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| Serious Magic Ovation | 
 enlarge | From: Serious Magic
Category: Software
List Price: $99.95
Buy New: $89.99
You Save: $9.96 (10%)
New (1) Used (2) from $55.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 5905
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp, Windows 2000
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10 x 8 x 2.1
MPN: 10039000
Model: 10039-000
UPC: 850394000397
EAN: 0850394000397
ASIN: B000BQ57DI
Release Date: December 13, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: SEALED. In original retail packaging. UPC marked over.
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 A product that has a future ... but just not there yet. July 4, 2006
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Add fairly good add-on and support for Power Point presentations, but it does currently have limited things to offer.
after the initial impressive presentation and probably after you've downloaded the 15-day trial version, you'll begin to rethink your initial views of the software.
It does work and can indeed brighten up presentations. But in my honest opinion as a presentation skills coach and trainer, I would say that the software has potential but is not quite there yet in terms of wowing and retaining that initial impression you get when you come across it.
Try the 15-day trial first before you commit to any purchase decision. It'll help you make up your mind better.
 Too robust for machines older than a year March 22, 2006
16 out of 21 found this review helpful
I use PowerPoint a great deal as a teacher and thought this would upgrade my presentations. Unfortunately, every one of my computers had insufficient video memory to allow the software to work. For now, it sits on my shelf until I can purchase more powerful equipment. Certainly not for the casual user. It isn't the magic black box that will make you a star.
Has promise but not ready for prime time January 28, 2006
25 out of 27 found this review helpful
I also teach PowerPoint as well as many other presentation Apps.Other Apps and general Computer skils.
I saw Ovation at CES and I bought it. First of all it can now handle embedded videos but without the full control that PPT has. It also will not allow you to loop or automaticaly advance a presentation so it will not work for show displays or kisoks. The number of power looks are limited and there are no new ones available as yet. Once someone sees these than it becomes old stuff. More are needed. The text size is sometimes reduced to fit in the power look you are using making it hard to read. The custom anamations available in PowerPoint are replaced by one, and one only next element entrance. It is a good one but it gets old quickly. Anamated gifs are not as yet supported and become still pictures.
On the positive side the anamated backgrounds that are available are well done and interesting and it is very easy to use. When you first see a presentation in Ovation you are impressed with the look.
Overall,I rate the program as it is as FAIR but the promise is there. To make it a high value program that you will use over and over again the developers have to include all the good stuff that PowerPoint offers while improving the look as they have already done. Right now I feel that I have lost as much or even more than I gained.
 Outstanding - add magic to Powerpoint effortlessly! January 9, 2006
24 out of 31 found this review helpful
I teach presentation skills, so I'm always on the lookout for things that make PowerPoint better. I've tried and recommended other software in the past, but none of them have the power of Ovation.
This is an outstanding piece of software. The visual effects are stunning, and it's so easy to use that a child could learn it in a few minutes. PowerPoint is boring, and everyone's presentations look the same. Not any more! Full-motion backgrounds and effects really jazz up your presentations, and they have over 100 professional-looking business themes available. See their website (seriousmagic dot com) for a demonstration of what it can do. All you have to do is drag and drop your PowerPoint presentation on the Ovation icon, choose a theme and the effects, and voila! - a new presentation!
The current version 1.0 can not process embedded video or audio files, but they say that will be fixed with the first patch within the next month or two. Despite that shortcoming, this is the best PowerPoint enhancement available - heads and shoulders above the competitors.
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