Propellerhead's Record 1.5 and Reason 5 now available
[permalink] 30.08.2010

Propellerhead Software released for sale worldwide the biggest overhaul to its Record - Reason music creation application family to date. These highly anticipated upgrades introduce new instruments, effects, sequencing, sounds, patches and more for composing, beatmaking, loop-mangling, vocal treatment, songwriting, remixing and music production. For more information on new features, watch the following video demos: Introducing Kong Drum Designer (Reason); Dr. REX octuples into Dr. Octo Rex Loop Player (Reason); New Neptune Pitch Adjuster and Voice Synth Device (Record); Block based pattern sequencing mode (Reason, Record); Expanded Factory Sound Bank with Signature patches (Reason); Live sampling (Reason)... All full versions and upgrades are available now (Propellerhead's online store), full versions of Reason are 305 EUR / $349 US; Record costs 279 EUR / $299 US, bundle of both is 405 EUR / $449 US. Record 1.5 Upgrade is offered free of charge, while Reason 5 Upgrade from any version is priced at 99 EUR / $129 US. Record for Reason Owners Sidegrade (includes Reason 5 upgrade) costs 149 EUR / $169 US. Updates and demo version are available here. [source]

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The Foundry launches two new Adobe After Effects plug-ins
[permalink] 12.08.2010

UK-based visual effects software developer The Foundry unveiled two now After Effects tools, CAMERATRACKER, and KRONOS 5.0. CAMERATRACKER uses technology previously only available in NukeX, The Foundry's high-end film compositing tool, and is designed to analyze source sequences to extract the original camera's lens and motion parameters, allowing users to composite 2D or 3D correctly with reference to the camera used to film the shot. KRONOS 5.0 is a new accelerated retimer and motion blur plug-in set based on The Foundry's Academy Award Winning Furnace algorithms. KRONOS 5.0 produces brand new frames using optical flow algorithms to avoid poor quality output. KRONOS 5.0 is also the first product to be accelerated by The Foundry's new 'Blink' technology, dramatically speeding up render times thanks to combined CPU and NVIDIA CUDA GPU acceleration. Blink supports the same hardware as Adobe Premiere Pro's Mercury Playback Engine, including the GeForce GTX285 and the Quadro FX4800 cards. Both plug-ins run on 64-bit Windows and Mac OS X platforms, can be freely evaluated for a period of 15 days, and cost 70 GBP (KRONOS) and 170 GBP ex. VAT (CAMERATRACKER), respectively. [source]

www.thefoundry.co.uk

SynthEyes 2011 to come with new set reconstruction tools
[permalink] 04.08.2010

Andersson Technologies LLC announced a major new version of its camera tracking (match-moving) and stabilization software application SynthEyes. First previewed at SIGGRAPH 2010, SynthEyes 2011 will feature new set reconstruction tools and will be a free upgrade for anyone who purchased SynthEyes 2008+1 in July 2010 or later. [source]

www.ssontech.com

Propellerhead Software Reason 5 and Record 1.5 targeted for late summer 2010
[permalink] 31.05.2010

Legendary Swedish audio software developer Propellerhead Software announced it has started beta testing for Reason 5 and Record 1.5. Said to be the company's biggest overhaul to its Record - Reason application family so far, the release for all programs is targeted for late summer 2010. Among the new features are block-based pattern sequencing mode; new Neptune pitch adjuster and voice synth device; Dr. Octo Rex Loop Player; and more. Reason 5 upgrade from any version will cost 99 EUR / $129 US, Record 1.5 will be a free upgrade. Full versions are 305 EUR / $349 US for Reason 5 and 279 EUR / $299 US for Record 1.5, anyone who purchases Reason, Record, the Duo or Record for Reason Owners from now on will get an upgrade to the new versions free of charge. [source]

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PreSonus announces Windows 7 compatibility
[permalink] 08.02.2010

PreSonus released Windows 7-compatible drivers for their FireBox, FP10 / Firepod and Inspire 1394 FireWire recording systems. The new drivers are compatible with both 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. The new FireBox, FP10 and Inspire 1394 are all class-compliant with Mac OS X and therefore do not need a Mac driver. The new drivers can be downloaded here. [source]

www.presonus.com

Imagineer Systems updates mocha and mocha for After Effects
[permalink] 04.11.2009

I magineer Systems announced new updates of its popular planar tracking and rotoscoping software mocha and mocha for After Effects v2. Most notably with this new release, mocha v1.6 and mocha for After Effects v2 now support tracking data export directly to the Red Giant Warp After Effects plug-in. mocha for After Effects v2.1.0 is available immediately and is priced at $210 US. The upgrade to version 2 from Adobe After Effects CS4 is priced at $110 US. mocha v1.6 is also available immediately and is priced at $1,095 US. [source]

www.imagineersystems.com

Boujou 5 to be available for download next monday
[permalink] 03.09.2009

Emmy award-winning matchmoving software bojou 5 will be available for download on Monday 7th September, announced its publisher, Vicon. This new version, originally introduced at this years SIGGRAPH, features new Automatic Sequential Solver (previous versions of boujou took the entire shot into account before delivering a solve. Now, it can look at a single frame at a time, which not only enables the user to intervene, it can also make the process faster); a fully functional Graph Editor, which lets the user manually adjust the camera data and, if necessary, resolve; and the Reference Frames feature that allows to import still images taken with any camera and use them to assist in a solve. Customers can purchase boujou 5 from 31st August 2009. The software installer will be available to download from the 7th September 2009. [source]

www.vicon.com

Voxengo releases Crunchessor 2.5
[permalink] 11.08.2009

Audio plug-in developer Voxengo released Crunchessor version 2.5. Voxengo Crunchessor is a general-purpose track compressor for professional audio production applications and is available in Audio Units and VST plug-in formats, for Mac OS X and Windows platforms. Version 2.5 adds several new and improved features, including faster loading times, as well as fixes (occasional crashes in WaveLab and other hosts or a host sample rate switch-related problem were all resolved)... A single downloadable license can be purchased for $49.95 US directly from Voxengo's Web site, a demo version can be downloaded here. [source]

www.voxengo.com

boujou 5 to feature faster solves and new manual tools
[permalink] 17.07.2009
Vicon, developer of motion capture and image understanding systems, announced that it will be showcasing a pre-release version of its eagerly awaited boujou 5 at the Siggraph conference this August. Boujou 5 includes new Automatic Sequential Solver, a fully functional Graph Editor, the Reference Frames feature that allows users to import still images taken with any camera and use them to assist in a solve and more. The release date of boujou 5 will be announced at Siggraph. [source]
www.vicon.com

Propellerhead Software Record: The recording software for musicians
[permalink] 14.05.2009
Swedish audio software developer Propellerhead Software unveiled Record, the recording software that puts the musician in focus. Record combines effortless recording and mixing with a limitless rack of audio processing gear that builds itself or can be infinitely customized. For guitar players, the built-in virtual POD from Line 6 brings a wide range of top quality guitar amps and cabinets. Record's software mixer's sound is faithfully modeled after the renowned SSL 9000K hardware with flexible routing, full dynamics, EQ, advanced effects handling and complete automation. With its state-of-the-art dynamic multicore audio handling, Record uses a computer's processing power to its fullest. Record begins beta testing now and will be available for purchase worldwide on September 9, 2009 through all Propellerhead dealers worldwide at an MSRP of $299 US / 299 EUR. [source]
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