One of the “wow” factors that made for a great demo during the two times that Apple demoed Leopard in front of crowds at Moscone Center was the brand new Photo Booth effects, and my, they looked pretty awesome. Now that they’re in our hands though, a bit more of the wariness behind them starts to come out.

Although the new Photo Booth effects are shared by both Photo Booth and iChat in Leopard, I’ll be reviewing them here, since they make up pretty much 85% of what’s new in Photo Booth. As such, my iChat review (later this month) will not include as much detail about these effects and instead opt to review the other new features. And so, get the cameras ready and your best smile on, because the Leopard Feature Presentation for Photo Booth starts in 3 (beep) 2 (beep) 1 (beep)…
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