Based on customer requests, this new edition adds many exciting new features including Plus! Photo Story 2, which enables consumers to create Video CDs with their Photo Story slideshows for playback in most consumer DVD players. It also adds a new picture chooser and the ability to edit Photo Story projects. The new version also includes new Plus! Dancers that dance to the beat of your music playing in Windows Media Player 9 Series.
- New Video CD burning capability allows users to burn a Plus! Photo Story slideshow to a CD-R that can be played back in most consumer DVD players.
- New project-level editing feature allows users to save a Plus! Photo Story as work in progress and return at a later date to add additional photos, narration or music.
- A new picture chooser within Plus! Photo Story 2 offers resizable thumbnail previews and easy integration for importing photos from MSN Groups and Microsoft Digital Image Suite 9.
- Enjoy new Plus! Photo Stories from Baseball Legend Willie Mays (narrated by Bob Costas), Olympic medalist Apolo Ohno, Comedian Al Franken and Yogi Berra at: www.microsoft.com/photostory.
- Enjoy 10 new Plus! Dancers in the box, including 60's Retro, Country-Western, Rave, Cheer, Hoofing (combining tap and hip-hop) and four action heroes from popular Xbox and PC games. This brings the total to more than 20 total dancers!
The new and improved version of Plus! Digital Media Edition is available today for $19.95 from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/plus/dme and will also be available at leading software retailers in time for the holidays. The new version is also available as a free upgrade for existing Plus! Digital Media Edition customers.
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