Matrox announces Parhelia/Adobe After Effects 5.5 bundle

Matrox Graphics announced that the Matrox Parhelia 128MB digitalvideo workstation graphics card is now available in a new bundle withAdobe After Effects 5.5, for US$799 (a standalone value of US$1098).This bundled offering enhances the user’s compositing experienceand efficiency, through Parhelia’s unique dual-display plusTV-output technology and free WYSIWYG plug-in for previewing AfterEffects projects on an NTSC or PAL video monitor.

“We are always looking for new ways to enhance theprofessional compositing workflow for our After Effects customers,including supporting the latest hardware innovations,” says DavidTrescot, director of dynamic media for Adobe. “The MatroxParhelia board bundle will allow Adobe After Effects users toexperience productivity gains with its extensive multi-displaycapabilities, including the ability to preview After Effectscompositions in realtime on a full-screen video monitor.”

With a wide selection of multi-display modes, Parhelia providesAfter Effects users with the most productive environment for motiongraphics and visual effects creation, which is crucial when workingwith multiple windows and extended timelines. Through Parhelia’sPureVideo technology and WYSIWYG plug-in for Adobe After Effects, userscan preview their 2D or 3D compositions full-screen on a TV or videomonitor to check for safe title area, proper color temperature and anyinterlacing artifacts prior to rendering. What’s more,Parhelia’s adjustable proc-amp controls for both the video windowand TV allow users to benefit from unmatched image display quality.

This special US$799 offer will be available throughout the Americasfrom Matrox Video Products Authorized Resellers in January 2003.Similar offers will be available worldwide. For more information on theMatrox Parhelia and Adobe After Effects bundle, please contact theMatrox Video Products Group at 1-800-361-4903 (US and Canada), (514)685-2630, or email video.info@matrox.com.