Media 100 Announces Software-Only Version of Media 100 HD
April 05, 2005
Marlboro, MA - Media 100 sw, a software-only version of the company's Media 100 HD editing system, will be rolled out as public beta software on CD-ROMs distributed exclusively at the Optibase booth at NAB 2005, the company has announced.
Media 100 sw also provides a cost-effective companion to customers and facilities using existing Media 100i and Media 100 HD systems.
"The lower cost of the Media 100 sw and the future development to handle HDV and DV through FireWire will open new customer markets, and give a
growing number of people from enthusiasts who want to just start editing right away to producers who sit down occasionally to put together their own
projects editing tools that can be quickly adopted and used," said Steve Bayes, Director of Product Marketing, Media 100/Optibase. "The software
will also benefit existing Media 100 customers who want to inexpensively add an editing or review-and-approval bay to their setup by using Media 100
sw on a laptop or a basic G5."
Media 100 sw comprises:
. A full-functioning editing application, with the familiar Media 100 interface
. Full support for all Media 100 codecs
. Real-time effects, depending on processor and drive speeds
. Full media and graphics import and export capabilities
. Trial version of Boris Graffiti
. Moving programs backward and forward to Media 100 HD
The public beta version will be able to play and render all codecs and media formats now currently supported with Media 100 HD. The public beta
software does not include capture or output capabilities, but users will be able to access media captured using Media 100i or Media 100 HD products and
use it for editing and export. Users will also be able to open programs created by the Media 100 sw version on Media 100 HD systems and, when the
corresponding media is attached, output to tape with complete accuracy.
Media 100 sw will also be able to open any program created on Media 100i, export material as a QuickTime movie and output via a Media 100i system to
tape. All existing import and export workflows, including sending to third party compressors for MPEG-2 for DVD or MPEG-4 for web, will continue to work
as they do with the current shipping Media 100 products.
Free public beta Media 100 sw software will distributed April 18-21 exclusively from the Optibase booth during NAB 2005. The CD will contain
an interactive demo of Media 100 HD and an installer for the public beta of Media 100 sw. The public beta will time out after 90 days, but new versions
are expected to be available during development. A productized version of Media 100 sw, with FireWire deck control and I/O, is expected to be
announced in 2005.
For more information, visit
www.media100.com
or
www.optibase.com
# # #
For a listing of all the Industry News Stories...
Click Here |
