- The following is content from the press release -
(MIXI; Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Hiroki Kimura, President and Senior Executive Officer, CEO) announces that "Family Album Mitten" (hereinafter "Mitten"), a children's photo and video sharing application, has released the "Premium Pro Plan" TV casting function for free until 23:59 on June 1 (Saturday), 2012. (hereinafter referred to as "Mite-ne") announces that the "Premium Pro Plan" TV casting function is now available free of charge until 23:59 on Saturday, June 1.
In addition to the free version, "Mimete" offers two plans: the "Premium Plan" (480 yen/month, tax included), which allows users to upload videos up to 10 minutes in length, and the "Premium Pro Plan" (880 yen/month, tax included), which allows users to upload and view videos in full high-definition quality in addition to all Premium Plan features. The "Premium Pro Plan" (880 yen/month, tax included) offers all the features of the Premium Plan plus the ability to upload and view videos in full HD quality.
The "Premium Pro Plan" includes the ability to cast to a TV for easy enjoyment of photos and videos in "Mimene" on a larger screen with a device connected to a Chromecast device*1 or a Chromecast-compatible TV.
This time, the "Family Album Mitene" experience unique to the "Premium Pro Plan" will be offered for a limited time until June 1 (Saturday) at 11:59 p.m., free of charge, with the ability to cast memories created during the Golden Week holidays to a TV screen as well as to a smartphone.
1 To use Chromecast, you need to purchase "Chromecast with Google TV".
Free of charge for a limited time.
Premium Pro Plan" TV cast functionality
Cast to TV function
Families can enjoy photos, videos, and one-second videos in "Mimete" on a large TV screen.
usage rules
Connect your "Chromecast with Google TV" to the HDMI port on your TV.
Launch the "Mimete" app on your smartphone and press the "Chromecast" button at the top to complete the projection.
TVs with Chromecast built-in can be used without "Chromecast with GoogleTV".
This service is not available on Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, and other TVs that do not support Chromecast.
Please check if your TV is Chromecast compatible before signing up for the Pro plan.
*For more information on compatible models and connection methods, please refer to Help ( https://help.family-album.com/hc/ja/sections/24432066732569) for more information.
Chromecast is a trademark of Google LLC.
Introduction of other "Premium Pro Plan" features
High quality uploading and viewing of videos
This function allows you to save and view your child's videos in beautiful and vivid detail.
Maximum video quality
Premium Pro Plan 1920 x 1080
Premium Plan 1280 x 720 (960 x 540 for viewing)
Main features of the Premium Plan and Premium Pro Plan
Deliver monthly & yearly editions of 1-second videos
https://youtu.be/cImw3Pg0Yv8
Each month, a one-second movie is automatically selected from the videos and photos uploaded to "Mimene" and cut out one second at a time and joined together. A yearly edition of one-second movies that summarizes the memories of the year will also be presented at the beginning of the year.
Annual version will be distributed to the administrators such as moms and dads who have already registered for the Premium Plan/Premium Pro Plan from December 1 of the target year to the end of January of the following year.
Upload videos up to 10 minutes in length
The free version allows users to upload videos up to 3 minutes in length, while the Premium and Premium Pro plans allow users to upload videos up to 10 minutes in length.
Continuous slideshow playback
You can go back to "this day in the past" and look back on nostalgic memories in a slide show with background music.
The Premium and Premium Pro plans allow you to enjoy continuous playback the next day and the day after that.
Photos are displayed for each child. Growth notes can also be left.
Automatically creates an album for each child, making it easy to look back at photos and videos of each child.
In addition, you can keep monthly growth notes and create a record of each child's growth.
Free shipping except for some items
With the exception of photo print products, shipping charges for products (e.g., photo books, DVDs, etc.) available through "Mimene" will be waived. When one family member subscribes to the Premium Plan or Premium Pro Plan, all family members in the album are eligible.
Upload from your computer
Whether you have photos taken with a digital camera or old photos stored on your computer, you can easily upload all of them with the Premium and Premium Pro Plans.
*Supported photo and video formats
Photo : JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF (Animation is not supported)
Video : MP4, MOV, QT, 3GP, M4V, MTS
Fine-tune the scope of publication
You can set the publication range in detail according to the usage scenario, such as showing only to mom's parents' house, dad's parents' house, and so on.
*Publication scope of photos and videos created while using the Premium Plan/Premium Pro Plan will continue to maintain the same scope even after cancellation.
Difference between the "Free Plan," "Premium Plan," and "Premium Pro Plan
What is "Family Album: See?
This is an application that allows moms and dads to share photos and videos of their children with invited family members, including grandparents and relatives. The photos and videos can be uploaded free of charge and without limitation, allowing users to easily share their daily lives with their children, and to comment on their children's smiles and growth, creating affectionate communication among family members. The app has been used by many families, and the number of users exceeded 20 million* in November 2023. We are also promoting global development, and the app is currently available in 7 languages and 175 countries and regions. In recent years, the company has expanded its business beyond the application to include services that meet the needs of families with children in mind, such as the monthly 8 free photo prints, photo books, New Year's cards, and other services that utilize the photos in "Mimane", as well as "Mimane Mimamori GPS" and "Mimane Call Doctor". We are also expanding our business domain into services that meet the needs of families centering on children, not limited to photography.
Total number of registered users of iOS and Android apps and browser version
App Name: Family Album: See
Price Free
Supported OS [iOS] iOS15.0 or later [Android] Android8.0 or later
How to download ・Search for "Mimete" in each store
[iOS] https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/id935672069
[Android] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.mitene
Official site 【Japanese https://mitene.us
[American English]. https://family-album.com
[British English]. https://family-album.com/en-gb
French] https://family-album.com/fr
[German]. https://family-album.com/de
[Spanish]. https://family-album.com/es
Korean] https://family-album.com/ko
Chinese (Traditional) https://family-album.com/zh-tw
MIXI Corporation
MIXI's mission is to "expand rich communication and wrap the world in happy surprises. With this mission, MIXI provides communication services such as "mixi", "Monster Strike", "Family Album Mitene", and "TIPSTAR" for friends and family members to enjoy together. In the spirit of "User Surprise First," our mission is to continue to create places and opportunities that not only connect people, but also "connect the heart," which leads to deeper, richer communication, and to realize a society that is emotionally and spiritually rich and communicative. We will contribute to the realization of an emotionally rich society in which people can communicate with each other from the heart.
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