Serious Magic Ultra 2

by Serious Magic

Product Features

• Reads and writes AVI or DV video clips from virtually any editing tool, from Avid to Adobe Premiere to Final Cut Pro
• Includes a library of pre-rendered virtual sets and revolutionary features like virtual camera moves and video reflections within virtual scenes
• Achieve complex keys featuring smoke, glass and liquids with minimal effort
• One-click Set Key feature allows fast set up, for better videos with less tweaking
• High-quality vector keying technology works with uneven lighting, wrinkled backdrops and even frizzy hair

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009X6QO2
• Item model number: 20020-001
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 12, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,030 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)

Product Description

ULTRA 2 is the tool digital video editors have been waiting for. It creates broadcast-quality backgrounds on Digital Video(DV), for convincing backgrounds with excellent results. Create 3D virtual sets and animated backgrounds -- enhance your productions whether they're corporate, educational settings, newsrooms or futuristic studios. Use it in the field or studio with minimal set up, for 3D virtual sets that are simple and affordable. Special effects, such as virtual camera fly-throughs, simulate realistic motion tracking within the scene VirtualTrak adds virtual pans and zooms from stationary camera shots, in perfect sync with your keyed backgrounds Flexible placement with edge cropping, scaling, and orientation settings allow total control over the placement of your source clips Real-time color correction on input and output clips along with spill suppression, color curve, and desaturation controls Video inputs for AVI, MPEG, QuickTime and DV files or any format with a codec installed Output files can be uncompressed AVI, DV, 24-bit, and 32-bit AVIs with alpha channel for later compositing with any standard video editing system

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Effects for the Price!, September 12, 2011

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This review is from: Serious Magic Ultra 2 (CD-ROM)

I bought this product a few years ago, and unlike the "cheesy" green screen techniques that some video programs have added as an afterthought, ULTRA 2 has professional standards and tweaks that make for excellent green screen productions (provided your equipment and skills are up to par).

Without going into paragraphs of extended details; the difference between ULTRA 2 and typical green screen applications is like a 1st-generation, 900kb Digital Camera Picture compared to a modern 12 Megapixel image of today.

The biggest problem right now, is that Apple bought out Serious Magic, and customer support seems to be lacking a bit. I am hopeful that we can work-out the minor problems and I can return to some creative work.

If you love playing with green screen and doing professional-level stuff, get this program!