Thank you for installing this
Service Pack to NewTek's VT[4] Integrated Production
Suite. Numerous changes have been made, both in
fixes and in new features. We appreciate your feedback,
which plays a large role in shaping this Integrated
Production Suite's future. Please send feature
requests to vidfeatures@newtek.com.
NewTek Europe has provided
an easier system for online
registration, and the
ability
to register over-the-phone with Customer Services.
If your VT[4] is already registered, installation
of this Service Pack will not affect that. If not,
you will need to register VT[4] to download the
VT[4] SP1 update.
Downloadable Update Installation
Instructions
The Service Pack 1 downloadable
update is an executable file (extension
.exe). You can download the appropriate file
to wherever
you choose on your hard drive. Once you have
downloaded this file, navigate to the folder
where you placed the file, and double-click on
the file to execute the installer.
New features and
fixes
VT[4] SP1 has completed thorough beta testing,
and is stable. Within VT[4] SP1, there are some
new features and numerous fixes as well:
New
Features
New Color Match
feature
Audio clips can
now be played back before conforming
has completed.
Separate audio
files can be written from VT-Edit for
each
audio channel.
Italic support
for image layers in VT-Edit, and separate
shadow
layer.
PRX (WindowsMedia
profile) support in VT-Stream.
.DVD format supported
(raw DV data files.)
Improvements
DV camera
includes VT[4] in the list of available
applications that can use it.
Selection of
DV camera, launches VT[4] with the
capture panel open.
General improved
performance across the board.
Reverb has been
improved to normalize audio better.
Native reading
of compressed DV audio from files is
now optimized.
Support for
damaged DV audio frames.
Improved
performance when displaying icons on
large numbers
of stills.
Optimized
performance of Reverberation and Delay
effects.
VGA Screen
capture updates alpha channel in real-time,
allowing
for improved DSK
use.
There is
a “hard
key” mode
in addition to the default “soft-key” behavior.
DDR, VT-Edit
and File bin scroll when you use the
cursor
keys to keep selection
in view.
QuickTime
compatibility improvements.
Unsupported
bit-rates are no longer
listed.
Better error
checking for DV.
Progressive
settings updated.
If you exit
the machine while files are still conforming,
it will halt
conforming until you return.
Improved
legacy SX8 support, including support
for 7.2
breakout
boxes.
Many new
TScript commands, including separate
DDR controls
Improved
PAL composite Proc-amp settings.
Major improvements
to
DV camera detection
when plugged/unplugged.
Fixes
Audio 'disappearing'
bug resolved.
PAL DVEs won’t
crash NTSC projects.
ProcAmp Bypass
has been settings have
been improved.
CG updates the
output and undo/redo buffers when the
style changes.
A fix for a rare
audio glitch in the DDR.
Deck control failing
to initialize the VU meters correctly
has been resolved.
Alpha channel
is correctly rendered.
AVI wrapped files
are displayed within
VT, the plugins not reloading has been
resolved
Several minor
fixes, including erroneous plug-in reports
on video resolution.
TGA still previews
do not always show the first frame has
been resolved.
TGA sequences
no longer lock up when there are gaps
of missing frames
Audio channels are no longer flipped
(left <-> right) in Ulead and TMPGEnc.
Crash in VT-Edit
with some preset effects resolved.
General stability
improvements.
Drag-n-drop behavior
updated and improved
internally providing better feedback.
Cross-Keyer and
Switcher lockup fixed.
CG Player no longer
shows safe area markers
fixed.
CG-Player now
refreshes correctly after play was pressed.
Crash on “reveal” resolved.
CG handle sizes
resolved.
Show all layers
bug fixed.
Selection of multiple
items is disabled
when you move text.
Shadow effect
shows in RT on program out.
Changing color
does shows up in RT on program out.
Color clamping
is now properly implemented.
Display
window no longer uses NTSC proportions
at all times.
Various KB Shortcut
fixes.
Alignment keyboard
shortcuts work.
Edge and Shadow
fixes.
VT-Vision spurious
menu settings removed.
Copying a template
no longer causes a crash.
Crash when exiting
with auto-save resolved.
DVE Advance now
works all the time with RS-8 or keyboard
Undo operations
on markers now work correctly.
Odd/Even edge
counts in VT-Edit layering fixed.
Solid colors default
settings now always render correctly.
PAL fix when clips sometimes changed
size when an “undo” was performed.
Switcher fix that could cause an infinite
Auto-loop even when Repeat was not enabled.
For more detailed information, please consult
the printed documentation that accompanied your
VT[4].
We hope you enjoy the many advanced features found
in VT[4].
IMPORTANT
- PLEASE READ
Before
installing VT[4] SP1, back up any personal
content located in the VT[4] folder
on your hard drive.
To
download this update, you will need your
VT[4] serial number. Once you have supplied
this information, you will have access
to VT[4] SP1.
There
is a new Registration process that was
implemented with VT[4]. If you have already
registered VT[4], no further registration
action is required. If not, you will
need to register VT[4] to download the
VT[4] SP1 update. NewTek Europe has provided
an easier system for online registration,
and the ability to register over-the-phone
with Customer Services.
