Broderbund to Launch MovieShop Deluxe as Digital Camcorder and DVD Player Sales Skyrocket.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 22, 2002 Broderbund(TM) will ship MovieShop(TM) Deluxe, a powerful video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. product that combines the ease-of-use and quality consumers have come to expect from Broderbund with next generation features, such as video CD burning and 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. and recording. Digital camera and camcorder sales soared 24.5 percent during the first three months of 2002 when compared with the same period in 2001, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. NPDTechworld. MovieShop Deluxe was developed in partnership with Adamation, Inc. of Oakland, Calif. and represents more than 5 years in combined engineering efforts. Broderbund, the leading publisher of productivity software, according to NPD NPD New Product Development NPD Nouveau Parti Démocratique (Canada) NPD Narcissistic Personality Disorder NPD Norwegian Petroleum Directorate NPD Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands Intellect Market Tracking, will ship MovieShop Deluxe the same day it ships The Print Shop(R) Deluxe 15 and will feature the two lines together at leading retailers. MovieShop Deluxe -- Movie Magic in Minutes! Expected to ship this August, MovieShop Deluxe will enable users to take their video files, capture them into MovieShop Deluxe and then edit and enhance their favorite clips by adding titles, music, special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. and transitions. Next, they can take their movie masterpieces and output them in popular formats including MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 1 & 2, QuickTime(R) and 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 then save the movies to videotape, CD or 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. . Perfect for sharing and saving video memories, movies can be posted to the Web or shared online via email. The product even includes CD/DVD authoring and burning. It's easy to include friends and family in the fun with MovieShop Deluxe. This Windows based (1) (Windows-based; upper case "W") Refers to Microsoft Windows. (2) (windows-based; lower case "w") Having resizable windows. Same as "graphics based" or "GUI based." Graphical user interfaces are all windows based. Contrast with text based. title will have an estimated retail price of $89.99. With more than 18 years of expertise developing and delivering easy to use software for consumers, Broderbund is best known for publishing award-winning titles such as The Print Shop(R), Family Tree Maker(R), PrintMaster(R) and 3D Home Architect(R). Over the past 16 years, Adamation has developed a reputation for creating ground-breaking technology. Its video editing tool was designed to help create stunning presentations in real-time that lets users see the results of changes immediately. Unlike other consumer video editing systems, this creative process is unhindered unhindered Adjective not prevented or obstructed: unhindered access Adverb without being prevented or obstructed: he was able to go about his work unhindered since MovieShop Deluxe offers real-time previews. "We developed this technology to give consumers real-time high-end functionality that was both intuitive enough to learn in minutes, and yet still affordable," explained Stephan Adams, founder and president of Adamation, Inc. "Our partnership with Broderbund is complementary. They have a strong brand identity and retail presence, and we share a commitment of producing top quality products that is of maximum value to consumers," he added. "Video editing is the next logical step for Broderbund's more than 25 million registered customers. As the company that introduced easy to use desktop publishing to consumers with The Print Shop(R), we understand that it all comes down to creating and sharing personalized content. Burning a video that you've created on to a CD or DVD that can be played in a living room DVD player is the next step in sharing content and Broderbund is once again there with an easy to use solution. We are extremely pleased to work with Adamation on our digital solutions line," said Eric Winkler Winkler may refer to:
About Broderbund Broderbund LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is the leading publisher of home productivity software products. Its brands, including The Print Shop, PrintMaster, Family Tree Maker and 3D Home Architect, are category leaders. Broderbund's flagship brand, The Print Shop, has sold more than 17 million units since its introduction in 1984. The Print Shop CD Label Creator recently became the best seller in the business labels category. The company has more than 40 million+ customers in homes, businesses and schools worldwide. Broderbund operates broderbund.com, the company's award-winning website, which is visited by more than one million people every month. It offers greetings, photo albums, more than one million graphics and other products and services. Broderbund LLC is owned by an affiliate of Gores Technology Group, a privately held international acquisition and management firm that pursues an aggressive strategy of acquiring promising high technology organizations and managing them for growth and profitability. More information about Broderbund and its products can be found at www.broderbund.com. About Adamation Founded in 1984, Adamation, Inc. specializes in developing innovative and award-winning digital media software. The company is committed to promoting the globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation of digital media; which includes images, illustrations, video, audio, web graphics and animation. Adamation's cross-platform digital media software and international web-based solutions foster creativity, streamline production, and maximize global opportunities for professional involved in media creation. Adamation is privately held and is headquartered in Oakland, Calif., USA. Broderbund and the Broderbund logo are trademarks of Broderbund Properties LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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