CoSA After Effects Ships 

Professional Quality Special Effects and Animation Tool Featured at
Macworld Expo/SF '93

(December 10, 1992) -- The release version of CoSA After Effects, a
QuickTime application that gives users access to professional quality
digital video special effects and animation on their Macintosh computers,
will be shown by CoSA (The Company of Science & Art) at the Macworld Expo
in San Francisco, January 6-9, 1993 (Booth #4356, Halls D & E). The
product is still expected to ship by end of 1992.

"CoSA After Effects provides professionals with the power and flexibility
they need to create high quality special effects," says CoSA President
Bill O'Farrell. "In conjunction with the hardware becoming available
today, CoSA After Effects significantly reduces the cost of digital video
production."

CoSA After Effects lets users combine, layer and composite an unlimited
number of movies in a single window and interactively add complex effects
or transitions. The program immediately shows the outcome of the effect
without having to render a new movie or muddle through bewildering
dialogue boxes. In addition, CoSA After Effects takes full advantage of
your hardware, allowing users to render professional quality movies.

CoSA After Effects lets users achieve all of the effects created with
high-end production tools. With its unique, sophisticated interface,
superior rendering capabilities and intelligent time management tools, the
application makes professional quality effects a reality for QuickTime
users.

CoSA After Effects will ship with a number of plug-in effects. CoSA will
make its effects specification public so third-parties can write plug-ins.
In addition, CoSA plans to create and sell new sets of effects regularly.

Other major features of CoSA After Effects include:

* Unlimited compositing and layering of movies
* Time-based filters and special effects
* Sub-pixel positioning for smooth motion
* Anti-aliasing for high-quality imaging
* Field rendering for professional quality video
* Hierarchial rendering chains to do away with the need 
  to create intermediate movies
* Background rendering
* Support for large frame sizes
* Full 32-bit color support
* Scalable resolution
* Seamless text integration capabilities

CoSA After Effects opens up a new universe of possibilities to people who
create all kinds of video presentations. Using CoSA After Effects, a
creative director can easily sketch out a finished television commercial
before going into post-production or doing on-line editing. A high school
rock band can create a music video complete with effects found only in
high-budget productions. A film producer can demonstrate his/her ideas
visually, instead of simply describing them. Graphics professionals can
easily use CoSA

After Effects for 2D animation.

CoSA After Effects will be shown in CoSA's booth (#4356) at Moscone Center
in San Francisco during the Macworld Expo '93. Also, CoSA After Effects
will be shown to the press by appointment at CoSA's hospitality suite at
the San Francisco Marriott.

CoSA also markets the PACo' family of products. PACo (PICS Animation
Compiler) is a platform-independent, software-only compression and
playback system for presenting digital videos, animations, images and
sound.

CoSA, 14 Imperial Place, Suite 203, Providence, RI 02903
(401) 831-2672;   Fax (401) 831-2675.

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