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The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
Imaginate
Vendor: Canopus
Purpose: Creates animation from still images by zooming, panning, rotating, and skewing
Description
Imaginate creates slide shows that look like movies, using still images and “virtual camera”
movements. You can pan, zoom, rotate, or skew an image in order to get movement
into the show. It has a Scene Wizard and Storyboard mode for putting the show together
quickly, complete with synchronized music and real-time preview. For fine-tuning the
timings and transitions, there are keyframing options, making it possible to create complex
productions. You can make intricate motion sequences using the Anchor and Spline
controls for precise camera positioning.
On completion, an Imaginate show can be exported to video formats for editing and
to VideoCD/DVD for storage and distribution. It works as a stand-alone product and
as a plug-in for various video editors.
Comments
Reviewers found Imaginate to be suitable for both hobbyists and professionals, the
latter including event and corporate videographers who need to include still image
content in their productions. EMediaLive (www.emedialive.com) definitely considered
it to be “powerful enough for pros” on account of its 3D controls, spline editor, and
customization options. Also worth noting is the excellent quality of rendered output, if
you work with medium- or high-res images.
Version: Imaginate 2.0 (2008)
Plugs into: Grass Valley EDIUS Pro, Canopus Edit, Canopus Let’s EDIT 2, and Adobe Premiere
Pro 1.x
OS: Windows 2000 Professional and XP Home or Professional
RAM: 256MB
Supported file formats: BMP, JPEG, TGA, PSD, JNG, PNG, TIFF, IFF, MNG, PCD, PCX,
WAV, MP3, WMA, WMV, AIFF, AVI, MPEG, MPEG-2, and ASF; video formats include
uncompressed RGB AVI (PAL/NTSC, 16:9/4:3), Microsoft DV (PAL/NTSC, 16:9/4:3), and
DirectShow AVI codecs
Price level: Approx. $200
Address: Canopus Corporation, 711 Charcot Ave., San Jose, CA 95131, United States
www.canopus.com