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For additional product news and information, visit CGW.com News from NAB The 2011 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show held last month in Las Vegas set the stage for a wealth of digital content creation product announcements. This month’s Products section is dedicated to several new product introductions made during NAB. For more news from the annual event, visit www.CGW.com. and Buena Depth Cue V2 are priced at $299, $99, and $199, respectively. Digieffects; www.digieffects.com WIN MAC SOFTWARE VFX 64-bit Effects Digieffects introduced its new family of 64-bit VFX plug-ins, as well as previewed its new library of a la carte plug-ins. The company also announced across its entire product line native support for Apple FxPlug, an image-processing plug-in archi- tecture offering fast rendering, high color depth, and seamless integration with Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, and Motion. Digieffects’ new family of 64-bit VFX plug- ins includes: Delirium V2 with 45 effects in six categories; Damage V2 with seven effects to degrade footage artistically; and Buena Depth Cue V2 with six 3D object- manipulation effects for After Effects. Support for Apple FxPlug delivers such workflow advantages as faster rendering by harnessing the power of the GPU; inte- gration of technologies, such as OpenGL and Apple’s Core Image and Quartz Composer; and 32-bit float processing. Now available, Delirium V2, Damage V2, BROADCAST Multiplatform Monetization Prime Focus Technologies’ Clear, a hybrid cloud-based operations solution for content and workflow management, made its US debut at NAB. The 24/7 global production/postproduction environ- ment is designed to enable broadcasters to increase efficiency and revenue while delivering programming across various viewing platforms, such as the Internet, smartphones, and HDTV. Clear provides a secure, scalable global digital pipeline that enhances collaboration, productiv- ity, and asset utilization, while increasing monetization opportunities. Clear enables concurrent work processes, multiplatform fulfillment, a reduction in overall media processing, and business agility. Prime Focus Technologies; www.primefocustechnologies.com VIEWER Dailies and Review Tweak Software unveiled RV SDI, a new version of its cross-platform, film-resolu- tion image and sequence viewer for VFX and animation artists. RV SDI adds Dual Link SDI output with embedded audio to the advanced playback and review tool using Nvidia Quadro SDI hardware. RV provides a customizable dailies workflow and advanced media architecture, enabling users to combine media of different resolu- tions, frame rates, color spaces, and audio sampling rates. RV SDI’s high-dynamic- range, floating-point, linear light pipeline also features review, collaboration, editing, and comparison tools. Further, users can script, customize, and automate RV to fit into existing pipelines or workflows. RV SDI supports Linux and Windows and is available for $4999. Tweak Software; www.tweaksoftware.com WIN LINUX VFX Start from Scratch Assimilate unveiled Version 6 of Scratch, its end-to-end digital cinema and broad- cast imaging tool for postproduction workflows. Scratch V6, available for Mac OS X and Windows 7, offers such updates as a multilayer timeline for tighter integra- tion with editorial systems, advanced tracking and keying technology for color grading and VFX workflows, enhanced 3D stereo capabilities, and support for a wider range of input/output formats. Scratch is now priced at $17,995. Scratch Lab, the company’s end-to-end digital solution for the review, versioning, color correc- tion, conform, and deliverables for on-set and VFX dailies pipelines, is available for $4995. 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