2009-06-14

New Features For You! : All-New Editor View, Speed Control, and On-Slide Quizzes

Dear PhotoPeach users,

This week, we have completed some wonderful new features that we think take PhotoPeach slideshows to the next level.

 

1. New Peachy Editor to Help You Tell Better Stories Online!

With our new editor you can now:
  • Choose where to show the caption on each photo (center or bottom)
  • Explain your stories in more detail by inserting a blank slide with text only.
  • One-Click Duplicate photos to make better explanations and transitions. 



Start using the new editor today by clicking the "Edit caption" button below your slideshows! The editor is incredibly simple yet supports making more elaborate slideshows than ever before.

For your comparison, here is an example of both the new slideshow and the old one to showcase its features:
Tug of War 2: The New Editor
Tug of War: Original

 

2. Fine-Grain Speed Control Options

Want to change the speed of photo changes in your slideshow?



  • Step 1: Simply click the "edit caption" button at the bottom of your slideshow and to enter the new editor and you'll see the speed control slider at the bottom.
  • Step 2: Drag the bar to change the speed to your desired value and then click "preview" to check the result.
  • Step 3: Click "OK" to permanently save this speed for the entire slideshow and return to the normal view.

Here is an example of a really fast slideshow to show what you can do with the speed adjustment:
Kaiyukan Aquarium - See 40 photos in 30 seconds

 

3. Introducing the All-New Quiz Concept to the PhotoPeach service.

Now you can make slideshows with a quiz for your friends and family to test their knowledge.



When inside the editor,
  • Step 1: Select the slide you wish to add a quiz to, and click the quiz button on the left.
  • Step 2: Add a question for your audience, add two or three possible answers, and be sure to click the circle next to the correct one.
  • Step 3: Click "OK" to save the changes.

Use our sharing buttons below the slideshow on the viewing page to send the quiz to your audience and test their knowledge or get feedback.

We can't wait to see you create your own new public quiz show! See an example here.
That wraps up our new features for this week. We sincerely hope you enjoy them.

As always, please provide any feedback you may have; we always love to hear your opinions.

A Big Thank You goes out to all of our users who responded to the questionnaire. It has already proven to be invaluable feedback and the Amazon Gift cards have been sent to the 10 lucky winners.

Thanks for using our service.

Love,
The PhotoPeach Team

2009-05-14

Two New Features, Free Gift Cards For Feedback!

Dear PhotoPeach users,

Today we not only have new features for you, we are also announcing the launch of our gift card reward campaign!
Just fill out the questionnaire in the link at the end of the email and you will be entered to win one of ten, 10$ Amazon.com Gift Cards.



Also, just this week we are adding two new features to our service.

1. Explore by Category that you are interested in.

With public categories, creators can place their shows in a category that best targets their audience and everyone can enjoy watching shows from other people with similar tastes.
Here are the list of categories : World & Travel Pets and Animals Nature Science Commedy Sports Art & Illustrations Education Computer & Tech Politics & Society Cooking & Food Family & Wedding Party & Event

 

2. Import from Web

Do you have a blog with photos? If so, you are already setup to make a photopeach slideshow with one click!
Now we have added an import from web page function .
Just copy & paste the URL of your blog in upload page and click the "get" button.



We will retrieve all images from that web page automatically. You can remove unnecessary images or change the order as always, and make new slideshows in seconds!

Questionnaire

By answering these questions you will be helping to make PhotoPeach better and be automatically entered to win one of Ten, 10$ Amazon gift cards.

As we wrote above, we want you to answer the questionnaire so that we can better grasp your needs, and then improve our service for you.

To answer the questionnaire, please visit this page:
http://bit.ly/photopeach_questionnaire

The questionnaire will only be available until May 22 so act now.

We will inform the Ten winners of Amazon.com Gift Cards, selected at random on May 31 by email.

Thanks for reading and hopefully helping us provide a better service for you.

Love,
The PhotoPeach Team

2009-05-03

Three Freshly Grown Features for You

Hello from PhotoPeach!

We have been busy at work and are releasing delicious new features into the wild for you to enjoy. Check it out:

1. More Music Options

We have added more than fourty tracks to our music library so now you can enjoy more music options and make your slideshows more unique.

2. Hot Slideshows Added to Explore Mode

We have just added a "Recently Popular" tab in the explore page. In this mode, slideshows that received more than 5 comments from others will appear. Now you can easily find slideshows that are hot right now and add your two cents.

3. Watch Your Favorite Creator's Newest Shows Automatically

Last week, we released a brand new "watch the creator" function. Many people are now enjoying their favorite creators shows as soon as they are made. If you are not watching anybody yet, find your favorite creators in the new creators page or go to friends you know and start "watching" today.



Collect your favorite creators' slideshows and follow their latest updates automatically!

As always, thanks for enjoying the service and let us know if there is anything that could make your experience sweeter.

Love,
The PhotoPeach Team