Corel Updates Corel Snapfire Software

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Corel has announced a major new update of Corel Snapfire, the digital photo and video sharing and enhancement software that debuted on September 5, 2006. After receiving significant customer feedback on the Snapfire public preview, Corel has added new features and enhancements to both its breakthrough free download and the enhanced version known as Snapfire Plus. The public preview of the free Snapfire application has averaged over 25.000 new users per week since it debuted in September and the global distribution of Snapfire has only just begun to ramp up. While the customer response to the Snapfire has been overwhelmingly positive – with most users citing Snapfire's ease of use and ability to create stunning photo and video slideshows set to music – Corel actively solicited additional feedback from users on how to further improve Snapfire. Corel used this feedback to update both the Snapfire free download and Snapfire Plus, making major improvements in four key areas – ease of use, speed/efficiency, photo and video enhancement, and photo organization.

With this new release, recipients of Snapfire Shows - highly entertaining photo and video slideshows with customized transitions, captions and unique motion effects – can now save and choose their favorite images from the slideshows and then print and enhance those images or use them to create fun projects such as photo calendars, greeting cards and collages.

Many Snapfire users are new to digital photo editing and enhancement – which can be a tricky or tiresome experience for novices. Therefore, Corel has added new helpful tips within the Snapfire Enhance feature section that explain how to easily improve photo quality through cropping, color changes and red eye removal, among others. In addition, a new enhancement allows users to flip through photos easily while in Enhance mode, which speeds up the overall editing process.

Corel has made several other new improvements that make the free download and Snapfire Plus faster, more efficient and easier to use:
- Users can now delete photos right off of their cameras as soon as the downloading process is completed.
- Users can start organizing their photos immediately while their entire photo collection is loading.
- Users can easily download photos from their photo CDs directly to the Snapfire Organizer – a key new feature that speeds and simplifies the photo organization process.
- Users now have immediate access to photos they wish to edit, create or share. The new upgrade automatically drags and drops photos into the photo tray when they move from the main organizer to the Enhance, Create and Show tabs.
- Users of the free Snapfire download can now access a new Snapfire "Show" panel that makes it easier than ever to create and send Snapfire Shows.

In addition to creating Snapfire Shows, Corel Snapfire Plus also allows users to create visually stunning photo projects simply by dropping photos into professionally-designed templates. Even novice users can create professional-quality photo albums, calendars, collages, greeting cards and slideshows within minutes.

Other noteworthy capabilities, available through the free download and via Snapfire Plus, include the following:
- Organize - With zero-click downloading, full-screen Quick Review, and the handy Quick Search, Corel Snapfire takes the effort out of organizing growing digital photo and video collections. Corel Snapfire also automatically scans the computer's My Pictures folder, finds and catalogues all existing photos and videos, and then provides multiple options for easily browsing the collection.
- Enhance - With Corel Snapfire, it's fun and easy to enhance a user's favorite photos. Users can get started immediately by choosing from simple, one-click photo-improvement features. In addition, the advice of the built-in Photo Doctor is perfect for new digital camera owners or novice software users who may not be sure how to improve their photos.
- Create - In just minutes, users can make visually stunning photo creations simply by dropping photos into professionally-designed templates. Users can choose from album pages, calendars, collages, greeting cards, and much more.
- Share - From e-mailing and printing to ordering prints through online photo services, Corel Snapfire makes it easier than ever to share photos and videos.

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