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What's New in Echo Fire 2.0
- Realtime previews in After Effects now include audio (requires After Effects 5.0).
- Realtime previews in After Effects include VTR-style playback control.
- Video to FireWire routing allows any application that can play QuickTime movies to play DV movies out the FireWire, including DigiDesign ProTools and MOTU Digital Performer.
- New scaling options give you full control over how your image is mapped to the video preview frame.
- New bilinear and bicubic scaling options give greater accuracy when scaling previews.
- New codec release handling makes it easier to use Echo Fire with multiple applications using shared hardware like Media 100.
- Drop Play utility includes timecode display and VTR-style playback control, as well as the ability to display still images.
- New hotkey to save the video preview image to a file.
- New hotkey to toggle test instruments on and off.
- Photoshop previews now support grayscale, indexed, and 16-bit images.
Echo Fire Feature List
- Displays video previews via FireWire or QuickTime Video Output Components from After Effects and Photoshop.
- Displays the current comp (AE) or document (PS).
- Realtime video previews in After Effects from RAM or disk.
- Handles 4:3, 14:9, and 16:9 aspect ratios.
- Can overlay waveform monitor, vectorscope, parade display, safe title and action areas, and test patterns on the video preview.
- Support for many video output devices, including the Digital Voodoo D1 Desktop, Aurora Fuse and Igniter, and Media 100 systems.
- Drag and drop video playback to FireWire.
- Screen previewer outputs Mac desktop to video.
- Exports DV (video and audio) to FireWire from QuickTime Player.
- Video color picker lets you preview your color choice on the video monitor and automatically "legalize" chosen colors for broadcast use.
- Screen Writer application allows viewing the computer desktop on the NTSC/PAL monitor.
- Scaling options for displaying images that are not the same size as a video frame without distortion.
- Compatible with NTSC and PAL.
- Includes 60-page User's Guide in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.
See Us Demo Echo Fire 2.0
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Come see us demo Echo Fire 2.0 in the Sands Convention Center at NAB 2001 in Las Vegas, April 23-26. |
| | Monday | 11:00 to 1:00 | Adobe Systems | Booth M9619 |
| | Monday | 3:00 to 6:00 | Toolfarm | Booth M7560 |
| | Tuesday | 3:00 to 6:00 | Toolfarm | Booth M7560 |
| | Wednesday | 11:00 to 1:00 | Adobe Systems | Booth M9619 |
| | Wednesday | 3:00 to 5:00 | Toolfarm | Booth M7560 |
Pricing and Availability
Echo Fire 2.0 for Macintosh is expected to begin shipping in May 2001. The list price for Echo Fire is US $275.
Upgrades From 1.1
Owners of Echo Fire 1.0 or 1.1 can upgrade to 2.0 for US $49. Customers purchasing Echo Fire 1.1 between March 1, 2001 and 30 days after Echo Fire 2.0 ships are eligible for a free upgrade to the latest version.
System Requirements
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 Power-PC based Macintosh
Mac OS 8.6 or later
QuickTime 4.1.2 or later
Video output device with a QuickTime Video Output Component, such as Apple's built-in FireWire, Digital Voodoo D1 Desktop, or Pinnacle Systems Targa 1000/2000, or a supported video card such as Media 100 and the Aurora Igniter or Fuse.
Adobe After Effects 4.1 or later, and/or Adobe Photoshop 5.0 or later, including After Effects 5.0 and Photoshop 6.0.
FireWire users will need a camcorder, VTR, or similar device to convert FireWire to video.
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