Fast's latest edits a blue streak

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Fast Electronic is set to release in the fall of 1997 a new class of video editing systems entitled blue. Fast Electronics describes it as "the first interdigital post workstation," and as a fully configured system retails for $45,500. The system's strength lies in its ability to work with 10-bit uncompressed SMPTE 259M digital, 10-bit component analog, and MPEG 2 or DV-format video on the same unit. Other capabilities include inputting in one format and editing and outputting in another, and the option of keeping video in its original format from start to finish. Also, component analog I/O and MPEG 2 codecs are standard equipment, while Sony DV codecs and uncompressed digital I/O are optional, allowing the user to work in any formats desired. The system's editing function allows the user to mix four layers of video in real time, with an alpha channel for keying and two video and title tracks. The system contains an integrated timeline and effects editor, with effects such as function-curve editing and motion control.

Computer peripheral equipment, not elsewhere classified, Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing, Computer Auxiliary Eqp NEC, Column, Computer peripherals, Video processing equipment, Video capture boards, Fast Electronic U.S. Inc., Fast Electronic blue (Video processing equipment)

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Sun and Integraph power up 3-D offerings against SGI

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Two new 3-D multimedia graphics workstations are being introduced by Sun Microsystems Inc and Intergraph Corp. Sun Microsystems Inc's $20,000 Ultra 1 Model 40 is a SPARC-based system and offers a 1GB hard disk, 32MB of RAM, a 17-inch monitor and 3-D graphics capability. Sun's UltraSPARC system has enhanced networking capabilities and comes equipped with Fast Ethernet and SCSI that allow great speed for multi-functional graphics capabilities. The memory capabilities have also been enhanced and provide quicker video decompression. Intergraph Corp's $10,000 TDZ 3D is a Pentium Pro-based system which that 220 floating point with 215 integer SPECmarks at 150MHz and uses Windows NT. The TDZ 3D is available with one, two and four processors and includes a quad-speed CD-ROM drive, 16-bit sound, Fast SCSI-2 controllers, 10Base-T Ethernet, plus speakers, a keyboard and a microphone. All TDZ 3D computers also come equipped with a PCI-bus OpenGL graphics accelerator.

Microcomputers, Sun Microsystems Inc., SUNW, Intergraph Corp., INGR, SPARC processors, SPARC-based system, Pentium Pro-based system, Pentium Pro based computers, Intergraph TDZ 3D (Pentium Pro-based system), Sun Microsystems Ultra 1 Model 140 (SPARC-based system)

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Digital video's new age

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Sony's new $4,199 DCR-VX1000 Digital Handycam is one of the first camcorders that implements the new Digital Video Cassette (DVC) standard. DVC enables $4,000 nonlinear editing systems to produce better results than a $25,000 system could in 1995. Features of the standard include 500-line resolution, 54dB signal-to-noise ratio, separate video and PCM stereo or quad audio tracks, 5-to-1 compression, a still-frame mode, and support for forthcoming HDTV and wide-screen modes. DVC applications will be easy to edit on computers. Major features of the 3.25-pound Sony camcorder include a three-CCD optical system, 10-to-1 optical zoom with stabilization, video quality superior to that of Betacam devices, and a FireWire IEEE 1394-compliant high-bandwidth digital serial connector that eliminates the need for a video capture board in a PC. The DCR-VX1000 provides S-video and composite output but lacks input for connecting to non-1394 equipment.

Household audio and video equipment, Standard, Standardization, Sony Corp., Digital video, Computer video camera, Computer video cameras, Sony DCR-VX1000 Digital Handycam (Computer video camera)

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