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News » Image Processing Software a Safe Harbor blog Adobe Introduces Creative Suite 4 Product Family 0 Posted by Safe Harbor Staff September 23, 2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 product family, a milestone release of the industry-leading design and development software for virtually every creative workflow. Delivering radical workflow breakthroughs that bring down the walls between designers and developers — and packed with hundreds of feature innovations—the new Creative Suite 4 product line advances the creative process across print, Web, mobile, interactive, film and video production. With new levels of integration and expressiveness for Flash technology across the entire product line, Adobe’s biggest software release to date includes Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design editions, Creative Suite 4 Web editions, Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, Creative Suite 4 Master Collection, as well as 13 point products, 14 integrated technologies and seven services. Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection CS4 combines virtually all of Adobe's new design and development applications, technologies and services in a single box — the most comprehensive creative environment ever delivered. "Designers and developers are shaping the way that people consume information, share ideas, sell products, tell stories and create memorable experiences — in print, online and via mobile handsets," said Shantanu Narayen, president and chief executive officer at Adobe. "Whether you’re creating a rich Internet application, a video or a best-selling magazine, Adobe Creative Suite 4 delivers powerful cross-media technologies that have the ability to elevate products, brands and ideas above the clutter." Adobe Creative Suite 4 offers unprecedented choice among editions and stand-alone products, with comprehensive support for the most cutting-edge workflows for virtually any design discipline. Customers can choose from six suites or full version upgrades of 13 stand-alone applications, including Photoshop® CS4, Photoshop CS4 Extended, InDesign® CS4 (see separate releases), Illustrator® CS4, Flash® CS4 Professional, Dreamweaver® CS4, After Effects® CS4, and Adobe Premiere® Pro CS4. A simplified workflow in Adobe Creative Suite 4 enables users to design across media more efficiently by making it easier to complete common tasks and switch between mediums without leaving a project. InDesign CS4 includes a new Live Preflight tool that allows designers to catch production errors and a newly customizable Links panel to place files more efficiently. The revolutionary new Content-Aware Scaling tool in Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended automatically recomposes an image as it is resized, preserving vital areas as it adapts to new dimensions. An expanded version of Dynamic Link in CS4 Production Premium enables users to move content between After Effects CS4, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Soundbooth® CS4, and Encore® CS4, so updates can be seen instantly without rendering. Designers using the Adobe Creative Suite 4 product family will be able to gain unprecedented creative control using the new expressive features and visual performance improvements in Adobe Flash Player 10 to deliver breakthrough Web experiences across multiple browsers and operating systems. Adobe Creative Suite 4 brings 3D center-stage providing the ability to paint, composite, and animate 3D models using familiar tools. Flash CS4 Professional now offers the ability to apply tweens to objects instead of keyframes, providing greater control over animation attributes. Also in Flash, the new Bones tool helps create more realistic animations between linked objects. With a searchable library of more than 450 dynamically updated device profiles from leading manufacturers, Adobe Device Central CS4 (see separate release) enables users to easily test mobile content designed using many of the Creative Suite 4 products. Adobe Creative Suite 4 significantly expands access to services* available to creative professionals and developers who want to collaborate online. Adobe ConnectNow, a service of Acrobat.com, can be accessed from InDesign CS4, Illustrator CS4, Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop Extended CS4, Flash CS4 Professional, Dreamweaver CS4, Fireworks® CS4, and Acrobat® 9 Pro, allowing real-time collaboration with two colleagues or clients. Designers can also share color harmonies with Adobe Kuler™, which is now accessible from within InDesign CS4, Illustrator CS4, Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop Extended CS4, Flash CS4 and Fireworks CS4. Other online resources include: Adobe Community Help for technical questions; Resource Central for accessing video and audio product-related news and tutorials, as well as Soundbooth scores, sound effects, and other stock media; and Adobe Bridge Home, a customizable resource for tips, tutorials, news and inspirational content. Adobe Creative Suite 4 and its associated point products are scheduled to ship in October 2008 with availability through Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe Store at www.adobe.com/go/gn_store . Estimated street price for the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium will be US$1799, US$1699 for Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium, US$1699 for Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, and US$2499 for Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection. Adobe plans to offer tiered upgrade pricing from previous versions. For a limited time, validly licensed customers of eligible versions of Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Production Studio and Macromedia Studio will be able to upgrade to Creative Suite 4 for the CS3 upgrade price. For more detailed information about features, upgrade policies, pricing, and international versions please visit: www.adobe.com/creativesuite. Adobe Flash Player 10 is currently available in beta as a free download from Adobe Labs at www.adobe.com/go/astro with general availability expected by the end of the year. Adoption of the previous update to Adobe Flash Player 9 set all-time records by achieving over 80 percent reach on Internet enabled desktops in less than six months and Flash Player 10 is expected to achieve a similar adoption rate. Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information - anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com. WEVA Partners With Universal Studios Florida For WEVA EXPO 2008 Tour 0 Posted by Safe Harbor Staff April 17, 2008 WEVA International has partnered with Universal Studios Florida Production Group to plan an exclusive, behind-the-scenes tour of the Universal Studios Production Facilities for professional videographers in conjunction with the WEVA 18th Annual Wedding & Event Video Expo, August 11-14, 2008. WEVA EXPO 2008, the wedding and event video industry's largest convention and trade show will be held at Orlando Grande Lakes Resort, just 10 minutes from Universal Studios Florida. The largest working motion picture and television studio outside of Hollywood, Universal Studios Florida boasts 9 state-of-the-art soundstages, multiple broadcast studios, and more than 100 backlot sets. Numerous feature films (including The Waterboy, Matinee, and Parenthood) have been shot on the studio backlot. Home to cable network’s Nickelodeon, Universal Studios Florida has hosted TV programs as diverse as The Ellen Degeneres Show; The Food Network's Emeril, Live!; The Steve Harvey Show; America's Most Wanted; Fear Factor; BattleBotsIQ and TNA (Total Nonstop Action). TNA, today's popular contemporary wrestling show, is taped in Stage 21 - (adjacent to the park). This summer, WEVA EXPO 2008 attendees will have a rare opportunity to take an optional pre-convention, behind-the-scenes tour of Universal Studios that is being planned for Monday August 11, 2008 (starting early afternoon, ending before the official WEVA EXPO 2008 Opening Night Gala at 5:45pm). "As announced at our NAB event this week, WEVA is already at work with the Universal Studios Production Group (USPG) designing a backlot tour that is ‘professional to professional’ rather than the standard ‘visitor’ version normally presented to park guests," relates Dan Argenas, WEVA’s Director of Association Communications. "Our goal is to offer WEVA EXPO 2008 attendees an inside view of state-of-the-art television and film production that’s up close and personal." The WEVA and USPG teams are finalizing details of the tour, including ground transportation (private busses will depart from the JW Marriott). Watch WEVA.com for more news on the Universal Studios Tour and continuous updates on all WEVA EXPO 2008 Wedding and Event Video Sessions, EXPO 2008 Trade Show, and EXPO 2008 Special Events. Right Hemisphere Announces New Integrated Software Platform 0 Posted by Safe Harbor Staff October 31, 2007 Right Hemisphere has announced the Right Hemisphere 5 platform, an integrated suite of visual product communication and collaboration solutions. The software is designed to eliminate various inefficiencies in the enterprise today and help manufacturers get their products and support materials to market faster. Right Hemisphere’s next-generationsoftware integrates with and extends all major product data management and product lifecycle management (PLM) systems, and enables the re-use of accurate and up-to-date product information. The software also automates the delivery of product information to anyone in the extended enterprise and in whatever format is required, including corporate document standards such as Adobe® PDF® andMicrosoft® Office. This means stakeholders across the extended enterprise including sourcing, sales and marketing, manufacturing, training, and service and support functions can more rapidly and painlessly incorporate visual product information into their deliverables. "Leading manufacturers point to successful product launches as critical to their market and revenue growth strategy, yet barely one-third feel this process is under control...The challenge is that a product launch is a cross-functional business process that requires seamless execution across the groups responsible for defining market demand, designing new products, and supplying and servicing customers," according to Michael Burkett, a vice president at AMR Research in the report titled The CIO's Guide the PERFECT Product Launch. The report also states, "...Unfortunately because application technology providers have remained siloed in their own areas of expertise, the inhibited flow of information between these domains has limited the responsiveness product launch teams require." Right Hemisphere, with its Right Hemisphere 5 platform, is aimed right at the heart of solving various communication and collaboration problems across functional silos, customers, and partners. The platform includes new releases of Right Hemisphere’s software stack, including major improvements and feature additions to its flagship Deep Exploration™ client and Deep Server™ enterprise software. These flagship products were fine-tuned based on direct customer input from Right Hemisphere customers such as DaimlerChrysler, Bell Helicopter, and Sikorsky, among others. The platform features: Robust technical illustration capabilities such as detailed view creation, symbols, new and improved line style materials, WebCGM output, 3D true type fonts, legacy illustration sheet support, thrust line generation, improved Adobe PDF callouts, and more. Added external workflow support for post editing and collaborationprocesses to make PDF creation more flexible and powerful. Advanced parts and bill of materials (BOM) management, including new metadata display and editing tools to make the management process easier and the documents more information rich. Updated measurement tools that are easier to work with, respond faster to commands, and include angle, volume, and surface area measurements for expanded engineering and design analysis work. New assembly and part workflows that allow merged parts to havematerials and animations automatically applied, saving users significantrework time. S1000 compliant 2D and 3D symbol libraries to simplify S1000D document creation. The Right Hemisphere 5 platform delivers compelling new and enhanced 3D PDF publishing capabilities for manufacturers. The software makes it even easier for these users to automatically author and publish rich, interactive 3D PDF files without requiring any JavaScript® programming knowledge. With Right Hemisphere 5, users can merge product manufacturing information (PMI) and key metadata from external sources with 3D models and publish them in a unified PDF file. This ability to associate important manufacturing specifications with metadata and 3D models in one secure, ubiquitous PDF empowers users with a powerful and painless collaboration, development and sourcing solution. "3D PDF is emerging as a de facto standard for secure, dependable information exchange in documents that contain interactive 3D and CAD data," said Tom Hale, senior vice president of Adobe's Knowledge Worker Solutions Business Unit. "The Right Hemisphere 5 platform — along with Adobe Acrobat 3D for publishing and editing, Adobe LiveCycle for IP security and workflow, and the ubiquitous Adobe Reader — enables manufacturers to significantly reduce costsand increase the effectiveness of their product communication and collaboration with customers, employees, and partners." Right Hemisphere 5 Deep Exploration, Deep Publish, and Deep View client software will all be available by March 19 in the Right Hemisphere e-store. Deep Exploration will be available in two versions: the Standard Edition for $495 U.S. and the CAD Edition for $1,995. Deep Publish, which has been significantly enhanced, now allows users to more easily publish, view, and share 2D and 3Dgraphics into Microsoft Office and Adobe® Acrobat® applications; and will be offered as a free download. Right Hemisphere’s Deep View is a free viewer that allows users to view and interact with these 2D and 3D graphics in Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, or Excel. Right Hemisphere 5 Deep Server will be generally available in early summer, 2007. WEVA Announces Location for January Event 0 Posted by Safe Harbor Staff October 9, 2007 Las Vegas’ legendary Imperial Palace, located "Center Strip" next to the Flamingo, has been named as the host hotel for WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events the brand new winter convention and trade show for wedding & event videographers, co-presented by WEVA and PMA® with huge Trade Show exhibits being held at the Las Vegas Convention Center this January. WEVA/PMA guest room rates at the Imperial Palace start at under $71/night. Rooms are limited. To be assured of getting low-cost rates, make your hotel reservations now through PMA Housing toll-free at: 800-248-8804 or 517-788-8100 or email: housing@pmai.org. Register Online - Over 200 WEVA & PMA Sessions Included Convention registration has already opened! WEVA sessions will start Tuesday afternoon January 29, 2008 at the Imperial Palace hotel. Open to all videographers, registration is only $199 for WEVA members and is all-inclusive. A special WEVA/PMA hotlink for WEVA member discount registration will be announced shortly. Attend your choice of over 45 cutting-edge WEVA sessions for wedding and event videographers that will all be presented at the Imperial Palace Tuesday afternoon January 29 thru Thursday January 31 when the 2008 Trade Show opens at the Las Vegas Convention Center (use the Imperial/Flamingo Monorail for easy Convention Center access). The Trade Show will be open 3 days: Thursday January 31 through Saturday February 2, 2008, and will feature special WEVA events for videographers on the Show Floor, including hands-on edit system training, and more (see below) on all 3 Trade Show days. At this year's convention, your WEVA/PMA registration also allows you to attend your choice of over 200 PMA '08 sessions (listed at www.pmai.org) at no additional cost. Cutting-Edge Wedding & Event Video Sessions WEVA sessions at the Imperial Palace will feature wedding and event video seminars, workshops, extended system training, New Worldwide Showcase of WEVA Award-Winning Wedding Video Creativity, Same-Day Edit sessions, all-new WEVA Latino sessions in Spanish, New Mock Wedding & Love Story Shooting Exhibitions, HD Technology Panels, and more. Featured speakers will include leading wedding and event videographers from the US, Canada, Mexico and the Asia-Pacific region, and renowned marketing experts, including top business consultant Robert Gordman author of the best-selling book The Must-Have Customer and a contributing writer for WEVA's Wedding & Event Videography Resource Guide. The complete WEVA program line-up and trade show schedule will be posted soon on the WEVA website and www.PMAI.org where you can also view all other group sections of programming including digital imaging production, marketing, networking, special events, parties, and convention activities that are available at no additional charge to all WEVA registrants. More Videographer Events at the 3-Day Trade Show At the huge 3-day Trade Show (Thursday January 31 to Saturday February 2nd), in addition to a whole new world of exhibits, there will be additional WEVA events for wedding and event videographers on all three days - all optional and all at no additional cost right on the Show floor at the Las Vegas Convention Center, including: Free - Hands-On Edit System Training on Computer Workstations (Presented in Spanish & English). Free - Live Demonstrations of Wedding & Event Video Shooting Techniques. Free – All-new WEVA HD Camcorder Shoot-Out Using Live Bridal Models and Featuring Just-Released HD/SD Cameras Both Palm-Size & Full-Size. Free – WEVA Mock Bridal Show Booth Exhibit Free – New WEVA/PMA Exclusive 2,000 square-foot Pavilion Housing a State-of-the-Art, Industry-wide Event That Will be Announced Soon. "There’s never been anything on a scale this large for event videographers. WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events at PMA ’08 is an exciting ‘first’ for professional videography. It will mark the launch of a new era in the expanding worldwide digital memories industry," said Roy Chapman founder and chairman of Wedding & Event Videographers Association International. "This collaborative convention will give videographers the biggest competitive-edge in wedding and event video creativity, techniques, technology, networking – and business profitability — in the history of our industry." Low-cost guest rooms at the Imperial Palace (available through PMA Housing are less than $71/night January 28-31. For Friday, February 1st (the start of Super Bowl weekend) you can obtain a special PMA registration discount coupon ($29) to apply to the Imperial Palace room rate, which increases to $160 on Friday. Collaborate, Innovate - Profit! "With low-cost registration and discounted hotel rates, this brand new convention is the season’s best value for wedding and event videographers – and it answers the call from our members for an international winter event that takes advantage of the impact, and the new profit centers, emerging from the convergence of digital video and imaging technologies," said WEVA Director of Educational Development John Zale. "Videographers will be able to get together at WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events to network and discover new techniques, cutting-edge concepts, and state-of-the-art technologies that are transforming not only professional videography, but the entire digital memories industry." Teaming with PMA for an all-new winter convention in the U.S., Zale added, "is a natural, and progressive extension, as WEVA and PMA have had solid success collaborating on previous events for our industry worldwide. That includes our Australia conference for videographers in May, and our industry’s first-ever convention in Canada last month." WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events at PMA 08 will enable fresh advantages and a completely new professional development experience for wedding and event videographers, manufacturers, and sponsors. "The advancements in digital technologies, including IT, portable video, DI technologies, and new media, combined with the rising demand for video content online have created a need for a collaborative, cutting-edge event in the winter season. One that recognizes, and utilizes, key changes in digital technologies and workflow so that professional videographers nationally and internationally can take their skills, and their profit potential, to a whole new level – faster," Chapman said. "And, it’s why WEVA will continue to provide professional development events in both winter and summer seasons." Contact PMA Housing now to be sure of getting low-cost guest room rates at the Imperial Palace for WEVA’s Wide World of Weddings & Events this January! About Photo Marketing Association International (PMA) As an international professional trade association, PMA® helps the worldwide photo imaging community achieve business success and adapt to new technologies. Its commitment to 20,000 members in 100-plus countries is part of an 82-year legacy that connects business owners to a network of knowledge and support. PMA furthers this purpose through the development of educational programs and business services, marketing research, publications, and trade shows. For more information, visit PMA online at www.pmai.org. About Wedding & Event Videographers Association International (WEVA) WEVA International is the largest professional videographers association and our industry's leading provider of education that's on the cutting-edge. WEVA is dedicated to advancing the professional interests of videographers worldwide through continuing education at events such as Wedding & Event Video Expo, technical support, group benefits, advocacy committees, new media, including Wedding & Event Videography Resource Guide and streaming video on WEVA-TV. Join WEVA now to access valuable WEVA membership benefits that can help you succeed in your business, including weekday job opportunities through ImageSpan's CurbStream Platform, plus low-cost Visa/MasterCard Merchant Status, low-cost Equipment Insurance, E&O Insurance, the new Equipment Financing Program for Videographers, WEVA NEWS MINUTE videos, WEVA On-The-Air Podcasts, and more. Membership also provides opportunities for professional videographer (MPV) accreditation, and system-training at WEVA EXPO. For further details contact the association at 941-923-5334 or email: info@weva.com Motu Demonstrates V3HD at Safe Harbor 0 Posted by Safe Harbor Staff September 27, 2007 Jim Cooper from Motu was in the Safe Harbor studio Wednesday, September 26 demonstrating the new Motu V3HD video converter box. V3HD turns your Mac or PC desktop or laptop computer into a powerful HD/SD video production workstation equipped with all the video and audio I/O you need, with one simple FireWire connection. In this photo taken from the demo, a DVCPRO HD Final Cut Pro timeline is being sent over Firewire to the V3HD, which outputs to several different formats simultaneously, including HDMI, HD SDI, HD Component, SD SDI, SD Component, and S-video. This setup allows you to monitor your video in every available format while you're working. Some standout features that were demonstrated: #1 – CONNECTIVITY The V3HD will work with practically ANY tape format and/or connection, SD or HD. Regardless of what format you shoot, you can easily send it through V3HD into your PC or Mac. Even if shooting on Panasonic with P2 card, V3HD is still used for monitoring and output (not capture). This makes it convenient to monitor on variety of displays, as well as record edits to almost any record deck. This counts for AUDIO as well as video. Great for studios where clients are bringing in their own gear, will provide interface for most any setup. #2 - LOW OVERHEAD DVCPRO HD does not require the huge hard drive arrays and ultra-fast processors that uncompressed video needs. It even works great with a laptop! #3 - AUDIO Has comprehensive audio features and connections, great control over monitoring, mixing and routing of signals. #4 - STAND-ALONE CONVENIENCE Unit can be used without a PC connection for signal conversion, is portable. #5 - PC or Mac Some users have both and can switch as simply as unplugging FireWire cable. #6 - DVCPRO HD DVCPRO HD is a widely used standard with good quality and smaller file sizes, a good compromise on quality and system requirements. V3HD is a great choice for those using Panasonic DVCPRO gear in their workflow already. V3HD is shipping now - order yours today! Right Hemisphere Named a "Hottest Companies of 2007" by Start-IT Magazine 0 Posted by Safe Harbor Staff September 11, 2007 Right Hemisphere®, the leader in visual product communication and collaboration solutions, was once again named one of the hottest companies of the year by Start-IT magazine. This is the third consecutive year the magazine has recognized Right Hemisphere among its honorees. The Start-IT Hottest Companies of 2007 awards are in their tenth year and recognize suppliers of innovative technology products and services to the manufacturing industry. The nominees are judged by the magazine’s editorial staff on the basis of uniqueness of product or service offering; revenue growth over the last three years; other awards and honors received; significant client wins; and biggest accomplishments or hurdles overcome, among other criteria. "With these awards, we pay tribute to companies that provide outstanding technology as well as a strong commitment to helping their manufacturing customers succeed," said Peggy Smedley, editorial director at Start-IT. "Right Hemisphere’s software helps manufacturers extend and get more leverage from their PLM and PDM systems so that they can more efficiently share product data and collaborate. In addition to developing innovative software, Right Hemisphere’s ability to win additional business with existing customers provides compelling evidence of its successful commitment to and partnership with its customers. It is these qualities of innovation and partnership as well as the company’s reported strong growth and impressive new customer wins that make Right Hemisphere deserving of a 2007 ‘Hot’ accolade." Right Hemisphere recently concluded its 2007 fiscal year with exceptionally strong growth in its bookings, partnerships, and customer adoption. The company's technology and vision were further validated by the expansion of existing Right Hemisphere software deployments with customers such as Bell Helicopter, DaimlerChrysler and Sikorsky. Right Hemisphere's relationships with strategic and channel partners also grew more prominent in the market over the last year. Microsoft, for example, chose Right Hemisphere as one of 10 companies to highlight in its worldwide launch of the new Windows Vista operating system. Last year, Right Hemisphere was further awarded a key U.S. patent for its "digital asset server and asset management system" as well as introduced its nextgeneration Right Hemisphere 5 software, an enterprise-class platform for visual communication and collaboration. In addition to being a Start-IT award recipient, Right Hemisphere was recognized with a number of industry awards over the last year, including a 2006 Microsoft Global Export Potential Award, a Consensus Software Award, a PricewaterhouseCoopers Supreme Excellence Award and New Zealand Hi-Tech Company of the Year honor, a Rakon NZ Hi-Tech Deal of the Year award, and a third consecutive Military Training Technology magazine "MT2 Top 100 Award". Right Hemisphere was even tapped by the New Zealand government to help with an economic initiative to establish and support a world-leading 3D digital content and graphics industry in New Zealand. Adobe Ships Creative Suite 3 Production Premium and Master Collection 0 Posted by Safe Harbor Staff July 3, 2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced the immediate availability of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium and Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection software. Adobe Production Premium CS3 is the industry’s most comprehensive collection of integrated cross-platform post-production software tools, helping video professionals deliver stunning results for film, broadcast, DVD, Web, and mobile devices. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection combines 12 of Adobe’s new design and development products in a single box - the most comprehensive creative environment ever delivered. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium and Master Collection ship today in North America, with other language versions - including French, German and Japanese - available by mid July. With Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Editions and Creative Suite 3 Web Editions already in market and receiving rave customer reviews, this completes the roll-out of the company’s revolutionary Creative Suite 3 family, the largest software release in Adobe’s 25-year history. "One word: integration. People around the world will be amazed by how easy it is to move among applications in Adobe Creative Suite Master Collection and Production Premium," said Jason Zada, executive creative director and founder of EVB, a digital content marketing agency in San Francisco, CA. "Because our workflow is so heavily based on moving very quickly through applications, this new Adobe software will save us hundreds of hours that we can put back into our projects." Capture-to-Delivery Workflow with Production Premium Now available for both PC and Mac platforms, Adobe Production Premium integrates time-saving workflow technologies with milestone releases of Adobe After Effects® CS3 Professional, Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3, Adobe Encore® CS3, Adobe Photoshop® CS3 Extended, Adobe Illustrator® CS3, Adobe Flash® CS3 Professional, and Adobe® Soundbooth™ CS3, which can also be purchased as stand-alone applications. Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 software offers enhanced features such as new format support and a unique Time Remapping tool that improves slow motion and variable speed effects. After Effects CS3 software offers Shape Layers for drawing and animating vector shapes; the Puppet tool for stretching and manipulating 2D images as lifelike animations; and the Brainstorm tool for interactively generating and previewing animation variations. For audio, Soundbooth CS3 software enables post-production professionals to clean up recordings, polish voiceovers, customize music and sound effects—even if audio production isn’t their specialty. Special additions to Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium include Adobe OnLocation™ CS3 for direct-to-disk recording and monitoring and Adobe Ultra® CS3 software for easy chroma keying. For Macintosh users, Adobe OnLocation requires Boot Camp and Windows (purchased separately) or a separate Windows® based computer. Adobe Ultra CS3 is only included in the Windows edition. The Best Creative Tools Come Together Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection combines all of Adobe’s flagship creative products, for the design and delivery of high-impact content across media - from print and the Web, to interactive applications, mobile devices, video and film. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection includes all-new versions of Adobe InDesign® CS3, Photoshop® CS3 Extended, Illustrator® CS3, Flash® CS3 Professional, Dreamweaver® CS3, Fireworks® CS3, Contribute® CS3, After Effects® CS3 Professional, Adobe Premiere Pro® CS3, Soundbooth® CS3, and Encore® CS3, as well as Acrobat® 8 Professional software. Pricing and Availability Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium and Master Collection software will support Intel based Macintosh systems, Microsoft® Windows® XP, and Windows Vista™. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection and Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium are immediately available in the US and Canada through Adobe Authorized Resellers including Safe Harbor Computers. The estimated street price for the Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection is US$2,499. The estimated street price for Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium is US$1,699. There are numerous upgrade paths available for Adobe customers. Maxon Presents the Power Integration Tour 0 Posted by Safe Harbor Staff June 8, 2007 The Tour is a joint road show with Adobe Systems Incorporated where motion graphics artists will learn how to bring their vision to life with blockbuster visual effects and compelling motion graphics for film, video, DVD, the web, and mobile devices. The Power Integration Tour will demonstrate how combining the power of Adobe® Creative Suite® 3, Production Premium and MAXON's CINEMA 4D can produce stunning 3D motion designs faster and easier than ever before. Attendees will be taught how to create dazzling 3D broadcast designs. Representatives of MAXON and Adobe will cover an array of motion graphics topics culminating in the production of a television newscast opening. This four-hour event will show how the companies' unmatched workflow can make a previously arduous process an artist's creative dream. Added incentive to attend this event is over $60,000 in door prizes that feature Adobe and MAXON products, as well as complimentary products from other tour sponsors: Intel, NVIDIA, Verbatim, Artbeats, Gridiron Software, RE: Vision Effects, Digital Anarchy, and Cybermotion. MAXON's CINEMA 4D is fast becoming the 3D tool of choice for motion graphics artists due to its smooth connectivity to popular 2D motion graphics and compositing tools. Multipass layers and 3D elements are rendered and imported directly into Adobe After Effects® CS3 for the ultimate in post-processing control. In addition, the unique MoGraph module adds another dimension to CINEMA 4D's creative palette, offering endless combinations and variations ideal for creating complex broadcast graphics, bumpers, movie titles and trailers with just a few clicks. Adobe Production Premium CS3 is part of the Adobe Creative Suite family and is a complete and integrated post-production environment. Adobe Production Premium combines Adobe's world-class video, audio, and graphics software with the ground-breaking efficiency of Adobe Dynamic Link for unmatched integration and a highly efficient workflow. Motion graphics artists are invited to see this powerful combination at work during this limited seven-city tour. Tour dates include: New York, NY, July 10th Washington, DC, July 12th Atlanta, GA, July 17th Miami, FL, July 19th Chicago, IL, July 25th Dallas, TX, August 21st Denver, CO, August 23rd Space is limited. For more information and to register visit www.maxon.net/tour2007 NewTek announces LightWave® Rendition™ for Adobe® Photoshop 0 Posted by Safe Harbor Staff April 16, 2007 NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video products, has announced launch plans for their latest development, LightWave® Rendition™ for Adobe® Photoshop®. The product created by NewTek’s 3D division provides photorealistic 3D render output, such as recently used in the feature film "300", for Adobe's just revealed Photoshop CS3 Extended. Based upon the Emmy® Award-winning render engine native to LightWave 3D, Rendition for Adobe Photoshop gives creative artists the ability to render models imported through Photoshop CS3 and deliver the richness of detail, textures and lighting attributes found in the original 3D object format, all within the Photoshop environment. "We're very excited to support Adobe’s effort to bring 3D into the traditional 2D work environment," said Jay Roth, president, NewTek 3D division. "We're keenly aware of how prevalent 3D has become in all aspects of creative production from film to visualization to print graphics and we know how important these tools will become to Photoshop users as they explore the power that realistic 3D imagery brings to their final product." LightWave Rendition for Adobe Photoshop will ship with its own 3D model art library and works with models from other sources, such as Google SketchUp's 3D Warehouse or any of these readily available common 3D interchange formats: 3DS, OBJ, U3D, KMZ, and COLLADA. LightWave Rendition allows each format to be fully rendered in high-resolution with all of their properties. "As a fine artist and designer Photoshop is my core software application, the fact that Adobe is bringing 3D capabilities to the suite is unbelievably exciting," said Stephen Burns, author of Advanced Photoshop CS3 Trickery & FX. "I have been integrating 3D graphics into my 2D designs for years and I know the effect a powerful, photo-real 3D render engine like LightWave Rendition for Adobe Photoshop has on the final result: it makes all the difference in the world." "This is an exciting time for creative artists. Moving easily from 2D to 3D in the Photoshop environment is as big a milestone as when artists progressed in the digital realm from black and white to color. Adobe has now made it possible for its passionate and creative user base to explore 3D within Photoshop CS3," said Michael Kornet, vice president business development, NewTek. "NewTek is thrilled to bring our feature-film quality rendering to the Adobe Photoshop user’s toolset." Pricing and Availability LightWave Rendition for Adobe Photoshop will be available for beta test participation beginning in May 2007. An early beta sign-up request form is available at www.LightWave3D.com/renditionps or call NewTek Sales at 1-800-368-5441, for international inquiries dial 1-210-370-8000. The retail price for Rendition for Adobe Photoshop is $149US. Upon initial release it will be available by electronic download from NewTek in North America. NAB 2007 0 Posted by Safe Harbor Staff March 22, 2007 Check here often for a complete summary of news bits from the NAB show floor! 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