MODEL- IMAGINATE2         VENDOR- CANOPUS
   
FEATURES- Imaginate 2.0 Software
       Still Image Animation and Montage Creation.
       Transform still images and photographs into movies with Imaginate 
        2.0. Featuring easy-to-use panning, zooming, scaling and 3D camera 
        positioning tools, Imaginate 2.0 is perfect for still image effects 
        such as creating photo montages with audio, DVD motion menus and 
        documentary style movies. The only limitation is imagination. 
       Imaginate 2.0 still-image animation software gives video 
        professionals the tools to bring new dimensions to their 
        productions by transforming still images and photographs into 
        movies. The new Imaginate Scene Wizard and Storyboard mode can help 
        create compositions in minutes with an intuitive interface that 
        features realtime preview and detailed keyframing options for fine-
        tuning any animated sequence. Imaginate 2.0 projects can include 
        music, combine with other Imaginate projects and be exported to 
        video formats that are ready for video editing or VideoCD/DVD 
        authoring. 
    Includes Imaginate 2.0 Installation CD-ROM, Imaginate 2.0 User Manual.
  
  -- NEW FEATURES --
* Smart wizards and ready-to-use templates for simplified project 
  configuration,
* Multiple image support and easy set up of montages using the Imaginate 
  Storyboard.
* Audio import support to add narration or music to any project.
* Keyframable Blur filter for realistic camera effects.
* Anchor and Spline controls ensure precise camera positioning for 
  intricate motion sequences.
  
  -- STANDARD FEATURES --
* Pan, zoom, rotate and skew high-resolution stills in 3D.
* Save projects as video clips for easy integration with video editing 
  software.
* High-quality image scaling retains sharp, precise photo details.
* Plug-in support for Canopus EDIUS, Canopus Edit, Canopus Let s EDIT and 
  Adobe Premiere (6.x or Pro).
* Create with Ease -- The Imaginate 2.0 Wizard 
   Imaginate 2.0 can boost production workflow with the scene wizard 
   feature. Creating sweeping cinematic effects for still images is now as 
   easy as answering a set of simple questions regarding camera movements. 
   Upon completion of the wizard, editors can further adjust any camera 
   settings to create a specific effect. 
* Scene Templates and the Storyboard Feature 
   With the storyboard feature, editors can import multiple images into a 
   new project to easily create montages, slideshows and presentations. 
   Images placed into the storyboard can be connected with simple, 
   adjustable dissolves for a clean, professional look. Simply drag-and-
   drop one of Imaginate 2.0 s preset motion sequence templates onto each 
   imported image for even faster project creation. Each image can have 
   further individually customized camera movements, effects and lengths if 
   desired. Imaginate 2.0 features over 190 templates to choose from with 
   the ability to save any new custom templates created by the user.
* Professional Camera Tools and Keyframing
   With its intuitive interface, editors can easily adjust the camera's 
   size, rotation and 2D/3D positioning within the main interface window, 
   or use specific measurements within the Configuration Window. Imaginate 
   2.0's high-quality scaling functions produce incredibly detailed images 
   when zooming in on high-resolution stills, retaining information 
   normally lost with other image pan/zoom software. 
   Imaginate 2.0's timeline interface allows each aspect of a sequence to 
   be individually keyframed for precise camera movement and timing. The 
   Spline Editor window allows editors to carefully control ease in/ease 
   out properties of each camera movement.
* Audio File Support 
   Import music soundtracks or add narration to a completed sequence for 
   that extra touch. Imaginate 2.0's Audio Trimmer has controls to set 
   In/Out points, add fades and adjust the project length to match the 
   length of an audio clip. Imaginate 2.0 supports all popular audio files, 
   including WAV and MP3.  
* Export Options and NLE Plug-in Support 
   Completed Imaginate 2.0 projects can be exported to a number of 
   different video formats for video editing, emailing and Web streaming. 
   Imaginate 2.0 can make use of additional video codecs that may be 
   installed on the same system, such as DivX or Canopus DV. 
   Imaginate 2.0 plugs into EDIUS and Adobe Premiere allowing editors to 
   create and import Imaginate projects directly from the editing software. 
   When a project is imported into either of these applications, alpha 
   channels of any images within the project are preserved, giving the 
   editor the ability to create professional-looking title sequences and 
   compositions. 
   
  -- SPECIFICATIONs ------------------------------------
IMAGE FORMATS- Supports Bitmap (.bmp) 
                        JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg) 
                        Targa (.tga) 
                        Photoshop (.psd) 
                        JPEG Network Graphic (.jng) 
                        Portable Network Graphics (.png) 
                        Tagged Image File Format (.tif, .tiff) 
                        Amiga IFF Format (.iff, lbm) 
                        Multiple Network Graphic (.mng) 
                        Kodak PhotoCD (.pcd) 
                        PCX Bitmap Format (.pcx)
AUDIO FORMATS- Supports Wave (.wav) 
                        MP3 (.mp3) 
                        Windows Media Audio (.wma) 
                        Windows Media Video (.wmv) 
                        AIFF (.aif, .aiff) 
                        AVI (.avi) 
                        MPEG (.mpg, .mpeg, .mpa) 
                        MPEG-2 (.m2p, .mp2) 
                        ASF (.asf)
VIDEO EXPORT FORMATS-
               Supports Uncompressed RGB AVI (PAL/NTSC, 16:9/4:3) 
                        Microsoft DV (PAL/NTSC, 16:9/4:3) 
                        Any DirectShow AVI codec 
REQUIREMENTS - Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium III, Intel Pentium 4, AMD 
                Athlon, AMD Athlon XP or AMD Duron processor, 800MHz CPU or 
                faster.
               256MB RAM
               80MB free hard disk space
               Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home or Professional
               DirectX 9.0 or later 
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