Simple Star Announces the Release of PhotoShow Deluxe 3.0; Award Winning Photo Software Includes New Features, Access to an Integrated DVD Service and Even Easier to Use Interface.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 2004 Simple Star, Inc., the creators of easy to use consumer software and services, announced today the release of PhotoShow Deluxe de·luxe also de luxe adj. Particularly elegant and luxurious; sumptuous: deluxe accommodations; a de luxe automobile. adv. 3.0. Feature-rich PhotoShow Deluxe 3.0 combines powerful new capabilities to enable users to get more enjoyment from their digital photos than ever before. PhotoShow Deluxe 3.0 allows users to quickly organize and edit their photos, create and share musical shows with their digital photos and music and print pictures with ease. Users can also create and order an entertaining photo experience on DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. through Simple Star's integrated DVD service. "PhotoShow Deluxe 3.0 offers the best way for consumers worldwide to get the most out of their digital photos whether they are novice photographers or experienced users," said Chad Richard, chief executive officer of Simple Star. "And with features like our new PhotoShow DVD Service, Simple Star makes the joy of digital photography accessible to everyone." Ease of use has been enhanced in this version of PhotoShow Deluxe with a new one-click show authoring feature. The user simply needs to select a folder In a graphical user interface (GUI), a simulated file folder that holds data, applications and other folders. Folders were introduced on the Xerox Star, then popularized on the Macintosh and later adapted to Windows and Unix. In Unix and Linux, as well as DOS and Windows 3. of photos from their computer and within moments they can enjoy their memories in the form of a dynamic slideshow, complete with style themes and music. This exciting slideshow can be viewed on the computer desktop or easily shared online through PhotoShow.Net. The integration of the PhotoShow DVD service takes all of the fun of photo memories and matches it with the convenience of the DVD format See VOB and DVD. . Creators and recipients of musical slideshows can easily order a DVD, complete with custom packaging. Whether for weddings, vacations or special family moments, the PhotoShow DVD Service offers users a great new way to enjoy their memories on TV. Following the release of the English language English language, member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages (see Germanic languages). Spoken by about 470 million people throughout the world, English is the official language of about 45 nations. version, PhotoShow 3.0 will be released in eleven languages including: French, Italian, German, Spanish, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Korean and Japanese. Software Features: Manage: Organize photos into albums, edit, print, rate, search, and add text, captions and clip art A set of canned images used to illustrate word processing and desktop publishing documents. . Editing functions include red-eye removal, cropping, contrast, brightness and saturation saturation, of an organic compound saturation, of an organic compound, condition occurring when its molecules contain no double or triple bonds and thus cannot undergo addition reactions. adjustments, rotate, creative effects, touch up tools and the ability to add frames around images designed with themes such as Holiday, Parties, Patterns and more. Users can return to their original images at any time during the editing process with the simple click of a button. PhotoShow Deluxe offers a one-of-kind photo rating feature. The more a user does with an individual photo (such as, print, share, e-mail, etc.) the better rating that photo automatically receives allowing for easy searches of popular photos. Advanced searches can also be conducted, allowing users to search based on a period of time as well as comments and key words. Make: Order customized DVDs or create Video CDs for playback in DVD players A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. , musical slideshows enhanced with transitions, effects and animated clip art, screen savers Screen Savers may refer to:
Share: Send friends and family photo albums and musical slideshows online or use PhotoShow Deluxe to upload to Snapfish or Shutterfly for ordering prints and long term storage and sharing. DVD Service Simple Star's PhotoShow DVD service enables consumers to create and order a stunning photo experience on DVD. Once a user produces their musical slideshow using PhotoShow Deluxe, they can choose to have that PhotoShow produced to a DVD using Simple Star's new service. The final result is a professionally packaged DVD that can be enjoyed on a standard player and costs less than $15. Each DVD is custom produced by Simple Star to contain a personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. menu interface, a slide mode to view photos one at a time and the user's complete animated PhotoShow experience. PhotoShow DVDs are available in two varieties: the commemorative com·mem·o·ra·tive adj. Honoring or preserving the memory of another. n. Something that honors or preserves the memory of another. com·mem edition and the lower priced value edition. Commemorative PhotoShow DVDs provide users with a high quality keep case similar to those used to package standard DVD movie releases. The packaging and disc are customized with full color artwork and include photographs from the creator's show. Value edition DVDs are shipped in a basic sleeve, but contain the same disc options and contents found on the commemorative discs. The commemorative and value editions of PhotoShow DVDs will be priced at $29.99 and $14.99 respectively. PhotoShow Deluxe 3.0 is available for $49.99 and can be downloaded at www.simplestar.com. About Simple Star, Inc. Simple Star, "The Personal Media Company", develops software products and services that enable consumers to manage, make and share media in unique and creative ways. Simple Star sells software directly to consumers and also licenses its software to computer hardware manufacturers, digital imaging companies, education institutions, online media companies and retail publishers. Simple Star products have been licensed to companies including: Eastman Kodak Company, Broderbund, Intel, Gateway, Vivendi Universal, MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. , Shockwave.com, RealNetworks, TDK TDK Türk Dil Kurumu (Turkish Language Council) TDK The Dark Knights (gaming clan) TDK Tokyo Denkikagaku Kogyo KK (TDK Electronics Co. Ltd. , MusicMatch, Vivitar, HSN HSN Home Shopping Network HSN High Speed Network HSN Hereditary Sensory Neuropathy HSN Highly Saturated Nitrile HSN Healthy Schools Network, Inc. HSN Hopping Sequence Number HSN Historical Sample of the Netherlands HSN Haiti Support Network , The WB, ADS Technologies, Microtek and Mustek. To learn more about Simple Star, visit www.simplestar.com. |
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