CD-ROM effects library introduced by leading video effects producer.NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 1995--Three hundred video effects See digital video effects. previously marketed only to broadcasters and video producers are available now to multimedia producers on CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . Volumes One through Three of the Select Effects Digital Library have just been announced by CASCOM CASCOM Combined Arms Support Command (US Army) International Inc. The Select Effects video clips are royalty free and are designed to be used by any individual or company in the production of multimedia presentations and products. Although the obvious uses for the library include transitions and full-motion backgrounds, applications are limited only by the imagination. Each Select Effects Digital Library volume contains 100 high-quality digital video effects Visual effects created in the computer that provide interesting transitions from one scene to another rather than just switching frames. They include fading or dissolving the frame, wiping one frame over another and flipping the frame. See wipe, morphing and digital effects. clips taken from CASCOM's library of over 2,500 effects previously available only to the broadcast video market. Each clip comes in 320 x 240 pixel, 15 frames per second, high-quality JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. as well as in 160 x 120, 15 frames per second, highest-quality CinePak. The videos which make up CASCOM's Select Effects Library have each been created using 35mm frame-by-frame animation techniques. These effects are in current use by hundreds of companies and television stations, and have appeared in thousands of commercials and video presentations. The CD-ROM-based Select Effects Digital Library contains video clips ranging from 1-second to over 30 seconds in both QuickTime movie (for Macintosh and Windows) and the Video for Windows The name of Microsoft's first video playback implementation in Windows. Supporting the AVI movie format, Video for Windows (VfW) was installed separately in Windows 3.x, but was later built into Windows 95 and subsequent versions. 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. file formats. All necessary drivers for these file formats are included. In addition to the 100 video clips, each Select Effects volume contains 50 stereo audio tracks. These tracks contain high-quality music beds and sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros ranging from a few seconds up to 1 minute in length. Each audio clip is accessible on Macintosh via QuickTime (AIFF file (Audio Interchange File Format) A digital audio file format from Apple. When a music CD is inserted into a Mac, its contents appear as AIFF files using the same specifications as CD music tracks (uncompressed, stereo, PCM, 16-bit, 44,100 kHz). format) and by PCs via the WAV format. The combination of the 16-bit, 22 KHz stereo audio tracks, along with the high-quality video effects clips, adds a professional look to any multimedia production. The combination of the 16-bit, 22 KHz stereo audio tracks, along with the high-quality video effects clips, adds a professional look to any multimedia production. The typical user can browse through the CinePak-compressed clips via the included Kodak Browser catalog application. Each video and audio clip is cross-referenced by a variety of descriptive listings. When the appropriate clips have been identified, the user imports the high-quality JPEG clips into their project. Once the project is complete, they save their work using the compression method of their choice; one suitable for their playback considerations. Broadcast production houses can use the Select Effects Digital Library as a video selection guide for choosing the effects clips they wish to order from CASCOM's library. Each clip is numbered and may be ordered on the tape format of their choice. Each Select Effects Digital Library volume carries a suggested retail price of $249.95, with a limited time discount offer for direct purchases of $199.95 per volume. The set of volumes One through Three may be purchased at a bundled cost of $549.95 for the set, a savings of $200 from the suggested retail price. All orders should be made through CASCOM at their toll-free number: 800/889-0477. CASCOM International Inc. has been the leading supplier of effects and archive video to the broadcast and video industries for over 10 years. Their libraries contain hundreds of hours of video. They may be contacted at: 806 4th Avenue South, Nashville, Tenn. 37210, 800/889-0477; 615/256-7890 (fax). The Select Effects Digital Library CD-ROMs are processed and mastered by Toucan toucan (t  kăn`, t`kän), perching bird of the New World tropics, related to the woodpeckers. Studios, a leader in multimedia and digital video production, located in Cupertino, Calif. Toucan Studios creates custom video and multimedia presentations and products for companies like CASCOM, Apple Computer, Berkeley Systems Berkeley Systems was a San Francisco Bay Area software company cofounded in 1987 by Wes Boyd and Joan Blades. It made money early on by doing contract work for the National Institutes of Health, specifically in making modifications to the Macintosh so that it could be usable by , Connectix, Fractal Design, and many others. For technical information contact: Andrew Soderberg, president, Toucan Studios, 19572 Stevens Creek Stevens Creek is a creek in Santa Clara County, California. The creek flows from the Santa Cruz Mountains into Stevens Creek Reservoir. It continues through Cupertino, Los Altos, and Mountain View before emptying into the San Francisco Bay. Blvd., Ste 2301, Cupertino, Calif. 95014, 408/255-3291; 408/253-8961 (fax). -0- Note to Editors: Select Effects is a trademark of CASCOM, International Inc. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. QuickTime is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc. Windows and Video for Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Browser is a trademark of The Eastman Kodak Co. CONTACT: CASCOM Doug McLuen, 800/889-0477 615/256-7890 (fax) |
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