articolo del 25 agosto 1999 relativo alla versione del videotoaster per Pc
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/NewTek+Ships+the+Video+Toaster%3B+the+Next+Generation+of+the+Desktop...-a055554868alcuni estratti:
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- NewTek, manufacturer of industry-leading 3D animation and video production products, today announced the Video Toaster for Windows, is shipping to dealers worldwide at a SRP of $2995.00.
The new Video Toaster is the heir to the original Video Toaster for the Amiga, which initiated the desktop video revolution in 1990.The Video Toaster offers users a suite of tools for video creation including all the essential components for video editing, compositing and 2D/3D animation. This uncompressed D1 (Composite, Component, Y/C), Windows NT solution provides a level of price/performance, unmatched in the industry. Unique to the Video Toaster is a breakthrough technology developed by NewTek that turns a standard Pentium II or III processor into a highly specialized video DSP (digital signal processor) for time base correction and other capabilities typically associated with expensive custom chipsets. "By using an extremely efficient, proprietary assembly language code, we are able to use the computer's processor to emulate tens of thousands of dollars of specialized video hardware," said Tim Jenison, founder and CEO of NewTek. "Because of this, the Video Toaster is superior to sophisticated systems that cost tens of thousands of dollars."
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The Video Toaster Allows Complete Creative Freedom in 3 Dimensions
The Video Toaster allows users to manipulate their uncompressed video in many ways, including traditional 2D compositing, roto-scoping, 3D animation and modeling and editing. By merging video into a 3D compositing and animation environment, editors will find a new paradigm for video effects and manipulation.
The quality and capabilities of Video Toaster are comparable or better to leading digital video editing systems on the market, most of which cost from $50,000 to $100,000.
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Price and Availability
Video Toaster is now available at NewTek authorized dealers worldwide. Video Toaster for NTSC is priced at a SRP of $2995.00. NTSC and PAL (dual format) solution retails for $3495.00.
Minimum system requirements for running Video Toaster are a Windows NT-based system with a Pentium 266 processor, 128 MB of RAM and a drive system capable of 22 MB/sec. The recommended system configuration is a Windows NT-based system with a Pentium III processor, 256 MB of RAM and a drive system capable of 22 MB/sec. A list of tested and approved computer systems is available at
http://www.newtek.com .
