Welcome to the CASCOM International Select Effects(tm) Digital Library Sampler The ten clips listed in two directories on this CD-ROM (MOVIES.MOV, MOVIES.AVI)) are a sampling from Volume 1 of a new collection of digital video clips available for Macintosh(r) computers using QuickTime(tm) and Intel-based computers running QuickTime for Windows(tm) or Microsoft Video for Windows(tm). Select Effects is a high-quality animation graphic effects library, the result of years of innovative leadership in animation technique and creative design. This library is uniquely designed to help creatively strengthen and enhance the production values of your multimedia projects. CASCOM International is a world-wide supplier of broadcast-video special effects and stock footage. The Select Effects library spans more than five thousand effects ranging from 1-second wipes to 60- second full-motion backgrounds. Each of the stills represented on this CD-ROM has a full-motion video equivalent in the Cascom archives. And many of these videos are part of Cascom's Select Effects tape library. A multi-volume set of CD-ROMs, each volume featuring 100 digital Select Effects clips and dozens of music beds and audio effects, are now available for your Macintosh or multimedia PC computer. These CD-ROMs have been professionally produced by Toucan Studios of Cupertino, California, for CASCOM using state-of-the-art video digitizing hardware, and software. The results are some of the most visually stunning digital video clips available. The sample clips on this CD-ROM are provided to demonstrate this premiere resource for stock effects clips which can be used with your favorite digital video editing software. Please use these ten clips as prototyping materials, experimenting with both them and the features of your editor software. If you like these clips and want to own the royalty-free CD-ROMs, contact CASCOM at the address and number below. THE CLIPS The sampler clips in the MOVIES_M directory are processed using CinePak compression in a screen size of 320 x 240 at 15 fps. These cross- platform movies minimally require QuickTime 1.6.1 for Macintosh or QuickTime 1.1.1 for Windows. QuickTime version 2.0 for Macintosh and Windows is recommended. You will need the player application to view these movies. QuickTime for Windows 2.0 is located on this disc in the QUIKTIME directory. ReadMe files in that directory explain all the installation steps. Setup.Exe installers are found in this directory. The sampler clips in the MOVIES_A directory are also processed using CinePak compression in a screen size of 320 x 240 at 15 fps. The AVI video files in the VFW directory require Microsoft Video for Windows 1.1 or later. You will need the player application to view these movies. Video for Windows 11D is located on this disc in the VFW11D directory. ReadMe files in that directory explain all the installation steps. Setup.Exe installers are found in this directory. YOU ONLY NEED TO INSTALL ONE VIEWER, EITHER QUICKTIME FOR WINDOWS, OR VIDEO FOR WINDOWS. These sample clips have been produced so they will run in 256-colors, thousands of colors, and millions of colors, but are optimized for display on computers capable of thousands of colors. Please see the appropriate documentation for your system on how to select the best color capability. As part of any complete video, the Select Effects library enhances the digital video work you produce. If still frames are captured, they can be the springboard for complete works of art. THE SELECT EFFECTS VOLUMESÑÑ Each complete Select Effects volume consists of a 2 CD-ROM set containing 100 royalty-free visual effect clips and dozens of royalty-free music and sound-effect tracks. Each volume also contains a cross-platform visual database application which allows you to find and preview the right effects for your projects. Select Effects clips are processed in several formats, giving you the most flexibility and highest quality possible. Each effect is provided in two QuickTime for Windows formats and one Video for Windows format. The QuickTime for Windows formats are JPEG and CinePak, and the Video for Windows format is CinePak. The effects are also provided in 2 sizes; 320 x 240, and 160 x 120. The smaller clips (160 x 120 pixels) are designed to act as a visual index to the larger clips. They do not require being copied to you hard disk in order to be viewed. These clips play at normal speed when used with QuickTime (Windows and Macintosh versions), or Video for Windows, from a dual speed CD-ROM player or your hard disk drive. They have been compressed using CinePak compression and saved in both MOV and AVI file formats. The larger clips (320 x 240 pixels) are compressed frame-by-frame using maximum quality Apple Photo JPEG compression in the MOV file format. They are designed to be copied to your hard disk, edited using your favorite QuickTime editor, then compressed and saved for viewing using your choice of QuickTime compression schemes. As JPEG files, they are not designed to play at their full 15 fps directly from the CD-ROM. However, the visual quality of each frame of digital video is superior, and provides you with the most flexibility. The larger clips (320 x 240 pixels) also appear as files compressed with VIDEO 1 in the AVI file format. These are appropriate for Video for Windows users, since Video for Windows does not currently offer a JPEG compressor. These are designed to be used with your favorite Video for Windows editor, then compressed and saved for viewing using your choice of Video for Windows compression schemes. The music and sound effects on each volume are provided in two formats; AIFF and WAV. Each music and sound effect is digitized at 22KHz, in 16-bit Stereo. TO ORDER THE CD'sÑÑ The current Select Effects CD-ROM library consists of three volumes of carefully selected effects. The retail price for each 2-disc volume in the library is $249.00. You may take advantage of a limited time discount price of $199.00 per volume, with the complete three volume library for $549.00. The library price is only applicable when all three volumes are ordered at the same time. To find out more about Select Effectsª CD-ROMs, to order the discs, or to order a catalog or videotape of Cascom's broadcast- quality video effects library in your choice of tape formats, call or write CASCOM at: CASCOM International, Inc. 806 Fourth Avenue South Nashville, TN 37210 Phone # 1-800-889-0477 Fax # 1-615-256-7890 TO CONTACT TOUCAN STUDIOSÑÑ Toucan Studios is a full-service video and multi-media production facility located in the heart of the Silicon Valley Ñ Cupertino, California. Founded by individuals with more than forty years experience in the computer and broadcast video industries, the staff of Toucan Studios is uniquely qualified to produce everything from direct-to-video productions to fully interactive CD-ROMs and information kiosks. If you have a multi-media, video, digital video or CD-ROM-based project and are looking for anything from consulting services to full development and production, please contact Toucan Studios at: Toucan Studios 19672 Stevens Creek Blvd. Suite 230 Cupertino, CA 95014 Phone # 408/255-3291 Fax # 408/253-8961 ________________________________________________________ All video clips in this Select Effects Library Sampler are the exclusive copyright of CASCOM International, Inc. They may be used in conjunction with multimedia software for your own use, but may not be redistributed as part of any work, other sampler, library or collection of video clips. Select Effects is a trademark of CASCOM International, Inc. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. QuickTime is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows and Video for Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.