NCH Software, announce the release of their latest video/image application PhotoStage Slideshow Creator. PhotoStage allows you to add photos and video and includes photo editing functionality as well as a range of transition and display effects, like fading, cross fading, zooming, rotation. It also features the ability to add a soundtrack and narrative as well as captions.

    "It was a natural step for our Video development team to take when reviewing the ideas for their next project," said Stephanie Lee, marketing manager for the Australian company. "It compliments a wide range of our existing applications such as the image converter, Pixillion, our video capture application, Debut and even some of our programs we consider to be in the realm of Audio, Express Burn Plus and WavePad Audio Editor. The great thing about PhotoStage is the ability to build a slideshow for portable devices without needing to know the file format and encoder settings for each type of device, like a PSP or iPod."

    You can then build the slideshow for the device of your choice, whether you simply save it to your hard drive to show on your PC, burn as a video DVD to play on your TV, save for a portable device like a PSP or Pocket PC (with the optimal format and resolution for each one already pre-selected), you can even build a slide show for Mac users and mobile cell phones.

    "PhotoStage is another free video application in our range," said Stephanie. "We are very interested in constructive feedback from users and the best was to gather this is to allow them to play with the program without restriction." Creating a slideshow from your digital photos has never been easier. Photostage brings your pictures to life and lets you share your favorite memories with family and friends in an interesting and portable way.

Stunning Transition Effects
    - Panning and zooming effects let you bring your photos to life.
    - Fade transition effect gives your slideshow that professional touch.
    - Preview the effects in real time.
    - Customize the duration of the effect.
Complete Photo Optimization
    - Fine tune brightness, saturation and color for photos and video.
    - Add your favorite photos with a click of a button.
    - Crop, rotate and flip photos easily and preview the changes in real time.
    - Add text captions to individual slides.
    - Add video clips for a complete slideshow presentation.
Amazing Audio Tools
    - Add music tracks to your slideshow.
    - Record narrations with the click of a button.
    - Import pre-recorded narrations
    - Mix multiple music tracks together using our powerful MixPad Audio File Mixer
Share With Your Family and Friends
    - Burn to DVD and watch in your living room on your TV.
    - Show off your latest pics and clips on PSP, iPod, iPhone, 3GP mobile phone or Pocket PC.
    - Explore the most advanced way to burn HD DVDs and Blu-Ray Discs.
    - Output video files and share your creation with more friends on computer or through Internet.

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