19.03.03
NewTek to Premiere Video Toaster® [3] at NAB |
All-in-One Live Broadcast Production
Suite Boasts Hundreds of New Features Including Real-time,
Multi-Format Editing with Spline Control ,
3D Positioning and Seamless Integration with Other
Production Tools.
San Antonio,
Texas -- March 17, 2003 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer
of industry-leading 3D animation and video products,
today announced that they will unveil Video Toaster®
[3], the next generation software for NewTek's integrated
PAL/NTSC live- and post-production studio-in-a-box,
at NAB 2003, Booth #SL2844. The update provides hundreds
of new features and work- flow improvements, including
enhanced integration of Video Toaster with a wide
range of popular hardware and software video and graphics
tools.
"It's
hard to believe that a simple software upgrade could
significantly improve a product I had already come
to love and depend upon for my work, but Video Toaster
[3] does that and more." said Paul Goldberg,
Hollywood New York Ltd.
"With
the capability to position, scale and rotate layers
in 3D right in the editor, along with ability to animate
virtually every characteristic with the spline controls,
I'm not sure what you cannot do in Video Toaster [3]."
ToasterEdit's
real-time uncompressed layering and compositing is
supplemented with 3D positioning, rotation and scaling
of layers, with soft and colored borders, cropping,
shadows and many other parameters available. ToasterEdit
now features full spline-based control of all animateable
parameters. Additionally, ToasterEdit projects can
now be imported into all mainstream 3D, editing, compositing,
streaming and DVD authoring applications with no rendering
using the new ToasterEdit Project Codec developed
for Video Toaster [3].
"That
fact that Toaster projects can now be used directly
within any application that supports AVI files, with
no conversion or rendering is a major boost to integration
with other production tools, allowing Toaster to become
an integrated part of almost any production pipeline,"
said Andrew Cross, Senior Vice President of Engineering
at NewTek. "On top of key architectural advances,
we have made hundreds of work-flow and interface improvements,
giving the user unprecedented power to customize the
interface to fit their production needs and style,
and a variety of tools and wizards make production
tasks faster and easier than ever. Our goal is to
offer the most complete, flexible and integrated tools
for live and post production, at an affordable price,
and Video Toaster [3] takes this commitment to a whole
new level."
In Video Toaster
[3] DV cameras attached to the computer are now automatically
detected and made available as live sources for switching,
just as though they were attached directly to Video
Toaster's inputs, and an unlimited number of DV cameras
may be connected at once without significant overhead.
The "ToasterVision" virtual monitors now
include procamp controls that allow for calibration
of a computer monitor to reference video monitors.
Video Toaster [3] also includes a completely redesigned
CG, as well as new advanced batch capture and EDL
features.
"Video
Toaster makes virtually anything possible," notes
Tim Johnson of KUTV Channel 2, Salt Lake City, UT.
"During my work week I'm busy driving the Toaster
at the local television station, producing on-air
graphics, station promos and local commercials. On
the weekends, I help produce content for religious
services to be streamed out on the web for a community
outreach program. When NewTek says Video Toaster is
a complete TV studio-in-a-box, they're not kidding."
New Features in Video Toaster
[3] include:
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Mix and match any combination of uncompressed,
compressed and DV , play resulting project in
real-time, instantly.
Full 3D control of layer position and rotation,
with shadow, color correction and other effects
Spline-based control of all parameters in ToasterEdit
allow virtually every characteristic of a project
to be animated.
ToasterEdit Project Codec allows use of ToasterEdit
projects in any application that supports AVI
files, without rendering or conversion.
Default file format is AVI file for storing
project data. This works fully with the ToasterEdit
Project Codec, placing ToasterEdit project data
into the AVI file.
Enhanced DV Support.
DV cameras attached to the system are automatically
patched into the Switcher.
Native DV playback using propriety codec and
native YUV decompression and compression.
DV is recorded directly, without decompression/recompression.
Record analog sources to compressed DV in real-time.
Unlimited number of attached DV devices supported.
DV deck control.
ToasterVision™ onscreen monitors can be
color calibrated to match reference video monitors.
Over 100 new ToasterScript™ commands.
Proc-amp can be used to calibrate computer sources
as well as analog sources.
Import and export of EDL (Grass Valley, CMX,
Sony, Excel) in ToasterDDR and ToasterEdit.
Batch Capture with frame-accurate capture, Recapture,
Print-to-Tape.
Per frame timecode support.
Deck manager with presets.
Character Generator - Fully redesigned with
major interface and workflow improvements.
Complete justification, alignment, ruler, grid
and guide snapping tools.
Flexible layering and grouping controls.
New gradient editor and gradients bin.
Per-page undos and redos.
Improved font rasterization.
Details view within Storyboard, allowing you
to enter project settings in a 'spreadsheat'
like mode.
Tool-chest - Provides a common plug-in environment
to offer high level tools (grouped in ToolChests)
for ToasterEdit.
Zebra stripes for 75IRE and illegal colors.
Auto Calibration for 75IRE bars, 100IRE bars
and video pass-through mode (requires BOB)
Interactive graph of all the animateable variables
of the currently selected clip.
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For a complete list of
the new features in Video Toaster [3], see
http://www.newtek.com/products/videotoaster/info/vt3
For information on Video
Toaster's full feature list and available options,
see
http://www.newtek-europe.com/uk/products/videotoaster/index.html
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Pricing
and Availability
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Video Toaster [2],
regularly priced at 3 390€ + VAT, will
be 2 495€ + VAT from now until Video Toaster
[3] ships, and those purchasing during this
special promotional period will receive the
Video Toaster [3] software update at no additional
charge for the downloadable version, or may
purchase a convenience upgrade on CDs for 99€
+ VAT Price of the Video Toaster [3] software
update, when it becomes available, will be 595€
+ VAT for registered Video Toaster [2] owners.
Price of Video Toaster [3] to be announced on
release, but no less than 2 995€ + VAT.
Video Toaster [3] relies on the cutting-edge
technology of the SSE2 instruction set, and
will require Intel P4 or AMD Opteron processors
to run.
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About NewTek
With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is
a leading provider of full-featured video editing,
animation and special effects tools including Video
Toaster®, LightWave 3D® and Aura Video Paint™.
NewTek launched the desktop video revolution in 1990
with the release of the legendary Video Toaster®.
The company’s products are used worldwide on
projects ranging from home video to feature film.
Recent television and film projects using NewTek software
include Firefly, Taken, Smallville, Birds of Prey,
Star Trek: Enterprise, We Were Soldiers, Panic Room,
Hart’s War, Driven, A.I., Oscar®-nominated
Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, Final Fantasy, Blackhawk
Down, The Time Machine, Behind Enemy Lines and Star
Trek: The Motion Picture, Director’s Edition
DVD. Recent game titles include Doom III, Unreal Tournament,
Serious Sam for XBox, Age of Mythology, Civilization
III, Dead to Rights, Baldur’s Gate II, EverQuest
and Escape From Monkey Island.
Contact NewTek
Europe at 17 avenue Leonard de Vinci, Europarc, 33600
Pessac, France.
Phone: +33 (0) 557 262 262, fax: +33 (0) 557 262 261,
website: http://www.newtek-europe.com
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Video Toaster®, LightWave®
and LightWave 3D® are registered trademarks
of NewTek.
ToasterEdit, Aura Video Paint, LightWave®
Express, ToasterCG, ToasterVision ToasterScope,
ToasterDRR, SX-8 and RS-8 are trademarks of
NewTek, Inc.
All other products or brand names mentioned
are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
NewTek
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