PulpMotion takes the 'ho-hum' out of iPhoto
with a robust menu of visually arresting themes
So, Mac users have become so infatuated with iPhoto they're blinded by Apple's austere pomp completely losing the notion of fun. iPhoto's drone has lulled them into a generation of bleary-eyed, mediocre, photo-lemmings. And where would you least expect to find the antidote to Apple's dredge? Amazingly enough, from France comes an irreverent company called Aquafadas to wake us up with a little Pulp Motion...PulpMotion, a new Mac OS X application gives users a simple yet powerful new option for designing and sharing striking media montages that integrate personal photos, videos and music.
By simply dragging and dropping their favorite photos, movie clips and music into a visual "theme" or full-motion background template provided by PulpMotion, users can create a whole new way to display - and share - digital media. PulpMotion offers a robust menu of visually arresting themes which range from business-like to esoteric to comical, all of which can be integrated into moving displays, such as, for example, a fake newscast. These displays can then be emailed through an interactive postcard, loaded onto an iPod, used as a personalized screensaver, exported as high quality QuickTime movies, or published to a website using iWeb.
But what is really different about PulpMotion that it takes interactivity to a new level, as yet unavailable in iLife. PulpMotion lets the user stop in front of a video and watch it in full while listening to its soundtrack, then continue when he is ready. Even better, users can surprise their friends by adding the recipient's video image, live, into any composition using the Mac's built-in iSight camera.
The program's simplicity makes it that much easier to have fun, be creative and share a wide variety of media.
Building a creative community
The company is calling on users to share their compositions using PulpMotion themes on the product gallery, a place where people can show their creativity and allow others to be inspired.
PulpMotion
PulpMotion is available immediately for download from the Aquafadas web site, http://www.pulpmotion.com. The launch price of $25.00 applies to a single user license.
PulpMotion
author = Aquafadas
url = http://www.pulpmotion.com
dept = MM Dev: multimedia, presentations, media
audience = Mac specific computer user
overview = Ease of use, originality and low price make PulpMotion a newcomer to watch.
About Aquafadas
Founded in 2004, Aquafadas develops high quality software solutions for the digital video community. Products include iDive, the digital video shoebox which provides cataloguing solutions for both professional and home creators of digital video, and PulpMotion. In September 2006, Aquafadas was the recipient of the Macgeneration Trophy for the Best shareware at Apple Expo 2006, in Paris.
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