After Effects 7.0, Premiere Pro
2.0, Photoshop CS2
Users have long understood the power of After Effects for 2D and 3D
compositing as well as for adding special effects and animation to
your video. In addition to the new user interface that is introduced
in this version you will find a Graph Editor to improve control of
keyframe editing, a new Timewarp function allows you to variably
control the playback speed of your footage and hundreds of new
presets for animation and behaviors that will allow you to quickly
add animation effects to your footage. On the technical side of
things, After Effects now has support for 32-Bit HDR Color, OpenGL
2.0 3D acceleration and several new file formats. You can even
export video from After Effects directly to a Flash Video (FLV)
file, allowing you to easily deliver your content on the web.
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Video editors will feel
right at home in Premiere Pro 2.0's powerful editing
interface. It includes all the great features you expect
from NLE software including multiple video and audio tracks,
color correction and native support for digital camcorders.
New features include full multicamera editing support,
direct DVD video export from a timeline and enhanced clip
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Support for the HDV, SD and HD
video formats is now available, as well as the ability to directly
export your movie to the Flash Video format.
Photoshop has long been the last word in computer-based image
editing. The latest version expands on the programs powerful
features by adding enhanced layer control, Smart Objects for
nondestructive editing of both vector and raster graphics and
support for new RAW file formats captured by high-end digital
cameras. The new Vanishing Point feature allows you to paint and
paste new objects while matching the perspective of an image
automatically. There is even an Image Warp function that allows you
to more easily create 3D-style packaging mock-ups by wrapping 2D
images around a 3D shape.
The Premium edition adds powerful audio editing capabilities with
Audition 2.0, professional DVD production using Encore 2.0 and
powerful vector graphics creation and editing with Illustrator CS2.
The Premium edition is ideal for users who wish to do more with
their video.
Dynamic Link
All this is tied together by Adobe's innovative Dynamic Link
interface. Eliminating the need for intermediate rendering of video
when transferring it between applications, the programs in this
suite are now closely integrated. Your workflow will improve as you
find yourself more easily moving your project from application to
application without the long delays for rendering that previously
stood in your way.
System Requirements & Order Information
The Adobe Production Studio requires an Intel Pentium 4 1.4 GHz
processor or greater running Windows XP with Service Pack 2, 512 MB
of memory, 21GB of available hard drive space and a dedicated 7200
rpm hard disk for video storage for basic functionality. Users who
wish to work with high definition video should have at least a
Pentium 4 3.4 GHz processor, 2 GB of memory and RAID 0 storage
capabilities.
Both the
Standard Version and the
Premium Version
of the Production Studio are available on the B&H web site.
Upgrade
pricing is available from Adobe for owners of previous versions of
the included software.
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