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Now you can combine multiple frame images in just minutes on an SGI Workstation using Ultimatte’s proven, Academy-Award winning technology. Fine hair detail, water, shadows, smoke, glass and reflections, blurred edges -- are all composited flawlessly and automatically with Ultimatte AdvantEdge. Ultimatte even corrects for blue set pieces or uneven lighting with our exclusive Roto Screen Correction feature.

Ultimatte AdvantEdge for SGI workstations: (each sold separately) Ultimatte AdvantEdge plug-in for Apple Shake or Discreet’s Flint, Fire, Flame, Inferno and Smoke.

Click here to download demo copy of AdvantEdge

FEATURES

Stylish user interface with automated controls
The user interface has been designed to automate the control settings by easily sampling different parts of the image or matte with a simple eyedropper cursor. Once a sample has been taken the software automatically sets multiple controls to find the best adjustment.
Fully-linear mask
Eliminates hard edges -- fine detail, blurred images, transparencies and shadows visible in the foreground image will all reproduce in the final composite.
Video Correction
AdvantEdge is the world’s first matte generation tool with video correction filtering (VCF) for the 4:1:1, 4:2:0, and even 4:2:2 digital video formats. VCF restores the lost color information in compressed video formats and greatly reduces the blocky artifacts found in most blue/greenscreen composites using DV footage.
Advanced Spill Suppression and Clean Up controls
Automatically removes discoloration of foreground subjects caused by light reflecting from the blue or green stage. Removing excessive backing color spill from the foreground subject has been automated by sampling the contaminated area with the eyedropper cursor and watching AdvantEdge wash away the spill. Also Matte Clean Up now has individual controls for softening and shrinking the matte.
Roto Screen Correction
A revolutionary method for making poorly shot footage usable by automatically creating an articulate roto-mask to isolate the foreground without the tedious and labor intensive work of traditional rotoscoping.
Smart Matte Sizing
A totally new approach to computing the matte density without allowing the matte to become over dense. Over dense mattes are the most common mistake made in creating traveling mattes. With Smart Matte Sizing it is virtually impossible to over dense the matte.
Color Conformance
Matches the look of the foreground to the background for absolute realism.
External matte
Allows overlaying an externally-generated mask to "extend" the blue or green screen so that wide-angle and long shots can be composited even though they overshoot the screen.

PLUG-INS for SGI IRIX (these plug-ins are sold separately for the following host applications)

Apple Shake
Discreet Flint, Fire, Flame, Inferno, and Smoke





	Now you can combine multiple frame images in just minutes on an SGI Workstation using Ultimatte’s proven, Academy-Award winning technology. Fine hair detail, water, shadows, smoke, glass and reflections, blurred edges -- are all composited flawlessly and automatically with Ultimatte AdvantEdge. Ultimatte even corrects for blue set pieces or uneven lighting with our exclusive Roto Screen Correction feature. Ultimatte AdvantEdge for SGI workstations: (each sold separately) Ultimatte AdvantEdge plug-in for Apple Shake or Discreet’s Flint, Fire, Flame, Inferno and Smoke. Click here to download demo copy of AdvantEdge

	FEATURES Stylish user interface with automated controls The user interface has been designed to automate the control settings by easily sampling different parts of the image or matte with a simple eyedropper cursor. Once a sample has been taken the software automatically sets multiple controls to find the best adjustment. Fully-linear mask Eliminates hard edges -- fine detail, blurred images, transparencies and shadows visible in the foreground image will all reproduce in the final composite. Video Correction AdvantEdge is the world’s first matte generation tool with video correction filtering (VCF) for the 4:1:1, 4:2:0, and even 4:2:2 digital video formats. VCF restores the lost color information in compressed video formats and greatly reduces the blocky artifacts found in most blue/greenscreen composites using DV footage. Advanced Spill Suppression and Clean Up controls Automatically removes discoloration of foreground subjects caused by light reflecting from the blue or green stage. Removing excessive backing color spill from the foreground subject has been automated by sampling the contaminated area with the eyedropper cursor and watching AdvantEdge wash away the spill. Also Matte Clean Up now has individual controls for softening and shrinking the matte. Roto Screen Correction A revolutionary method for making poorly shot footage usable by automatically creating an articulate roto-mask to isolate the foreground without the tedious and labor intensive work of traditional rotoscoping. Smart Matte Sizing A totally new approach to computing the matte density without allowing the matte to become over dense. Over dense mattes are the most common mistake made in creating traveling mattes. With Smart Matte Sizing it is virtually impossible to over dense the matte. Color Conformance Matches the look of the foreground to the background for absolute realism. External matte Allows overlaying an externally-generated mask to "extend" the blue or green screen so that wide-angle and long shots can be composited even though they overshoot the screen. PLUG-INS for SGI IRIX (these plug-ins are sold separately for the following host applications) Apple Shake Discreet Flint, Fire, Flame, Inferno, and Smoke