Leitch Unleashes VelocityHD NLE
September 09, 2004
Toronto, ON - Leitch Technology is now shiping its new VelocityHD HD/SD nonlinear editing system.
VelocityHD extends the power of Leitch's Velocity nonlinear editing line to the realm of HD video, with real-time editing performance, the manufacturer reports.
VelocityHD makes HD nonlinear editing as efficient and easy as standard-definition editing. Integrating the innovative new Altitude hardware platform with an enhanced version of the acclaimed Velocity software interface, VelocityHD features full-quality HD playback of two video streams, two dynamic graphics streams, true dual-stream real-time HD transitions and effects, and optional 3D effects with the A3DX DVE daughtercard.
Altitude supports 1080i, 1080PsF and 720p frame formats at all common frame rates, with compressed and uncompressed (8-bit and 10-bit) recording and playback, and the flexibility to mix compressed and uncompressed footage within a project. In addition to SMPTE-292 HD-SDI I/O, Altitude also features VGA HD output, enabling HD playback to be viewed on VGA monitors and reducing the need for expensive high-definition displays.
HD output is also simultaneously down-converted for monitoring on standard-definition displays.
VelocityHD also features outstanding standard-definition editing performance, with full-quality, real-time playback and mixing of multiple SD video and graphics streams. The VelocityHD software combines exciting new capabilities with the powerful editing features that made the VelocityQ multi-stream NLE an award winner in the standard-definition domain.
Key features include:
-Easy visual reference with the unique EyeCon View timeline interface tool
-Fully integrated, full-quality multi-camera editing
-Real-time color correction including three-way color-wheels and automatic white and black re-balance
-Interactive Editing paradigm, enabling editing and effects application without stopping timeline playback
-Effortless 3 & 4-point editing with a choice between three-window and two-window trimming styles
-Real-time rolling/crawling titles and graphics keys
-Fully customizable window layouts, hotkeys, timeline styles and more
-Advanced real-time audio features with DirectShow and .VST plug-in support
-Direct timeline integration with eyeon software's DFX+ advanced compositing and image processing software
-Virtual Tape File System (VTFS) for interchange between video files and popular graphics file formats
-Inscriber TitleMotion HD character generation software
-Ulead DVD Workshop 2 SE DVD authoring software
-Optional OMF and AAF interoperability
VelocityHD is available from authorized Leitch post production resellers as fully integrated turnkey systems, or as a hardware/software bundles for installation into qualified Microsoft Windows XP Professional workstations.
For more information, visit
www.leitch.com
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