Create Podcasts, Videoblogs, and professional presentations with Videocue
LONDON, England — July 20, 2005 — Vara Software today shipped version 2 of Videocue and Videocue Pro, the only complete tele- prompting, recording and publishing package for Mac OS X.
* Make your Voice Heard with Podcasts
“With Videocue 2, you can use the Videocue tele-prompting system to create professional podcasts,” says Simon Clarke, President of Technology at Vara.
“It’s so easy — you type the text you want to speak, then press record. As the text scrolls by, you read it aloud. Make a mistake? No problem! Just stop and re-record. You won’t ever forget the text because it’s right there in front of you.”
Document your world with VideoblogsVideocue 2 enables you to create professional looking videoblogs and, for most weblogs, Videocue includes the ability to publish the result directly to your Videoblog.
“It’s never been easier to create a videoblog,” says Paul Carnine, President of Products. “Want to show the cover art of the CD you are reviewing? Just drag the image to the line of text where you want the cover art to appear. When recording, as that line of text scrolls by, the cover art will fade in. It’s that simple.”
* Videocue 2 priced for the consumer; Videocue Pro 2 packed with new featuresVideocue 2, which offers all the features described above, is available immediately for $39.99
Videocue Pro 2, priced at $89.99, adds many advanced features, including: chroma key (blue/green screen), support for multiple webcams, built-in professional titles, full screen prompting, motion editing controls and mirrored prompting (for professional tele- prompting hardware).
Videocue 2 Pro is a free upgrade from Videocue 1. Existing customers can continue to use their current license keys with the Videocue Pro 2.
* Chroma Key (Green/Blue Screen) for Videocue Pro 2Videocue Pro 2 now includes a high quality, real-time green and blue screen solution.
“What this means is that you can record your talent in front of a blue or green screen and digitally add the background of your choice”, says Mr. Carnine. “You can use any media you wish as the background - a movie, a still image, another camera. The possibilities really are endless.”
“In addition, we’ve spent a lot of time on auto-configuration to reduce the complexity of using a Chroma Keying solution, ” adds Mr. Clarke, “Most of the time, all you need to do is click the ‘Chroma Key’ checkbox and the green or blue background just drops out.”
* Tiger features galore : Automator, Spotlight, Core Image, Core Video, Quartz Composer, QuickTime 7Videocue and Videocue Pro are packed with Tiger features, the most visible being the new GPU accelerated Core Image transitions that come with Tiger. Videocue can now use beautiful transitions like Ripple and Page Curl. The best part is that you can add Image Units from 3rd party developers to expand your transition library.
Videocue products are built for Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, requires Quartz Extreme, and is optimized for G4 and G5 processors. For Weblog features, Videocue integrates with the most commonly used weblogs (Typepad, LiveJournal, Blogger, MovableType). Some features (Core Image, etc) require Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and a Core Image ready graphics card.
About Vara Software:Vara Software Limited, founded in 2003, develops media related software. Vara Software is located in London, England. More information on Vara Software is available at www.varasoftware.com.
