New SMART Video Player Software Enables Writing Over Moving or Still Video on a SMART Board™ Interactive Whiteboard
Free software upgrade means users can interact directly with video presentations
Las Vegas, NV --- April 8, 2002 --- SMART Technologies Inc. announces SMART Video Player, a new feature in SMART Board software for the Microsoft
Windows operating system. This software will be released in June as part of a free upgrade to SMART Board software. SMART Video Player enables users of any SMART Board interactive whiteboard to annotate over moving or still video from sources such as DVDs, VCRs, document cameras and computer files. With SMART Video Player, presenters can interact with multimedia inputs, including video, without purchasing additional software or hardware.
With SMART Video Player, video can be played either in the player's window or in full-screen mode. Users can write over top of the video, pause or freeze frames and save or clear annotations. Saving annotations automatically sends a screen capture to SMART Notebook
software. When viewing computer video files such as .AVI and .MOV files, a presenter can also stop, pause or continue playing from any point.
"From coaching and education to weather broadcasting and litigation, people have a real need for SMART Video Player," says Nancy Knowlton, president and COO of SMART Technologies Inc. "It is an easy-to-use, inexpensive, Windows-compatible alternative to specialized systems for enabling video annotation."
Pricing and Availability
SMART Video Player will be available as a free download to SMART customers in June 2002. For additional information, specifications or authorized SMART resellers, visit www.smarttech.com or call 1.888.42.SMART.
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Public Relations
SMART Technologies Inc.
300, 1207 - 11th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB CANADA T3C 0M5
Phone +1.403.802.3337 Fax +1.403.228.2500
pr@smarttech.com
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