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Video
Editing
Pinnacle
Systems miroMOTION DC30 plus is anon-linear
digital video editing and capture solution for the
Mac OS. The miroMOTION DC30 plus supports Apple's
QuickTime 3.0, and comes bundled with Adobe
Premiere 4.2.1, which can be upgraded for free to
version 5.0. The miroMOTION DC30 plus supports
capture rates as high as eight megabytes per second
(compared to three megabyte per second for the
DC30) and hardware acceleration is supported during
"make movie" and "preview" modes in Adobe's
Premiere, reducing drawing and rendering
times.
The
miroMOTION DC30 plus processes full NTSC, PAL and
SECAM resolutions at full frame and field rates
with square pixels and supports CCIR 601
rectangular pixels, NTSC, PAL and SECAM for
broadcast-compatible video. PAL and SECAM formats
are only supported by versions sold outside the
United States. The board offers 4:2:2 YUV TrueColor
support and Motion-JPEG compression up to 2.2:1.
Lip-synching is improved with on-board audio
support. Audio is CD-quality, 16-bit stereo at a
44.1 kHz sampling rate. Support for both S-video
(S-VHS, Hi8) and composite video (VHS, Video8) are
standard. The miroMOTION DC30 plus is compatible
with Pinnacle's DV300 (their digital video
solution.)
The
board is available now at an estimated retail price
of $999 (US). (www.pinnaclesys.com)
Pinnacle
Systems DC50 capture card offers similar
specs to the DC30plus, but it includes a
breakout box with XLR and RCA inputs and outputs
for audio, as well as Component, S-Video and
Composite video inputs/outputs. The DC50 also
provides genlock input and output and a capture
rate of up to 7 MB/second.
Costing $1995, the product includes Adobe Premiere
and After Effects.
The
DC50 accelerates Premiere effects, as does the
DC30.
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datasheet "DC50"
Reeltime
$4995 (US) provides real time effects in Premiere
(it actually replaces the effects in Premiere with
it's own collection of accelerated effects.)
ReelTime NITRO is a sub $10,000 real-time,
dual-stream, non-linear editing system with both 2D
and 3D special effects. Adobes' Premiere will be
the first video-editing tool bundled with the
product.
ReelTime
NITRO offers data rates over 13 MBps on each stream
and provides real-time 2D and 3D transitions, as
well as real-time chroma, luma, linear keying, and
titling. Component, composite, and Y/C analog
input/output interfaces are standard. Optional
interfaces include CCIR 601 serial digital, and
DV/1394.
For
a limited time, ReelTime NITRO customers who
register their product will receive a free copy of
the company's Deko character generator Adobe
Premiere plug-in. Pricing starts at $8,995
(US/Asia)
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Play
Incorporated has shipped an update to it's
video production system Trinity 1.1. Trinity
provides a live D1 production switcher, on-line
editor, real-time 3D digital warping video effects,
character generator, paint, compositing, and
animation system, virtual sets, chroma keyer, and
dual-channel still store in a single box. Complete
Trinity systems start at around $7,000. New
features include:
- ClipMem
1.1 allows users to grab short non-compressed D1
video clips from live or tape sources, and store
these on the PC hard drive. These clips can then
be composited, rotoscoped, and modified in
Panamation, and then played back in real-time
using the Switcher or Preditor.
- Trinity
1.1's Preditor editing system contains many new
features such as fully automatic A/X roll and
A/V roll, simplified audio cross-fades, and
looping timelines.
- Panamation
1.1 adds true 3D perspective corner matching,
allowing for easy, fast compositing of one clip
into another, all at non-compressed D1 quality.
The
1.1 software upgrade is currently available free of
charge to all Trinity owners from their local
dealer.
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last
updated: 11/25/98
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