Adobe Visual Communicator 3.0 Windows Educational Software

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Adobe Visual Communicator 3.0 Windows Educational Software
Educational Price: $146.95
Retail Price: $399.00
Academic Savings: 63%

Windows For Windows® | Version 3

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Adobe® Visual Communicator® 3 software offers hundreds of customizable graphics, music clips, and special effects to create video presentations that look like a television newscast.

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Description

Adobe® Visual Communicator® 3 software offers hundreds of customizable graphics, music clips, and special effects to create video presentations that look like a television newscast.

Features

Why Visual Communicator 3?

Create newscast-quality video presentations

Visual Communicator provides a teleprompter, video creation capabilities, and an entire library of customizable graphics, effects, titles, music, and templates.

Create newscast-quality video presentations

Automated Wizard

Choose to create a video based on a particular topic or style and Visual Communicator will generate all the associated graphics that complement your video.

V-Screen Wizard

This keyer wizard takes you step-by-step through setting up terrific-looking virtual backgrounds so productions look more professional.

Coach Window

The Coach Window helps guide new users through the workflow of Visual Communicator 3.

Professional background replacement

When placing a colored backdrop behind you, Visual Communicator will allow you to digitally replace that background with any image, graphic, or video clip.

Built-in teleprompter

Speak clearly and confidently without missing key points or memorizing lines using the built-in teleprompter. It's invaluable for clearly communicating any message on-camera, as well as for narrating photo slide shows and video montages off-camera.

Flexible recording options

Shoot segments out of sequence or at different times. Start in the middle, begin at the end, or update any section you've recorded at any time.

Powerful keying

Ensure you get the best key possible using the advanced keying tools that help you adjust the transparency, spill, and color saturation of your key.

Professional, royalty-free graphics

Choose from an entire library of newscast-style graphics, effects, titles, music clips, and templates to create professional video presentations.

Dynamic TV-style transitions

Captivate viewers and give your presentations that professional network news look by employing special effects like over-the-shoulder windows, transitions, and graphics.

Animated titles and lower-third graphics

Animated titles and lower-third graphics have been added to every theme. Save graphics as a separate file, and they're ready for placement at any point in a live show.

Graphics and title management

Save commonly used title cards and lower-third and over-the-shoulder graphics and text to use again and again.

Advanced Character Generator

Discover endless title and text overlay creations that are fully customizable with shadow, outline, glow, and transparency adjustments.

Customizable transitions

Create dramatic screen changes, and make your video presentations flow smoothly.

Title styles

Create unique opening/closing slates and lower-third titles, or move the titles through your presentation like movie credits.

Action Trays

Retain specific editing choices and media files that display the content of your show.

One-click video

Create template-based videos that remember the format of the last show you created and quickly record a new version. Use it for daily video creation.

Instant Hollywood

Act as if you're being interviewed on TV. Seamlessly cut between you and the video clips of a professional television host to star in your own television newscast.

Integrate charts, graphs, and slides

Import standard charts, graphs, and other items such as PowerPoint slides or Excel charts.

Real-time scrubbing

Scroll through your production while seeing all the special effects, video, and camera recordings instantly.

Review anywhere

Review your recording and clips in frame-accurate, real-time preview before recording/rendering your video.

Resizable user interface

Resize your workspace to quickly access the media and effects you use most often.

Still image support

Crop, resize, or stretch your image to fit your productions. Or, if you prefer, maintain the original aspect ratio of your still image.

Share video presentations on the web

Web Trigger Links

Select web pages, pictures, or PowerPoint slides to be displayed alongside your video presentation at specific points while your viewers are watching.

Closed-captioning for the hearing impaired

Output closed-captioning text for Windows Media, and stream the video from your website.

Deliver live video productions

Multiple camera support

Record videos in real time using up to three cameras.

Stream live video over the Internet

Stream live FLVvideoover the Internet using Adobe® Flash Media Server.

Available separately or through a Flash Media Solution Provider.

Live full-screen output

Export your video to a second monitor, projector, TV, or VCR.

Red Bar signal

Located at the top on the teleprompter, this feature highlights when text should be read and makes it appear as if you are looking directly at the camera instead of reading from a script.

Output for closed-circuit television and Internet streaming

Stream your video presentations live over the Internet, or output to a projector, TV, or Channel One closed-circuit system.

Mini Switcher

Preview up to three cameras at once with one-click insertion for true real-time camera switching.

Create reference clips

Create a reference clip with preset in/out points and sound levels for audio or video clips. Place these clips quickly when producing a live show, or drop the footage into other projects and retain its edited properties.

Pack-n-Go

Export and import your Visual Communicator project files for trouble-free sharing between users and PCs.

Share video presentations via the web

When you can't deliver your presentation in person, Visual Communicator will help you convert an entire PowerPoint show into a narrated video that you can post to the web.

Deliver live video productions

With live output capability, you can self-produce video broadcasts, conferences, distance learning courses, campus-wide newscasts, and more.

System Requirements

Windows

  • Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home Edition with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista™
  • 933MHz Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Celeron® 2, AMD® Athlon®, or Athlon XP processor or equivalent
  • 256MB of RAM
  • DVD-ROM drive for installation
  • 2.3GB of available hard-disk space for installation
  • Standard PC audio card with microphone
  • 16MB AGP graphics card with 3D acceleration
  • Webcam users: Standard DirectShow-compatible Windows driver
  • OHCI-compatible IEEE 1394 video interface card for DV, or analog capture card for use with analog camcorders and VCRs
  • Dual-head video card required for full-screen output

Return Policy

Computer Products for Education (‘CPE’) can accept returns on most items within 14 days of delivery for a full product refund provided that the product is unopened and that you have first obtained a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number prior to returning the product to CPE. Software that has been opened and is defective may be exchanged for a replacement item of the same title and platform only. If the return is a direct result of an error by CPE, CPE will pay the return shipping costs. Outside of 14 days from delivery, defective products must be returned directly to the manufactuer according to the manufacturer's warranty and cannot be returned to CPE.

Any product which includes the phrase 'No Returns' in the product description is not eligible to be returned and may only be exchanged if defective upon arrival.

A Returned Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number must ALWAYS accompany all returns. To obtain your RMA number, please call our customer service team at (800) 679-7007. Products returned without obtaining an RMA number may be REFUSED or subject to a 15% restocking fee at the discretion of CPE.

When returning items to CPE with a valid RMA number, you must ship via a traceable insurable carrier. We recommend using UPS or the U.S. Postal Service with tracking number/delivery confirmation and insurance on the shipment. Please use the original shipping box. All original product parts are required for return, including product packaging.

Due to manufacturer restrictions, we cannot accept returns of the following items:

  • Any Autodesk, Avid, and Quark products that have been opened cannot be returned.
  • Any item that has been discontinued by the manufacturer.
  • Recordable CDs/DVDs, Ink Cartridges, Paper, or Toner for Fax Machines.
  • Any item returned more than 20 days after delivery.
  • Any item that is not in its original condition.
  • Any item returned without a RMA number.
  • Any item returned to locations other than the return shipping address specified by CPE upon issuance of the RMA number.

CPE is authorized by the manufacturers to sell products at educational discounts and must abide by the return policies set forth by the manufacturers.

If you have any questions concerning our Return Policy, please call our customer service team at 800-679-7007 or send and email to support@educational-software.com.

Prices and availability are subject to change without notice. All shipments will be billed at the price in effect at the time the order is received and processed at Computer Products for Education. Computer Products for Education is not responsible for typographical errors. Possession of pricing offered from this web site is not to be construed as an offer on the part of Computer Products for Education to sell the products listed at the prices shown.

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