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Last Chance to "Smash" Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain With Hi-Def Video eCards From HD Greetings for Final Democratic Primary
Real-Time Smash-a-Candidate Poll at HD Greetings Site as of June 2, 2008 7am PDT Shows 69% Smash Clinton, 18% Smash Obama and 13% Say 'I Don't Care, Just Smash McCain'
| Source: HD Greetings
BURLINGAME, CA--(Marketwire - June 2, 2008) - Light Factory LLC's HD Greetings social
expressions brand is offering consumers the chance to cast an "un-vote" by
sending a free personalized eCard with a high definition rendering of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama or John McCain being "smashed" by a
wrecking ball. HD Greetings' Smash-a-Candidate campaign uses the company's
cutting edge technology to relieve voters of their pent-up political
aggression and have the last word in a fun way.
Users simply go to www.hdgreetings.com or the HDgreetings Facebook
application to choose a Primary Election eCard, select default photos
or upload their own photos, add a personal message, and share their
creation. HD Greetings renders the user's photos into 3D animation in
real-time so that the user's first photo gets smashed by a wrecking ball
and the second is revealed in a cloud of smoke. The entire process of
creating and sharing a unique political expression takes only a few
moments. A current "poll" of "smashings" sent is available on the website.
Light Factory, the company behind HD Greetings, has technology which
renders user photos, video and text into high definition video in real
time, a process that otherwise takes hours or even days. For the first
time, users' digital assets appear seamlessly, as if they were part of the
original video... like magic!
"For the first time, we enable dynamic, seamless integration of digital
assets from users, artists and advertisers. We've opened our platform to a
community of the most talented animators, who are creating innovative uses
for our technology in ways that appeal to both users and advertisers. The
final product is a rich, entertaining and relevant piece of high definition
media that can be sent to any device," said CEO and Co-Founder Jennifer
Sharp.
Light Factory's core technology is a web services platform enabling
real-time personalization of high definition animation and live action
video and the ability to send it to any device including mobile devices,
computers, game boxes and HDTVs. HD Greetings has the first personalized
eCards for iPhone and currently
offers them free of charge prior to the final Democratic primary.
Endless effects are possible and Light Factory believes in the power of its
open model to drive innovative uses for the platform. Today you can put
your photo in a virtual frame and see the reflection of objects in the room
or place a photo on a wall like graffiti and watch as it gets demolished in
a cloud of smoke. Soon you will be able to put your face on sophisticated
animated bodies, watch as your text is scrawled across virtual sand, and
place your own video in the middle of stunning special effects.
About Light Factory
Light Factory provides innovative solutions to enable and empower creators
of digital media, including independent artists, creative agencies, and web
media companies. Through Light Factory's consumer social expression brand,
HD Greetings, animators contribute to a library of high quality,
customizable content which is then monetized and distributed by the company
through www.hdgreetings.com, the HDgreetings Facebook
application and syndication partners.
Light Factory's technology makes it possible to deliver customized video to
any device, including mobile devices, game boxes and HDTVs. Light Factory
is privately held and based in Burlingame, CA.
Light Factory, HD Greetings, HD Greetings ECards and Greeting Cards are
trademarks of Light Factory. iPhone is a trademark of Apple Inc. All
other trademarks are property of their respective owners.