Boinx Software releases FotoMagico 2.5
New version features Adobe Lightroom support, YouTube export and
teleprompter
Munich, Germany–July 26th, 2008. Boinx Software introduced today
FotoMagico 2.5, its award-winning photo presentation tool for
professional photographers. Recently honored with the Apple Design
Award (ADA) 2008 – “Best Mac OS X Leopard Graphics and Media
Application Runner-up”, the new 2.5 version of FotoMagico now features
support for Adobe Lightroom libraries, a teleprompter that shows notes
for every slide on a presenter’s display and a new export option for
uploading slideshow videos directly to YouTube.
“We want to thank thousands of users who take part on our public beta
program and gave feedback to make FotoMagico even better”, says Oliver
Breidenbach, co-founder of Boinx Software. “We are dedicated to making
FotoMagico the premier slidehows tool on the Mac, two Apple Design
Awards are proof that we are on the right track.”
“With FotoMagico 2.5, keeping your audience at the edge of their
seats with a great show is now as easy for Adobe Lightroom users as
it was for Aperture and iPhoto users before”, says Peter Baumgartner,
lead-developer and “father” of FotoMagico. “The teleprompter enables a
Steve Jobs-like performance for everybody and sharing shows with a
global audience was never easier than with the new YouTube export option.”
Adobe Lightroom Support
FotoMagico 2.5 now supports the iMedia Browser framework. With the
integrated iMedia Browser users can now seamlessly access GarageBand
songs, iLife sound effects and their media libraries not only from iTunes,
iPhoto and Aperture (Pro version) but also from other software including
Adobe Lightroom (Pro version).
Teleprompter
With the new teleprompter of FotoMagico 2.5 Pro users can show their
photos on one display and read their notes for every slide on another.
Nicely animated, they get a preview showing which pictures come next
and can even jump back and forth to every slide in the storyboard with
just a click of the mouse.
YouTube Export
The Sharing Assistant feature adds a new export option, allowing to
upload photo presentation videos directly to YouTube to reach a global
audience. Video encoding for YouTube can be accelerated with the
powerful Turbo.264 video encoder hardware from Elgato.
Availability and Pricing
FotoMagico 2.5 is available immediately for download from
http://www.boinx.com/download/ . A built-in assistant will guide users
through the process of aquiring the proper license. The update to
FotoMagico 2.5 is free of charge to current FotoMagico 2.x license
owners at their current license levels. FotoMagico 2.5 Express is available
for $49 and FotoMagico 2.5 Pro is available for $129 via Kagi. For all
purchase options see http://boinx.com/fotomagico/buy . Commercial
multi-user license discounts are available upon request.
About FotoMagico
FotoMagico, winner of two Apple Design Awards – “Best Mac OS X Leopard
Graphics and Media Application Runner-up 2008” and “Best Mac OS X User
Experience Runner-up 2006”, is a presentation tool for photographers.
It is easy to use and produces impressive slideshows that makes the
audience want more. As Derrick Story, host of ‘The Digital Story’ put
it: “FotoMagico makes the kind of slideshows that make Ken Burns
envious.”
About Boinx Software
Boinx Software Ltd. is located in Puchheim, near Munich, Germany.
Boinx Software develops and publishes fun and easy-to-use applications
for the creative user. Boinx iStopMotion is the leading solution for
stop-motion animation and time lapse capture for your digital hub and
won the O’Reilly Mac OS X Innovators Award in 2003. Boinx iVeZeen
turns your webcam into a digital camcorder. Boinx Mousepose is the
essential mouse pointer highlighting tool for everyone doing
presentations, trainings or demos, and those individuals with huge and
high-resolution displays.