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Red Giant Software Appoints New Distributor
San Francisco, CA, June 2, 2003 – Red Giant Software today announced that it appointed The CarPark as its exclusive European distributor. The CarPark will market all of Red Giant Software’s high-end tools for digital filmmakers, including Magic Bullet Suite, Knoll Light Factory, Primatte Keyer, Composite Wizard, and Image Lounge.
“We are delighted to be working with Red Giant Software,” said Steve Wise of
The CarPark. “They have some of the most professional third-party software tools we’ve seen, and Magic Bullet Suite in particular is getting a very good name in US post-production. We want to replicate that success in Europe.”
“The CarPark will be instrumental in expanding our reach. We look forward to this new partnership and the opportunities The CarPark will provide to help us serve digital content creators globally,” said Andrew Little of Red Giant Software.
Comprised of a suite of five Adobe After Effects plug-ins, Magic Bullet Suite takes original, digital video—DV, Digital Betacam or HD footage—and gives it that special film look, even converting it to 24 frames per second (film speed) if required. Magic Bullet Suite works on both Macintosh and Windows platforms.
Magic Bullet Suite was recently used on My Flesh and Blood, a Chaiken Films and HBO/Cinemax production, which won the 2003 Sundance Film Festival’s Audience Award for best documentary. Emmy-Award Winning Director, Jonathan Karsh, relied on Magic Bullet Suite to achieve the cinematic look that was key to winning this prestigious award.
The San Francisco and Los Angeles-based post house—The Orphanage—that developed Magic Bullet Suite used it in the making of Jackass – The Movie.Jackass beat earnings estimates by more than three times, becoming one of the largest October openings in history. It was also the largest opening ever for a film shot on standard definition video—ahead of The Blair Witch Project—and the second largest for digital movies in general—behind Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
Pricing and Availability
Magic Bullet Suite, version 1.1 supports After Effects 5.5 and later on Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, and Windows 2000/XP operating systems. There are two versions of the software: Magic Bullet Suite Standard Definition (SD) £625 excluding VAT (€875 excluding VAT), which supports NTSC and PAL video resolutions, and Magic Bullet Suite High Definition (HD) £1,250 excluding VAT (€1,750 excluding VAT), which has no resolution limit.
Magic Bullet Suite, Knoll Light Factory and other Red Giant Software products will be available through authorised dealers. For further information visit www.thecarpark.net or call tel/fax: +44 2879 632614.
About The CarPark
The CarPark provides a unique combination of creative marketing services coupled with business-to-business software distribution, to supply quality digital video software tools for the discerning editor—from miles away, in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland. For more information visit www.thecarpark.net or call +44 2879 632614.
About Red Giant Software
Red Giant Software LLC (www.redgiantsoftware.com) offers a vast range of visual effects plug-ins, with over 30 packages designed for Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Avid. The product line features industry-leading effects for designing realistic fire, rain, and water; adding popular looks; and creating perfect keys. Red Giant effects have enhanced feature films such as Angels & Demons, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and The Mummy 3, and added sparkle to cable and broadcast content from NBC Universal, Food Network, ESPN, Disney, CNN, Comedy Central, MTV, and TNT.
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