Photodex(R) Releases the Next Generation of ProShow(R) Producer.Innovative New Release Includes Chroma Key See color key. and Masking Tools, Keyframing Controls, and Expanded, Popular Output Options Like Adobe[R] Flash[R], QuickTime[R] and HD Video. AUSTIN, Texas -- Photodex Corporation today announced the release of the next generation of its award-winning slide show software for professional photographers. The all-new ProShow Producer 3.0 expands upon the already impressive list of creative features and production control options. Now photographers can create professional-grade slide show masterpieces that not only look polished, but exhibit advanced, high-end artistic effects previously achievable only through using 3rd party professional photo and video editing software Video editing software is application software which handles the editing of video sequences on a computer. It usually includes the ability to import and export video, cut and paste sections of a video clip, and add special effects and transitions; and it sometimes includes the . From digital proofing Preparing a sample of printed output on a computer printer before the job is printed on a commercial press. Contrast with Matchprint and soft proofing. to high-end multimedia slide shows, ProShow Producer has introduced photographers to a new way of presenting their images to the world. With Producer, photographers can create multimedia slide show presentations and output them to their choice of 14 different formats, including 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. , CD and the newly-added HD Video, Flash and QuickTime output options. Unmatched Creative Possibilities New features, like Chroma Key Transparency and Masking, offer enhanced creative control for photographers. Using the Masking feature, any layer on a slide can be turned into a fully-customized mask to conceal or reveal aspects of underlying layers. Masking can be used to create silhouette silhouette (sĭl'  ĕt`), outline image, especially a profile drawing solidly filled in or a cutout pasted against a lighter background. effects and abstract compositions in slide shows. The
new Chroma Key Transparency tool creates Hollywood-style
"greenscreen" effects by making a specific color range in an
image or video transparent, allowing photographers to create overlays
and graphic art effects for their slide shows. Other new creative
features include a built-in Vignette VignetteA symbol or pictorial representation of the corporation on a stock certificate. Usually a complicated and artistic design, it is meant to make the counterfeiting of stock certificates as difficult as possible. tool, photo and video cropping and rotation, enhanced drop shadow control, caption textures and more. Complete Control with Keyframing ProShow Producer offers Keyframing control for captions, motion effects and adjustment effects, allowing photographers to precisely position and set points on a keyframe timeline to create 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. in their slide shows. Keyframing effects can be used to create a sequence of complex motion paths, make images and videos move through color shifts and create multiple caption motion effects, all of which can occur during the course of one slide. Superior Output Capabilities A variety of popular, new video output formats are available in ProShow Producer 3.0, including Adobe[R] Flash[R], QuickTime[R], Windows Media Video See Windows Media formats. (WMV (Windows Media Video) A family of digital video compression technologies from Microsoft based on MPEG-4. Version 9 of the WMV codec was released to the SMPTE organization and became the SMPTE 421M standard, otherwise known as VC-1 (see VC-1). ), HD Video 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. , giving photographers an even broader reach with the output they create. ProShow Producer 3.0 also comes with high-quality, built-in content like DVD menus and slide show templates. Pricing and Availability ProShow Producer 3.0 is available from Photodex Corporation for $499.95. A 15-day free trial version of ProShow Producer 3.0 is available for download from www.photodex.com. About Photodex Corporation Founded in 1987, Photodex Corporation is a leading publisher of software for working with digital content. Photodex creates innovative products that enable users to create compelling slide show presentations with photos, video and audio, and to manage their digital files. Photodex's user-friendly, affordable software offers power, speed, and simplicity for millions of computer users worldwide. Contact: Amanda Sahliyeh Amanda@photodex.com Public Relations (v) 512-406-3066 Photodex and ProShow are registered trademarks of Photodex Corporation. All other brand or product names are or may be trademarks of, and are used to identify products or services of their respective owners. Adobe Flash is a registered trademark of Adobe. QuickTime is a registered trademark of Apple. |
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