StageTools Releases MovingPicture v5.0
December 03, 2003
Middleburg, VA - StageTools has released version 5.0 of MovingPicture, its image pan and zoom software for nonlinear editors.
Version 5.0 of MovingPicture adds a number of user-requested productivity
enhancements, including Mac OS 10.3 (Panther) support, 16:9 letterbox
display, automatic show timing changes, expanded shortcut keys, image
tinting, enhanced image filtering, and support for a number of new
editors, the manufacturer describes.
MovingPicture is a tool that allows producers and editors to pan and zoom
on high-resolution still images. It takes scanned images up to 8,000 pixels
and allows for perfectly repeatable pans and zooms directly from a Windows
or Macintosh computer or as a plug-in to most nonlinear editors.
Using MovingPicture is very simple. The image appears on the screen.
Dragging and sizing a framing box icon on top of it changes the view,
adding keyframes onto the timeline. Editors can preview the motion in real
time without any rendering, so the design process is very rapid.
The moves can be previewed in real time and finally rendered in high
quality without ever leaving the editor's timeline. Motion is
field-rendered at sub-pixel accuracy, so motion is very smooth, and in full
32-bit color.
MovingPicture is available for the following editors: After Effects, Avid,
dpsVelocity, edit, Final Cut Pro, Media 100, Pinnacle, Premiere, RexEdit,
and SpeedRazor. A freestanding Mac or Windows version is also available.
MovingPicture supports all Windows- and Macintosh-based systems.
A fully functional evaluation copy can be downloaded from the company website; the MovingPicture plug-in is priced at $199. Registered users can upgrade at no charge.
For more information, visit
www.stagetools.com
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