New Features in RocketLife

This video shows some of the new features we added to RocketLife-powered software in Summer 2012, including:

• Social Sharing — now you can easily upload your creations for friends and family to see, order, or even personalize further.
• New Templates — browse dozens of professional designs for everything from greeting cards to T-shirts. Get started fast, then add your personal touch.
• 15 New Designer Fonts — add personality to your creations with our new Art Fonts, including several styles of handwritten letters.
• Faster Editing — we've enlarged the controls, simplified the layout, and added full 360° rotation, page shuffling, right-click support, and more.
• Canvas Prints — you can now design and order gallery-wrapped canvas prints. (Availability depends on location.)

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Printing Photo Projects at Home

Learn how the new Print Panel in RocketLife-powered software makes it easy to print your photo projects at home. We show how to resize images to fit the page and even optimize the layout to save paper and simplify cutting. (Click the Full Screen button to watch the video in HD.)

This demo shows a version of our software with print-at-home capability. However, you can create similar gridded layouts in all RocketLife-powered software. Just select the Design tools and then click the Photo Layouts tab.



What would you like to print? Let us know in the comments below.

Make Your Own Monthly Photo Calendar

Your calendar occupies a prime position on your wall, so why not make it truly personal? This video shows how to create a great-looking calendar from your photos in less than two minutes, using RocketLife-powered software. You’ll learn how to add photos, choose a theme and starting month, and customize the calendar grid itself to complement your photos. (Click the Full Screen button to watch in HD.)

These tips apply to all of our calendar projects, including ship-to-home, print-at-home, and pick-up-at-store versions.



What’s on your calendar? Let us know in the comments below.

Add Style with the Monochrome Airbrush

RocketLife software offers four airbrushes to make your photo creations even more creative. This video shows how to add a beautiful black-and-white effect with the Monochrome brush. You’ll also learn the secret key command to clean up edges and apply highlights. (Click the Full Screen button to watch in HD.)

Try the other airbrushes, too. Sepiatone adds an antique brown. Blur lets you soften distracting objects in the background. Rub Through erases parts of a photo to reveal another photo underneath.



What techniques have you discovered? Let us know in the comments below.

Quick Tip Video: Make Your Own Holiday Card

RocketLife's greeting card templates help you create a personal message fast. Here's a 90-second video to show just how quick it is. (Click the Full Screen button to watch in HD.)

Of course, like everything RocketLife, your creation is still completely customizable. Our templates aren't limited to a specific number of photos. Pick your favorites; the program lays them out artfully, and then adjusts as you resize or add more.



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Happy holidays from RocketLife!

RocketLife on TV: Turning Movie Magic into USO Photo Books

Yesterday, Fox 40 TV visited RocketLife to show how we’re using our background in movie magic to help anyone create truly personal photo gifts. (RocketLife’s founders developed visual technologies used in Star Wars, Titanic, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, and dozens more.)

The first shot was in our science fiction museum, where President Daniel Kaye and CEO Mike Moore spoke about bringing the visual magic behind movies to everyone. (The anchor calls it the “RocketLife Science Foundation,” but it’s just our lobby.)

Next, Daniel showed how easy it is to create a photo book with RocketLife. He chose our USO Photo Book as an example, because it really shows the joy handmade photo gifts can bring.

Afterward, reporter Bethany Crouch summed it up on her Facebook page: “This is so awesome! A local software company is teaming up with the USO to help send a slice of home (for free!) to soldiers serving in the military. I love stories like this.” She also posted ten photos from our museum.

For more on the USO Photo Book program, visit http://USO.RocketLifeProduction.com.

Digital Scrapbooking with RocketLife

RocketLife's layout tools are remarkably flexible. In this video, Kim Guymon of ScrapBiz and PhotoBooks{etc} shows how to use the program (version 1.0!) for scrapbooking.

Starting with a plain white theme, she loads a custom background image, a couple of photos, and some partially transparent PNG graphics. (For more on using PNGs to make your own placeable graphic "stickers," see Cool Tip: Adding Your Own Graphics and Logos in RocketLife.)

Using RocketLife's cropping, resizing, layering, and text tools, Kim quickly creates a cheerful scrapbook page with a unique personality.

How To Make a Photo Book in 3 Minutes with RocketLife

RocketLife Creative Director Gina Barbosa shows how to create and customize your own photo book with RocketLife software. From start to finish, it actually takes less than three minutes. Of course, once you go back and start customizing, you can happily spend hours!



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