Vibrint Technologies Ships NewsEdit Application.BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 1999-- Standards-Based System Provides the Flexibility of Nonlinear A system in which the output is not a uniform relationship to the input. nonlinear - (Scientific computation) A property of a system whose output is not proportional to its input. Technology While Retaining the Speed and Familiar Conventions of Tape-to-Tape Hard News Editing Vibrint Technologies, Inc., a developer of innovative, standards-based, digital news production solutions, announced that it has begun shipping Vibrint NewsEdit, a computer-based editing application designed specifically to replace the record deck in cuts-only edit bays. NewsEdit combines the flexibility of nonlinear technology with the speed and familiar conventions of tape-to-tape editing including audio punch-ins, insert edits, voice-overs, 3-point edits, and L-shaped cuts. NewsEdit also eliminates the need to pre-digitize media prior to an edit session. "NewsEdit is the perfect replacement for the right-hand machine in the cuts-only bay," said Jim Breen James William Breen (born 1947) is a Research Fellow at Monash University in Australia, where he was a professor before his retirement in 2003. He is well known for his involvement in several popular free Japanese-related projects: the EDICT and JMDict Japanese-English , director of news operations and chief photographer at WMUR. "The price is comparable to an analog tape deck, but you get the added bonuses of working in a nonlinear fashion, adding wipes and dissolves with just a few fast clicks, and putting a better product on air. NewsEdit has proven itself to be more than worthy of use in our newsroom and I believe it will help to make us more competitive as we enter the New Hampshire primary The New Hampshire primary is the first of a number of statewide political party primary elections held in the United States every four years, as part of the process of the Democratic and Republican parties choosing their candidate for the presidential elections on the subsequent season." The First Open and Standards-Based News Editing Platform Vibrint NewsEdit runs on the Vibrint VideoServer(tm), an 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). 2 server that relies on the Microsoft(R) 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) file and operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and standard networking and storage, making it the first truly open and standards-based solution for hard news editing. As announced at NAB '99, NewsEdit also supports compatibility with other industry-leading solutions, including: -- SDTI-CP (Serial Data Transport Interface-Content Package) connectivity between Sony's Betacam SX See Digital Betacam and Betacam. (R) products (available later this year) -- SDTI SDTI Serial Data Transport Interface SDTI Security Dynamics Technologies, Inc. SDTI San Diego Trolley Inc. SDTI Serial Digital Transport Protocol compatibility with NEC's DiskCam, digital videodisk recorder, providing broadcasters with a seamless all-disk, MPEG2 solution for digital news acquisition and production -- network transfer of MPEG2 video files for playing back news packages on the Hewlett-Packard MediaStream video server "NewsEdit provides television news organizations with unprecedented flexibility," said Roland Boucher, vice president of marketing at Vibrint. "First, because it allows news organizations to finally introduce nonlinear technology to the cuts-only edit bays. Previous nonlinear solutions were designed for post-production applications and then scaled back for news. NewsEdit has been designed from the ground up for hard news so it offers just the right feature set at a price point that is more realistic for replacing multiple cuts-only bays. Ultimately, this gives news directors more flexibility when it comes to the quality and variety of news packages they air each night. "NewsEdit also gives engineering organizations more technological flexibility. Because it is based on standard computer technologies, the system can be maintained and upgraded more easily by internal resources. In addition, NewsEdit can be integrated seamlessly with other best-of-breed solutions for acquisition and playback." NewsEdit Features and Interface Tuned for Hard News The NewsEdit feature set is optimized to meet the time constraints In law, time constraints are placed on certain actions and filings in the interest of speedy justice, and additionally to prevent the evasion of the ends of justice by waiting until a matter is moot. of hard news production and the user interface has been designed so that even non-technical personnel, including journalists and producers, can perform quick edits in pressure situations. Key features include: -- Editing from tape-to-disk without pre-digitizing -- Audio/video punch-in -- Frame-accurate editing -- Overwrite (1) A data entry mode that writes over existing characters on screen when new characters are typed in. Contrast with insert mode. (2) To record new data on top of existing data such as when a disk record or file is updated. edit mode An operational state in a program that allows existing data to be changed. , similar to tape-to-tape insert mode A data entry mode that causes new data typed on the keyboard to be inserted at the current cursor location on screen. Contrast with overwrite. -- Splice edit mode which inserts a new clip between existing ones without re-doing all previous edits -- Dissolves, wipes, and fade-to-black transition effects -- Fit-to-fill for inserting pre-produced graphics, variable-speed clips, or still frames into an existing story hole -- Cut Point Edit tool for extending L-cuts by simultaneously adjusting the in/out points of adjacent clips -- 32 Levels of undo To restore the last editing operation that has taken place. For example, if a segment of text has been deleted or changed, performing an undo will restore the original text. Programs may have several levels of undo, including being able to reconstruct the original data for all edits -- Audio crossfades and scrubbing -- Voice-over recording Virtually all editing is done in a single window that consists of a media bin, a record/playback video window, an editing timeline, and a four-track audio mixer. Uniquely, the user interface changes dynamically to provide editors with the tools needed for every type of edit. This eliminates the confusion of multi-layered windows and helps to make the edit session faster and more productive. Part of a Complete Digital News Production Solution Including Compatibility with NRCS NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA) NRCS Nepal Red Cross Society NRCS Normalized Radar Cross-Section NRCS Namibia Red Cross Society NRCS New Ross Consolidated School (Canada) For a complete digital news production solution, NewsEdit can be tied together with Vibrint FeedClip(tm), a feed recording application, and the Vibrint VideoServer(tm) via high-speed networking or shared storage. Using Vibrint's complete system, broadcasters can record incoming feeds directly to disk with FeedClip and play trimmed clips to air without ever going to tape or an edit bay. To develop more polished packages, clips can be exported to NewsEdit, mixed with archived material or fresh local footage, and enhanced with simple effects. Multiple versions of a story can be made quickly and finished stories can be played to air from the Vibrint VideoServer. Because it is a Windows NT application, NewsEdit can run alongside compatible NRCS software, allowing editors to call up scripts for editing voice overs and to view rundowns. Availability and Pricing Vibrint NewsEdit, as well as Vibrint FeedClip, and the VideoServer, is available through Vibrint's reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. channel. NewsEdit pricing begins at less than $20,000 depending on the configuration. Broadcasters can contact Vibrint at 1-877-842-7468 or www.vibrint.com to arrange for a hands-on demonstration. About Vibrint Vibrint provides broadcasters with price/performance leading solutions that ease the transition from analog-mechanical systems to more efficient computer-based systems Computer-based systems Complex systems in which computers play a major role. While complex physical systems and sophisticated software systems can help people to lead healthier and more enjoyable lives, reliance on these systems can also result in loss of . Vibrint solutions include the Microsoft(R) Windows NT(R)-based, Vibrint MPEG 4:2:2 Video Server Platform upon which store & forward, feed capture, news editing, and time delay applications are offered. With the Vibrint platform in place, broadcasters can easily grow from single system applications to more collaborative digital news production workgroups. For more information on Vibrint's products, visit www.vibrint.com or call 1-877-842-7468. |
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