New web site. The new and awaited 1.5 is now available for purchase through our dealers as an electronic (downloadable version). It has lots of new features, (see below) and is vastly improved. Its price is now of 295 Euros (taxes excluded). You will find a demo version in the products/kframed/demo section of the site. FEATURE LIST (features marked with a * are new features in 1.5) Our update manager has also been upgraded. it now installs files directly on the computer, without any file manipulation, within seconds. The emailing system, that was not useful enough will be stopped to be replaced by more user friendly systems. - Unlimited video/image inputs simultaneously (AVI, image sequences, aura layers) - Unlimited sound inputs simultaneously (AVI, WAV) - Unlimited Lightwave objects simultaneously. - Unlimited highly accurate motion tracking points. - Outputs image sequences, AVI (can include sound), Aura layers. - Z-BUFFER used for compositing , warping - Very low memory usage, even on extremely long compositings. - Multithreaded. - node based compositing. - Data sharing between nodes of hierarchy. - Mathematical expression evaluator for any values of any filter. - Multiple interactive previews can be opened at same time. - Transportable scene format. - Titling capacities. - imports and exports aura layers directly. * updates and re-renders if aura layer gets changed. - positions Aura on the right layer and right image when editing an aura import node. - Uses graphic accelerating boards through OPENGL for faster renderings. * grouping of effects for creating libraries * drag and drop for effects and media. * unified file handling - handles assigns (directory shortcuts) * batch rendering. * updates itself from the web. * raytraces lightwave objects interactively (now supports lw6 and lw7, but only with lwob objects). - complete keyframing for any parameter of any filter. - Does motion blur. - Lets you set any fielding mode (even, odd, or none) at any time. - uses any frame rate. - can output many files types during the same rendering (images for backup and different AVI qualities, for example) - modular, so any part can be updated independently of the whole program. * over 120 effects We wish you a prosperous and happy year 2002. - The I/O labs crew.