Monday 7 October 2013


Swann Releases New DVR4-1500 Single Camera Compact Security System

The Swann DVR4-1500 Compact Digital Video Recorder and included security camera offers state-of-the-art, professional monitoring in an easy to install, easy to setup and easy to use package all for £199

Milton Keynes, UK, 7th October 2013, –Swann, a global leader in do-it-yourself security monitoring solutions, announces the Swann DVR4-1500 Single Camera Security System.
 
You're in total control of the DVR's recording modes - easily select your preferred resolution, frame rate and the amount of video compression. You can record from four cameras continuously onto the 320GB hard drive. You can also transfer video incidents to USB flash drive to keep on your PC or forward to other parties. 

One of the DVR4-1500’s best features is SmartSearch that makes finding recorded footage as easy as pointing and clicking on the screen to plot the area you are interested in viewing. SmartSearch does the rest to find any incidents that have occurred in that space. With its affordable price and expandability, this is a perfect starting point for a home or business looking for a cutting-edge security solution.

The Swann DVR4-1500 Single Camera Compact Security System is professional, affordable, expandable and easy to use. It really is advanced security made easy.


Availability:

The DVR4-1500 Single Compact Camera Security System is available at RRP £199.99 exclusively from Maplins.

Thursday 19 September 2013


NEW MAGIX Music Maker 2014

 MAGIX Music Maker 2014 is the perfect program for creating your own tracks, beats and sounds. The unique Music Maker Principle makes music production fun and easy!

 UK, 19th September 2013, MAGIX AG, One of the leading international providers of software, online services, and digital content, has announced the release of Music Maker 2014.



With Music Maker 2014 its easier than ever to produce your own songs and tracks – no matter if you’re a beginner or a pro. Thousands of loops, various genres, virtual instruments and spectacular studio effects provide limitless possibilities and sensational results.

The improved recoding function makes it simple to record your own vocals and add real instrument to your arrangements. And thanks to the brand new Vocal Tune feature and Pitch Wizard you will never miss a note!

Create your own melodies using the Vita instruments and make your productions stand out from the crowd. Perfect your songs with your own vocal recordings, awesome guitar riffs, or original keyboard melodies. With just one click your hit can make its premier on SoundCloud, YouTube or Facebook.

Music Maker 2014 Features:
 

·        NEW! More than 3,000 sounds and loops

·        NEW! Practical Pitch Wizard

·        NEW! Vocal Tune

  • NEW! DN-e1 Synthesizer. A unique addition to the realm of virtual analog synthesizers with unparalleled sounds for melodies and soundscapes and almost limitless possibilities for creative sound design.

·        NEW! Power Guitar

·        NEW! Electric Piano

·        NEW! Import projects from Music Maker Jam

 MAGIX Music Maker 2014 Premium

Dive even deeper into the music world with MAGIX Music Maker 2014 Premium: More premium instruments, tons of studio effects, expanded functionality, and even more sounds & loops provide everything you need to create your own amazing tracks. Your tracks will sound better than ever thanks to the new Auto Mastering function. The new Vocal Tune feature makes it easy to correct any imperfections in your vocal recordings.

Music Maker 2014 Premium New Features:

·         Additional loops: 6000 loops with the Premium music styles Deep House, Metal, Movie Score, and Electro Dub

·         Additional instruments: Vintage Organ, Pop Brass, Jazz Drums, BeatBox 2 Plus, Revolta 2 Synthesizer

·         Additional effects: Vocoder, eFX, Vocal Strip, Analog Compressor

·         Unlimited number of tracks

·         Mastering Suite 4, incl. Auto Mastering. A wide range of professionally designed presets enable you to find the right sound for your songs in the blink of an eye. The Clone Function also makes it possible to transfer sounds from your favorite songs and bands to your own tracks.

·         5.1 Surround Mixing

 For full information, please visit:

 
Price & Availability:
 
MAGIX Music Maker 2014 is available now for MSRP £59.99 and Music Maker 2014 for MSRP £89.99 inc VAT from Amazon

Incomedia WebSite X5 version 10

 

No programming skills required! Create your very own sites, blogs and online stores using a fully-visual and intuitive interface. Choose your template, then drag and drop your text, image, video, gallery, widget or e-mail form object into the grid to create the content. Publish your website online with the built-in FTP engine

 
Ivrea (Italy) September 2013 - Incomedia officially announces the availability in the UK of WebSite X5 version 10, the latest version of its popular award-winning web editor.


With Incomedia WebSite X5 no programming skills are required: all you need is a mouse! You don't have to spend time learning to use complicated software: all you have to do is follow the 5 easy steps to create top quality websites. Each step has been designed to help you obtain professional results with the minimum effort.

 
WebSite X5 – The 5 Easy Steps:

1. Choose a design from the 1,500 templates available, or create a new one from scratch.
2. Create the site's structure, adding all the pages you want.

3. Add your contents: text, pictures, videos, photo galleries, maps, social network buttons or any other type of object.
4. Make your pages unique and professional, thanks to the many advanced features: online stores, blogs, RSS feeds, members' areas, multi-language sites, etc...
5. And lastly, get your website online using the built-in FTP engine.

You are free to sign up with the web provider you prefer, however WebSite X5 also includes registration of your own domain name and 30 GB of web space for 12 months, at no extra cost.
 

WebSite X5 version 10 is available in 2 versions: Compact 10 and Evolution 10
 

WebSite X5 Compact 10

WebSite X5 Compact 10 is the outstanding tool that helps turn your website dreams into reality. It provides you with 500 pre-defined templates, all professional quality and ready to use.
 

You can add new pages to your site whenever you want, and organize your website map according to your needs. The automatic SiteMap generator makes your website easy to use for visitors and easy for Internet search engines to find. WebSite X5 provides a unique way of creating website pages: all you have to do is drag and drop text, images, videos, sound and Flash™ animations into the various pages to create an interesting, eye-catching project.
 

With WebSite X5 Compact 10 you have everything at your fingertips: text editor, photo editor, functions for creating spectacular Galleries, support for importing videos from YouTube™ and much more. In addition, you can complete your project with a stunning blog that can be customized and updated as required, new posts can be published regularly.

 
WebSite X5 Compact 10 will automatically generate your page code in order to ensure full compatibility with all browsers and mobile devices, including iPhones® and iPads®. The final step is to use the FTP Engine which makes it child’s play to publish your website online.
 

Main Features:
 

·         More than 500 customizable graphic templates

·         Photo editor to customize your images

·         Create stunning picture galleries

·         Import videos (including YouTube™), Sounds and Flash™ Animations

·         Blog with Podcast and Videocast

·         Editor for creating buttons

·         FTP engine for publishing your website

 

WebSite X5 Evolution 10

With the new version 10, WebSite X5 Evolution, has reached a higher level of maturity, thanks to the improvement of existing features and the addition of new tools. Cornerstone of the new WebSite X5 Evolution 10 is its 5-step structure, a quality that characterizes the program and from which it derives its great adaptability to different user profiles, including those who do not have any knowledge of programming and web design.
 

Main Features:
 

·         Thanks to an even more extended use of HTML5, the sites created with WebSite X5 Evolution 10 ensure full compatibility, adapting to any kind of device, operating system or browser navigation of the latest generation. Both the code of the pages, and also that of the templates are now optimized for a perfect visualization and navigation on mobile devices.

·         A specific Mobile Template Pack has been introduced for the creation of Mobile Sites. Now with WebSite X5 Evolution 10, it is no longer necessary to duplicate the sites in order to obtain a mobile version: once a site has been made, it can be visualized both on Tablets and Smartphones, and everything will work perfectly, including the e-commerce shopping cart, the buttons and boxes for the Social App, etc.

·         Touch Technology is supported on mobile devices, which means you can use your finger to browse or enlarge pictures.

·         The e-commerce cart is now even more powerful with interesting new additions to product catalogue and purchase management.

·         The importance of social networks has also been taken into consideration, introducing the “Social Object” so that buttons and boxes for Facebook, Google+, Twitter or Pinterest Apps can easily be activated.

 

Availability and Pricing:

Incomedia WebSite X5 Compact 10 is available at MSRP £33.99 inc and WebSite X5 Evolution 10 at MSRP £59.99 inc from Amazon or http://www.websitex5.com/en/store.html

Thursday 5 September 2013


Now available on Google Play: Music Maker Jam by MAGIX



UK, 5th September 2013, MAGIX AG, One of the leading international providers of software, online services, and digital content, has announced that MAGIX Music Maker Jam is now available for free on Google Play.

The Smartphone and Tablet app is optimized for Android 4+ touch devices and is one of the most successful apps on the Windows 8 Store. MAGIX Music Maker Jams playful approach to music means everyone can start jamming! Music Maker Jam is now available in 11 languages including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Simplified, and Traditional Chinese.

 

The operating concept has been specifically adapted to the Android control to ensure a particularly intuitive and familiar handling. The app automatically detects whether it is being used on a tablet or a smartphone. An improved user interface has been developed specifically for the much smaller screens of mobile phones, providing maximum ease of use in the minimum space. In addition, users of the Android version can enjoy a free content package with four different music styles: Hip Hop Vol. 1, Dance, Electric Jazz, and Rock Ballads. Users also gain access to other music styles that can be bought in the app.

A highlight of the Android version release is its new "shake feature." By shaking the device, random loops will replace what youve been working with. This little bit of random activity is a great way to push past a creative block. Other functions include touch and swipe controls of the soundboard as well as easy recording, exporting, and sharing of user created tracks.


App
Highlights and Included Features:

·         Four free music styles with professionally produced loops: Hip Hop, Dance, Rock, and Jazz

·         A step sequencer which allows for easy harmony adjustment

·         The ability to record/edit songs in real time while adding sound enhancing effects

·         An eight-track 8 loop mixer for easy, complete song mixing

·         A board which provides clear overview of all tracks selected including defined song details.

·         Customizable background images

·         A "shake" function to explore new loops

·         A "tilt" function to adjust saturation levels on the effects board 

·         The ability to combine different styles of music with the loop selector

·         The ability to record and live edit tracks, save as an audio file, and share with friends

 

 

Music Maker Jam is available for free in the Google Play Store from 5th September


For demonstration video please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uu2E8XFXJA

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About MAGIX:

MAGIX is a leading international provider of high-quality software, online services and digital contents for multimedia communications. Since 1993, MAGIX has been developing leading technologies for creation, editing, management and presentation of photos and graphics, videos and music. Internationally, MAGIX operates from branches in the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands. The product range is targeted towards laymen and professionals alike and goes beyond the PC range to include seamlessly integrated online and mobile applications.
According
to its retail sales figures, MAGIX leads in the multimedia software sector in Germany and the most important European markets, and is one of the most successful competitors in the USA. Over 20 years of market presence as well as one thousand awards worldwide testify to the company's power of innovation.

 

For further information, review copies, or additional images please contact:

UK: Kathryn Lamb, KL Associates Email: kathryn@klassociates.com                      
Tel: 01327 844880