January 2, 2004
muvee autoProducer Wins "Best of 2003" Award from PC Magazine
muvee autoProducer is the only video production software title to be named in the awards
Singapore –– January 02, 2004 – muvee Technologies, creator of the first automatic video production software for the PC, announced today that muvee autoProducer has been named as one of PC Magazine’s top 100 products this year. muvee autoProducer is the only video editing solution to be featured in the prestigious year-end roundup, which appears in the January 20, 2004 issue of PC Magazine.
PC Magazine’s editors praised muvee autoProducer’s ease of use, as well as its ability to quickly and automatically create compelling video productions, edited to music with attractive style effects, titles and cool transitions. The review is available at newsstands or online at http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1421945,00.asp.
“muvee autoProducer is an excellent solution”, said Jan Ozer of PC Magazine. “It converts your raw footage into a music video. You import your video, select the background audio tracks and choose a style, tempo, and clip order (sequential or random). Then autoProducer analyzes the video to find the best sequences, examines your music to find the right tempo, and uses the style as a ‘director’ to pull the project together according to the selected feel.”
Dr. Pete Kellock, founder and CEO of muvee Technologies said, “PC Magazine is the leading PC technology publication, and one of the most trusted sources of unbiased, informed product reviews. muvee autoProducer has consistently received amazing feedback from our users and OEM partners alike, and the muvee team is very proud to see it voted among the best products of 2003 by PC Magazine.”
muvee autoProducer is a user-friendly video editing application for the PC that allows users to quickly and easily create polished video productions from raw footage. Users simply add in their videos and/or pictures, choose some music, and apply a creative editing style. Within minutes, muvee autoProducer analyzes the footage to pick out key scenes, before automatically cutting these video highlights to the length and rhythm of the chosen music, with style effects and transitions synchronized to the beat. If users want to try out a different look and feel for their production, they just need to apply a different style, and muvee will automatically create it in just a few seconds.
muvee autoProducer is currently bundled with products by Hewlett-Packard, ADS Technologies, ATI and MedioStream, and was awarded 4 stars by PC Magazine in a May 6, 2003 review. The latest version of the software, which now features support for photos and plug-in styles, is priced at US$49.95 and is currently available online at www.muvee.com.
About muvee Technologies
Founded in 2001, muvee Technologies is a privately held company headquartered in Singapore with a subsidiary, muvee Technologies, Inc. in New York. The company’s award-winning product, muvee autoProducer, is the world’s first smart automatic video production software for the PC that lets anyone to create professional-looking productions automatically and easily from raw video, often thousands of times faster than any other approach.
To date, muvee autoProducer has sold into over 60 countries worldwide directly from the company’s website at www.muvee.com, and is also available at retail outlets in Europe, Southeast Asia and Japan.
muvee Technologies has showcased its groundbreaking technology at leading industry events, including COMDEX and International CES in the USA, World PC Expo in Tokyo, and CeBIT in Germany.
muvee Technologies has showcased its groundbreaking technology at leading industry events, including COMDEX and International CES in the USA, World PC Expo in Tokyo, and CeBIT in Germany.
Notes to Editors
muvee (“mew-vee”) n., always lowercase- Slick video production created in minutes using intelligent, automatic editing technology.
- An abbreviation for muvee Technologies , the creators of muvee autoProducer software.
“muvee” is a registered trademark of muvee Technologies Pte Ltd. For more information, please visit www.muvee.com.
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