FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NewTek Releases Fifth Free Upgrade
of VT[2]
The “Interoperability
Upgrade” Makes VT® the
I/O Tool-of-choice for Any Production Pipeline
San Antonio, TX – October
3, 2002 -- NewTek, Inc., manufacturer
of industry-leading video and 3D animation
products, today announced that the latest upgrade
for VT[2] is available as
a free download from www.NewTek.com.
Because of the software-centric nature of VT[2], NewTek has been able to release
five major upgrades since the launch of VT[2] in December of 2001.
“This fifth free upgrade
for VT[2] demonstrates both
our commitment to improving this product and
the power of our software-based real-time architecture.” said
Andrew Cross, NewTek’s Senior Vice President
of Engineering. “With this release, we’ve
emphasized tools to provide input/output and
frame buffer support for a number of popular
production packages. We also introduce a number
of other new features including completely configurable
and keyframeable real-time blur filter, significant
audio quality improvements and much more.”
Highlights of the new
VT[2] release:
- Hardware Frame-Buffer support has been
provided for Cayman Graphics’ PowerCG®,
Pinnacle Systems’ Commotion®, eyeon
Software's Digital Fusion®, Discreet's
Combustion® and Discreet's 3D Studio
Max®.
- Native support for VT®’s
uncompressed video format, RTV has been included
for Discreet’s 3D Studio Max. This
includes full support for NTSC and PAL for
clips with or without Alpha channel.
- Audio has been significantly improved throughout
the suite, in both signal quality and strength.
- Improved playback of compressed audio files
in VT-Edit™ and VT-DDR™.
- Visual inspection of in and out points
in VT-Edit’s timeline view, to
correspond to the similar capability in Storyboard
view.
- Support for Windows Media® Player 9.
- Real-time Gaussian blur filter within VT-Edit,
with separate keyframeable blurring of the
Chroma, Luma, and Alpha components of the
video clip.
- Hundreds of speed and work flow improvements.
Pricing and Availability
The upgrade is available to registered VT[2] owners at no charge by download
at http://www.newtek.com.
Registered VT[2] owners can
also purchase the upgrade on CD from an authorized
NewTek reseller - see http://www.newtek.com/dealers/index.html for
listings of reseller and distributors worldwide;
or for $29.95US plus shipping/handling from
NewTek Sales, 1-800-TOASTER (+1-210-370-8000).
About NewTek
With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek
is a leading provider of full-featured video
editing, animation and special effects tools
including the VT®, LightWave
3D® and Aura. NewTek launched the desktop
video revolution in 1990 with the release of
the legendary VT®. The company's
products are used worldwide on projects ranging
from home video to feature film. Recent film
and television projects using NewTek software
include We Were Soldiers, Panic Room, Hart's
War, Driven, A.I., Oscar®-nominated Jimmy
Neutron, Boy Genius, Final Fantasy, Blackhawk
Down, The Time Machine, Black Knight, How The
Grinch Stole Christmas, The 6th Day, Jurassic
Park III, Behind Enemy Lines, X-Men The Movie,
Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Director's Edition
DVD, Pitch Black, Dracula 2000, Star Trek:
Enterprise, Roughnecks: Starship Troopers,
Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,
The X-Files, The Family Guy, Ally McBeal, Dune:
The Miniseries, Dawson's Creek and Family
Law. Recent game titles include Deus Ex,
Serious Sam I and II, Twisted Metal: Black,
Civilization III, Unreal, Quake 3 Arena, Moto
Racer World Tour, Giants for PS2, Baldur's
Gate II, EverQuest, Planescape: Torment, Dead
To Rights, and Escape From Monkey Island. Contact
NewTek at 5131 Beckwith Blvd, San Antonio,
TX, 78249. Phone: 210-370-8000, fax: 210-370-8001,
website: http://www.newtek.com.
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• VT®, LightWave® and
LightWave 3D® are registered trademarks
of NewTek.
• VT-Edit, Aura Video Paint, LightWave® Express, VT-CG, VT-Vision
VT-Scope and VT-DRR and SX-8 are trademarks of NewTek, Inc.
• All other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders.
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