StageTools Releases MovingPicture v4.4

StageTools has released version 4.4 of MovingPicture, the company'spopular image pan and zoom software. Version 4.4 of MovingPicturesupports images of up to 8,000 by 8,000 pixels, a 100% increase inrendering speed, support for multiple processors on both Macintosh andWindows systems, support for Pinnacle Edition and Liquid Serieseditors, and a host of other productivity enhancements.

"The ability to handle larger images and 16:9 aspect support makesMovingPicture a great tool for HD as well as standard production," saysStageTools Founder Bill Ferster. "The multiple processor support andenhanced rendering speed are great time savers at any resolution."

MovingPicture is a tool that enables producers and editors to panand zoom on high-resolution still images. It takes scanned images up to8,000 pixels and allows for perfectly repeatable pans and zoomsdirectly from a Windows or Macintosh computer or as a plug-in to mostnonlinear editors.

MovingPicture is widely used by broadcasters, documentary filmproducers, schools, and corporate and event videographers, includingABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, BBC, PBS, Discovery, Lifetime, A&E, and thelegendary Ken Burns.

Use of MovingPicture is very simple. The image appears on thescreen. Dragging and sizing a framing box icon on top of it changes theview, adding key frames onto the timeline. Editors can preview themotion in realtime without any rendering, so the design process is veryrapid. The moves can be previewed in real time and finally rendered inhigh quality without ever leaving the editor's timeline. Motion isfield-rendered at sub-pixel accuracy, so motion is very smooth andrendered in full 32-bit color.

MovingPicture is available for the following editors: After Effects,Avid, dpsVelocity, edit, Final Cut Pro, Media 100, Pinnacle, Premiere,RexEdit, and SpeedRazor. A free-standing Macintosh or Windows versionis also available. MovingPicture supports Windows, MacOS 9, and MacOS Xbased systems.

A fully functional evaluation copy can be downloaded from the Website: www.stagetools.com.The MovingPicture plug-in ispriced at $199. Registered users can upgrade at no charge.