Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 Takes DVD Authoring to a New Level of Creativity and Efficiency.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NAB2004 SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004 Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced Adobe Encore Adobe Encore (previously Adobe Encore DVD) is a DVD authoring software tool produced by Adobe Systems and targeted at semi-professional video producers. Files are automatically transcoded to MPEG-2 video and Dolby Digital audio. (TM) DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. 1.5, a significant upgrade of its award-winning DVD authoring DVD authoring describes the process of creating a DVD video that can be played on a DVD player. DVD authoring software must conform to the specifications set by the DVD Forum group in 1995. software. Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 makes it easy for video professionals to publish consistent high-quality results, and output to all recordable DVD See DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM. formats, while delivering new levels of creative control, workflow enhancements and outstanding integration with Adobe's entire video product line-up. Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 is a core component of the Adobe Video Collection 2.5, which includes new versions of Adobe Premiere(R) Pro, Adobe After Effects(R), and Adobe Audition Adobe Audition (formerly Cool Edit Pro) is a digital audio editor computer program from Adobe Systems featuring both a multitrack, non-destructive mix/edit environment and a destructive-approach waveform editing view. (TM) (see separate releases). Together, these products deliver a complete digital video and audio post-production platform for video and audio editing Audio editing is the process of taking recorded sound and changing it directly on the recording medium (analog) or in RAM (digital). Audio editing was a new technology that developed in the middle part of the 20th century with the advent of magnetic tape recording. , motion graphics, visual effects, and DVD authoring at a fraction of the cost of competing solutions. "The impressive new features in Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 allow me to complete DVD projects more efficiently, leaving more time to work on creative design, or additional DVD titles," said Ralph LaBarge, managing partner of Alpha DVD, and creator of more than 400 DVD projects. "Tightly integrated with other Adobe products, Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 allows me to create DVD productions that truly stand out from the crowd." Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 now delivers even greater DVD design capabilities. The new Library Palette can be used to organize menus, buttons, backgrounds, text styles and vector shapes. Dozens of customizable menus and hundreds of shapes, buttons, and text styles are now built into Adobe Encore DVD. The new Styles Palette allows users to store Adobe Photoshop(R) CS layer effects such as shadows, glows, and bevels to quickly change the appearance of DVD menu elements. Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 supports an expanded range of audio and video formats, including QuickTime files. Preview of DVD menus on an external NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. or PAL monitor simplifies the DVD production process and previewing the entire DVD project is now supported by leading digital video cards, such as the Matrox RT.X100. Customers can now transcode (1) To convert from one format to another. It implies conversion between very distinct kinds of data, such as from speech into text or from analog video into digital frames. Sometimes the term is used as nothing more than a fancier synonym for "convert. files in the background while continuing DVD design work, saving significant production time. Working with multiple windows is now more efficient, with customizable workspaces that can be saved and recalled at any time. In addition, the new Adobe Encore Project Checker identifies problems with the DVD project before it is written to disc, saving quality verification time. Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 provides industry-leading support for Photoshop CS, including new support for nested layer sets, and non-square pixels for accurate display on a television monitor. Integration between Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro, formerly known as Adobe Premiere, is a real-time, timeline based video editing software application. It is part of the Adobe Creative Suite, a suite of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications made by Adobe Systems. , After Effects, and Adobe Encore has also been enhanced. Markers in Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5 or After Effects 6.5 AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) A Windows multimedia video format from Microsoft. It interleaves standard waveform audio and digital video frames (bitmaps) to provide reduced animation at 15 fps at 160x120x8 resolution. Audio is 11,025Hz, 8-bit samples. and MPEG-2 files automatically create DVD chapter points in Adobe Encore DVD. Creating impressive motion menus is now easy, allowing users to send a menu from Adobe Encore directly to After Effects 6.5 for animation. Import Adobe Audition 1.5 audio files into Adobe Encore to convert to Dolby(R) Digital audio. Pricing and Availability Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 for Windows XP(R) will be available in the second calendar quarter of 2004 to customers in the United States and Canada through Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe Store at www.adobe.com/store. The estimated street price of Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 will be US$549. Registered users of Adobe Encore DVD 1.0 can upgrade to the new version for an estimated street price of only US$99. Adobe Encore DVD 1.5 is part of the Adobe Video Collection 2.5 Professional Edition for Windows XP, which also includes Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects Professional, Adobe Audition, and Adobe Photoshop CS for an estimated street price of US$1499. The Adobe Video Collection 2.5 Standard edition, which contains After Effects Standard and does not contain Photoshop CS, will be available for an estimated street price of US$999. Information about pricing, support policies, and other language versions is available online at www.adobe.com/motion. These products are available from Adobe certified resellers, as well as through licensing and education programs. For more information on any of the products mentioned in this release, customers in North America can call 1-888-724-4507. About Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe helps people and businesses communicate better through its world-leading digital imaging, design and document technology platforms for consumers, creative professionals and enterprises. Adobe's revenue in the last fiscal year exceeded $1.2 billion. For more information about Adobe, visit www.adobe.com. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe Audition, Adobe Encore, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Windows XP is either a trademark or a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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