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Red Giant Software

Biko Allen — Wed, 28 May 2008 20:59:04 +0000

Red Giant Software is a San Francisco-based company that develops professional tools for digital video production. Products are available as plug-ins for popular video editing and effects applications including After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Premiere Pro, and Avid. All tools are based on production-proven technology developed by visual effects veterans.

Improved Navigation

Web pages are now organized in intuitive and consistent ways, making it easier for visitors to browse categories (Motion Graphics, Keying, Color Correction, and Enhancement) or quickly jump to different product suites for Magic Bullet and Trapcode.

Improved Look and Feel

Enhanced graphics and the new page layouts provide visitors with an improved user experience, highlighting the creative aspects of the Red Giant Software products, as well as access to key information.

New Store

Customers can now view an online product catalog to more quickly purchase products. The new Online Customer Account section also lets customers track serial numbers and the number of software seats purchased.

Added Resources

The new Community section showcases a User Gallery, Video Tutorials, User Forums, and helpful Links.

Support

Sales, technical, and installation support formerly on RGSupportzone.com have been rolled into the main Red Giant Software web site. Viewers can also check the detailed compatibility chart for pre-sales or product upgrade advice.

Microsoft Live Search / Ms. Dewey

Biko Allen — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 17:13:59 +0000

Ms. Dewey, a flash-animated site hosted by a “sexy” interactive search assistant who gives sassy responses corresponding to visitor queries, complemented by relevant MSN search results. Via dynamic video, she audibly comments on the user’s keyword searches in her own style and makes random actions when idle, including fiddling with props from behind her desk. The experimental interface features a modern cityscape as its backdrop that changes with the time of day, all designed to replicate as “live” a search response as possible. Ms. Dewey’s responses consisted of more than 600 video clips all recorded over a period of three days.

The site received over 40 million visitors to date with thousands of visits daily, which is traffic that Microsoft was able to monetize through advertising. Over 13 million actual queries were performed and almost 2 million clicks on Live Search results. 1 of every 2 sessions resulted in a click. 1,400 other sites link to MsDewey.com; 70,000 blogs have been written about “Ms Dewey;” Ms. Dewey has been featured on CNBC’s The Big Idea, Forbes, FastCompany, Seattle Times, and USA Today’s Pop Candy.

Nearly two years after launch, it’s still attracting visitors and moving Microsoft’s search business forward.

Press links:

http://blogs.forbes.com/digitaldownload/2006/10/more_on_microso.html

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/techchron/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=10487