Magix Ships Photostory 2004
December 12, 2003
Lebanon, IN - Magix AG is shipping PhotoStory on CD & DVD 2004, a software package for the creation of CD and DVD slideshows that can be watched on TV.
Magix PhotoStory on CD & DVD 2004 works with personal photos from digital cameras and scanners and a wide variety of image, video and sound files. It captures photos directly from digital cameras and scanners and automatically restores picture and sound quality, the manufacturer describes.
Among the product's features and requirements:
TWAIN support: Import directly from digital cameras and scanners
Image import: JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PSD, RLE, PNG, photo CD
Video import: AVI, DV AVI (Type 1&2), WMV, MOV, MXV, MPEG 1 & 2
Sound import: Sound from digital cameras, MP3, WAV, Audio CD
Photo overview mode (sort)
Easy Storyboard mode (10 transitions, sorting, title, audio, effects)
4-track Timeline mode (order, insert text, add sound etc.)
Automatic display screen adjustment: Size the image to fit your TV screen
Optimized TV display (color, brightness, and cropping)
On-screen presentation time settings and one-click image rotation (90 / 180 degrees)
Make sensational zooms and panoramic shots with virtual camera effects
Automatic onscreen image display: time to match sound or voice duration
Automatic multimedia DVD menu generation with more than 50 templates
Burn slideshows in VCD, SVCD, DVD, mini DVD
Archive complete photo albums on CD-ROM (including slideshow player)
Burn (S)VCD & DVD including project data which can be re-edited (Re-edit mode)
Continuous loop playback on a DVD player
Analog recording back to VHS tape*
Export as JPEG, BMP, TIFF, PNG, PSD, AVI, MPEG-1 & -2, Microsoft Windows Media 9 and Real Helix
*Requires specific hardware. See System Requirements
Minimum system requirements
Microsoft Windows 98 / 98 SE / ME / 2000 / XP
400 MHz processor, 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
Min. 1 GB free hard disk space for video files (5 GB recommended)
Hard drive with data access rate min. 4 MB/s recommended
800x600 display resolution, 16-bit SVGA graphic card with min. 4 MB RAM, 16 bit soundcard
CD-ROM drive for installation, Microsoft-compatible mouse
Optional: Microphone for recording
Disc Burning:
SCSI or IDE CD or DVD Recorder [CD-R, DVD-R(W), DVD+R(W)]
Disc Playback:
VCD, SVCD, DVD-R(W), DVD+R(W) and miniDVD playback requires compatible home DVD player or
appropriate Windows-compatible drive.
PhotoStory on CD & DVD 2004 is priced at $39.99
For more information, visit
www.magix.com
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