Chyron Releases Concerto; Dynamic Desktop Compositing and Effects Software For Windows '95 and NT Workstations.MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 1998--Chyron Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CHY CHY Commission for Hydrology (WMO) CHY Cherry-Burrel Corporation ), manufacturer of the world's premier character generators and graphics equipment, today announced the release of Concerto, a full-featured compositing and 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. software package that supports unlimited layers of video and audio for both Windows 95 and NT workstations. As Chyron's first "shrink-wrapped" software product, Concerto is a self-contained graphics powerhouse developed to meet the ever-changing needs of the television production environment. Concerto allows everyone from high-end film and broadcast digital artists to prosumers to create 2D and 3D video compositing, including HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates . Launched like any Microsoft Windows application, Concerto supports a broad range of video cards and works with plug-ins designed for Adobe(R), Premiere(TM) and In-Sync Razor(TM) as well as selected Adobe Photoshop third-party plug-ins. Unlike other compositing tools, Concerto is designed around a timeline with artistic and editing tools displaying video, audio and storyboard A sequence of images and annotations for a cartoon, animation or video. Storyboards are previews of the final version and typically contain mockups rather than final art and images. Before computers, storyboards were drawn with pen and ink on lightweight cardboard. modes. Concerto's advanced proxy system allows users to work with smaller images before rendering at full resolution. "With Concerto, Chyron Chyron may refer to:
Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). solution. Micro-PACE Inc., a premier distributor of desktop digital video, 3D design and animation solutions has been selected as the exclusive North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. master distributor for the Concerto software. "Concerto is clearly a breakthrough product and Micro-PACE is proud to participate in this product's introduction," said Jeremy Farrance, VP of Marketing, Micro-PACE, Inc. "We see this new relationship with Chyron as a major event in the emerging desktop video market." Resellers interested in learning more about Concerto may contact Micro-PACE, Inc. at 217-356-1884. The system supports a range of resolutions from icon size to high resolution images above 1280 x 1024. The user can also output lower resolution views for faster preview and compositing. Concerto supports 24-bit color (8 bit RGB (Red Green Blue) The computer's native color space, which is the color system for capturing and displaying images. RGB was derived from our own perception of color because human eyes are sensitive to red, green and blue (see trichromaticity). ), a transparency channel (8 bits), a matte/effects channel (8 bits) and a G buffer/depth channel (32 bits). Concerto's suggested retail price is $3,495. Photos are available upon request. Minimum system requirements are as follows: -- 200 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Pentium processor(s) or greater -- Microsoft Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.5 or later operating system -- 64MB RAM -- 4 MB video card -- 4-8 GB hard disk space Chyron Corporation develops, manufactures, markets and supports a broad range of equipment, software and systems that facilitate the production and enhance the presentation of live and pre- recorded video, audio and other data. Chyron's products enable users to create and manipulate text, logos, and other graphic images using special effects such as 3D transforming, compositing and painting; manage, monitor and distribute video, audio and other data signals; and control edit processes and automate broadcast equipment. -0- All trademarks are held by their respective companies. CONTACT: Vincent Ditingo Chyron Corporation Tel: (516) 845-2122 E: vditingo@chyron.com or Robert H. Christie Goodman Media Tel: (212) 576-2700 E: Bob@goodmanmedia.com |
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