NewTek Ships VT[4] SP1
December 30, 2004
San Antonio, TX - VT[4] Service Pack 1, featuring enhancements and upgrades for the professional video editing and live production system from Newtek Inc, is now available.
VT[4] provides real-time layering and effects for live video and graphics in most PC file formats, the company describes, and operates internally in uncompressed D1 component video, with composite, Y/C, component, DV or optional SDI output. NewTek's VT[4] includes integrated timeline and storyboard editing, paint, 3D modeling and animation, titling, keying, live switching and more.
Color Match, for example, lets users select color, contrast and other values from one clip and apply them to any or all clips in the project, allowing for the matching of multiple camera projects.
Other key additions and improvements in Service Pack 1 include:
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.
Italics 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.
Native reading of compressed DV audio from files is now optimized.
Improved performance when displaying icons on large numbers of stills.
VGA Screen capture updates alpha channel in real-time, 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.
Better error checking for DV.
Improved legacy SX-8 support, including version 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.
VT[4] SP1 is free to registered VT[4] owners. VT[4] retails at $3,995 USD. Registered VT[3] owners may purchase an upgrade to VT[4] software for $595 US. VT[4] LIVE!, which includes VT[4], the SX-84 Switcher ($1,995 US) and the RS-8 Hardware Switcher Controller ($995 US), is priced at $5,995 US.
For more information, visit
www.newtek.com/products/vt/index.php
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