iView Launches iView Media

April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- iView Multimedia (iView) today announced the immediate availability of iView Media for Windows- and Mac-based computers. Designed for a consumer audience, iView Media is based on the company's award-winning iView MediaPro, which is widely used by photographers, graphic designers, and other media professionals. iView Media is easy to use and powerful. It allows users to manage, share and protect their whole inventory of digital media -- including photos, graphics, video and music clips.

According to InfoTrends Research Group, low end, sub-$1,000 digital cameras worldwide will reach 51 million units in 2007. In-Stat/MDR predicts that worldwide portable digital music players will grow to over 36 million. And by the end of 2003, DVDs will be in more than half of U.S. homes, according to the DVD Entertainment Group. The rapid rise of these affordable digital imaging and audio devices is creating unprecedented opportunities for consumers to capture not only their media favorites, but also the important moments in their lives.

Find it. Share it.
iView Media permits users to manage photos, music, graphic images, video and music on their computer hard disks, CDs, servers or the world wide web. Its efficient, economical design means that it takes little space on a computer's hard drive. It supports more than 70 different file types from JPEG to DV to Movies and reads metadata standards such as EXIF, QT and IPTC. Its friendly, intuitive look and feel makes managing a wide range of media easy and fun. With iView Media, you can:

• Easily find photos, movies, sounds and other media
• Organize by searchable tags
• Sort by simple characteristics -- not only date, but also event or location
• Share photos, movies, sounds and other media with friends and family
• Create slide shows with audio soundtracks
• Instantly play back movies, QTVR and music in any view
• Automatically generate Web galleries of photos and movies
• Store and protect precious photos, audio, video and other media files with back-up feature

"iView began by providing professional digital media management solutions on Macintosh computers when there were none," said Mike Vieyra, chief executive officer of iView Multimedia Ltd. "We've had many users ask us both for a Windows version of our software and for a more affordable entry-level product. With the launch of iView Media on both Windows and Macintosh we are responding to our users' demands. As we grow, we are committed to delivering a better, more affordable way of managing, sharing and storing the sounds and images of the digital lifestyle."

Pricing and Availability
iView Media for Windows and iView Media for Mac are available now at $29.95 and are available for sale on www.iview-multimedia.com. Supported operating systems include Windows 98/ME/2000/XP and Mac OS 9 and OS X.

iView MediaPro for Mac is available for sale on www.iview-multimedia.com and through local distributors and retailers in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan, Asia Pacific and Australia.

A Windows-based version of iView MediaPro is planned for later this year. Those who purchase iView Media now will be credited its value against the purchase of iView MediaPro for Windows. This offers Windows users the opportunity to try iView Media and upgrade later if they want more advanced professional features.

More information is available at http://www.iview-multimedia.com

Source: iView Multimedia (iView)