The public beta period for Soundslides Plus has ended today, and its official release version is now available from its website for$69.95. This version offers new features to include the Ken Burns effect (ie )pan-and-zoom, individual transitions for each photograph, thumbnail menus, the ability of producing slideshows without audio...as well as all the features of the original Soundslides (which will still be available for $39.95). To upgrade from Soundslides to the new Soundslides Plus will cost you US$30. I've tested Soundslides Plus in its free beta version, and found it to be a nice upgrade. What interest me most is its new feature to produce slideshows without audio. The remaining features are nice but are not terribly important to me. I fear that many users will overdo the Ken Burns effect in their Soundslides Plus slideshows, as it's easy to get heavy handed with this neat effect...so I'm bracing for the endless pan and zooms.
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