Joe's Filters Updated with More Effects, More Speed

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New York, NY -- February 19, 2002 -- Joe Maller has updated Joe's Filters for Final Cut Pro, now including 24 new and updated plugins with unique effects and faster tools.

Joe's Filters make Final Cut Pro faster and easier to work with. The set of 24 plugins helps to simplify the timeline, reduces dependence on multiple video tracks and doubles the speed of common film look techniques. Many new filters are the result of feedback and suggestions from Final Cut Pro users.

Some highlights of the set include:

• Joe's De-Interlacer

  Twice as fast as FCP's de-interlace plugin, plus optional field doubling and fade with original.

• Joe's Time Bender

  Flexible time re-mapping in FCP, clips can change speed gradually as they play. One of the most requested features for Final Cut Pro.

• Joe's Levels

  Still the best Levels adjustment available for Final Cut Pro. Targets RGB and YUV channels for maximum versatility.

• Joe's Soft Effects

  The popular Joe's Soft Spot is now joined by ellipses and geometric shapes which can be rotated, skewed and framed. These tools are also great for fast and clean Picture-in-Picture effects.

• Joe's Blur Effects

  Now with RGB and YUV channel targeting controls, these filters can significantly improve the quality of FCP3's new Chroma-keyer for DV compositing.

Joe's Filters are written in FXScript, Final Cut Pro's native effects language. Because of this, the filters work in both the RGB or YUV color spaces and take advantage of all QuickTime and multiprocessor acceleration built into Final Cut Pro.

A fully functional trial version allows users to try the filters before buying them. Examples, extensive documentation and the downloadable trial are all available at Joe's Web Site: http://www.joemaller.com Joe's Filters are $95 shareware. This is a free upgrade for registered users.

Joe's Filters work with the new Final Cut Pro version 3.0 on OS X and OS 9. The filters are backwards-compatible with all previous Final Cut Pro versions since 1.2.5.

Download the filters from Joe's Web Site: http://www.joemaller.com

About Joe Maller

Joe Maller is a digital artist, filmmaker and author based in New York City. An active member of the Final Cut Pro community, Joe has been working with DV since 1997. In addition to several other projects, Joe is continuing to work on new tools and effects for Final Cut Pro.

For more information about Joe Maller and Joe's Filters, please visit: http://www.joemaller.com