EchoFX Announces USBVision For Mac OS X 1.2.0
Multi-brand USB 1.1 Video Capture Device Support

For Immediate Release
July 5, 2006

Atlanta, GA. Today, EchoFX, a Macintosh software developer, announced the immediate availability of USBVision For Mac OS X 1.2.0 -software support for USB 1.1 video digitizing devices including the XLR8 InterView, Belkin VideoBus, iRez USBLive and CapSure USB, Hauppauge USB-Live, Dazzle Digital Video Creator, Pinnacle LINX and others.

With this version, USBVision For Mac OS X is now fully universal. It will run natively on both PowerPC and Intel-based Macintosh computers. In addition, there are many bug-fixes, and the audio quality from audio-enabled devices such as the Belkin VideoBus II has been significantly improved.

USBVision For Mac OS X 1.2.0 is $29.95 for new customers and is a free upgrade for all previous EchoFX customers.

USBVision For Mac OS X Overview
The USBVision software offers Mac OS X support for a wide range of devices including XLR8 InterView, Belkin VideoBus and VideoBus II, iRez USB Live and CapSure USB, Global Village VideoFX, Alpha Data USB Video Adapter, Hauppauge USBLive, Dazzle Digital Video Creator, Pinnacle LINX and many others -including those originally sold as "PC-only". The USBVision software also supports s-video capturing on some TV tuner devices including Hauppage WinTV and Pinnacle Studio PCTV.

Additionally, the USBVision software can allow up to eight video capture devices to run simultaneously on one computer. Multiple devices can be used with Ben Bird's SecuritySpy and SubRosaSoft's HomeGuardian security packages allowing the monitoring of many different video sources. Multiple devices can also be used with video broadcast packages such as Vara Software's Wirecast, and webcam packages such as Econ Technologies' ImageCaster, allowing multiple video sources to be uploaded to the Internet from a single computer.

The USBVision software has been enhanced in a number of ways from the original InterView-only software, including the addition of snapshot button support, audio input support, and increased compatibility with various third-party applications. The USBVision Capture software included, features hardware accelerated full-screen playback, duration-based recording and AppleScript support.

The USBVision software is available at www.echofx.com for $29.95 USD per device activated. Customers who purchased the InterView For Mac OS X software or InterView Lite hardware from EchoFX may upgrade to the new USBVision software free of charge. For more information about the USBVision software please visit the EchoFX web site at www.echofx.com.

About EchoFX
EchoFX, Inc. is a developer of quality drivers and application software for the Macintosh market. Over a decade of experience and attention to detail make EchoFX products robust and easy to use. EchoFX offers expertise with the following technologies: Desktop publishing software, 3D rendering software, Photoshop, Premiere, and After Effects plug-ins, plug-in architectures, QuickTime codecs, QuickTime applications, application and system multiprocessing, AltiVec programming, DSP co-processing, USB drivers for Mac OS, CPU and cache control software, kernel level programming for Mac OS, UNIX programming and Windows to Mac porting. For more information contact info@echofx.com.

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