![]() Contrast this with the Mac’s built-in media browser, which recognizes every media type on your computer-even The software was unable to see music and image files stored in MediaImpression attempts to find your existing media files automatically, but on my Mac, it was only able to find my movie files, a few pictures that were loose in my Pictures folder, and a handful of MP3 and WAV files. Plug in a digital camera or a memory card and you can fix red-eye and correct and add tags to your photos during the import, something I haven’t seen in other software. You can also import files from a mobile or storage device, or jump directly to the software’s photo or movie editor. You can show all files or restrict your view to photos, movies, or videos. But MediaImpression doesn’t default to the standard places for storing media on the Mac-the Movies, Music, and Pictures folders instead, you are presented with the entire folder hierarchy and must navigate to the locations where your files are stored. When you first launch the program, you are presented with a Start Page, which lets you view the various media types it supports. MediaImpression’s effects produce good results and the media converter supports a variety of common formats. I like that the software is extensible through additional modules right from within the program (an approach that reminds me of Firefox). The company says those features will be added by the end of the year. Unfortunately, some modules, such as one that uploads movies to YouTube, or one that lets you order prints from online providers, aren’t yet available for the Mac. This gives MediaImpression an edge over applications that adhere to a strict software release schedule. For example, there’s a module that integrates with Google Earth to geotag your photos, and another that provides a built-in media player. This modular approach also makes for some fairly specific functionality. You can also assemble greeting cards, calendars, and photo books.Īll of these features are provided via individual add-on modules, an approach that allows ArcSoft to expand the software easily over time. You can easily export your media, either as e-mail attachments or photo pages, and photos can be saved as either screen savers or desktop wallpaper. But MediaImpression goes further, providing features for editing photos and creating and sharing slideshows and movies. ![]() You can import, browse, search, and organize your media files, as you’d expect. It wants to be your one-stop shop for managing all of your digital media-photos, videos, even music-within a single interface. ![]()
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