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Sony Creative Software Unveils New Tools
By Staff
posted Apr 16, 2010, 16:04
Innovative Stereoscopic 3D Production Tools for Authoring Studios and Professional Video Editors
Blu-print 6 and New Z Depth Application for Vegas Pro 9 Provide Innovative
Stereoscopic 3D Production Tools for Authoring Studios and Professional Video
Editors
(Madison, WI) Sony Creative Software, a leading provider of professional video
and audio editing applications, announced Blu-print 6™ Blu-ray Disc authoring
application and the brand-new Z Depth™ 3D subtitle offset editing application.
As one of the first professional 3D Blu-ray™ Disc authoring products available
on the market, the upgraded Blu-print 6 will be capable of authoring 3D titles
in accordance with the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) 3D Blu-ray disc specification
to greatly enhance workflow capability for production facilities and professional
video editors. Blu-print 6 allows for easy import of MVC encoded content along
with support of 3D menu graphics and subtitle graphics. 3D Blu-ray Java integration
also allows for user interactivity like BD-Live. To assist editors creating
3D subtitles, the new Z Depth application generates the required offset metadata
file needed in a 3D BD project allowing editors to more accurately and easily
position subtitles when creating 3D Blu-ray Discs.
"With the home entertainment industry, consumer electronics manufacturers
and consumers eagerly awaiting the introduction of 3D on Blu-ray, Blu-print
6 and Z Depth 3D subtitle offset editing application will enable editors and
disc authoring professionals to provide a seamless 3D viewing experience for
home audiences," said Dave Chaimson, vice-president of global marketing
for Sony Creative Software. "Given the precise balance of art and technology
needed to produce 3D Blu-ray Discs, production professionals require powerful
and specialized new tools like Blu-print 6 and Z Depth for Vegas Pro 9 to deliver
content that exceeds the high expectations accompanying the excitement for 3D
at home."
Blu-print 6
As one of the first professional-level 3D Blu-ray disc authoring software systems
available, the new features of Blu-print 6 will allow studios to author 3D content
for the new 3D Blu-ray format standard Profile 5, import new MVC encoded streams,
and work with Z Depth for 3D subtitle authoring. Designed for high volume professional
production, the updated Blu-print 6 software will also include support for offset
metadata integration required for 3D Presentation Graphics and 3D Interactive
Graphics. 3D BD-J integration and 3D Blu-ray Disc cutting master generation
is also supported in order to provide maximum intuition and flexibility for
complex authoring projects.
Z Depth Feature Highlights
The all-new Z Depth subtitle offset editing application uses the video power
of Vegas Pro 9 to provide a combination that will allow 3D authoring companies
to easily create required disparity metadata files for positioning of subtitles
and IG menus in a 3D Blu-ray Disc production. New to 3D BD production, the Z
Depth application will allow 3D Blu-ray Disc authoring facilities and subtitle
creation companies to produce accurate subtitling in the 3D space that will
allow for the most comfortable viewing experience. The BD spec offset metadata
files created by the application can be used in any 3D Blu-ray Disc authoring
application that follows BDA specifications Profile 5. There are no special
hardware requirements for Z Depth, though it is highly recommended that editors
use the Presonus Fader Port for data input. Vegas Pro 9 is required for Z Depth
integration.
Availability
Blu-print 6 and Z Depth will be available in June 2010 through Sony Creative
Software Professional Services at www.sonycreativesoftware.com.
Resources:
www.sonycreativesoftware.com
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