you what photos or rolls are displayed.
Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 video software : InterVideo, Inc. and its partner Ulead Systems, Inc, industry leaders in video, image and DVD software, today announced the latest version of Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5. New features that have been added to the company's consumer DVD authoring package include easy disc authoring, an expanded range of creative options and future-ready support for both the HD DVD and Blu-ray disc formats. With support for the new high-definition formats, users will enjoy the amazingly sharp images that high-definition video provides while making a giant leap in storage capacity. DVD MovieFactory 5 will be available in box and electronic versions for $49.99 starting in late March 2006.
Photo Album Software from NeoWise : NeoWise Software introduced Express Thumbnail Creator, a web photo album creation tool for Microsoft Windows. Express Thumbnail Creator lets anyone, regardless of their knowledge of HTML or CSS, create a compelling, high impact gallery for sharing digital memories with other people over the internet. The Express Thumbnail Creator wizard-style interface takes you through all the stages of gallery creation in a step-by-step fashion and gives a total control over its every detail. You can choose from 30 pre-build templates that can help you jumpstart your project in a couple of minutes. Or, you can spend some time to customize the look of the gallery according to your own taste and creative urge.
MemoryMixer from Lasting Impressions : Lasting Impressions will be showcasing its new software product, MemoryMixer, at PMA 2006 show in Orlando. Helping photo retailers create a Digital Media Showcase for their stores; MemoryMixer is the ideal flagship product because of its simple, easy-to-use design and features. "With the increasing number of digital photos being taken and stored on personal computers, MemoryMixer is a great way to creatively design and share those important memories," said Linda Malek of LJM Associates, a leading expert on the digital photo market. "This new digital solution is extremely easy to use and offers a wide variety of tools and output options that take sharing memories to a new level."
Roxio MyDVD 8 Premier creation software : Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions, the leader in digital media software, today released MyDVD 8 Premier, which introduces significant enhancements including advanced video editing capabilities and authoring tools, high-quality transitions and effects, customizable menu templates, and support for high definition (HD) video. MyDVD 8 Premier will have particular appeal to the tens of millions of existing MyDVD users looking for more creative control and greater authoring flexibility. Roxio today also introduced MyDVD 8 Essentials. MyDVD 8 Premier and MyDVD 8 Essentials are now available at the Web site of Roxio. MyDVD 8 Premier is priced at $69.99, and MyDVD 8 Essentials is priced at $49.99.
Create photo screensavers with Nufsoft Software : Nufsoft announces the release of Nature Illusion Studio 1.10, a design tool for creation of compelling screensavers and animations. This application provides you with a point-and-click design environment that lets you transform your real-world photo into an animated nature scene. In just a few clicks you can add various water effects, weather effects like snow and rain, and background sounds that recreate natural phenomena with much realism and accuracy. The end result is a superbly lifelike and atmospheric presentation that can be saved as a screensaver, a standalone executable, an AVI or animated GIF file and distributed to other people, who can admire your creation.
