Slideshow Magic
25 new features
Slideshow Magic 4.0 has now gone public and is ready for your immediate download! This new version sports up to 25 new features, including the ability for transitions, sound effects, audio tracks, customizable titles and so much more!For those of you who aren't familiar with Slideshow Magic, it's our nifty utility which allows you to combine as many photos as you'd like into a multimedia slideshow. It's PERFECT for business presentations, or organizing a show of your vacation shots! Slideshow Magic sells for shareware US$15.95, but is available for a free 15 day evaluation.
Unlike our competitors, your Mac or PC license will work on the alternative platform. We'd never think about charging you twice for the same product - that's just ridiculous! So, sit back, relax and buy yourself something nice :-) In any case, see the bottom of this e-mail for the list of changes.
What's New:
- Many new video compression codecs.
- Transitions!
- Proper picture scaling, and options to not scale large/small images.
- Sound effects per frame.
- In Bounds title placement.
- Title backgrounding.
- Global segment configuration options - no changing one frame a time if desired!
- Frame preview.
- Frames can now be less than 1 second.
- Windows XP version now has all the features of the Mac version!
- Change title text color!
- Enhanced list area now showing duration, file type, path, name and frame number!
- Preferences can now specify defaults for frames & movies.
- New document on startup can now be turned off.
- Recent menu item.
- Window menu.
- Software Update can now download the most recent version.
- Looping audio tracks.
- Recursively crawls through directories to add files, and notifies if some cannot be added.
- Add Files option added for Windows users as drag and drop will not work on a PC. User must select a folder of media.
- Save As function.
- Multiple slideshows open at once.
- WORKING option to flatten movies on a Mac for PC/Web users.
Slideshow Magic
- Product Info Page
- Download for Mac OS X here: slideshowmagic.dmg
- Download Windows XP: slideshowmagic.zip
- Screenshot
- Documentation
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