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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 VOLUMES╤╤
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's╤╤
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 Effects¬ 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 STUDIOS╤╤
Toucan Studios is a full-service video and multi-media production
facility located in the heart of the Silicon Valley ╤ 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.