Paltalk (NASDAQ:PALT) Inc said it has released the Windows version of ManyCam 8.0, an upgrade to its recently acquired asset.
The communications software provider explained that ManyCam is a live streaming software and virtual camera that allows users to deliver professional live videos on streaming platforms, video conferencing apps and distance learning tools.
"We are very excited that within days of acquiring the ManyCam asset, we have been able to launch ManyCam version 8.0,” the company’s chairman and CEO Jason Katz said in a statement. “ManyCam version 8.0 offers quicker access, dark and light modes and overall rendering performance improvement for high-resolution users as well as improved quality and performance with regard to virtual backgrounds.”
READ: Paltalk acquires ManyCam assets for $2.7M plus potential earn-out payment
Paltalk noted that ManyCam version 8.0 has many improvements over the prior versions of ManyCam including:
- New and improved user interface
- Added dark and light modes
- Overall rendering performance improved greatly for high resolutions
- Improved virtual backgrounds
- Added ability to apply blur to image backgrounds
- Added downloadable library of virtual backgrounds
- Improved performance and quality of virtual background model
- Customizable titles and subtitles
- Changeable fonts, colors and sizes
- Titles are now resizable and movable
“Users can now access a library of virtual backgrounds and playlists which we expect will help make the product more desirable and a better complement for Paltalk and Camfrog, which is a priority on our roadmap,” Katz continued. “Our team now plans to actively promote and cross-market ManyCam version 8.0 to our Paltalk and Camfrog communities.”
Paltalk is a communications software innovator that powers multimedia social applications. Its portfolio includes Paltalk and Camfrog, which together host one of the world's largest collections of video-based communities.
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