Adobe Ultra

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Adobe Ultra
Stable release
CS3 (3.0) / July 2, 2007 (2007-07-02)
Operating systemWindows
TypeVideo editing software
LicenseProprietary

Adobe Ultra is a discontinued

virtual set
technology, which allows the keying of a subject into an animated virtual 3D environment.

Since its discontinuation as a standalone product, the functionalities of Ultra have been incorporated into other Adobe products, namely

Adobe Premiere Elements (since 2008), and Adobe Premiere Pro
(since 2010).

Ultra was previously known as Serious Magic Ultra Key, and was acquired when Adobe purchased Serious Magic Inc. in 2006. Unlike many of the other applications in the

Windows operating system
.

Incorporation into other products

Ultra as a standalone application was distributed with

Adobe Creative Suite 3 (released March 2007) but noticeably absent from CS4 (released October 2008) and CS5 (released April 2010). After CS3, the keyer from Ultra was integrated into two other Adobe products – Visual Communicator 3, and Premiere Elements.[1]

Flash video.[1]

Adobe Premiere Elements 7 (released in October 2008) provided a new feature called VideoMerge. VideoMerge allowed keying effects to be performed in the editing process, rather than requiring extra steps in an external program or mode.[1]

As of Creative Suite 5 (released April 2010), a plugin labeled 'Ultra' is now present in Adobe Premiere Pro. It is a powerful but simplified keying solution compared to Adobe's flagship and more extensive 'Keylight' plugin for Adobe After Effects.

References

  1. ^ a b c Adobe Blogs: The Video Road: What About Ultra, [1]

External links

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