PINNACLE SHIP COMMOTION PRO 4 GRAPHICS SOFTWARE

PINNACLE Systems are now shipping Commotion Pro 4, the integrated paint, composite, and special effects software.
Commotion Pro 4 has more highly developed algorithms that increase the speed of the paint function by 200 per cent and the composite function by 30 per cent. New grouping and browsing controls manage composites and work with multiple layers at once. Users can add mattes, colour corrections, or other filters and motion controls to multiple layers at once within an easy-to-use folder interface. Groups can be viewed solo in the timeline to more efficiently use screen real estate. A new timeline browser gives users an overview of the entire composite with controls for selecting, moving and deleting groups and layers. Pinnacle CinéWave users will be able to view their NTSC, PAL media in real-time. Commotion Video Preview will simply mirror the user's clip to the display, allowing editors to easily and quickly judge the colours and animation timing of their media on an external video monitor as they work. Adobe Photoshop files can be imported into a composite while preserving the individual layer information including transfer modes, transparencies, masks, and names. This new feature further strengthens the integration and complementary nature of Photoshop and Commotion Pro.
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