Serious Magic Releases Visual Communicator 2
December 15, 2004
Folsom, CA - Visual Communicator 2 software is now available from Serious Magic, Inc.
Visual Communicator 2 is based on a video production process that eliminates traditional editing timelines to allow for dramatically faster video creation, while making productions that look as if they were created for a television newscast, the manufacturer describes.
Visual Communicator 2 introduces Flex Recording which allows users to shoot segments out of sequence or at different times. With Flex Recording users can start in the middle, begin at the end, or update any section they've recorded at any time.
On-The-Fly Editing gives users amazing new ways to improve their shows by giving them the power to add or change media such as PowerPoint slides, graphics, or video while recording their presentation. This feature is especially useful for those that wish to stream their presentations live over the Internet as it enables them to potentially respond to viewer's questions and answer them immediately while displaying complementary
graphics or charts as examples.
The In-Place Trimming feature greatly improves the ease and speed at which users can specify which portions of video clips are included in their presentation and interactively edits their video clips without having to edit them on a timeline. To fade audio in or out, a new audio function has been added to allow users full control over the mood of their video presentations.
The Review Anywhere feature allows users to see their video production immediately before recording. There is no longer a need to replay an entire show from the beginning to see a change they've made at the end. All recordings and clips play back in frame-accurate, real-time preview. The Real-Time Scrubbing feature allows users to scroll through their production forwards, backwards and even in slow motion while seeing all special effects, video and camera recordings immediately.
The product line-up consists of Visual Communicator Web, Visual
Communicator Pro, and Visual Communicator Studio. Each version offers an on-screen teleprompter, customizable graphics and titles, real-time transitions and virtual sets as well as includes a professional clip-on microphone and V-Screen foldable backdrop material for green screen effects.
Visual Communicator Web supports video resolutions up to 320 x 240.
Visual Communicator Pro adds the ability to record videos in full broadcast resolution for DVD, videotape, video projection and more. Additionally, the Pro version features the unique ability to convert native PowerPoint shows into video presentations.
The robust Studio version offers live video output and gives users the option to self-produce live broadcasts. Video can be streamed over the Internet, posted to a Web server, or viewed live on a large projection screen, monitor or TV without expensive hardware or technically complex set-ups. Studio allows users to publish their videos to Web pages without learning HTML, as well as include chapter markers and links to display Web pages, pictures or PowerPoint slides alongside their video.
Visual Communicator 2 Web is priced at $199.95, Visual Communicator 2 Pro at $399.95, and Visual Communicator 2 Studio at $695.00.
For more information, visit
www.seriousmagic.com
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