Photo Explosion Product Details

Capture and Organize:

• Capture photos from digital cameras, scanners, photo CDs and online processing services.
• Frame capture from DV camcorders and web cams.
• Automatically apply auto-slicing and post processing during scanning.
• Multimedia file browser/viewer to organize files into on-screen albums.
• Select multiple photos and apply "Batch Enhancements" or convert file formats simultaneously.

Editing Features:

• SmartEnhance Technology: Automatically straighten, crop, adjust brightness & contrast, hue & saturation or focus with one-click.
• Trim photos into unique shapes from the "Trim Shape" library.
• Adjust focus, lighting and color balance.
• Remove red-eye or change eye color.
• SmartSelect tool cuts out parts of photos to insert/combine with other photos.
• Easily clone parts of one photo onto another.
• Use paint tools with edge and transparency options to accent photos.

Photo Enhancement:

• View photo effects in the preview display before applying them; easily undo changes.
• Use automatic or advanced manual control for photo effects.
• Apply artistic effects such as Charcoal, Watercolor, Fabric, Oil Paint and more.
• Create unique photos with Warp effects and special lenses like Thin, Fat, Spotlight and a host of other filters.
• Custom-frame photos with magic edges and a large variety of picture frames.
• Decorate with props like talking balloons, clothing accessories and hilarious disguises - directly into the photo.
• Add Particle effects such as Bubbles, Firefly, Snow, Clouds, Stars and Rain for 3D realism.
• Add captions to photos with colorful eye-catching text and then transform into different shapes and perspectives.
• Apply special effects to text like Glass, Snow and Fire - or make it 3D.
• Create signatures with your own handwriting.

Photo Sharing:

• Instantly print contact sheets or thumbnail CD covers for photo albums.
• Print multiple photo sizes; choose from hundreds of layouts for instant wallet size, 3x5, 4x6, 5x7 and 8x10, plus international sizes.
• Turn your photographs into greeting cards, calendars and other memorable keepsakes with over 7,500 ready-made project templates and photos.
• Easily print posters and labels and make T-shirts from your photos.
• Send photos - or entire albums - to family and friends with no special software required to view them.
• Create web cards, albums and slide shows with music and animation. Send them via e-mail or post them to the web.
• Transform your photos into GIF animations with fireworks, kaleidoscope and magic cube effects for e-mail or posting to the web.
• Easily transform a series of photos into 360° or wide-angle panoramas.
• Automatic photo stitching, alignment and color blending.
• Post your panoramas online or e-mail them and allow the viewer to "walk through" the scene.
• Burn photo slide shows onto CDs.
• Includes software for PDAs running Palm® OS.

System Requirements:

• Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, Me, XP or Vista
• Pentium 166 Mhz or Faster
• 32 MB RAM
• CD-ROM Drive