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Test Gear 2 provides motion graphics artists and video editors with a variety of test instruments to make objective measurements of their visual and audio work, all from within Adobe After Effects CS3 or CS4. All test instruments appear in standard After Effects panels and do not require that an effect be applied to your layers. Test Gear 2.0 is now shipping for Macintosh OS X and Windows XP/Vista and Adobe After Effects CS3 and CS4.
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- Provides objective test instruments within Adobe After Effects CS3/CS4.
- Waveform monitor and vectorscope with a variety of styles.
- Histogram display.
- Gamut display shows RGB, luma, and chroma levels.
- Photoshop-style color picker.
- Color swatch books make it easy to pick colors from a pre-approved set.
- Image slice display shows channel levels through an arbitrary slice of the image.
- Audio waveform monitor, phase display, and spectrum analyzer.
- Resolution independent to work with NTSC, PAL, SD, HD, and film.
- Supports ITU.R 601, ITU.R 709, and SMPTE 240M color systems.
- No need to apply an effect to get display.
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Color Finesse 2 gives you the high-end color correction and enhancement tools you need both as a plug-in for your favorite application—including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, and Premiere Pro—and as a standalone application. Because the standalone Color Finesse is not limited by restrictions imposed by a host application, it offers improved workflow, video handling, and project management.
No special video card or second monitor needed. Color Finesse works on systems from laptops to multi-processor workstations. Plug-in or application, you choose the workflow that fits your style.
The Color Finesse 2.1 plug-in is now shipping for Macintosh OS X and Windows XP/Vista. The Color Finesse 2.1 standalone program is currently shipping for Macintosh OS X.
- Now available as both a plug-in and a standalone application.
- 32-bit floating-point color space for incredible resolution and latitude.
- Performs corrections in HSL, RGB, CMY, and YCbCr color spaces.
- Automatic color matching and black, white, and gray balance.
- Custom correction curves.
- Six channel secondary color correction.
- Waveform monitor, vectorscope, histogram, and correction curve displays.
- The plug-in now has a simplified interface giving you access to the most commonly used color correction controls directly in the host application.
- Scrub through the clip you're correcting and preview your work with realtime playback.
- The standalone application provides its own project management and timeline, with the ability to load Final Cut Pro projects via XML.
- The standalone application handles QuickTime movies and image sequences, including Cineon and DPX sequences.
- Direct communication with video preview hardware without additional software.
- Preview lookup tables (LUTs) allow for accurate previewing.
- Supports Colorociter™ Colorist's Workstation for tactile hardware control surface.
- Macintosh version is Universal for use on PowerPC- and Intel-based systems.
- Plug-in works with After Effects, Final Cut Pro 5.x/6.0, Premiere Pro, Avid, and Combustion.
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Tired of surprises when you see your work on a video monitor instead of your computer monitor? Get accurate previews of your designs in Adobe After Effects and Photoshop with Echo Fire. No longer do you need to guess what your work will look like when rendered; preview it immediately on your NTSC or PAL monitor. Works with your PC and OHCI FireWire video output device, or your Macintosh and FireWire, Digital Voodoo D1 Desktop, and Pinnacle Systems CineWave and others. Echo Fire is available for Macintosh OS 9 and OS X, and Windows 2000 and XP.
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- Realtime video previews in After Effects, with audio.
- Video previews in Photoshop.
- Handles 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios.
- Overlays waveform monitor, vectorscope, and test pattern displays.
- Video color picker.
- Output DV movies to FireWire via drag-and-drop (Mac version only).
- Display video previews of the current clipboard contents. (Mac version only).
- Full support for FireWire video previews, plus the Mac adds support for additional video output boards.
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Test Pattern Maker
Produce standard video and audio test patterns with this free Macintosh utility. Video test patterns include SMPTE, EIA and EBU bars, luma step and ramp patterns, and convergence and overscan tests. more...
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