Introducing SpeedEDIT

[Paul Lara]

Introducing SpeedEDIT, the World's Fastest Video Editor!

Please watch this commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq0X0dWLu34) for more information about why SpeedEDIT is so SWELL! :D

[KSTAR]

Very cool Newtek, I like it! Nice use of You Tube for advertising. The world of technology sure is changing things isn't it.

Good luck with the release of 1.0 :thumbsup:

[robewil]

The commercial was cute, but it seems to cater to a demographic that is unlikely to pay $495.00 for software.

[Paul Lara]

Rob,
NewTek is satirizing infomercials, NOT targeting consumers.

[Lightwolf]

Rob,
NewTek is satirizing infomercials, NOT targeting consumers.
Wouldn't targetting customers actually sell more software? :p
*ducks_for_cover_again*

Cheers,
Mike
P.S. Now C'mon, with a set-up like that, who could resist ;)
P.P.S. I love the revoltion video on YouTube though, that was really amazing for the time.

[KSTAR]

Rob,
NewTek is satirizing infomercials, NOT targeting consumers.

Yeah I totally got that. Thats why I like it. I interpreted it more as getting the word out, and having fun more than sell sell sell, here is our feature set blah blah blah.

I thought it was funny, and appropriate. There are many ways to sell product, to which Im sure you guys are already taking care of that :)

[Verlon]

Okay, the Brady Bunch commercial was funny. But it seemed to be missing something.....hmmm....what does it need?

Oh yeah.... I remember.... A special price for existing Lightwave/Aura owners :P Someone mentioned we'd get a deal on speed edit.

[ted]

I definately noticed how YouTube was cleverly used! Things are a-changing in the industry and this is a great tool for marketing.

On the commercial, I'm split. It was clever no doubt.

[KSTAR]

I definately noticed how YouTube was cleverly used! Things are a-changing in the industry and this is a great tool for marketing.



Yeah maybe it will go viral! Is that the proper term the kids are using these days?....I seem to have heard that some where before... Man I'm getting old

[Lightwolf]

On the commercial, I'm split. It was clever no doubt.
I'm not too sure actually (yeah, I'm picky). If it wasn't for a video editing tool it could be drop dead funny.
However, it is a tacky (even though tongue in cheek) video advertising a video editor and that doesn't work in my opinion.

Cheers,
Mike

[John Perkins]

We've scheduled it to run 16 times per day on Animal Planet and we're going to get a super-extended version on air during the Super Bowl. (Napoleon has a "costume malfunction" in the extended version, but don't tell anyone in advance!)

Just wait, these commercials will sell DOZENS of copies!

It's a joke clip guys, lighten up ;)

[Lightwolf]

It's a joke clip guys, lighten up ;)
Sorry for worrying, I'd just hate to see it backfire on a nice product...

Remember the VT name drop, partly because of the bad rep? ;)

Cheers,
Mike

[Chris S. (Fez)]

Vive la resolution!
I can see myself!

I like it, though it could maybe be a bit shorter.

[John Perkins]

Remember the VT name drop, partly because of the bad rep? ;)

There was a perfectly good Fade crouton RIGHT THERE!

People went out of their way to use that Falling Sheep DVE.

Not our fault ;)

[Lightwolf]

There was a perfectly good Fade crouton RIGHT THERE!

Lol, somehow that makes me think of salad... :p

Cheers,
Mike

[Bog]

People went out of their way to use that Falling Sheep DVE.

It's things like the Sheep Wipe and the Eagle-In-A-Barrel plugin that keep a feller from snapping during those long wee-small-hours crunch times :D

I like the clip. Silly is good.

I read an interesting article in Autodesk User, er pardon me, 3D World Magazine about SIGGRAPH a few years back, where the writer was gazing sadly at a sign for some 3D toolset or another proclaiming "Tools Not Toys" and reflecting that it's the playfulness and sense of fun that drives really good visual work, and that this is meant to be enjoyable, not just somber effort.

Nice to see that Newtek still has it's party hat on. I'd hate to feel like I needed to wear a suit to do my job ;)

[Seattle-HotShot]

You know, I think you nailed it there.

If I thought of what I do as work, I'd probably quit! But since I am self employed, I get to play with some great toys, and people pay me even. I often tell clients that if I didn't enjoy what I do, there's no way I'd do it for the money I make.

Sure, I should probably charge more... but that's a different issue!

Back on topic, though, I love the ability to just play with clips on the timeline or in the storyboard, or to go build an effect in Lightwave (on my VT system) and just see how it looks. Even my little Camera icon was a doodle in Lightwave one evening when nothing was on TV. If you check out my website, I was goofing off, and came up with my new logo in probably half an hour total. Sure, you say, it looks like it. But I had an idea of what I wanted, grabbed some quick shapes and was able to move them around until it looked right. If that was hard, I never would have bothered. But I was having fun.

We gotta keep that kid alive that used to play in the sand box. We took play time pretty serious, we played by our own rules.

NewTek... Keep that party hat on :)

Carlin

[Bog]

If anyone's missed it, it's worth digging the NewTek Revolutions video out of YouTube as well. Any time you start feeling too sane. :D

[wilebill]

There was a perfectly good Fade crouton RIGHT THERE!

People went out of their way to use that Falling Sheep DVE.

Not our fault ;)We recently edited a children's video which teaches kids to speak Spanish, entitled "Fiesta Friends - Mommy Teach Me Spanish".

The woman who produced it insisted that we use the Falling Sheep effect during one transition, so we obliged. :thumbsup:

[Mike Maier]

Video is cool and funny. Just wish they would stop claiming "Resolution independent" and start saying "Resolution independent up to 2K" instead. That seems to be a huge part of their marketing strategy and it's sad it's only a half truth :(

[Pete Draves]

can't even use my still picture images! I have to knock them down.
EOS 1
Pete

[Lightwolf]

can't even use my still picture images! I have to knock them down.
EOS 1
Pete
I think it was mentioned that source images could be of nay (reasonable, i.e. limited by memory)size, while the output is constrained to a max of 2K.

Cheers,
Mike

[Pete Draves]

Tried it, no joy at a demo.
Pete

[Mike Maier]

I think it was mentioned that source images could be of nay (reasonable, i.e. limited by memory)size, while the output is constrained to a max of 2K.

Cheers,
Mike

What's the advantage of importing 4k to output it as 2k?
Besides that, still not resolution independent as claimed. They should really revise this part of their hype.

[Lightwolf]

What's the advantage of importing 4k to output it as 2k?

Camera frustum work? Plenty of that around...
Cheers,
Mike

Edit: As a side note, what use is 4K is the colour depth is limited anyhow?

[billmi]

still not resolution independent as claimed. They should really revise this part of their hype.

They are claiming it to be resolution independent, not capable of editing in unlimited resolution.

Lack of dependence and lack of limits are not the same thing.

SE is resolution independent because it can edit multiple resolutions within the same project, and the resolutions of the clips it uses are not dependent on the resulution of each other or the project.

[Paul Lara]

What's the advantage of importing 4k to output it as 2k?
Besides that, still not resolution independent as claimed. They should really revise this part of their hype.

Well, the SpeedEDIT features page (http://www.newtek.com/speededit/features.php)on our web site clearly explains this:

Resolution Independence
It doesn’t matter what you want to create, you can output in that resolution. Low-res web streams, standard def, or high def can all be created from the same project file by simply rendering out the desired size.

Note that the above reference does NOT include film res in the description, Mike.

Further on, the feature list gets more specific:

Real-time Up and Down Conversion:
Edit a project in any resolution, from a 320x240 web stream to 2880x1920 max resolution and then render it out to any resolution, progressive or fielded, that you need. This also gives you the ability to output HD, SD and web-sized versions of the same project.

So, my apologies if you assumed more than was stated, but NewTek has been quite clear that 'resolution independence does not equate to unlimited resolution.

[Mike Maier]

They are claiming it to be resolution independent, not capable of editing in unlimited resolution.

Lack of dependence and lack of limits are not the same thing.


Well, resolution independent can be understood as no resolution limit as well. This explains why I'm not the only one that thought so.

[Mike Maier]

Well, the SpeedEDIT features page (http://www.newtek.com/speededit/features.php)on our web site clearly explains this:

Resolution Independence
It doesn’t matter what you want to create, you can output in that resolution. Low-res web streams, standard def, or high def can all be created from the same project file by simply rendering out the desired size.

See where it started getting confusing? Doesn’t make sense to boost it saying “doesn’t matter what you want to create, you can output in that resolution”, and then set a limit to it. So why instead of saying the above, didn’t you just say what resolutions it does? Numbers never lie.

Note that the above reference does NOT include film res in the description, Mike.

Well, 4k is not really an official film rez. RED is sure not film, it’s still a high definition camera and it does 4k.


Further on, the feature list gets more specific:

Real-time Up and Down Conversion:
Edit a project in any resolution, from a 320x240 web stream to 2880x1920 max resolution and then render it out to any resolution, progressive or fielded, that you need. This also gives you the ability to output HD, SD and web-sized versions of the same project.

So, my apologies if you assumed more than was stated, but NewTek has been quite clear that 'resolution independence does not equate to unlimited resolution.

I didn’t assume more than was stated. NewTek’s wording was confusing and it all got lost on the marketing gloom. As you can around, I’m not the only that misunderstood it. When you say resolution independent, you can’t be disappointed if people don’t understand “Timeline resolution independent” or “format independent”.

[cholo]

So if someone's independently wealthy, does that mean he has unlimited wealth? ;)

[Mike Maier]

So if someone's independently wealthy, does that mean he has unlimited wealth? ;)

How will coming up with no sense analogies help the cause?:D

[Bog]

How will coming up with no sense analogies help the cause?:D

The same way the Eskimo helped the chicken.

*knowing wink*

[robewil]

Exactly what is "the cause"? To pick on Newtek? The resolution independence/limit question has been answered. Now you know. If the resolution limit means SpeedEdit is not for you, then look into another solution.

[Mike Maier]

Exactly what is "the cause"? To pick on Newtek? The resolution independence/limit question has been answered. Now you know. If the resolution limit means SpeedEdit is not for you, then look into another solution.

The cause was simply that the marketing wording is/was misleading. You guys are acting like if I was the only one that thought it meant no resolution limit and quite frankly your post sounds like an offended cheerleader.
Yes, now I know and I'm no longer complaining. Being able of doing more than 2k was never my problem. I don't think I will need more than that really. My problem was always with the marketing boosting which sounded like they were claiming something else. But since explained I didn't post a single complain anymore, did I? So chill.

[cholo]

I can't imagine why anyone would get unlimited from independent, how does that make any more sense than my idiotic analogy? In any case there is ALWAYS a limit. I don't think even inferno could handle a 2000000x1000000 timeline. Not even photoshop gets unlimited resolution. Try it.

[steveg]

Then how do you define the Speed Edit release when there is no Speed Edit available to be released. I guess release is just a word that we twisted into meaning that it has been released. I know I am just ranting but would someone read the definition of release

[Bog]

I'm not entirely certain how anyone got "unlimited" resolution from "resolution independant", but then I fly into a rage over superfluous apostrophes....

[Philbert]

Feel free to digg it and spread the word.
http://digg.com/videos_comedy/NewTek_SpeedEdit_Commercial

[mixmasterwes]

What a Joke! What’s next Ball Juggling Circus Bears! Maybe I missed the point or was there one? Who is this supposed to attracted? Kids! Or Professionals!

Get with the program Newtek!!! Focus Man!! Focus!!

[Bog]

Professionals with a sense of humour, mebbe?

[jeaston]

I purchased my copy some months ago...when does it ship?

[badllarma]

What a Joke! What’s next Ball Juggling Circus Bears! Maybe I missed the point or was there one? Who is this supposed to attracted? Kids! Or Professionals!

Get with the program Newtek!!! Focus Man!! Focus!!

I thought it was just a US thing myself but if I was marketing a product at the FCP, Premiere Pro Avid market FOR PROFFESIONALS this is NOT the way I'd go about it.

This looks more like for something I'd get on the disc on the front cover of a general computer mag for editing my crap home movies of the kids playing in the garden than a pro tool for delivering high end HD projects for commercial clients.

If i did not know Newtek I'd take one look at this ad smile then get my arse over to Adobe or Avid for the tool I need for my work if I had a Mac it would be FCP of course.

Delays in delivery and poor ads for a pro market is really shooting yourself in the foot IMO it's too pricey for the home user video market and being given a amateur image for the pro market I cannot really see what your aiming for :thumbsdow

I do have a sense of humor but we are looking at a pro tool here I would of thought images of some guy in a edit bay editing a pro corporate video and / or wedding footage would be more the mark?? Pushing the SPEED and resolution independent elements of course. :)

[Mike Maier]

I thought it was just a US thing myself but if I was marketing a product at the FCP, Premiere Pro Avid market FOR PROFFESIONALS this is NOT the way I'd go about it.


That's the point I think. As some have said, SE is not supposed to be at the same level as FCP or Avid. It's a lower end application than those it seems. But there's nothing wrong with the commercial really. It's just a kind of spoof really. I don’t even think it's an official release commercial or anything.

[badllarma]

This is one thing I don't understand VT 4.6 even VT 2 kicks arse as an editor Because it's FAST, VERY fast!

Yup it does not have the bells and whistles (SpeedEdit seems to now have some of these reading the list BTW ) of Prem Pro or FCP but the whole thing to me about editing is editing in real time without the waiting around for renders to make sure the cuts are where I want them in short to edit!

Coming in and saying well it's not really supposed to be as complete as Prem or FCP why not?? What the whole point of bringing a new product to the market if it doesn't even measure up to what is already avalible today? Your already at a disadvantage marketing wise??

I went to a demo of VT 2.0 many years ago and it was several years before I could buy one but when I did I finally had the thing I wanted real time editing!
Sod Prem Pros rendering! In fact when I updated to VT 4.6 (including upgrade to 5) I sold my Prem Pro!

To start at the bottom and try and work up is the wrong thing to do, and NOT to market SpeedEdit as a Pro tool is just sending out the totally wrong message! If SpeeedEdit is that fast (and we have all actually to see these claims are true as yet! ) Then real time 2K editing for just over $500 not to market THAT as a Pro Tool IMO is total madness!!

[Jim_C]

I don’t even think it's an official release commercial or anything.

It's the tutorial demo you get with SE. You get the project and all the elements and a tutorial as to how to put it to together.
Or as some here seem to want to do , dis-assemble the project, delete all the content and curse at it like it slapped your momma.

It's also just a fluff ad. For fun. To remind people 'Hey we're small friendly fun good natured Newtek'. Remember us? We work with party hats on and have a SENSE OF HUMOR!!

From what I can tell, SE is going after the middle market. The meaty part. The part that is gaining more and more buyers everyday. ESPECIALLY with Christmas coming.

How many high end NLE/compositors/full feature systems are there? That high paid pro's use? PLENTY! Well at least enough to saturate the market that is there. And the people and businesses who use them love them and not very many could ever be persuaded to change, for many many reasons. regardless of how great something new is.

How many uber powerful real time editor's are there for the beginner to intermediate guy? The guy who just got a 1000 dollar HDV cam and a $800 LCD HD TV for Christmas? Not very many. Not with real time workflow and the features that SE does have.

Come December 26th compare how many new buyers there will be looking for a great $500 easy to use/learn HDV editor to how many seasoned experienced editor's there will be looking to suddenly drop their bread and butter system for something else.
If you ran a business of Newtek's size, reputation, and resources who would you go after? The many or the few?

Newtek is a business. Their goal is to sell as many products as they can. It is very very obvious, to me at least, there is a MUCH larger market eager to buy in the middle ground than at the top of the food chain.

Newtek was started on 'Video for the masses' remember? And imo, that is where they still are. Now it is HD video for the masses. They have decided on the market they would like to penetrate and that is where they are going.
More power to them!

This does NOT mean that professionals can not use the product, benefit from the product or prosper from the product. Quite the contrary. It will be the smart successful professional business man who sees SE for what it is, evaluates the features it gives and puts it in line with the rest of his tools he owns. Taking the proper one out at the proper time and getting the job done.


Happy Holidays
:santa:
Jim

[ldituri]

I might add that if you are a Lightwave user up to this point you needed a VT card (or other hardware plus high end computer and drive array) to playback your animations. Now for less then five hundred dollars you can have speed edit to play and edit your anims.

SpeedEdit is fast, versatile, and easy to learn while costing less then one service call to Sony or the other guys. Oh by the way Newtek has never charged for a service Call!

[Gary Robinson]

I think the ad is good. It's funny. They can always do more with different styles. Right now, it's more important that people have awareness of the product however that's generated. I did a campaign for a software company in Japan with 6 completely different commercials to target different markets. The more options, the better. Maybe Newtek should have a contest to create commercials for SpeedEdit, with the best entrants winning a copy of VT or SpeedEdit. Then people could put their creativity where their mouth is.



What a Joke! What’s next Ball Juggling Circus Bears! Maybe I missed the point or was there one? Who is this supposed to attracted? Kids! Or Professionals!

Get with the program Newtek!!! Focus Man!! Focus!!

[ScorpioProd]

How many uber powerful real time editor's are there for the beginner to intermediate guy? The guy who just got a 1000 dollar HDV cam and a $800 LCD HD TV for Christmas? Not very many. Not with real time workflow and the features that SE does have.

Come December 26th compare how many new buyers there will be looking for a great $500 easy to use/learn HDV editor to how many seasoned experienced editor's there will be looking to suddenly drop their bread and butter system for something else.

I think this is a valid point... But... I would caution, how many of those people will have the necessarily powerful hardware to make that a reality with SE? Software-based solutions sound cheap, till one realizes the computer hardware needed to make them run.

I'm not saying these expectations aren't realistic for professional users, but in the market suggested, how satisfying will SE be on THAT hardware...

And again, I really don't think anyone should consider the tutorial video to be an "ad", I certainly don't. I think it was just a "keepin' it modern" idea of Newtek's to throw it out in the modern internet video landscape and see what happens, and give Newtek regulars something to laugh at. I mean, come on, do you really think people shop for a NLE by watching a video clip like that? Frankly, watching the ad, if I didn't know Newtek, I wouldn't necessarily even believe it was a real product.

[Keith Nealy]

I mean, come on, do you really think people shop for a NLE by watching a video clip like that? Frankly, watching the ad, if I didn't know Newtek, I wouldn't necessarily even believe it was a real product.

Frankly, no one else will either.

It was a poorly conceived video for all intents and purposes.

Its lack of market driven creativity and strategic marketing focus will not only not reap any rewards but will, IMHO, cause more harm than good.

It will also give the rest of the industry, already believers that NewTek only makes toys, more confidence that NewTek will not be a threat, when in fact, they could be.

I think I read in a post that they had plans to run this during the super bowl -well that reminds me of bold marketing moves by a previous partner of theirs.

When I was a consultant to Commodore in those last painful years it was obvious they had superior technology but they had no concept on how to position themselves and how to market their products. It's what eventually killed them.

As many of you know, it's not what you are that counts... it's what people perceive you are that matters.

My advice.. save the video for private parties

Aloha,

Keith :cool:

[Randall Chesbro]

I think if I was testing out a new editor Id do something fun with it also. Didnt anyone do something just for fun. I dont think they said they were going to use it for anything. Someone tested SE and had fun doing it and that was the result, Maybe they just showed the wrong croud. Next time NewTek only show it to the fun people. we might need to make a list though so they can let us know when they are having fun. List: #1 randyc, #2 Gumby, #3 moe, Please add name to be notified when fun happends.:)
If im wrong,....never mind......

[Jim_C]

I do think it was probably released at the wrong time.(Commercial).

People were really anxious and chomping at the bit to find out what exactly IS SE... There had been very little said or mentioned.

Then finally a commercial is released and promoted on all forums.

I am sure everyone's eyes lit up. 'Alright, what's under the hood? What does it do? What features are there? Click , Play, Watch and......
'What the F%$!!??'
They were treated to the 'parody'.

If a feature explaining, data filled, infomercial was released first and gave some folks a clue to what is going on, the parody may have been better received.


Jim

[Ahmed]

I honestly think that was a great ad for YouTube, and everyone that I showed to love it too. It will raise some interest.

Sometimes coming up with an Ad is not really as easy as you all think specially if your product has formidable competition.

Imagine the Ad says
SpeedEdit is fast... so what, all can claim the same thing
SpeedEdit has this x feature... so what.. all can claim the same thing
SpeedEdit is cheap... hmm... may be it is not a good product

Think about it, this Ad is for YouTube consumption. It is not a serious ad, but so what.

Here is the challenge, Imagine that SpeedEdit is your product..
think of ad to come up with for it that you think it will do justice..

I have to do something like this every month.. and it is not easy.

[KSTAR]

I have shown the add to both professional users who use FCP and Avids, as well as to people who have no idea what non linear editing is. In both scenarios they liked the add and thought it was funny. For the actual professionals I showed it to. A few of them were strictly editors and a few were director/shooters/editors. They all thought the add was clever. None of them said. "oh my gosh this looks like a toy, Im so glad I use a real editor, I would never by this toy, etc etc etc. They saw it for what it was. A clever add on YouTube sheesh! I think this is getting blown way out of proportion.

[Jim Plant]

Well...very interesting comments...

Just to clarify:

This video is not a commercial; not an ad of any kind; and definitely not something that will be running during the Super Bowl(!)

It's the end result of a tutorial that will come with SpeedEDIT to help people get up to speed (bad pun intended) as quickly as possible. The content will be included in the SE package.

We put it up on YouTube just for fun.

Jim Plant
President & CEO, NewTek

[Ahmed]

Well...very interesting comments...

Just to clarify:

This video is not a commercial; not an ad of any kind; and definitely not something that will be running during the Super Bowl(!)

It's the end result of a tutorial that will come with SpeedEDIT to help people get up to speed (bad pun intended) as quickly as possible. The content will be included in the SE package.

We put it up on YouTube just for fun.

Jim Plant
President & CEO, NewTek

And it was fun. And the idea rocks. In my opinion.
Now what is Super Bowl? Is a big bowl full of soup? I am keeping up with the theme.

[Verlon]

So what ad WILL be running during the superbowl? :devil: Sorry, couldn't resist.

When will it show up in the Newtek Store? (couldn't resist that one either)

Bah...Christmas is too close for me to by myself something like this anyway.

[Bog]

So what ad WILL be running during the superbowl? :devil: Sorry, couldn't resist.

When will it show up in the Newtek Store? (couldn't resist that one either)

Bah...Christmas is too close for me to by myself something like this anyway.

I think it's that one with the guy in the chicken suit... ;)

[Keith Nealy]

This video is not a commercial; not an ad of any kind; and definitely not something that will be running during the Super Bowl(!)


That's really good to hear Jim.

It was introduced to us as a "Commercial" both in this and other forums and as a personal email sent to many of us from NewTek, hence the professional concern.

As a tutorial, its fine.

I just feel that considering the current climate and all that is at stake with SE and the coming VT-5, the marketing really needs to be strategic - even with Youtube, Google video and Current TV - which you know I believe to be great markets for SE.

Eugene has a good point about the power of the system needed to run SE but that is a constant with computers and software these days and should not reflect badly on NewTek. SE for $495 should do well.

My son, who edits videos all the time for Youtube will really kick some serious butt with SE.

I have been assured there is much more coming after this 1.0 release so I will continue to keep the faith.

aloha,

Keith :cool:

[Jim_C]

Awww. C'mon.. at 2005 30sec Super Bowl ad rates it would only cost... lets see..carry 1 hmmm...half of 30.....

8.4million!!! to run it!!

ONCE!

[John Perkins]

We've scheduled it to run 16 times per day on Animal Planet and we're going to get a super-extended version on air during the Super Bowl. (Napoleon has a "costume malfunction" in the extended version, but don't tell anyone in advance!)

Just wait, these commercials will sell DOZENS of copies!

It's a joke clip guys, lighten up ;)

Yup, that was me...

I anything out of my mouth sounds remotely fishy and is followed by a smiley, it is my warped sense of humor kicking in.

[edmellnik]

Introducing SpeedEDIT, the World's Fastest Video Editor!

Please watch this commercial (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq0X0dWLu34) for more information about why SpeedEDIT is so SWELL! :D

So Paul,
can we get some hard info on what kind of hardware will be needed for Speededit and VT5.
I see the list of requirments but I would like to know what kind of motherboards are you running your tests on.
I am still on 2000 and guess I am going to have to bite the bullet and put together a XP system that kicks *** and will handle any kind of HD I through at it.
ANy hardware suggestions would be appreciated.
ed

[chuckd]

This is from the SE specs page:

Suggested System Specifications (HDV):
For Hi Definition editing, dual CPUs or dual dual-core CPUs are suggested for the smoothest and fastest operation.
IEEE1394 FireWire™ card required for DV or HDV capture
PCI Express-based graphics card with 128MB RAM and minimum 1280x1024 screen resolution. (ATI or NVIDIA graphics chipset recommended)
2 Gigabytes of system RAM
IDE or SATA system drive with 6 Gigabytes of free disk space
Separate SATA or SCSI drives for video playback
DVD Drive
Windows® XP (Service Pack 2) or x64™ Edition Operating System
DirectX 9.0c or higher

[Exception]

Ooh boy, you've got to love this one!
Fantastic... classic...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nymVNhy4dw8&NR

[mbdavison]

Hello All, wanted to add my comment about film resolution at "2K" The Movie "28 days later" was shot on standard mini dv (canon xL1)using optical Anamorphic lenses which means the images were encoded as 720X480 files in a 4:1:1 color space... And because of the quality of the professional cinematography and the directors work and the acting talent on a pretty good script- This film when viewed as a 35mm transfer with a paying audience- was accepted with little consideration for the nature of the medium the original footage was acquired with. So speculating on a potential feature shot in HDV (1080ix1920) then edited with Newtek speed-edit and post- transfered to 35mm by a house like Van Bavels "DVFILM" I see no reason to doubt that a True motion picture, with effects and titles, could be completely posted using a VT with speededit! And for only c. 500 bucks!

[paulfierlinger]

So speculating on a potential feature shot in HDV (1080ix1920) then edited with Newtek speed-edit and post- transfered to 35mm by a house like Van Bavels "DVFILM" I see no reason to doubt that a True motion picture, with effects and titles, could be completely posted using a VT with speededit! And for only c. 500 bucks!This is precisely what I am doing right now, except camerlessly and paperlessly, drawing and painting every frame on a Wacon tablet in Mirage. The entire crew is my wife, myself and a sound engineer/composer, John Averese. Our producers are as independent as we are, Norman Twain and Howar Kaminsky of N.Y.C. Our voice overs are Christopher Plummer, Isabella Rossellini, Lynne Redgrave, Paul Hecht, Bill Murray and others.

We started production last June with 5 minutes of the film completed and now I am drawing the the 17th minute with a release date slated for mid 2008. The film is based on the book My Dog Tulip, written by the late J.R.Ackerley for which we have paid over $100,000 to acquire the rights.

This is a serious film which will be picked up by a serious distributor once completed because they have already begun bidding on the distribution rights. I draw on a desk in my living room, Sandra's studio was once my kid's bedroom; we have two dogs. John writes his music and mixes the film in his studio which covers the top floor of his townhouse where he and his wife are raising a little girl. We all live in the suburbs of Philadelphia, everyone of us has a dog; our neighbors are accountants, salesman, a doctor, a lawyer, a teacher ... there is no glamor involved.

The behind the scenes documentary for the future DVD is being shot by a husband and wife documentary team who live just a few blocks away from us. where they are raising a son and a dog. Of course, they operate out of their home as well as do our producers, who have dogs in their New York apartments.

I find absolutely nothing unusual or daring or eccentric in how we are going about our work and neither do the insurance companies. In age we range from our mid fifties to mid seventies, half of us teach our professions at the local universities two or three times a week.

All of us have made films for decades in this very same style; I've been making films out of my home for fifty years while living in several countries. Howard Kaminsky was the president of Random House Books for 25 years, Norman Twain has been producing Broadway plays and theatrical features out of his home since the fifties. John Avarese is the busiest film composer in the broad Philadelphia area and has scored a number of feature films, and always from his home studio.

It's been normal to live and work like this for years and now it is becoming the industry standard. Hollywood outsourced to the burbs. What you say is realistic because it isn't even new anymore so go for it!

[paulfierlinger]

A small correction: It's Bryan Murray, not Bill. (I thought there was an edit button here... I thought there was a confused face...::confused: :confused:

[sywitt]

Re: "The commercial"
So we've determined that it's a great spot for interesting, fun, creative people and a lousy spot for people with no sense of humor.

I would suspect that SE would appeal more to people who like the spoof.

There's AVID for the literal bunch.

Great work Newtek...I hope a couple of sourpusses don't scare you guys into getting too serious. Jim's reply scared me because he felt he had to respond.

Whoever said, 'Lighten Up' had the ticket!

[badllarma]

Re: "The commercial"
So we've determined that it's a great spot for interesting, fun, creative people and a lousy spot for people with no sense of humor.

I would suspect that SE would appeal more to people who like the spoof.

There's AVID for the literal bunch.

Great work Newtek...I hope a couple of sourpusses don't scare you guys into getting too serious. Jim's reply scared me because he felt he had to respond.

Whoever said, 'Lighten Up' had the ticket!

Well I'm one of those "people with no sense of humor" and after what Jim said I'm happy it is NOT a commercial (the first indication was it was by all accounts).

It's a bit of fun wooopeeee! Not really me kind of thing if it makes you smile and have a better day then great and good for you :thumbsup: Maybe as I have said before it just does not cross the pond that well. :)

It would be really be nice to have the product and see for ourselves of course :)

[sywitt]

I had posted a 'brilliant' relpy to the above, but somehow it got lost because I wasn't logged in...so..the bottom line.

I really appreciate your concern because I know that you and I both want the best for Newtek. I'm glad that they have the confidence in the product to have some fun with it.

Re:the 'over the pond' reference...I was wondering if you liked Dr.Who or think it's stupid.

I really wish the original reply wasn't lost..it was the first time I've used the word "facetious" in writing.

I also can't wait to get my hands on the real thing...

[badllarma]

Re:the 'over the pond' reference...I was wondering if you liked Dr.Who or think it's stupid.
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Not that great a fan to be honest, NEVER have been (the SFX in the first few episodes of the first series were shocking!!!) love Firefly though, :thumbsup: Also loved Band of Brothers (HBO & BBC seem to work well together).