(Santa Barbara, CA -- October 11, 2006) GLUE TOOLS announces version 2.0 of its Cineon/DPX PRO QuickTime Components for MacOSX. This new release includes Timecode, Spotlight and User Customizable Header support.
These new Cineon and DPX PRO QuickTime components, currently available for QuickTime 7.1, have now been re-written to include many customer requests. This new release includes support for reading and writing of timecode data in the DPX header. This release also includes a new Spotlight Plugin for systems with MacOSX 10.4. Users can now index and search all of their film frames. This is ideally suited for FCP editors that are looking for frames with certain keycodes. Along with these abilities, the user can now input project information and image descriptions right into the Cineon or DPX headers for later use. Many other features have been improved or added.
"Version 2.0 is an evolution of the original Cineon/DPX Components," said Robert Monaghan, Senior Engineer at Glue Tools. "After a re-write of the components, loading and saving Cineon or DPX has become considerably more streamlined. New features have been added that do not exist in any other package. I expect that editors and artists will not only appreciate the big changes we've made to the product, but also the little details that make productions work more smoothly."
Final Cut Pro, Motion and Adobe AfterEffects users will be delighted to see full timecode support with these components. Reel information can be set from the DPX or Cineon preferences, during import. The Editor no longer sees each Cineon or DPX frame as a separate clip, but rather as a complete movie. Just as a range of Cineon or DPX frames are expected to be seen. In addition, the Editor can now export new timecode data, back into their DPX files, when saving. For those packages that don't show timecode, a "burn-in" feature is available to see what the current timecode is.
The Spotlight plugins allow the film scanner/recorder operator to quickly view important details about the Cineon or DPX headers. These details include Timecode, Keycodes, "Position in Sequence" Data, Transfer Characteristics, Colorimetric Characteristics, Bit Depth, Image Descriptor, Pixel Packing Method and Dimensions. Also, the Cineon/DPX Components lets the operator check the full 10-bit range of these images, in a raw mode to assess their clients' data.
As with the previous versions of the Cineon/DPX Components, this new release supports 8 and 16-bit linear image data, as well as 10-bit logarithmic image data.
The latest version Cineon DPX QuickTime Components are available for only $89 USD. This is an upgradable package for existing license holders. Please contact us for details. For more information, visit: http://www.gluetools.com
The Cineon and DPX digital film file formats are feature film industry standards for visual effects production. DPX files are also used extensively for High Definition production, in the broadcast television industry.
About Glue Tools:
Glue Tools is a software company based in Santa Barbara, California. Its products range from QuickTime Components, to other "Glue Code" applications that add functionality to existing Operating Systems or Software Packages. Glue Tools focuses on creating essential utilities and developing plugins for existing software technologies.
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