Just in Time for the Holidays: PhotoShow DVDs Now Available Through Yahoo! Photos

Simple Star and Yahoo! Photos Bring Your Memories to the TV Screen


SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- December 13, 2006 --Simple Star, creator of award-winning PhotoShow software and services, announced the availability of PhotoShow DVD on Yahoo! Photos, the number one digital photo sharing service worldwide. Now users will be able to turn their favorite pictures into personalized keepsakes using Simple Star's easy-to-use tools. The end result is an entertaining mini-movie including personal touches like music, transitions and customizable packaging that will allow the owner to share and enjoy their memories.

A PhotoShow DVD brings family and friends closer together by combining music and pictures so grandma and grandpa can re-live the special moments of their grandson's first year or mom and dad can enjoy their daughter's wedding day again and again. PhotoShow is a timeless gift that is perfect for any occasion.

"We created PhotoShow DVD to allow people to easily create custom and entertaining shows that provide lasting memories for years to come," said Chad Richard, Chief Executive Officer of Simple Star. "We look forward to introducing even more consumers to this fun and simple method of bringing memories to life by offering it to thirty million Yahoo! Photos users."

Currently available on Yahoo! Photos (http://photos.yahoo.com), PhotoShow DVD features up to 150 photos and costs just $19.99 for the first copy and $14.99 for each duplicate. Customers can personalize their PhotoShow DVDs by selecting music, transitions, and customizable packaging designed for all occasions including holidays, birthdays, weddings and more. Once a DVD is created it is professionally produced and can be played on any standard DVD player or personal computer with a DVD-ROM drive. The final PhotoShow DVDs are then packed and shipped to the creator or directly to friends and family to enjoy the rich movie-like experience on their TV for years to come.

About Simple Star

Founded in 2001, Simple Star develops software products and services that help consumers share their memories in entertaining ways through PhotoShow, the most complete and easy-to-use photo platform available. Simple Star distributes its award-winning PhotoShow software primarily through partners such as cable companies, digital media software providers, online photo services, retailers with photofinishing services and hardware manufacturers. Millions of new users are creating, sharing and viewing PhotoShows every month. Across multiple business sectors momentum is building that PhotoShow is an emerging standard.