Automatic Duck Pro Import AE 4.0 is available! Version 4 represents a big upgrade to our popular After Effects import plug-in.

Those who purchased on March 8, 2007 or after can upgrade to version 4.0 at no charge until December 8, 2007. Users who purchased version 3.0 before March 8, 2007 or who have older versions of the importer can upgrade for $195.

Some of What's New in version 4.0:

• After Effects CS3 compatibility
• Universal Binary, native on both PPC and Intel Macs
• Support for Final Cut Pro multiclips
• Support for displaying Motion particles and replicators in After Effects
• Translation of Red Giant Software's Colorista plug-in from FCP to AE
• Support for Avid Advanced Keyframes in PIP and 3D Warp
• Support for Avid Timewarps
• Support for Dip to Color transitions
• Support for FCP Basic 3D effect
• Support for video strobe effects
• FCP Layer and Track enabled states set visibility switches in AE
• Text from FCP subtitling plug-ins SubBits and DH_Subtitle
• Improved support for HDV, DVCProHD and XDCAM media from FCP
• New advanced interface offering many new import options including
  • Option for layers to "step up" or "step down" in the AE timeline
  • Option to override the composition setting of the new comp
  • Option to use Avid rendered media in After Effects
  • Option to precomp layers based on the tracks from the NLE
Plug-in now ties to hardware so you can use it in both AE 7 and AE CS3
• AND MORE

See the Pro Import AE 4.0 product page for more information as well as QuickTime movies showing the plug-in in action.

Pro Import AE 4.0 is shipping now. New licenses are $495 each. Users who purchased new licenses or upgrades for Pro Import AE 3.0 on or after March 8, 2007 can upgrade to 4.0 at no charge until December 8, 2007. Users of Pro Import AE 3.0 who purchased before March 8, 2007 as well as users of older After Effects import plug-ins can upgrade for $195 per license.

Upcoming User Group visits

On Tuesday June 19, we will be demonstrating the new capabilities of Pro Import AE 4.0 at MGLA in Los Angeles. MGLA is a great group and we're excited to visit again. It will be a mini "Plug-in Night", with demos from Zaxwerks and Gridiron Software as well. For more information including directions, visit MGLA. Toolfarm will be giving away some training from Harry Frank (After Effects Expressions Bundle 1) and John Dickinson (Creative Background Design Bundle) at the meeting.

Then on June 28 we'll be demonstrating in New York to Adobe After Effects New York. This will be our first time at AENY, it should be a good time. Gridiron Software will be there as well. Visit the AENY web site for more information. Toolfarm will be giving away some training from Harry Frank (After Effects Expressions Bundle 1) and John Dickinson (Creative Background Design Bundle) at this meeting too. Plus, we'll be giving away some Digieffects t-shirts.

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