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Revolutionary Keying Technology
Serious Magic's ULTRA 2 is a breakthrough that transforms keying into a practical daily production tool for all types of video professionals. ULTRA 2's drag-and-drop simplicity allows video editors to create highly realistic background composites that are convincing in every detail, even from marginal video sources.
ULTRA 2's Vector Keying technology blows away the primitive keyer built into your video editing software. Now shots that used to be impossible to key uneven lighting, wrinkled backgrounds and frizzy hair can be finished in minutes. ULTRA 2 will even preserve the shadows of your talent and achieve complex keys such as smoke, liquids and transparent objects with minimal effort. It's simply remarkable.
Virtual Set Technology
ULTRA 2 puts high-end virtual sets within reach. ULTRA 2's Master Sets Libraries go beyond typical static shots and include breathtaking flying camera shots, moving stages, boom and dolly moves. Sets include multiple B-source options and camera angles in tight, medium and wide views. These libraries, sold separately for $299.95 or in our special Ultra2 bundles, can be used seamlessly in ULTRA 2. Click here for Master Set Libraries
Twice the Speed, Twice the Resolution
• HDV & HD support The world is going HD and now you'll be ready with output in 1080i, 1080p, 720p and more.
• Fast, Faster, Fastest The world's fastest software keyer just got faster. ULTRA's keyer has been entirely rewritten to take advantage of the power of the GPU chip in your graphics card. Turn on the new "GPU Boost" mode and, on recent generation cards, ULTRA 2 can key HD in real-time and standard definition faster than real-time!
• Widescreen 16:9 & Progressive Scan Support Output standard definition 16:9 video in 480i and 480p.
• Color Correction New improvements help you get more natural keys.
• 32-Bit Rendering Enhancements give you higher quality output.
Innovative New Ways to Key
• Plus-90 Mode Increase the resolution of most key shots by 33%. Turn a standard definition DV camera into a source for HD resolution keys.
• Virtual Shadows & Reflections Solves the hardest part of keying - lighting for clean shadows. Now virtual shadows are automatically generated.
• Mask Paint This invaluable new tool can quickly save "impossible" to key shots.
• Multi-Point Pan & Zoom Now you can pan and zoom up to 64 different points in one scene.
• Flexible Image Placement Now you can move and reposition talent in any virtual set including trak shots.
• Load/Save Presets Save individual settings for major functions in ULTRA and load them in other projects.
• Loop Flag Enables your secondary footage to loop infinitely providing greater flexibility about when to end your scenes.
• Insert Multiple B-Sources Insert and position up to four B-Sources when creating your own virtual sets.
Note: Ultra2 is for WinXP only, it will not run on Mac
Ultra High-Quality DV/HDV/HD Keying
 Get superior keying results even from marginal sources.
ULTRA 2 allows video producers to make powerful use of keying in the field, including less-than ideal environments like client offices and on-location events. From quick stand-ups to sit-down interviews, you can now do background replacement in less time than it takes to light one wall.
Vector Keying Technology
This technology is ideal when working with portable setups and compensates for keying nightmares, such as uneven lighting, wrinkled  backdrops and frizzy hair. ULTRA 2 will even preserve the shadows of your talent and achieve complex keys such as smoke, liquids and transparent objects with minimal effort. It's simply remarkable.
One-Click Key
ULTRA 2 offers an extraordinary One-Click Key feature for faster setup. Advanced controls, such as spill suppression, color restoration and edge softening can also be applied to fine tune composites. ULTRA 2 can even achieve complex keys featuring smoke, glass and liquids with minimal effort.
 Broadcast Quality Using DV/HDV/HD
ULTRA 2 directly supports 16:9 widescreen and anamorphic widescreen sources and delivers excellent results from the reduced color bandwidth of today's DV video sources. It also supports HD and HDV resolutions including 1080i, 1080p, and 720p with support for a variety of standard frame rates including 24fp. Use ULTRA 2 on laptops so you can connect your DV camera and preview keyed output in real time.
 High-Speed GPU Keying
ULTRA 2 allows users with newer graphics cards (GeForce 5700 and Radeon 9600 or better for SD. GeForce 6600 and Radeon 9800 or better for HD) to dramatically increase rendering speeds by shifting processing demands to the graphics processing unit (GPU). Using GPU-based processing, ULTRA 2 can typically perform complex compositing in real time at HD-resolution and faster than real-time at standard definition (depending on system configuration and file types). Download a High-Speed GPU Keying example clip (10MB HD resolution Windows Media clip).
High Resolution Stills
Import high-resolution stills up to 2048 x 2048 to allow digital still camera images to be used as input sources and backgrounds for output to print or HD resolution video. (File formats supported include .bmp, .jpg, .psd., png, .gif, .tiff, .tga, and .ppm)
Output Image Sequences
Integrates seamlessly with compositing tools that prefer numbered still image sequences instead of video clips. Output to After Effects, Combustion, Commotion and even Photoshop.
Wide Compatibility
Export video clips into all major editing applications that accept standard AVI, HD, MPEG2 files, or DV video clips.
Extensive Input
Video inputs include AVI, MPEG, and DV files or any format for which you have a compatible codec installed. Now supports QuickTime input and output as well as direct support for input in MXF format. New "Flip Alpha" option inverts alpha channels for 100% compatibility with Mac-based editors.
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