Editware and Omneon Form Strategic Alliance; New Fastrack Media Controller Controls Multi-Channel Servers at Prime TV.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NAB2003 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2003 Editware announces a strategic alliance with Omneon Video Networks of Sunnyvale, CA. Through a customized control protocol, Editware's new Fastrack media controller allows editing with source material stored on Omneon's multi-channel servers. The first installation benefiting from this alliance is Australia's largest regional broadcaster, Prime TV. Prime, with affiliates in New South Wales New South Wales, state (1991 pop. 5,164,549), 309,443 sq mi (801,457 sq km), SE Australia. It is bounded on the E by the Pacific Ocean. Sydney is the capital. The other principal urban centers are Newcastle, Wagga Wagga, Lismore, Wollongong, and Broken Hill. , Victoria and the Australian Gold Coast, has installed the Fastrack media controller along with Omneon Media Server Systems as they approach their ultimate goal of tapeless digital video production. With Editware's Fastrack media controller and Omneon servers, Prime TV has a powerful real-time editing solution. Media stored on the Omneon server for broadcast can be directly edited using the Fastrack, resulting in an overall increase in production efficiency. For example, the repetitive task of producing many similar promos is now done in a fraction of the time required before the upgrade. "Editware's exclusive representatives in Australia, Gencom Technology, worked closely with Omneon to integrate Fastrack with Omneon and other post production equipment at Prime's new facility," states Bob Lefcovich, VP of Sales for Editware. "The Fastrack media controller was designed for installations such as this." "Omneon's support of multiple data types, combined with the Fastrack editor's device control allows customers to work in whatever format they wish, whether it be ITU-601, DVCPRO Panasonic's variant of the DV (Digital Video) format, which provides higher quality by increasing tape speed and track width. It uses metal particle tape for added reliability and also adds a cueing track for enhanced editing. , MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). , or HDCAM Sony's high-definition digital videotape format. It was introduced in 1997 using 8-bit DCT compression and 3:1:1 sampling (see 3:1:1). HDCAM SR (HDCAM Superior Resolution) came out in 2003 supporting 10 bits, MPEG-4 and 4:4:4 sampling (no additional color reduction). ," added Adolfo Rodriguez, Omneon Director of Product Marketing. "Customers can even choose to master in a different format than the original material, all in real time. This is the kind of flexibility customers are seeking." Designed for use with video servers, Fastrack combines the power of a linear editing system with the key elements of a non-linear system, including immediate access to any frame of any server-resident source clip. Fastrack inserts, deletes or changes material on a server-based timeline or playlist A file that contains an index to a selected group of music files on the computer. Using digital jukebox software such as iTunes and Winamp, playlists are created by the user by dragging and dropping titles from a master index. The software may be able to create a playlist automatically. through an intuitive, convenient graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to . Based in Grass Valley, California Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 10,922 at the 2000 census. Geography Grass Valley is located at (39.219215, -121.058414)GR1. (USA), Editware manufactures the Fastrack hybrid editing controller and supports VPE VPE Verpackungseinheit (German) VPE Vapor Phase Epitaxy VPE Visual Programming Environment VPE Video Port Extensions VPE Victoria Petroleum NL (Australia; stock symbol) and DPE DPE Digital Preservation Europe DPE Designated Pilot Examiner (conducts FAA checkrides) DPE Distributed Processing Environment DPE Dual-Phase Extraction (DNAPL removal system) editors along with the Super Edit software. Since 1996, Editware has supplied editors for the most demanding online editing applications worldwide. Super Edit has the distinction of being the longest continuously supported, upgraded, and enhanced editing software application of its kind in broadcast television. More information on Editware and Editware products are available online at www.editware.com. Omneon Video Networks provides a cost-effective and scalable video server infrastructure for the professional broadcasting industry. Omneon's Media Server System is a data-type independent platform, offering shared-storage and fault-tolerant redundancy for continuous on-line media delivery. The open architecture supports an impressive array of third-party applications -- control and transmission, media management, archiving, and collaborative production. For development of new revenue streams, customers can incrementally add clients and channels easily. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Omneon is privately held and funded by prominent venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] . Omneon's web site is www.Omneon.com. |
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