Red Giant Bundles Six New Cinematic Effects Tools with New Pinnacle Studio Ultimate

Red Giant Bundles Six New Cinematic Effects Tools with New Pinnacle Studio Ultimate

Software and Video Tutorials Offered by Red Giant Software

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Giant Software today announced a collaboration with Avid®, to provide consumer video editors a fantastic set of streamlined special effects tools used to create visual effects seen in films and on television. Customers who purchase the new version of Pinnacle Studio(TM) Ultimate will receive ToonIt and Knoll Light Factory effects plug-ins of Red Giant Software. Those who purchase new Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Collection will receive six cinematic effects tools from Red Giant Software. To support these Pinnacle Studio Ultimate versions, Red Giant Software will also offer free tutorials, providing practical instruction on topics such as enhancing the look and feel of video, adding pizzazz to text transitions, turning video into a cartoon, and creating dynamic animated backgrounds.

The bundled versions have been specially designed for Pinnacle Studio Ultimate and Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Collection users. They use the same algorithms and generate the same results as Red Giant's standard tools, but include streamlined controls for customers who are new to video effects. Convenient presets allow users to get fantastic results with a single click.

   Red Giant Products Included with Pinnacle Studio Ultimate   --  ToonIt: Makes any video look like a cartoon with the quality of       hand-drawn animation.    --  Knoll Light Factory: Designed by Academy-award-winning effects artist       John Knoll to add light effects such as lens flares, sun flares, and       photon torpedoes.    Red Giant Products Included with Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Collection   --  ToonIt: Makes any video look like a cartoon with the quality of       hand-drawn animation.   --  Knoll Light Factory: Designed by Academy-award-winning effects artist       John Knoll to add light effects such as lens flares, sun flares, and       photon torpedoes.   --  Magic Bullet Looks: Gives ordinary footage the sophisticated look and       feel of a Hollywood movie.   --  Trapcode Shine: Generates dynamic light rays such as sunshine through       clouds, headlights through fog, or glowing titles.   --  Trapcode 3D Stroke: Creates moving strokes that move in space. Great       for making dynamic backgrounds and great transitions like those seen       on TV.    --  Trapcode Particular: Adds amazingly realistic effects like snow,       fireworks, and fairy dust to titles or any footage.   

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"Today Red Giant Software products enhance the look and feel of Hollywood blockbusters, independent movies, and television programs," said Sean Safreed, Director of Product Management at Red Giant Software. "We are proud to offer easy-to-use versions of our tools to Pinnacle Studio users so that they, too, can be "Best Picture" winners among friends and family alike."

"Red Giant Software is the exclusive video plug-in provider for the new Pinnacle Studio Ultimate versions," said Mark Overington, Vice President Product Management at Avid. "We received very positive feedback from users on the previously bundled Magic Bullet Looks from Red Giant Software, and decided to expand the product line to cover a broader set of user needs."

About Red Giant Software

Red Giant Software offers a vast range of visual effects plug-ins, with over 30 packages designed for Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Avid. The product line features industry-leading effects for designing realistic fire, rain, and water; adding popular looks; and creating perfect keys. Red Giant effects have enhanced feature films such as Angels & Demons, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Mummy 3, and Grindhouse, and added sparkle to cable and broadcast content from NBC Universal, Food Network, ESPN, Disney, CNN, Comedy Central, MTV, and TNT.

About Avid

Avid creates the digital audio and video technology used to make the most listened to, most watched and most loved media in the world - from the most prestigious and award-winning feature films, music recordings, television shows, live concert tours and news broadcasts, to music and movies made at home. Some of Avid's most influential and pioneering solutions include Media Composer®, Pro Tools®, Avid Unity(TM), Interplay®, Oxygen 8, Sibelius® and Pinnacle Studio(TM). For more information about Avid solutions and services, visit www.avid.com, del.icio.us, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube; connect with Avid on Facebook; or subscribe to Avid Industry Buzz.

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