| | | | News: Adobe Encore DVD 2.0 Delivers Unparalleled Creative Control for Sophisticated DVD Productions
New Workflow Enhancements Simplify DVD Creation with Flowchart Editing, Slideshow Editor, and Advanced Photoshop Integration
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced and shipped a major new release of its professional DVD authoring software, Adobe® Encore® DVD. Adobe Encore DVD 2.0 simplifies the DVD creation process and increases productivity with a new Slideshow editor, Flowchart view, interactive menus, and royalty-free templates and images. In addition to new creative tools and a totally redesigned flexible interface, the product provides advanced integration with Adobe Photoshop® CS2, the most widely used software application in DVD authoring. Adobe Encore DVD 2.0 is available as a stand-alone product or a component of Adobe Production Studio Premium edition, also announced today (see separate release).
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| | | | Matrox MXO2 LE Now Shipping
Portable, Professional I/O for the Mac with Matrox MAX Technology for Faster Than Realtime H.264 Encoding
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Matrox MXO2 LE, an HDMI, SDI, and analog I/O device for the Mac, is now available from authorized dealers worldwide. Matrox MXO2 LE streamlines editing with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros and MacBook Pros. It provides all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy, portable breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity.
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| | | | Accelerated HD H.264 Encoding Now Available on Windows Products Featuring Matrox MAX Technology
Award-winning Matrox CompressHD card and Matrox MXO2 Mini I/O device speed up HD H.264 file creation for Blu-ray, Flash, YouTube, and the web
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced that Windows drivers for Matrox CompressHD and Matrox MXO2 Mini with the MAX option are now available as a free download from the Matrox website for registered owners. Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of HD H.264 files for Blu-ray, Flash, YouTube, and the web.
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| | | | Matrox Releases Support for New Final Cut Studio
Drivers now available for Matrox MXO2 family of I/O devices and Matrox CompressHD H.264 encoder card
Matrox Video Products Group today announced that release 1.6 for Matrox MXO2, Matrox MXO2 Rack, Matrox MXO2 Mini, and Matrox CompressHD is now available as a free download from the Matrox website to all registered users.
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| | | | Matrox Announces Matrox MXO2 LE
Portable, Professional I/O for the Mac with Matrox MAX Technology for Faster Than Realtime H.264 Encoding
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Matrox MXO2 LE, an HDMI, SDI, and analog I/O device based on the award-winning Matrox MXO2 that streamlines editing with Apple Final Cut Studio on Mac Pros and MacBook Pros. Matrox MXO2 LE provides all the features of an I/O card in a sturdy, portable breakout box with professional audio and video connectivity.
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| | | | Eye Scream Factory Releases DVD Art Professional Volume III
Customizable, Multi-Purpose DVD Menu and Packaging Design Templates
Eye Scream Factory, the Boston-based creative team providing time-saving design templates and royalty-free content for media hobbyists and professionals, today announced the availability of Eye Scream Factory DVD Art Professional Volume III.
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| | | | Matrox CompressHD H.264 Accelerator Card for the Mac Now Shipping
Award-winning product offers faster than realtime high definition H.264 file creation for mobile devices, the web, and Blu-ray discs at a breakthrough price
Matrox Video Products Group today announced that Matrox CompressHD, the first implementation of Matrox MAX technology in an H.264 accelerator card for the Mac, is now shipping. Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for mobile devices, the web and Blu-ray discs.
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| | | | Sunland International Introduces Comprehensive Blu-ray Disc Media Creation Workflow
New Blu-ray Disc™ Media Creation Workflow Includes Authoring with Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Production Premium, and Burning and Archiving with Blu-ray Writer Powered by Panasonic
Sunland International (SLI) today introduced a comprehensive new Blu-ray Disc media creation workflow--running on Macintosh and Windows® platforms--at the NAB Show™ in Las Vegas, Nevada. This workflow encompasses authoring with Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium software, and burning and archiving with a Digistor Self-Powered Blu-ray Writer, which is built around Blu-ray technology from Panasonic, an innovator and founder of the DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats.
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| | | | Matrox Announces Matrox CompressHD for the Mac
Accelerator Card Provides Faster Than Realtime High Definition H.264 File Creation
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced Matrox CompressHD™, the first implementation of Matrox MAX™ technology in an H.264 accelerator card for the Mac, priced at just $495 US. Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for mobile devices, the web and Blu-ray discs. By using specialized hardware acceleration, jobs are finished with amazing speed and system resources are liberated for other tasks.
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| | | | Contour Design Releases ShuttlePRO and ShuttleXpress Settings for Adobe Creative Suite 4, Apple Final Cut Studio 2, and Avid Liquid 7
All-New Settings for Encore, Soundbooth, Color, DVD Studio Pro, Motion, and Soundtrack Pro
Contour Design, a market leader in audio/video editing devices, has released new ShuttlePRO and ShuttleXpress drivers with optimized settings for Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium, Apple Final Cut Studio 2, and Avid Liquid 7.
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| | | | Matrox Announces Matrox RT.X2 and Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 Bundles
Matrox Video Products Group today announced that new value-priced bundles of the Matrox RT.X2 and RT.X2 LE realtime editing platforms and Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 are now available worldwide. The bundles include either the RT.X2 or RT.X2 LE realtime editing card with a professional breakout box, Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Adobe Encore CS4, and Adobe OnLocation CS4.
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| | | | Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 v.4.0.1 Announced
Introduces Final Cut Pro project import, RED camera compatibility, OMF export, and other enhancements
Today, Adobe Systems Incorporated introduced Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 version 4.0.1 software, a major update to the leading start-to-finish professional video production solution.
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| | | | Adobe and RED collaborate to create next-generations raw workflows
Native support of RED R3D files in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, Encore CS4 and After Effects CS4 – beta now available
Adobe Systems Incorporated and RED Digital Cinema Camera Company are partnering together to bring a truly native, color-rich, 4K tapeless workflow to desktop tools, allowing filmmakers to harness the full potential of high-resolution raw digital cinematography.
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| | | | Eye Scream Factory Launches Wedding-Themed DVD Art Professional Volume II
Eye Scream Factory DVD Art Professional Volume II; time-saving, wedding-themed templates for DVD menus, disc labels, and case inserts
Eye Scream Factory, the Boston-based creative team providing automation design templates for media hobbyists and professionals, today announced the availability of Eye Scream Factory DVD Art Professional Volume II.
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| | | | Mad Media Hires Seasoned Editor & DVD Authoring Guru Ryan Holdridge
Mad Media has announced that Ryan Holdridge has been named Director of Multimedia Design. Ryan brings with him a skill set that includes professional editing experience with Apple Final Cut Studio 2, advanced compositing with Apple Shake, and standard definition / Blu-ray DVD authoring experience using Apple DVD Studio Pro and Adobe Encore environments.
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| | | | News: Adobe Delivers Previews of Pro Video Tools
Early Releases of Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, After Effects CS3 and Soundbooth CS3 Available
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced free public previews of Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3, Adobe After Effects® CS3 Professional and Adobe Soundbooth™ CS3 software, components of the recently announced Adobe Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium. Video and creative professionals now have the opportunity to test these new public previews on Adobe Labs at http://labs.adobe.com/. The final shipping releases will be available worldwide in the third quarter of 2007.
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| | | | News: Adobe Reveals Creative Suite 3 Production Premium
Cross Platform Suite Integrates Video Editing, Audio, Effects, Graphics and Multimedia Tools
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium software, a complete integrated post-production solution. Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium offers unprecedented levels of integration across major new releases of its video, audio and web software, including Adobe After Effects® CS3 Professional, Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3, Adobe Encore® CS3, Adobe Photoshop® CS3 Extended (see separate release), Adobe Illustrator® CS3, Adobe Flash® CS3 Professional, and Adobe® Soundbooth™ CS3. Now post-production and rich media professionals have a complete, cross-platform, integrated workflow that enables them to create and deliver visually innovative projects for film, broadcast, web, DVD, and mobile devices.
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| | | | News: Adobe Production Studio To Be Available for Both Mac and Windows
Adobe's Complete Video Post-Production Suite Goes Cross-Platform
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that the next version of Adobe® Production Studio, the integrated video and audio post-production tool set that is part of the Creative Suite family, will be available for both the Macintosh and Windows® platforms. Film, video and web professionals currently using Adobe After Effects®, Adobe Photoshop® and Adobe Illustrator® on the Mac will soon be able to harness the power of completely new Macintosh releases of Adobe Premiere® Pro, Adobe Encore® DVD and Adobe Soundbooth™ -- all key components of an upcoming milestone revision to Adobe Production Studio. The software will have its first public demonstration during the Macworld 2007 Conference and Exhibition at The Moscone Center in San Francisco, January 9 – 12 (Booth 901). The next release of Adobe Production Studio is expected to ship in mid-2007.
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| | | | News: Adobe Celebrates Creative Freedom for Independent Filmmakers at Sundance Film Festival 2006
Filmmakers Create and Deliver Award-winning Films Using Powerful, Affordable Adobe Desktop Solutions
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that it is a presenting sponsor of the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and through this highest level of sponsorship is committing to support the innovation and vision of independent filmmakers. Additionally, with its cutting-edge, cost-effective desktop digital video and audio tools Adobe is driving many publicly accessible events including daily presentations and hands-on filmmaker workshops at the Sundance Film Center during the festival, which runs January 19-29 in Park City, Utah.
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| | | | News: Adobe Revolutionizes Post-Production Workflows with All-New Adobe Production Studio
Includes Powerful New Versions of After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Audition, Adobe Encore DVD; Introduces Adobe Dynamic Link; and Delivers Advanced Flash Video Support
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today unveiled Adobe® Production Studio, an extension of the Adobe Creative Suite family of products. The most complete post-production software solution available today, Adobe Production Studio combines full new versions of Adobe's world class video and graphics applications—Adobe After Effects® 7.0, Adobe Premiere Pro® 2.0, Adobe Audition® 2.0, Adobe Encore® 2.0 (also announced today, see separate releases) and the latest versions of Adobe Photoshop® CS2 and Adobe Illustrator® CS2—with time-saving innovations such as Adobe Dynamic Link that deliver a highly efficient workflow experience. Adobe Production Studio also integrates Flash Video (FLV) export capabilities to provide video professionals with a new, fluid method of delivering content to the Web using this ubiquitous Web video standard.
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| | | | News: Total Training Appoints New European Distributor
Total Training™, Inc., a pioneer in engaging and innovative video-based training for popular software programs, today announced NewMedia AV as its newest UK trade distributor. NewMedia AV will market Total Training’s CD- and DVD-based video series for mastering Adobe’s print, web, and video software applications.
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 Articles and Tutorials:
 Encore: Frameserving From Adobe Premiere Pro
In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Jeff Bellune guides you on a trip from Adobe Premiere Pro to Adobe Encore using the Debugmode Frameserver plug-in. Adobe Encore CS4 added a new feature that allowed a live Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 sequence to be added to an Encore DVD or Blu-ray project. But what about Encore version CS3 or earlier? The Debugmode Frameserver lets you send a Premiere sequence to older versions of Encore without having to first render an intermediate file from Premiere.
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 Adobe Encore 2.0 reviewed
In this article, CreativeCOW.net leader, Greg Mulvey takes a look at the new Adobe Encore 2.0 and concludes that overall this is a great upgrade. ''...if you are using the rest of the Adobe Production Studio then Encore DVD 2.0 is going to be your best choice for most DVD projects.''
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 Total Training Presents: Adobe Encore DVD Essentials
In this article, CreativeCOW leader Alex Alexzander reviews "Total Training Presents: Adobe Encore DVD Essentials hosted by Daniel Brown. Alex concludes his review by saying that this training "...are among the better lessons I have seen on the market today. The instructor has a very good style and sense of humor that makes these lessons very enjoyable."
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 DVD Authoring with Adobe Encore DVD
In this article, CreativeCOW leader Alex Alexzander reviews DVD Authoring with Adobe Encore DVD written by Wes Howell, and published by Focal Press, 345 pages, March 2004, ISBN: 0240805631, and finds it "...pretty close to perfection, in my opinion. If it had been printed in color, it would be over the top."
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 Building a Play All Menu in Adobe Encore DVD
One of the most frequently asked questions about Adobe Encore DVD is how to create a menu that allows you to play multiple videos either in a series or individually. It's a simple process, and this tutorial will explain how to set it up.
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 Blogs:
 Adobe Encore CS4 still exhibiting "Project Created In Windows" errors on Mac
This problem has been around at least two years since we started using Encore CS3. Create an Encore BluRay Project on a Mac. In our case, a Mac Pro Octo 3.2 machine running the latest OS, Quicktime and Encore CS4. Save that project. Open the project on a second Mac...
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Adobe Encore Button Routing still not correct for BluRay
7 months into our BluRay authoring experience with Adobe Encore and button routing still does not work correctly in the BluRay mode. We're trying to create a very simple Chapter Selection menu, but no matter what we do, the last button in the menu is always auto selected when you...
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Adobe Encore Flash Build does not work on the Mac
Well we thought we had things starting to go well with Encore after we figured out that the buttons would turn into blobs and figured out a workaround, but alas, more things just don't work. One of the supposed really cool things about Encore is the ability to build your...
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 Podcasts:
Episode #077 - May 26, 2009
Building a Studio with Walter Biscardi, Bella HD mouse, Open Effects Association, Glee on Fox, Arts Beats Birth, Twitter TV show, Toon Boom Animate Pro, New Yorker iPhone cover and more creative news and interviews - creativecow.net
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