Press Information Recent Press Releases Product Images Recent press releases from Synthetic Aperture 30 June 2008 Synthetic Aperture Now Shipping Test Gear 2.0 for Adobe After Effects CS3 Today Synthetic Aperture announced that they have commenced shipping Test Gear™ 2.0, a new version of their video and audio monitoring software specifically designed for Adobe® After Effects® CS3. Test Gear's full collection of waveform monitor, vectorscope, and other diagnostic displays are now fully integrated into After Effects CS3's user interface. Version 2.0 also adds Universal Binary support for Intel-based Macintosh systems. View full press release. PDF Version (184K, 2 pages) 7 April 2008 Synthetic Aperture's Color Finesse Now Supports ASC CDL Color Information Interchange with Gamma & Density's 3cP On-Set Color System Today Synthetic Aperture and Gamma & Density Co. announced that Color Finesse® and the on-set Cinematographers’ Color Correction Program (3cP™) now support the American Society of Cinematographers Color Decision List (ASC CDL), an industry standard for cross-platform exchange of color correction data. View full press release. PDF Version (180K, 2 pages) 13 December 2006 Synthetic Aperture's Color Finesse 2.1.4 Adds Universal Macintosh Support Synthetic Aperture today began shipping an update to Color Finesse® 2, its color correction software, which adds native Intel processor support to the Macintosh version. Both the standalone application and the plug-in for Apple Final Cut Pro™ 5.1.2 are now Universal applications, taking full advantage of the native computing power of both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macintosh systems. View full press release. PDF Version (24K, 2 pages) 23 June 2006 Synthetic Aperture's Color Finesse Now Supported by Gamma & Density's 3cP On-Set Color System Today Synthetic Aperture and Gamma & Density Co. announced that the on-set Cinematographer's Color Correction Program, or 3cP™, will directly support the Color Finesse® post-production color correction system. View full press release. PDF Version (32K, 2 pages) 19 June 2006 Synthetic Aperture Now Shipping Test Gear 1.1 Plug-in for Adobe After Effects Synthetic Aperture today announced Test Gear™ 1.1, a new upgrade to their test and measurement plug-in for Adobe After Effects. View full press release. PDF Version (20K, 2 pages) 19 April 2006 Synthetic Aperture Now Shipping Color Finesse 2.1 HD+ Standalone Application Synthetic Aperture today announced shipment of Color Finesse® 2.1 HD+, the standalone version of their award-winning Color Finesse color corrector. View full press release. PDF Version (20K, 3 pages) 19 April 2006 Synthetic Aperture Now Shipping Color Finesse 2.1 Plug-in Synthetic Aperture today announced Color Finesse® 2.1 PI, a major new upgrade to their color correction software. This new version updates the Adobe After Effects-, Premiere Pro- and Apple Final Cut Pro-compatible plug-in with an enhanced interface and improved performance. View full press release. PDF Version (16K, 2 pages) 19 April 2006 Synthetic Aperture Announces Colorociter Colorist's Workstation Synthetic Aperture today announced the Colorociter CS-1 Colorist's Workstation, a hardware control surface providing a tactile interface to the company's Color Finesse® software, using the familiar trackball interface. View full press release. PDF Version (16K, 2 pages) 21 April 2005 Synthetic Aperture Color Finesse 2.0 Wins "STAR" Award from Editors of TV Technology Synthetic Aperture's Color Finesse™ 2.0 is the recipient of the 2005 STAR (Superior Technology Award Recipient) Award given by the editorial staff of TV Technology magazine at the NAB2005 convention. View full press release. PDF Version (16K, 2 pages) 14 June 2004 Synthetic Aperture Now Shipping Color Finesse 1.5 for Windows and Mac OS X Synthetic Aperture today announced Color Finesse™ 1.5, a new upgrade to their color correction software. The new version supports the latest versions of Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Discreet Combustion, and Boris Red. Additionally, when combined with Profound Effects Elastic Gasket, Color Finesse 1.5 also supports Avid editing systems including Xpress and Media Composer models. View full press release. PDF Version (15K, 2 pages) 10 October 2003 Synthetic Aperture Now Shipping Color Finesse 1.1 for Windows and Macintosh Synthetic Aperture today announced Color Finesse 1.1, a new upgrade to their color correction plug-in for Adobe After Effects which is now available for Windows XP and 2000, in addition to Macintosh OS X and OS 9. View full press release. PDF Version (36K, 2 pages) 20 August 2003 Synthetic Aperture's Echo Fire Adds Support for AJA Io Synthetic Aperture today began shipping an update to Echo Fire, its video previewing toolkit for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, which adds support for the AJA Io uncompressed audio/video FireWire capture device from AJA Video Systems, Inc. View full press release. PDF Version (38K, 2 pages) 14 August 2003 Synthetic Aperture Now Shipping Test Gear Plug-in for Adobe After Effects Synthetic Aperture today commenced shipments of Test Gear, a new plug-in for Adobe After Effects which provides a variety of visual and audio test instruments for use by motion graphics artists and video editors. View full press release. PDF Version (37K, 2 pages) 8 July 2003 Synthetic Aperture Announces Color Finesse 1.1 for Windows Synthetic Aperture today announced Color Finesse 1.1, a new version of their color correction plug-in for Adobe After Effects which will be available for Windows 2000 and XP, in addition to Macintosh OS 9 and OS X. View full press release. PDF Version (37K, 2 pages) 8 July 2003 Synthetic Aperture Announces Test Gear Plug-in for Adobe After Effects Synthetic Aperture today announced Test Gear, a new plug-in for Adobe After Effects which provides a variety of visual and audio test instruments for use by motion graphics artists. View full press release. PDF Version (39K, 2 pages) 18 November 2002 Synthetic Aperture's Echo Fire 2.1 Now Available for Mac OS X Synthetic Aperture today announced Echo Fire 2.1, an upgrade to its digital video previewing and productivity software for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, which adds Macintosh OS X support as well as new features. View full press release. PDF Version (21K, 2 pages) 12 August 2002 Synthetic Aperture's Echo Fire Video Previewing Now Available for Windows Synthetic Aperture today announced the release of Echo Fire 2.1 for Windows, bringing accurate video previewing via FireWire to Adobe After Effects and Photoshop under Windows 2000 and XP. View full press release. PDF Version (23K, 2 pages) 4 February 2002 Synthetic Aperture Adds Mac OS X Support to Color Finesse Color Corrector Synthetic Aperture today announced that it is shipping Color Finesse 1.0.3, the latest update to their advanced telecine-style color correction tool for Adobe After Effects, adding support for native Mac OS X. View full press release. PDF Version (21K, 2 pages) 10 December 2001 Synthetic Aperture Introduces Color Finesse Advanced Color Corrector Synthetic Aperture today announced that it is shipping Color Finesse 1.0, an advanced telecine-style color correction tool for Adobe After Effects, Apple Final Cut Pro, and other compatible applications. View full press release. PDF Version (44K, 2 pages) 21 May 2001 Synthetic Aperture Ships Echo Fire 2.0 Synthetic Aperture today announced that it is shipping Echo Fire 2.0, the latest version of its digital video previewing and productivity software. Echo Fire 2.0 allows motion graphics artists and video professionals to obtain accurate realtime video previews in Adobe After Effects and Photoshop. View full press release. PDF Version (22K, 2 pages) 10 April 2001 Echo Fire 2.0 Adds Support for Adobe After Effects 5.0, FireWire Video Routing Synthetic Aperture today announced Echo Fire 2.0, a major upgrade to its digital video previewing and productivity software for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop. View full press release. PDF Version (36K, 2 pages) 24 July 2000 Synthetic Aperture's Echo Fire Adds Support for Digital Voodoo D1 Desktop Synthetic Aperture today began shipping an update to Echo Fire, its video previewing toolkit for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, which adds support for the D1 Desktop uncompressed video card from Digital Voodoo. View full press release. PDF Version (36K, 2 pages) 15 June 2000 Synthetic Aperture Ships Echo Fire 1.1, Bringing Enhanced Video Previewing to Adobe After Effects and Photoshop Synthetic Aperture today began shipping the latest update to Echo Fire, its video previewing toolkit for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop. View full press release. PDF Version (24K, 2 pages) 10 April 2000 Synthetic Aperture Previews Echo Fire 1.1 at NAB 2000 Synthetic Aperture today began previewing the latest update to Echo Fire, its video previewing toolkit for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop. View full press release. PDF Version (22K, 2 pages) 28 January 2000 Synthetic Aperture Releases Echo Fire for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop Synthetic Aperture today announced the release of Echo Fire, bringing accurate video previewing via FireWire to Adobe After Effects and Photoshop on the Macintosh. View full press release. PDF Version (20K, 3 pages) 30 August 1999 Synthetic Aperture Releases Video Finesse 2.0 for Adobe Premiere Synthetic Aperture today announced the release of Video Finesse 2.0, the latest version of its cross-platform plug-ins for Adobe Premiere, for immediate shipment. View full press release. 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