Layers:
· Add an unlimited number of layers to any slide.
· Drag and drop to easily add content to a show.
· Supports 100+ file types.
· Transparency support for PSD, PNG, TIFF and GIF files.
· Turn any layer into a fully-customized mask to conceal or reveal aspects of underlying layers.
· Add a gradient or solid color as a slide layer to a layer to get incredible results.
· Spice up a presentation using interactive slide actions to launch PDFs, spreadsheets, webpages and more.

· Set transition effects for individual layers.
Editing:
· Optimize your workflow using built-in image correction tools like sharpen, colorize, saturate and more.
· Create enhanced borders for your photos and videos with ProShow Producer's all-new vignette effect.
· Create Hollywood-style greenscreen effects with the all-new Chroma Key Transparency tool.
· Specify opacity for any layer on a slide.
· Add depth to your composition by adjusting the color and opacity of a shadow on any layer in a slide.
· Crop and rotate your photos and videos with precision.
· Use the red-eye removal tool to correct any photo in your show in seconds.

Effects:
· Use adjustment effects to produce spectacular effects. Make a video move through color shifts or create a sequence of photo fades.

· Add multiple keyframes to each adjustment effect.
Motion:
· Add motion like pan, zoom and rotate to any layer on a slide for a cinematic effect.
· Zoom X and Y coordinates for a layer individually and zoom out further than ever before.
· Create complex motion paths by setting multiple keyframe points on the keyframe timeline.
· The fully-customizable slide preview grid allows you to accurately position your photos and videos on a slide.

Captions:
· Control the font, size and color of captions in your slides.
· Use caption keyframing to create multiple caption motion effects on a single slide.
· Animate your captions with more amazing effects to choose from than ever before.
· Add interactive captions to launch actions like Pause, Resume, Next Slide, Previous Slide, Write Email and many more.
· Gain greater design control over captions with ProShow Producer's new caption styles, caption line spacing and caption character features.

Music and Sounds:
· Enhance slide shows by dropping in any MP3 or WAV audio file.
· Save an audio track directly from a CD and drop it right into your slide show.
· Crop your audio and set fades using the built-in Audio Trimmer.
· Built-in soundtrack waveform in slide list.

Backgrounds:
· Add interest to your slide shows with solid colors, gradients, or videos as backgrounds.
· Use the new, built-in backgrounds to spruce-up your slide shows.
· Control the adjustment levels of your background content.

ProShow Prodcuer 3.0 Output Formats:
· DVD (with PC playback)
· VCD (with PC playback)
· Autorun CD
· Self-contained EXE
· Share shows via email
· Streaming web show
· Free online show sharing
· Streaming Flash video
· Compressed AVI
· Uncompressed AVI
· QuickTime video
· High definition video (HD)
· Windows Media Video (WMV)
· MPEG 1 and 2
· Screensaver

Productivity:
· Use slide show templates to boost productivity.
· ProShow Producer provides native support for RAW files from digital cameras.
· Use ProShow Producer's Projects mode to streamline workflow.
· ProShow Producer's refreshed user interface includes a soundtrack waveform, a new slide options dialog and a favorites pane.
· Get a close-up view of your work with a click of the mouse using the new Full Screen View.
· Recover moved or misplaced files from a show easily with the new Find Missing Files feature.
· Take complete control over show timing with the new timeline view.

Business Oriented Features:
· Capture Frames feature allows you to output JPeG files of each slide for printing.
· Watermark all the slides in your show with one click.
· Include your personal branding information and logo on PC shows and DVD menus to promote your business.
· Copy Protect CDs and EXE slide shows from unauthorized copying.

New! Slide Styles
* Apply effects to your show with just a couple clicks
* Choose from over 75 pre-built styles
* Create, save, and share your own effects
* Apply pre-built slide effects to any show
* Any slide can be made into a style
* Minimize work by re-using your favorite slides

New! Blur
* Apply blur to any layer
* Use keyframes to turn blur in to a variety of effects

New! Adjustment Layers
* Create special layers that apply adjustments to parts of your show
* Adjustment layers behave like masks - easily control where adjustments are applied
* Use motion and keyframes to create advanced adjustment effects

New! Keyframe Editor
* Multi-layer keyframe control window
* View keyframes for all layers at once
* Easily adjust timing for multiple keyframes at once
* Easily align keyframes for layers and captions
* Zoom in and out on keyframes

New! On-Screen Controls for Playback
* New control bar for Web shows, EXEs, PC Autorun, Share Show
* Auto-hiding integrated toolbar appears only when you need it
* See the length of a show, and your current position
* Seek to any point in the show using the seek bar
* Control volume and mute
* Switch between full-screen and windowed view
* Use output options to disable the control bar for your shows

New! Animated GIF Support
* Add animated GIF files to any show
* Put all that clip-art to good use
* Use the Video Trimmer to trim the length of animated GIFs

New! Improved Audio Sync Tool
* Get greatly enhanced control over how your show syncs to audio
* Match to the entire soundtrack length, or length of any combination of tracks
* Modify slide times, transition times, or both
* Limit the amount of change to transition times so they don't get too big
* Make all your times the same, or maintain proportions between slides
* Time that are locked get left alone - so your complex slides aren't fried

New! Updated User Interface
* New Slide Options interface groups tabs into categories
* Refreshed Slide List display shows icons for locked time, layers, notes, and more
* View Timeline in seconds or minutes/seconds
* Add, remove and manage layers from most Slide Options tabs
* Add, remove and manage captions from the Caption Motion tab
* Easily access related show options from within Slide Options via links
* Configure colors used for the interface
* New 16:9 preview areas give you larger previews for today's hottest output formats
* Use keyboard shortcuts to switch Slide Option tabs and layers
* Menu buttons for previews, layers and captions put more features at your fingertips
* Wider keyframe controls allow more precise timing

New! Names and Notes
* Specify names for layers and slides to help you stay organized
* Specify notes for layers, slides and shows.
* Use names to keep your templates organized
* Use notes to track your progress as you work on a show
* Document how a show works before sharing with others

New! Modifiers
* Advanced feature allows for options to be adjusted based on other settings
* Link effect options between layers
* Use constant or function based modifiers for settings

New! Rotation Center Point
* Adjust the center point for rotation effects
* Easily rotate images around any point, such as a corner
* Use keyframes to move the center point during the effect

New! Lock Times
* Lock slide time to prevent changes, even during audio sync
* Lock slide time to the length of a video layer
* Lock slide time to the length of a slide sound

New! Improved Audio Control
* Trim / Crop Audio Visually in the Timeline
* Audio Trimmer Displays Relative Show Timing
* Control fade in/out for audio contained in video layers

New! Rotate Video File Output
* Change orientation of video file output, great for vertical flat-screen TVs and kiosks

New! Collect Show Files Listing
* Use the Collect Show Files dialog to save a list of content in your show

Additional Changes and Improvements
* New! Set Precise Fly In/Out Timing with Right Click on Caption Keyframe
* New! Randomize Pan, Zoom, and Rotate Motion Independantly
* New! Option to Remove All Captions from a Slide
* New! Automatic Check for Updates, with Preferences for Frequency
* New! Preferences for Auto-Save Frequency
* New! Preferences for Number of Backups to Save
* New! Preferences for Text Displayed for Files in the File List
* New! Preferences to enable/disable confirmations when you are closing Slide Options

Included Producer Only Styles:
* A Camera Flash with Print
* Display of Four
* Dramatic Titles
* Flying in Pairs
* Flying in Pairs 4x3
* Flying Snapshots 1
* Flying Snapshots 2
* Gradient Mask Blend
* Magnify
* Moving Lineup
* Photo Shake
* Reflection 1
* Reflection 1 4x3
* Reflection 2
* Reflection 2 4x3
* Rows Unfolding
* Shift to Color 1
* Shift to Color 2
* Shift to Grayscale 1
* Shift to Grayscale 2
* Spinning Three
* The Grid
* The Grid 4x3

Included Producer and Gold Styles:
* A Moving Backdrop
* A Photo Border
* A Photo Border 4x3
* Coasting
* Colorize Grayscale
* Colorize Sepia Antiqued
* Display of Five
* Display of Five 4x3
* Display of Five Still
* Display of Five Still 4x3
* Display of Nine Collapsing
* Display of Nine Expanding
* Display of Nine Still
* Display of Three Collapsing
* Display of Three Expanding
* Display of Three Still
* Filmstrip Border
* Filmstrip Border 4x3
* Filmstrip Border Still
* Filmstrip Border Still 4x3
* Images of Love
* Images of Love Still
* Photo Stack 1 Collapsing
* Photo Stack 1 Expanding
* Photo Stack 1 Still
* Photo Stack 2 Collapsing
* Photo Stack 2 Expanding
* Photo Stack 2 Still
* Scrolling Credits
* Single Snapshot
* Single Snapshot Still
* Spin and Grow
* Spin and Shrink
* Still Photo Black
* Still Photo White
* Swap Left 1
* Swap Left 2
* Swap Right 1
* Swap Right 2
* Swap Still
* Three to One
* Three to One 4x3
* Three to One Still
* Three to One Still 4x3
* Title with Four Images
* Title with Four Images
* Title with Four Images Still
* Title with Four Images Still 4x3
* Triptych
* Triptych 4x3
* Triptych Still
* Triptych Still

· Fixed problems that could cause video output to fail on some systems
· Fixed problem where slide lock settings could be lost
· Improved compatiblity and stability of Device output