December 1, 2005
muvee Launches autoProducer 5
New features let users control photo motion, touch-up muvees, and batch save/burn productions to DVD
Singapore and New York, NY–– December 01, 2005 – muvee Technologies, the pioneer and leader in Instant Personal Video, has launched the latest version of its automatic video editing software, muvee autoProducer5. New features in this release give users more control over the pan/zoom motion that is applied to photos, make quick touch-ups and batch save/burn to DVD.
“With the new features that we've added to muvee autoProducer 5, users have practically everything they need to turn their home video and photos into compelling productions that they can immediately enjoy and share in a more meaningful way – and they'll never even having to think about editing video,” said Dr. Pete Kellock, muvee's founder and CEO. He added, “Professional editing tools will always have a place in feature films and other narrative productions, but if you're making a video that's all about creating impact instead of telling a story – such as a vacation video, your kids at play, a birthday party, a fun wedding video – forget about video editing as you know it and try making a muvee instead.”
magicSpot™ technology is a key new feature in muvee autoProducer 5 that enables users to control the pan/zoom motion that is applied to still pictures. The default 'Automatic' function applies motion based on the user's chosen style, while the 'Manual' option presents users with two overlapping frames that they can move around to specify start and end points of motion, as well as resize to control zoom in/out points.
The ‘tweak muvee' feature is another addition that lets users quickly touch-up their muvee productions by replacing segments of video or individual pictures just prior to saving. The software can intelligently select similar or contrasting replacement segments using ‘Auto Replace', while the ‘Manual Replace' option lets users choose specific shots for substitution from the source material.
Users can now also collectively save and burn multiple muvees to DVD from a single session, including their original source files.
Other new features in muvee autoProducer 5 include:
muvee autoProducer 5 supports Windows XP and is now available at US$99.95 from muvee's website at www.muvee.com . The software is available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish and Japanese.
About muvee Technologies
Founded in 2001, muvee Technologies is the pioneer and global leader in a dynamic new field: Instant Personal Video. muvee's award-winning autoProducer software features patented technology which revolutionizes the process of video production, allowing people to automatically transform their raw video and photos into professional-looking, polished ‘muvees' in hundreds of different styles. Users need no prior experience working with video, and each production is finished in seconds – literally thousands of times faster than is possible with conventional video editing technology. muvee's products are available for the PC, camera phones, photo kiosks and other platforms, and have sold into more than 150 countries worldwide. muvee's global partners include Hewlett-Packard, Nokia, Sony, Nikon and ATI. For more information, please visit www.muvee.com.
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1.magicSpot™ technology currently works with the 24 default styles that are included with muvee autoProducer 5, as well as with the photoCentric stylePack plug-in. magicSpot support for all other existing plug-in stylePacks will be available in January 2006.
2.Support for Windows 2000 and 10 additional languages will be available in January 2006.
Notes to Editors
muvee (pronounced mew-vee), n ., always written entirely in lowercase- A slick video production created in minutes using intelligent, automatic editing technology.
- An abbreviation for muvee Technologies , the creators of muvee autoProducer software.
High-resolution screenshots: ftp://media:c2noyec39u@ftp.muvee.com/aP5/aP5_Screenshots .
“muvee” is a registered trademark of muvee Technologies Pte Ltd.
For more information, please visit www.muvee.com.
Contact Information:
Tanya Chew
Tel (US): +1 (718) 354-1221
Email: tania.chew@muvee.com
Juanna Tan
Tel: +1 65 6822-8662
Email: juanna.tan@muvee.com