Digistar 3 Virtual Projector Plug-in for Adobe After Effects
The Digistar 3 Virtual Projector Plug-in is a low-cost, software-only solution for creating pre-rendered scenes with “virtual projectors” (slides and video in windows all across the dome) for playback on Digistar 3.
- Use the incredible flexibility and power of After Effects to create images for your planetarium dome.
- Allows users to create an entire traditional slide show presentation in one package. No Digistar 3 scripting required.
- Use After Effects to easily synchronize images and audio in a single work environment
- Output all-dome video files directly from After Effects (with additional MPEG video plug-ins.)
- Move (slew), zoom and rotate distorted images over time
- Work with an unlimited number of distorted images and video clips on the dome at any time - no need to worry about managing models, textures, and graphics card memory
- Adobe After Effects supports a wide range of image file formats, video formats, and vector image formats.
Features:
- Apply dome pre-distortion to images and video within Adobe After Effects®
- Create all-dome video master frames directly from After Effects
- Create stills for traditional all-sky slide systems
Software Requirements:
- Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or Windows XP Pro or Home Edition
- Adobe After Effects 6.0 or higher
Hardware requirements:
- Intel® Pentium® III or 4 processor (multiprocessor recommended)
- 128MB of RAM installed (256MB or more recommended)
- 150MB of available hard-disk space for installation
- (500MB or larger hard disk or disk array recommended for ongoing work)
- CD-ROM drive
- 24-bit color display adapter
- QuickTime 6.1 software recommended
- Microsoft DirectX 8.1 software recommended
- For OpenGL support: Adobe After Effects supported OpenGL card.
- For a current list, please visit www.adobe.com
- Parallel printer port (may already be in-use)

