StoryBoard Locations for Quick and Artist!

In with the new year, and in with new content!  This week, we’ve launched StoryBoard Locations by PowerProduction Software!  This is just one more step towards our goal to always provide new, exciting content for your storyboards.

StoryBoard Locations now provides unpopulated photographs of Exteriors and Interiors for use as backgrounds and location shots in StoryBoard Quick and StoryBoard Artist for even easier storyboarding!  From interiors to exteriors, airports to oceans, London to the South Pacific, you can find great background images here!

Creating great storyboards is as easy as 1-2-3: drag these location shots into your StoryBoard Quick or StoryBoard Artist, add characters and props, and share your storyboards with cast and crew.

Previsualization can't get any easier with such a wealth of content at your fingertips!  Check out StoryBoard Locations by PowerProduction Software here!

You can purchase StoryBoard Locations à la carte, or in bundlesRead more on how to save by buying in bulk!

Artist is Downloadable!

Shipping can cost you precious time and money, so we’ve released a new downloadable version of StoryBoard Artist 5 and StoryBoard Artist Studio 5!

Download StoryBoard Artist 5 TODAY!

Downloading is FREE and instant, allowing you to get this powerful storyboarding software ASAP so you can finish your pre-production and hit the set faster than ever!

Now you can impress your crew and clients with clear, great-looking storyboards TODAY with a download of StoryBoard Artist or Artist Studio.  Just click the “Download” option in the cart to receive instant access to download links and your serial number!

Chat with us now and we can tell you more about downloading StoryBoard Artist 5 or StoryBoard Artist Studio 5!

StoryBoard Quick: Top Gift for Filmmakers!

Celebrate FilmmakersWe made the list!

Don’t forget the filmmaker on your list..you!

We’re honored to be recommended for the second year in a row as a top gift for filmmakers this season!  From learning to filming to editing, FilmMakerGifts.com’s recommendations list has ideas for every stage of production.  StoryBoard Quick is featured at FilmMakerGifts.com alongside many other essential tools for the aspiring and professional filmmaker. 

iPhone & iPad App Unveiled!

StoryBoard Artist Shot Assistant takes your StoryBoard Artist project on tour!  Now you can view your storyboards on-the-go with Artist’s new App for iPhone and iPad!

Export your StoryBoard Artist v5 projects to Shot Assistant to accompany you on set to complete the perfect cinematic shot and share information with your crew using your iPad or iPhone .

Scroll through all of your storyboards frame by frame, view your text/script captions, mark your completed shots with a “check,” playback your project as an animatic, or email the project for sharing on iPhone, iPad or iTouch.

StoryBoard Artist Shot Assistant will keep you organized and on-track while in production!

Shot by Shot
Shot Assistant allows you to track each and every shot as you scroll through your project. Click and swipe on frame thumbnails or use the navigation toolbar at the top of your screen to navigate any shot in your project.

Make your Mark
Since production is often shot out of order, when you are done with a shot just “Check It Off!” One button touch layers a graphical checkmark letting you know that you’ve successfully completed the shot and it’s time to move on.

Caption This!
Show or hide your accompanying captions. With a single touch your captions appear to give you all the extra info, script or directors notes and even dialog from your original StoryBoard Artist project. Every storyboard has it’s own caption to view.

Action!
Want to see your storyboards in motion? Just press ‘play’ and watch the animatic on your iPad or iPhone. Frame by frame, allowing you to see the flow of your shots.

StoryBoard Artist Shot Assistant also allows you to jump between multiple StoryBoard Artist projects so if you create multiple sequences or go back for pick-ups, you can easily navigate between projects.

Using StoryBoard Artist Shot Assistant ­ you can get from script to screen while on the go and in production!

StoryBoard Artist’s Shot Assistant project files can be viewed on iPad, iPhone, and iTouch.  Project files are created using StoryBoard Artist v5.

Martini QuickShot for FCP X!

New Post-Production Visualization Plug-in version available for Final Cut Pro X!

Los Gatos, CANovember 9, 2011 – Quickly following the release of Apple’s Final Cut Pro X, PowerProduction Software announced the release of a new version of the popular post-visualization plug-in for FCP. Martini QuickShot 2 is the sequel of the first plug-in for post-production visualization that makes it easy for editors to direct additional shots and sequences.  With Martini 2′s dynamic power, editors no longer need to use black slugs with text explaining what “shot goes here”—and now this power is available for Final Cut Pro X.

Apple pays tribute to Steve Jobs in private memorial

Apple Store Palo Alto

Photo by Jeff Walsh

Today, a private memorial for Steve Jobs was held at One Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA, Apple headquarters and attended by Apple employees and simultaneously viewed by Apple store employees via a private screening.
While over the weekend, the Palo Alto store’s front window was covered in post-it notes from a few of Jobs’ fans and supporters.  We wanted to share this with those of you who aren’t in the immediate area.

from Think Different campaign:
“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers”
- Steve Jobs, circa 1997

 

Check for Updates in StoryBoard Quick and Quick Studio!

We’ve released a new update for StoryBoard Quick and StoryBoard Quick Studio!

StoryBoard Quick and Quick Studio are now compatible with Mac OS X Lion, in addition to a wealth of other fixes, additions, and optimizations.

Click here for step-by-step instructions to update your StoryBoard Quick.

QuickTip: QuickShots in the NEW StoryBoard Artist 5!

We’ve brought the revolutionary technology of QuickShots into our latest release of StoryBoard Artist v.5!  Combine the ease of this StoryBoard Quick Studio feature with advanced StoryBoard Artist animatic creation tools and object effects to make impressive storyboards faster than ever. You may have seen this feature in Quick Studio, but in Artist we’ve added even more shots to choose from!

In this special Artist edition of QuickTips, we’ll showcase the QuickShots feature in Artist’s interface.  From the QuickShots dialog, select Shot Type and then choose the Characters and Location from Artist’s pre-loaded artwork (or import your own)!  Generate the QuickShot and include a special automatic Slugline in any of Artist’s Caption Windows!

RIP Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs (and his “Apple”) have been an integral part of PowerProduction Software over the years. All of us at PowerProduction will miss his driving creativity, as will the rest of the world.

Our company made a decision in 1998 to move from LA to Silicon Valley simply because we flew up to meet with Apple “evangelists” so often.  I never had the privilege of meeting him personally, however, thru 6 degrees of separation, I felt that I knew him.

Before starting PowerProduction, I worked for the advertising agency that was responsible for the 1984 Macintosh introduction commercial.  Steve Jobs worked closely with my then boss, Lee Clow, who was the other genius behind that 1984 Apple Macintosh commercial.

Our first software products were created for the Macintosh since we knew (from working in the film industry) that a majority of the “creatives” were Macintosh loyalist.  We watched Apple go thru hard times and various CEO’s but always developed for the Macintosh because we loved the creative feel…which has always been apart of Apple products because Steve Jobs respected and embraced creativity.

He will be missed.  Our condolences to his family and our friends at Apple.

S.A. Walsh
CEO PowerProduction Software

To all of the creative minds who read this,  go out and continue to “Think Different” as a tribute to Steve Jobs.

Business Partner of the Year for Santa Clara Education

PowerProduction Software has cherished its role in the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) since we first started working with our local school system to promote access to technology for students.  We are committed to providing for students from our local county and nationwide, because this generation is the future of art, business, and film.

We’re proud to announce that PowerProduction Software’s CTO Paul Clatworthy was named Business Partner of the Year by the Career Technical Education (CTE) Department of Santa Clara County Office of Education!  Paul is honored to be acknowledged for his dedication to teaching students to become leaders and providing them with the technology and skills required to get a leg up in their chosen careers.










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