Amazing Broadcast Quality Digital Video Effects are Affordable Using Pinnacle Systems' New AlladinPro.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 1998-- AlladinPro(TM) is Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle Systems, Inc. is a California-based American manufacturer of digital video hardware and software for the consumer and broadcast markets. It was founded in 1986. In 2002 Pinnacle purchased VOB Computersysteme GmbH (now pinnaclesys.de). Inc.'s (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :PCLE) newest high-performance digital video effects Visual effects created in the computer that provide interesting transitions from one scene to another rather than just switching frames. They include fading or dissolving the frame, wiping one frame over another and flipping the frame. See wipe, morphing and digital effects. system, and is targeted at live and on-line applications. AlladinPro offers high-quality, real-time 3D digital video effects, and a suite of Studio Tools which include: an integrated still store, Pinnacle's Deko character generator (1) Circuitry that converts data characters into dot patterns for a display screen. (2) A device that creates text characters that are superimposed onto video frames. , a Pinnacle paint program, and router panel designed for live environments. It is driven by a state-of-the-art user interface, which incorporates an elegant control panel. AlladinPro provides users single or dual channel digital video effects, and brings to market a new level of performance that was previously limited to expensive dedicated systems. The AlladinPro is the perfect complement to the new low-cost broadcast digital video formats like Digital-S, DVCPro and DV. AlladinPro is an open system based on the Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) platform and is BroadNeT(TM) compliant, as are all Pinnacle Systems high-end products. It features DVE See digital video effects. tools including rotation, perspective, placement, sizing, cropping, skew (1) The misalignment of a document or punch card in the feed tray or hopper that prohibits it from being scanned or read properly. (2) In facsimile, the difference in rectangularity between the received and transmitted page. , plus a wide range of other creative effects, transitions, and stunning video manipulations. Alladin, Pinnacle's blockbuster product, continues to be available and will serve as an excellent 3D DVE entry point for the cost-conscious video professional. The AlladinPro will fill out the middle range of Pinnacle's DVE product family, and will address the business requirements of smaller facilities. The company's DVE flagship, DVExtreme(TM), will continue to be the pinnacle in video manipulation. For the optimum in flexibility, AlladinPro can be configured for analog or digital inputs and outputs. Users can start with an analog system today and then upgrade to digital when DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. becomes mainstream. AlladinPro is designed around Pinnacle's proprietary "video plus key" architecture, enabling every video I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output to have its associated key signal. "With the introduction of AlladinPro, Pinnacle has developed a complete DVE product family, offering an appropriate solution that meets the price/performance requirements of most professional customers," says Bob Wilson Bob Wilson is the name of:
Specifications:
-- Fully-featured 3D DVE
-- Single or dual channel, each with key
-- 8-bit 4:2:2:4 processing for 525 video systems
-- Can be configured for either digital or analog input and output
-- Each channel includes video and key
-- Linear, Luma, Chroma and Genie keys per channel Integrated
still-store Dedicated Control Panel
-- 16 X 9 compatible
-0- Control Panel and Studio Tools(TM) The fully-featured control panel gives the AlladinPro the high-end feel of an on-air DVE. Also included is the Studio Tools package, which gives the AlladinPro a vast array of professional features to create high quality programs. Studio Tools include a Deko character generator, Pinnacle Paint, and still store. Pricing and Availability Single channel analog systems start at $19,990 and range to $30,990 for a dual channel digital system. Digital systems will be available in April 1998, and analog systems in June 1998. The Power of BroadNeT BroadNeT empowers all of Pinnacle Systems' broadcast products to quickly and easily move graphics and text across both standard video and computer networks. This integrated broadcast products solution enables networking of third-party platforms such as PCs, MacOS computers, and even Quantel Paintboxes The Quantel Paintbox is a dedicated computer system for performing real time manipulation of video, and creating graphics. Following its initial launch in 1981, it revolutionised the production of television graphics, and is still in widespread use today. , without additional interfaces. Images and data can be quickly imported from the Internet into BroadNeT-empowered applications and converted to broadcast-ready formats on the fly. BroadNeT interconnectivity creates a new collaborative workflow, allowing effects and graphics to be created for real-time playback to air. About Pinnacle Systems, Inc. Pinnacle Systems' broadcast, desktop, and consumer groups provide video professionals and consumers with the cutting-edge tools needed to create dazzling productions faster and more affordably than ever before. These innovative digital video manipulation tools perform a variety of on-air, production, and post-production functions such as the addition of special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. , image management, capture, storage, and playout, as well as graphics and title creation. The Company's broadcast and desktop product lines incorporate specialized real-time video processing Video processing techniques are used in video codecs, video players and other devices. For example—commonly only design and video processing is different in TV sets of different manufactures. circuitry for the ultimate in performance and creative flexibility. Pinnacle Systems may be reached at 650/526-1600 or on the World Wide Web at www.pinnaclesys.com. -0- Note to Editors: All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification or reference purposes only, with no intent to infringe on copyrights. CONTACT: Pinnacle Systems PR Blake Roberts, 650/237-1851 broberts@pinnaclesys.com |
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