Bluefish444 announces support for Adobe Creative Cloud, including 4K SDI support for Adobe Premier Pro CC for Windows

S. Melbourne, Australia, September 12, 2013 – Bluefish444, manufacturer of the industry’s highest-quality uncompressed 4K/2K/HD/SD SDI video cards, announced its support for Adobe® Creative Cloud™, including a new Windows plug-in for Adobe Premiere® Pro CC software enabling 4K SDI preview.

Bluefish444 Epoch | 4K Supernova video cards are now supported by the Adobe Mercury Transmit plug-in. Epoch | 4K Supernova enables Adobe video editing tools new 4K SDI functionality building on the existing 2K/HD/SD workflows already provided by the Create and Epoch video card range.

New 4K SDI functionality brought to Adobe Mercury Transmit by Epoch 4K | Supernova includes:

• 4K/2K/HD/SD HD-SDI Outputs on a single video card
• Digital Cinema standard 4096x2160 23fps-30fps 4:2:2 YUV 8/10-bit HD-SDI
• QFHD 3840x2160 23fps-30fps 4:2:2 YUV 8/10-bit HD-SDI
• Advanced configurations allow a maximum of 4096x2160 60fps 4:2:2 YUV 8/10-bit HD-SDI
• YUV/RGB video signals over Single link, Dual link, Quad link and 3G SDI connections

“Bluefish444 has worked closely with Adobe for almost a decade now and it gives us great pleasure to integrate Adobe Premiere Pro CC into our 4K SDI studio workflow solutions,” says Tom Lithgow, Bluefish444 Product Specialist. “Utilised in post production by Kamerawerk GmbH, our Adobe Mercury Transmit plug-in has enabled 4K 60P finishing with the Sony PVM-x300 4K display.”

“Bluefish444 plays an outstanding role to make 4K content production workflow more powerful and impactful,” said Ryo Hayashi, General Manager of Content Creation Solution Business Division at Sony Corporation. “We are proud that combination of 4K Supernova and Sony 4K display (eg., PVM-X300) provides the best solution to meet our customers’ need for 4K/60P real time viewing with high-end professional picture quality.”

“Adobe Premiere Pro CC is more powerful than ever, bringing a new level of advancements to creative professionals,” said Simon Williams, director of strategic relations at Adobe. “Bluefish444’s new plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro CC and 4K SDI functionality for Adobe Mercury Transmit provide technology enhancements that digital content creators will need to deliver their best work.”

The Windows driver supporting 4K SDI preview from Adobe Premiere Pro CC for Adobe is immediately available from the Bluefish444 home page http://www.bluefish444.com as part of V5.11.4.

Epoch | 4K Supernova video cards are available from authorized dealers worldwide.