Ulead Releases CD & DVD PictureShow 3 Deluxe

[Jason Dunn]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.ulead.com/dps/runme.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.ulead.com/dps/runme.htm</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Ulead® CD & DVD PictureShow 3 Deluxe turns your photos into entertaining slideshows you can watch on TV. With one click, Instant-Show™ theme templates create a slideshow complete with transitions,music, motion menus and pan & zoom effects. Using the simplified three-step workflow, no experience is necessary to get great-looking slideshows every time. Photo Explorer 8.5, included with this suite, gives you everything you need to organize and enhance your photos."</i><br /><br />This looks like a more powerful version of what we've come to expect from Microsoft's PhotoStory, which is something I've been looking for. I'm downloading the demo now - it's a whopping 181 MB, but I'm getting a blazing 546 KB/s, so it's coming down the pipe fast. Ah, how I love high speed Internet access! :D Anyone tried this yet? What do you think?

[Montego]

I have the previous version, which is good when you just want to do a quick and dirty slideshow with music. However, when I want something more elaborate I use VEGAS and do pans and zooms at various speeds.

So, I would be interested in knowing how much control one has for panning and zooming in Version 3 of Picture Show. If each slide can be customized for pan an zoom it may be worth upgrading if it is easier to do than in Vegas. I may have to check out the demo myself.