Ever needed to fix a clip where an unwanted or unexpected object appears in the scene? A car is suddenly passing across or a stage hand got in the shot by accident? And re-shooting is expensive or impossible? You would be facing hours of tedious frame-by-frame rotoscoping to get rid of the pesky element in your video. But not with Boris Continuum Motion Key! As long as the object is moving in relation to the scene, this job can be done in minutes instead of days. Boris Continuum Motion Key is based on Optical Flow technology that uses intra-frame data to cleanly remove any moving object.

Boris Continuum Motion Key is available now for $199 USD.

Boris Continuum Motion Key supports After Effects, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Motion. For Avid systems, Motion Key is included as part of BCC AVX.

Please contact us for more information.

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EditShare announced at IBC 2008 the release of EditShare XStream. Part of the new Complete Collaboration product line, XStream is EditShare's 5th-generation, high-performance shared storage solution for DI and Broadcast workflows. Leveraging the fastest storage technology on the market, each EditShare XStream 16-drive chassis processes over 1GB per second. Users can combine multiple XStream chassis for performance to match the needs of any large-scale production workgroup or high-bandwidth content creation facility.

"Not only can EditShare XStream support a wide range of mission critical and high-bandwidth environments, it does so with immense flexibility," said Andy Liebman, founder and president, EditShare. "You can put multiple EditShare XStream systems on the same network along with your EditShare Storage Series systems. This allows administrators to manage all their storage requirements from a single unified EditShare interface and precisely match the performance needs of each job. Our customers can also integrate acquisition and browse tools from the new EditShare Flow product line, enabling realtime collaboration from ingest to editing on to archiving and back. The possibilities are limitless and the performance is outstanding."

Combined with EditShare's 5th-generation administration, monitoring, and workflow tools, XStream enables industry-leading performance and an open environment for creative teams to share media regardless of application or platform. Users of Apple, Adobe, Assimilate, Autodesk, Avid, Digidesign, Sony, Thomson, and other applications can connect via Gigabit or 10-Gigabit Ethernet and freely share media regardless of size or format. As with EditShare Storage Series systems, XStream offers tremendous workflow advantages within the XStream Workflow Director: true project and media sharing for Apple and Avid users, user management tools that are designed specifically for post and broadcast, and integration with post and broadcast equipment for realtime and complete collaboration across the entire workflow.

EditShare XStream supports huge numbers of SD and compressed HD streams or multiple streams of uncompressed HD or 2K. With its unique PCI Express expansion architecture and a dedicated RAID card for every 8 or 16 drives, XStream provides unparalleled reliability, performance, and scalability.

EditShare will begin shipping the first XStream units at the end of September.

Please contact us for more information.

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Media 100 Version 13 will be released in October 2008!

New features include:

* XML Interchange. Transfer projects to and from Apple Final Cut Studio via the industry-standard XML language format. Filtered clips and non-standard transitions and titles can be automatically pre-rendered for seamless integration with Apple Final Cut Pro. Standard video transitions and audio cross-fades remain fully editable. Work on the system of your choice within a larger workgroup or collaborate with Apple Final Cut Pro editors on the same project. Bring your Media 100 timeline into Apple Color for color grading, keeping all of your edits intact and linking to your original media files. Learn More

* Multi-Channel Audio Output. You can now assign multiple audio tracks to virtual buses and process each bus separately in the timeline. Each bus can separately master to one or more output hardware channels. The new multi-channel audio mixing and output capabilities give you tools for complex mixing tasks with different language versions within your timeline. Through the use of multiple mixing buses you can easily create sub-mixes for voice and music and keep complex mixing sessions clearly arranged. Plus, when needed, you can output all the different mixes to tape or to a QuickTime file in a single pass, reducing the time needed to master multi-track projects. Now you can easily monitor and master surround mixes by using multiple outputs. The mixing capabilities with the ability to assign tracks to multiple buses and the option to apply audio effects both to individual clips as well as audio buses makes Media 100's audio features comparable to dedicated audio workstations. Learn More

* JKL Keyboard Control for video trimming and Time-code Support on imported BWF and WAV files, speeding up workflow.

Customers holding valid Media 100 Platinum Software Updates Agreements will receive v13 free of charge. Media 100 Suite customers may purchase a Media 100 Platinum Software Updates Agreement for $895 USD. Media 100 Producer customers may upgrade to v13 for $295 USD; alternatively, a Media 100 Producer Platinum Software Updates Agreement is available for $595 USD.

Customers who buy Media 100 now will receive v13 free of charge.

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Final Effects Complete is now available for Linux-based Autodesk Flint, Flame, Inferno, and Smoke systems. Final Effects Complete 5 Sparks is a set of 100+ visual effects filters re-designed for the Autodesk Sparks plug-in architecture. Popular filters include specialized particle systems for rain, snow, and hair effects, eye-catching effects such as Mr. Mercury, Mr. Smoothie, and Ball Action, auto-animated transitions such as Glass Wipe, Blur Dissolve, and Light Wipe, and many organic warps and distortions. Unique workflow features include 1,000+ factory-installed, customizable presets, the ability to save/load Final Effects Complete presets from Adobe, Avid, and Apple host applications, and the built-in Boris PixelChooser matte and masking system. Final Effects Complete 5 Sparks offers full multi-processor support for optimal performance under Linux.

The regular price of Final Effects Complete 5 Sparks is $1,995 USD. The first 50 customers to purchase the package will receive a 50% discount, paying just $997.50 USD. Please contact us for more information.

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