Updated PicGIF Version 2.0 and Its Features

Photo from PearlMountainsoft.com

If you have installed the PicGIF few months ago, you must know that there is an update on the app recently. The PicGIF 2.0 was released last March 28, 2014 and carried with it updated features and bug fixes.

What's New in Version 2.0

Trim any clip of a video or movie freely: 
Users have the ability to trim any clip of a video or movie unlike the previous version where you can only set the timings.

Add overlay stickers: 
The previous version did not have stickers but this one does. Users can choose from 42+ preset stickers to enhance the GIF.  Users can use their own images too as overlays or stickers.

Free to manage overlays of stickers and text: 
With this feature, users are able to adjust opacity and overlays conveniently. As to the show range, they can apply any sticker or text object to specific frames after setting the start frame and end frame.

Apply popular image effects and adjustments: 
Vintage, Black and White, Fade, Blue and other image effects are provided in this update. Users can add or remove any photo effect when they want to. They can also adjust Saturation, Hue and Exposure.

Set FPS or Frame Delay to control the GIF speed: 
Users can increase or decrease Frame Delay freely. The higher the Frame Delay, the slower the GIF will play. The FPS (Frame Per Second) can be set at will to adjust the animation speed.

Choose GIF quality before exporting: 
Users can “Auto optimized” or “Not optimized” the GIF quality before exporting it. The former requires a longer creation time, while the latter requires a shorter.

Real-time preview: 
The real-time preview feature makes it possible to view the working GIF instantly before exporting it.

In favor of local languages: 
The app is fully localized into Japanese, German, French, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese for worldwide convenience of use.

Share on Tumblr: 
Compared with the previous release, the  PicGIF 2.0 for Mac not only enables customers to save the created GIF in Finder or to send via E-Mail and iMessage, but also enables them to share it with friends on Tumblr. That's an added social share!


The system requirements are the following:

Supported OS: Mac OS X 10.7 or above operating system, fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.9.

The price is pegged at $19.90 but the PicGIF Lite is free. This app is form PearlMountain and they are the makers of other gif apps like VideoGIF, Collage It, and Picture Collage Maker Pro.

Try it now!

Major Earthquake Hits Iran Today

An intensity 7.8 in the Richter Scale hit Southeastern Iran today around 3 in the afternoon, Dubai local time. So far, 40 have been reported dead but is still not confirmed. The epicenter of the quake near  Khash was strong enough that it was felt in India, Pakistan, nearby Gulf regions including the Middle East.

Iran was also the center of the news last week with a weaker magnitude of 6.3 eartquake to hit the country leaving 37 dead and 850 wounded.

We felt the strong earthquake in Dubai as well. Throngs of people were asked to leave their buildings in anticipation of stronger aftershocks. My office is in the 8th floor and my colleagues and I felt it so bad that I took cover under my table and waited for the big bosses to direct us to leave the building in an orderly fashion.

I am not sure how long the quake lasted but it felt so long. We felt giddy and a bit disoriented. None was hurt in the evacuation in our area. I just pray that there won't be any harsh aftershock to ensue. God help us all.

Elementary Shooting In Connecticut

More than a dozen are dead, mostly children, in the recent and horrific shooting in Sandy Hook Elementary school this morning in Newtown, Connecticut. Two gunmen are involved in the latest carnage. One of the gunmen is dead; however, the other one is on the loose.

The number of casualties are not yet fully determined but 25 people are confirmed dead. Police are on red alert on the search of the other gunman.

This event came only few days after the shooting in a mall in Oregon.

It is unnerving to hear stories like this one involving innocent kids. Why are there people who can do such evil acts? What has become of this world?

Bombing and Shooting in Norway

Norway is known for its low crime rate and a placid country. But yesterday, 22 July 2011, Oslo was rocked with massive bombing of a high-rise building which housed the office of the Prime Minister. Hours after the bomb attack was the shooting spree of a man disguised as a police officer in Utoya, an island youth retreat camp where a large number of youth were attending a Labor Party youth wing summer camp.

Witness accounts claim that the gunman beckoned the victims closer before shooting them one by one.  The same gunmen is being suspected as connected to the bombing in Oslo.

The fatality count has reached 91 as of today. Police are still scouring the waters around the island for any victims.

Offices and government agencies in Norway have put their flags half-staff to mourn the victims of this tragic event.

For more information on this news, please check this link: video news.

Earthquake Hits New Zealand

The city of Christchurch - the second largest city in New Zealand - was hit by a strong earthquake early today, 4 Sept. 2010. The earthquake registered at 7.0 magnitude. The effect caused power cuts and raptured roads and damages to buildings. So far, no casualty has been reported.

New Zealand is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire where active volcanoes and earthquakes occur. New Zealand also had a strong shake felt last year in the South Island's Fiordland.

Philippine Hijacking Gone Bad

I didn't realize that something bad was already happening in Manila while I was in the office. I checked my Facebook for updates when I saw updates from friends about the hostage taking. I got to read more information when I came home to check the news.

A sacked policeman named Rolando Mendoza, 55 years old, seized a busload of Hongkong tourists near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila today, 23 August. The hostage taker carried with him a M16 rifle and opened fire to the hostages.

The hostage drama ended in a bloodshed and this is not good to our tourism.

I am completely saddened by this event. Innocent lives were endangered because of the gunman's bid to get his post back. And all for what?

I offer my prayers to the victims and their families. I hope the Filipinos will get through this though circumstance and show the world that this is just a setback done by a lone Filipino.

Air India Plane Crash

This news is not good at all especially for people who work in the Aviation Industry like myself. Likewise, a news as horrifying as this will never be taken in a good light by the families of the passengers of the Boeing 737-800 Air India aircraft which went down at dawn today.

News have already flashed all over the world about the mishap which happened on a hilltop airport in Bajpe, just outside Mangalore, India. Several accounts of survivors have been taken by CNN-IBN television. Some survivors said that the landing was smooth at first but went awry and overshot the wet runway due to rains.

Air India is the national carrier of India and this will surely dent their already struggling airline.

I am offering my heartfelt prayers and condolences to the families of the victims of this air tragedy. May God shine light upon them.

What's happening in the aviation industry?

Being in the field of aviation, one thing that really shakes me hard is reading news about plane crashes. In a span of a month, another Airbus plane crashed in the Indian Ocean on its way to the small island of Comoros today. The first incident was the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. This recent Yemenia Jet (an A310 carrier) crash was from Marseilles to Comoros en route to Yemen to change aircraft.

I am not singling out Airbus for the incident but in general. Is the aviation industry losing its grip on stern safety rules? What is happening? Who is at fault?

The airline industry is already suffering because of the global crisis we are all facing. To have another blow like this will weaken the remaining ties of the few airlines which are still standing.

I am offering my deepest sympathy to all the families of the recent crash and the ones last month. It's just heart-breaking.

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What's Going On?

Something is terribly wrong. I cannot seem to point my finger as to what but I feel that there is something ominous in the air.

It is such a feat to wake up in the morning and the first thing you read are news about the riot happening in Bangkok, “seemingly” terrorists attack in Mumbai (and I have plenty of friends whose families are in that area), plunge of stock markets and trade, job-cuts mayhem, closing of shops, and the list go on and on. Things like these ruin my day.

I get reprimanded by my husband for worrying too much. It’s my altruistic nature kicking in but all I can do is hope and pray that all these will come to pass.

And how was your day?