Sunday, January 17, 2010

The Swizzler 0.7 public beta coming soon.

New Features:
  • Implemented transition effects (for both video and photo)
  • 20+ new transition effects
  • 30+ GPU accelerated shader effects
  • Also included 4 CPU generated effects for speed comparison
  • Shuffle works with transitions
  • The default value for transition time is 2secs but can be set individually
  • Photo slideshow display time is universal

Features:
  • Video player (up to full 1080p HD video supported)
  • Photo slideshow viewer
  • Able to queue videos and pictures in the same playlist
  • Supports all media formats supported by windows media player
  • Can open multiple files at once. Select multiple files while opening
  • 30+ GPU accelerated special effects
  • Some effects parameters can be controlled using slider
  • Parameter maximum and minimum values can be changed using text boxes under slider
  • 20+ GPU accelerated transition effects
  • Drag video window to move around
  • Right click video window to maximize
  • 3 play modes: Repeat single, Loop and Shuffle
  • Double click on playlist item to play



System Requirements:
  • Any windows OS above XP SP1: XP SP2, XP SP3, Vista, and 7 will work
  • Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 (already installed if you have the latest windows update)
  • A graphics card (GPU) that supports pixel shader 2.0 (PS 2.0). Most graphics cards support PS 2.0, even most integrated graphics cards (e.g: intel express chipset)
  • A decent computer. If windows runs smoothly you should be ok. However, the effects are quite process intensive at higher resolutions

Upcoming Feature Ideas:
  • New rich interface design using Expression Blend
  • More effects and transition effects (e.g: texture effects, mask transitions, etc)
  • Video encoding (Save As..)
  • Video timeline for easier editing
  • Keyboard shortcut controls
  • Instant youtube upload 

Known bugs / Issues:
  • Transitions will assume the size of the first video/picture played. This is only an issue for different sized media. Resizing the video to the correct size will usually fix this problem. Playing media with the same size will also rectify this.
  • Playlist jumps when transition duration is longer than file duration / picture display duration. This can be avoided by setting the transition duration lower than the duration of the video/picture.
  • Videos played after transition effects will not immediately assume the size of the window when changed to full screen. However, the next video to play will resize accordingly.

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