SYNTHETIC APERTURE ADDS MAC OS X SUPPORT TO COLOR FINESSE COLOR CORRECTOR

Sophisticated Telecine-style Color Correction Now Available for Native Mac OS X and Adobe After Effects 5.5

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA -- February 4, 2002 -- Synthetic Aperture today announced that it is shipping Color Finesse(tm) 1.0.3, the latest update to their advanced telecine-style color correction tool for Adobe(r) After Effects(r), adding support for native Mac OS X.

"We're pleased to be supporting Apple's most advanced operating system and Adobe's latest version of After Effects," said Robert Currier, President, Synthetic Aperture.

Color Finesse offers high-end color correction and enhancement tools--including multiple color spaces, tonal correction, curve-based correction, automated color matching and balancing, six-channel secondary color correction, reference images with split wipes, smart color legalizing, and waveform monitor and vectorscope displays--previously available only in dedicated, high-end color correction systems.

Compatibility

Color Finesse 1.0.3 is available for PowerPC G4-based Macintosh systems and Mac OS 9.x and Mac OS X 10.1 and later. Color Finesse is compatible with Adobe After Effects 5.0 and 5.5 under Mac OS 9.x and Adobe After Effects 5.5 under Mac OS X.

Pricing and Availability

List price for Color Finesse 1.0.3 is $695. Color Finesse is available through a network of resellers and directly from Synthetic Aperture. A demonstration version is available from the company's web site. Upgrades from previous versions are available as a free download.

About Synthetic Aperture

Founded in 1995, Synthetic Aperture is a provider of practical tools for digital video and audio. In addition to Color Finesse, Synthetic Aperture publishes the Echo Fire realtime video previewing plug-in for Adobe After Effects and Photoshop, the Video Finesse filters for Adobe Premiere, a line of digital video clip art collections, and the popular free utility Test Pattern Maker.

Further information on Synthetic Aperture may be obtained by calling (949) 493-3444, accessing the company's Web site at http://www.synthetic-ap.com, or by emailing sales@synthetic-ap.com.