ArcSoft MediaImpression 1.2 aims high. It wants to be your one-stop shop for managing all of your digital media--photos, videos, even music--within a single interface. You can import, browse, search, and organize your media files, as you'd expect. But MediaImpression goes further, providing features for editing photos and creating and sharing slideshows and movies. 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. You can also assemble greeting cards, calendars, and photo books.
All of these features are provided via individual add-on modules, an approach that allows ArcSoft to expand the software easily over time. This modular approach also makes for some fairly specific functionality. 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 gives MediaImpression an edge over applications that adhere to a strict software release schedule. 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. The company says those features will be added by the end of the year.
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