Boinx FotoMagico 2 Public Beta: Standalone Slideshows and Screensavers


Munich, Germany - January 5th, 2007. FotoMagico 2 enters the Public Beta
testing phase. FotoMagico 2 represents a significant step forward by
introducing high resolution, standalone slideshow players that can be
shared with people who do not have a license for FotoMagico. In order to
test this new capability thoroughly, FotoMagico 2 is now available as a
public beta with a final release planned for March, 2007.

Standalone Slideshow Player

FotoMagico 2 will introduce standalone slideshow players. With them,
photographers can share their slideshows in high resolution (much better
than any video) with people who do not have licensed FotoMagico on their
Macs. The standalone player offers the same playback quality as the full
version of FotoMagico. Standalone slideshows play as soon as they are
opened and can be made to expire after a certain time or after having
been played a certain number of times.

Screensavers

Another popular format for distributing slideshows is screensavers.
FotoMagico 2 lets you export your slideshow as a screensaver. Again
because the screensaver uses the FotoMagico rendering engine, the file
size of the screensaver can be kept low even for long slideshows with a
lot of movement and high resolution images. With this, FotoMagico opens
a new advertising and distribution channel for digital photographers.

Watermark

A Watermark is a visible logo superimposed on the slideshow.
Photographers can use this to brand their slideshows by displaying their
logo or website address or phone number or whatever they like. In
connection with the standalone player, this is a powerful advertising
instrument.

Availablity and Pricing

Boinx FotoMagico 2 Public Beta is now available for download as a
Universal Application from the website
http://www.fotomagico.com/beta/2/. It requires a special time-limited
license key which can be requested at the website free of charge.
Pricing and update policy have not been determined yet. The final
release is planned for march 2007, subject to beta test results.

About FotoMagico

FotoMagico, winner of the Apple Design Award 2006 - Best Mac OS X User
Experience Runner-up, is a presentation tool for photographers. It is
easy to use and produces phantastic slideshows that makes the audience
want for more. As Derrick Story, co-author of "iPhoto: The Missing
Manual" and host of "The Digital Story" put it: "FotoMagico makes the
kind of slideshows that make Ken Burns envious."

About Boinx Software

Boinx Software is a trademark of GeBE Computer & Peripherie GmbH, based
in 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 FotoMagico is a tool to create and perform professional live photo
slideshows and has won the O'Reilly Mac OS X Innovators Award in 2004
and an Apple Design Award 2006 - Best Mac OS X User Experience
Runner-up. Boinx iVeZeen turns your webcam into a digital camcorder.
Information about Boinx Software and its services can be obtained from
its website www.boinx.com