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After Effects and Premiere Pro: New metadata and search features24.09.2008 New versions of Adobe's solution for video compositing and editing - Adobe Effects CS4 and Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 - are equipped with new search (QuickSearch in AE will help locate any element in a comp or project, while Speech Search in Premiere Pro turns spoken dialogue into text-based, timecode-accurate, and searchable data) and metadata features (XMP metadata for asset intelligence in After Effects etc.) In addition, After Effects CS4 enables to import Adobe Photoshop 3D layers and improves the 3D compositing workflow (independent keyframing of x, y, z values, new unified camera); imports layered XFL format for Flash CS4; features 2.5D planar tracking application Mocha from from Imagineer Systems; turns live footage into cell animations with using the new Cartoon effect; and more (What's New PDF document.) After Effects CS4 will be released during October 2008 for an MSRP of $999 US or $299 US in case of an upgrade from After Effects CS3, 7.0, or 6.0 - both Standard or Professional. Non-linear video editing software Premiere Pro CS4 adds tapeless camera support (including AVCHD, P2, XDCAM EX, and XDCAM HD formats); Redesigned Adobe OnLocation CS4; Adobe Media Encoder for batch encoding in the background; Blu-ray Disc authoring with integrated Encore CS4; more than 50 editing enhancements (more keyboard shortcuts, effects applied to multiple selections...); and more (What's New PDF document.) Full version will be priced at $799 US, upgrade prices start at $299 US. [source]www.adobe.com |
   
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Star Trek XI: First look at the Enterprise21.01.2008  First photo from the 11th movie installment in the Star Trek saga has been published on moviefone (high-res shot of the the all-new U.S.S. Enterprise is located here.) Eagerly awaited Star Trek (imdb) movie, directed by J.J. Abrams, is set for a 25 December 2008 release date, with first teaser trailer to be released online today! (The teaser trailer has already appeared on YouTube, unofficially, here.) UPDATE: Official trailer was posted - watch it in HD (direct links: 480p, 720p, 1080p)! UPDATE 02 / 15 / 2008: Release date pushed back to May 8, 2009. [source]www.startrek.com 
Digieffects releases Simulate: Camera
Digieffects announced the latest installment in its Simulate plug-in series for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro (including CS4). [more]
Toon Boom Animate responding to digital animators' specific needs
Toon Boom Animation Inc. announced the release of Toon Boom Animate, a new creative animation software with advanced tools to create cut-out and digital animation. [more]
glu3D for 3ds Max updated to v1.3.23
Particle-based fluid simulator glu3D for Autodesk 3ds Max (as well as Maya) has been updated to version 1. [more] 
glu3D for 3ds Max updated to v1.3.23
Particle-based fluid simulator glu3D for Autodesk 3ds Max (as well as Maya) has been updated to version 1. [more]
AKVIS Magnifier 2.0 enlarges digital pictures
Image processing software specialist AKVIS Software Inc. [more]
Autodesk FBX 2009.3 technology available
Autodesk released a new version of its FBX technology. [more] 
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