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GENARTS ANNOUNCES SAPPHIRE PLUG-INS FOR DISCREET FLAME ON LINUX
-- Available immediately for Autodesk's newly released Linux-based Flame system --
Cambridge, MA. November 15th, 2005 - Coinciding with Autodesk®'s release of Discreet® Flame® for the Linux operating system, GenArts Inc., a leading provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film, broadcast and video industry, today announced the availability of Sapphire Plug-ins® for Flame on Linux.Sapphire version 3 for Linux includes the same familiar interface and wide range of effects and features that Autodesk users have long depended on, along with some substantial enhancements. The software has been specifically optimized for Intel and AMD hardware with 2 x dual-core processors for faster user interaction and rendering. It includes support for 64-bit Linux operating systems which fully utilize large-memory systems enabling customers to use Sapphire on larger projects. Sapphire version 3 also supports Autodesk Burn® rendering on 32-bit and 64-bit systems and is fully compatible with other Discreet systems on both Irix and Linux.
"Sapphire Plug-ins are impressively speedy on Flame/Linux, and of course they have the same great functionality and quality from GenArts we have come to depend on. This has helped make the overall experience of using Discreet systems on Linux even better than I expected!" said Wally Rodriguez, Director of Visual Effects at Upstairs in Miami, Florida.
"Sapphire Plug-ins have long been enhancing the creative capabilities of Flame users. GenArts is again showing its dedication to the Autodesk/Discreet community by making these high quality tools available for Flame on Linux so promptly," comments Bill Roberts, director of product management for Autodesk's Media & Entertainment Division.
Sapphire Plug-ins for Flame on Linux is available immediately for US $10,000. The software can be downloaded from the GenArts web site at: www.genarts.com and can be purchased directly from GenArts, or from Autodesk's extensive worldwide network of resellers and sales representatives.
About GenArts' Sapphire Plug-ins
Sapphire Plug-ins provide digital artists with a collection of over 175 state-of-the-art image processing and synthesis effects. They fully and seamlessly integrate into a number of editing and compositing systems including: Adobe After Effects and Premiere; Apple Final Cut Pro, Shake and Motion; Avid Media Composer Adrenaline, Media Composer, Xpress Pro, Xpress, Xpress DV, Symphony, DS, Nitris and Newscutter; Autodesk Combustion; Discreet Flint, Flame, Inferno, Fire, Smoke and Burn; eyeon Software Digital Fusion; Quantel generationQ; and Sony Xpri. Sapphire Plug-ins offer a comprehensive suite of tools and effects that can transform any film or video clip. They are resolution-independent, include multi-processor support for faster rendering, and run on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Irix. Effects in the package range from everyday tools such as Glows, EdgeRays, LensFlare, Glint, Blurs and RackDefocus, to more exotic effects like Lightning, FlysEye, JpegDamage, HalfTone and Textures.About GenArts, Inc
Based in Cambridge, Mass., GenArts, Inc. is a premier provider of digital visual effects plug-ins for the film and video industry. Introduced in 1996, Sapphire Plug-ins have become an industry standard for high-end visual effects creation at leading studios, broadcast and post production facilities around the world. They are widely recognized for their unrivaled quality and ease-of-use, and have been used extensively to create an array of feature films such as Star Wars-Episode I, II, and III, Sin City, Spider-Man 1 and 2, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Matrix trilogy, I Robot, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, X-Men II, Daredevil, Ice Age, Pearl Harbor, Final Fantasy, Dinosaur, Titanic, and Armageddon. Additional GenArts product information can be found at www.genarts.com.
Contact:
Nicole Panas
GenArts, Inc.
1-617-492-2888
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