Create Photo Album Effects in Xplode Professional With New Plug-in From Canopus

Nov. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Canopus Corporation today unveiled a new Photo Album plug-in for its popular 3D video effects package, Xplode Professional(TM). Designed specifically for wedding, event, corporate and educational videographers, the Photo Album plug-in is ideal for those wanting to show a series of still images or make a video album. With 1400 high quality 3D cover textures and a variety of paper styles to choose from, the ability to place text directly on the cover and individual pages and seamlessly connect transitions for an unlimited amount of page turns, the Photo Album plug-in gives editors an abundance of options for producing creative still and moving image-based wedding albums, yearbooks, corporate presentations and product promotions. "The Photo Album plug-in was designed to give editors more creative control over their productions and provide an exciting, unique way to present video content," said Robert Sharp, vice president of marketing at Canopus. "As with Xplode Professional, Photo Album effects are highly customizable, so the creative possibilities are unlimited."

Xplode Professional is an advanced 3D video effects software plug-in for Adobe Premiere(R), Ulead MediaStudio Pro(R) and Canopus Edit applications that includes over 600 effects, an intuitive interface for effortless effects creation and customization, and advanced rendering and overscan handling capabilities to allow video professionals to create stunning, professional-quality video content quickly and easily. For near real-time performance, Xplode Professional takes advantage of hardware acceleration through supported third-party graphics boards.

The Photo Album plug-in will be available December 3, 2001 from Canopus for $99. For more information visit their Web site at www.justedit.com or call 408-954-4500.

About Canopus Corporation
Based in San Jose, Calif., Canopus Corporation manufactures award-winning, nonlinear video editing products for video professionals and enthusiasts. Canopus's DV editing, MPEG-2 encoding and 3D DVE products combine innovative hardware and software designs to set new standards in performance, functionality and reliability. Canopus Corporation's parent company, Canopus Co., Ltd., with headquarters in Kobe, is Japan's largest maker of video editing and graphics products. For more information contact Canopus at 408-954-4500 or visit their Web site at www.justedit.com.

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