GenArts' Sapphire Plug-ins Version 1.1 Supports Avid AVX Products on Mac.Business/Technology Editors CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2001 GenArts, Inc. is pleased to announce the release of Sapphire Plug-ins version 1.1, which expands their extensive arsenal of visual effects tools to Avid(R) Media Composer(R) and Avid Xpress(R) system users on Macintosh hardware. Version 1.1 also contains new effects and feature enhancements making Sapphire Plug-ins an even more powerful complement to Avid AVX AVX Adult Video XXX AVX Avid Visual Extensions AVX anti Virus Expert (TM) products. "The addition of Macintosh support is good news for Avid customers and their clients. Now these tremendous effects tools can be accessed across the entire Avid AVX product line," said Ken Miles Ken Miles (born 1 November 1918 in Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham, England - died 17 August 1966 in Riverside, California, United States) was a sports car driver. Background Miles raced motorcycles before he served as a tank sergeant in the British Army in World War II. , Director of 3rd Party Programs and Relationship Management at Avid Technology "Avid" redirects here. For the "Advancement Via Individual Determination" educational program, see AVID. Avid Technology, Inc NASDAQ: AVID is an American company specializing in video and audio production technology; specifically, digital non-linear media editing (NLE) , Inc. Martin Balk balk the action of a horse when it refuses to obey a command to which it usually responds. See also jibbing. , Senior Editor at Avatar Studios Avatar Studios, formerly known as the The Power Station, is a renowned recording studio at 441 West 53rd Street in Manhattan, New York City. The building was originally a Con Edison power plant; but after a period of vacancy, it was used as a sound stage for the in St. Louis, and user of the Media Composer system on Macintosh says, "Fantastic! By far the best plug-ins out there. These have totally changed the kind of looks I can create." "We received many requests for a FilmLook effect and are happy to include it in version 1.1. This effect provides a physically accurate model of film exposure and processing to make video footage look like it was shot on film," said Karl Sims Karl Sims is a computer graphics artist and researcher, who is most well known for using particle systems and artificial life in computer animation. Sims received a B.S. from MIT in 1984, and a M.S. from the MIT Media Lab in 1987. , President of GenArts, Inc. Also new is DissolveLuma, a transition effect, which can make one clip appear to emerge through the other in interesting ways. Two new time saving enhancements have also been added: a Resolution parameter in all effects allows render resolutions to be reduced for faster testing, and the processing speed See MHz. of many effects has been improved. The full package of Sapphire Plug-ins now contains 193 effects ranging from the everyday tools such as Glows, EdgeRays, LensFlares, RackDefocus, MatteOps, and Blurs to the more exotic like Lightning, FlysEye, JpegDamage, Textures, and Kaleidoscope effects. Each plug-in has many options and parameters that can be adjusted and animated for an unlimited range of unique results. All the effects for Avid AVX are OMF OMF - Object Management Facility. Part of the DAA proposed by Hewlett-Packard and Sun. (R)-conformable so projects started with Sapphire Plug-ins on Media Composer or Avid Xpress on Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and Macintosh can be easily moved to Avid|DS or Symphony(TM) systems for finishing. GenArts offers free trials of Sapphire Plug-ins for Avid|DS, Symphony, Media Composer, Avid Xpress and Avid Xpress DV Avid Xpress DV is a popular non-linear video editing application available to professionals on Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh computers. See also
About GenArts, Inc. GenArts, Inc. is a premier provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film and video industry. The company's Sapphire Plug-ins have become an industry standard for high-end visual effects and have been used extensively on feature films such as Planet of the Apes, Final Fantasy This article is about the Final Fantasy franchise. For the video game, see Final Fantasy (video game). For other uses, see Final Fantasy (disambiguation). Final Fantasy ( , The Matrix, Titanic, Armageddon, Dinosaur, X-Files, Star Wars-Episode I, The World is Not Enough, Air Force One, Contact, Star Trek, and Godzilla. About Avid Technology, Inc. Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AVID) delivers the solutions that Make, Manage and Move Media(TM). As a recognized digital standard for professionals who Make the world's media -- from video, audio and film to animation, special effects and streaming media -- Avid's products are used to make more television and news shows, commercials, music videos and CDs, corporate/industrial productions and major motion pictures combined than any other nonlinear editing manufacturer in the world. Now, building on its Oscar(R) and Emmy(R) award-winning heritage in creating content, Avid is extending its reach by redefining how digital media is shared, stored and distributed. To Manage today's increasingly rich collection of dynamic media, Avid provides powerful servers, networks and media tools to help customers search files, share media and collaborate on new productions, both locally and globally. Avid's solutions also empower users to easily Move media, whether on air, over cable or satellite or through the Internet. Like no other media company today, Avid's end-to-end solutions span the continuum of media creation, management and distribution. The company's corporate headquarters are located in Tewksbury, MA. More information about the company is available at www.avid.com. (c)2001 GenArts, Inc. All rights reserved. GenArts and Sapphire Plug-ins are trademarks of GenArts, Inc. Avid, Avid Xpress, Media Composer and OMF are registered trademarks and AVX, Make, Manage and Move Media and Symphony are trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. Oscar is a registered trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Emmy is a registered trademark of ATAS/NATAS. Grammy is a trademark of The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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