Automatic Duck Ships Automatic Composition Import for Use With Adobe After Effects 5.0.

Business/Technology Editors

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2001

Automatic Duck, Inc. announces the first customer ship of Automatic Composition Import-designed to revolutionize the workflow for Avid(R) system editors and graphic designers importing projects into Adobe(R) After Effects(R) 5.0 for the Macintosh(R) platform.

Market newcomer Automatic Duck, Inc., a Seattle, WA, based software development company targeting the nonlinear editing and effects industry, announces the shipment of their premiere application Automatic Composition Import(TM), a plug-in for Adobe After Effects 5.0 for the Macintosh platform. Automatic Composition Import revolutionizes the workflow process used by Avid system editors and graphic designers who import projects into Adobe After Effects 5.0.

Automatic Composition Import streamlines the previously time consuming process of importing projects into Adobe After Effects from Avid nonlinear editing systems. In one simple step, Automatic Composition Import transfers an entire Avid system timeline into Adobe After Effects 5.0 and imports all the media necessary to perfectly recreate a project. "Automatic Composition Import has eliminated the painstaking process of conforming my Avid system cuts in Adobe After Effects. I can now spend my time making better pictures instead of dragging clips around." states Avid system editor Frank Capria of Kingpin Interactive.

Instantaneously, Automatic Composition Import reconstructs an Avid system timeline. Supported effects like dissolves, superimposes, flops, motion effects, and more, are seamlessly translated into the After Effects 5.0 equivalent. With the strength of Automatic Composition Import even the most complex projects import with amazing ease. "This plug-in couldn't have come at a better time for me. I had 15 shots that needed treatment in Adobe After Effects, and Automatic Composition Import made it painless." said Avid system editor Jeff Kesler from Rocket Pictures.

Automatic Composition Import is now shipping for Adobe After Effects 5.0 on the Macintosh platform. Automatic Composition Import for Adobe After Effects on the Windows(R) platform is currently in development and will be available later this spring.

Availability and Pricing

Automatic Composition Import by Automatic Duck, Inc., US MSRP $495. Purchase Automatic Composition Import by visiting the Automatic Duck website at http://www.automaticduck.com or Toolfarm, Inc. at http://www.toolfarm.com.

(c)2001 Automatic Duck, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Automatic Composition Import is a trademark of Automatic Duck, Incorporated. Adobe and After Effects are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Avid is a registered trademark of Avid Technology, Incorporated. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All pricing is listed in U.S. dollars and does not include tax or shipping. Pricing and product specifications are subject to change without notice.