Thank you for installing this Service Pack to NewTek's VT[4] Integrated Production Suite. Numerous changes have been made, both in fixes and in new features. We appreciate your feedback, which plays a large role in shaping this Integrated Production Suite's future. Please send feature requests to vidfeatures@newtek.com.

NewTek has provided an easier system for online registration, and the ability to register over-the-phone with Customer Service. If your VT[4] is already registered, installation of this Service Pack will not affect that.

Step-by-step instructions for registration can be found at:
http://register.newtek.com/howto/index.aspx

Note: If you have registered VT[4] with NewTek Europe, you must download this update from the NewTek Europe web site.

VT[4] SP1 has completed thorough beta testing, and is stable. Within VT[4] SP1, there are some new features and numerous fixes as well:

New Features

• PAL Proc-amp settings have been optimized, resolving several video issues.
• LightWave [8] version 8.2 has been added.
• New Color Match Feature
• Audio clips can now be played back before conforming has completed.
• Separate audio files can be written from VT-Edit for each audio channel.
• Italics support for image layers in VT-Edit, and separate shadow layer.
• PRX (WindowsMedia profile) support in VT-Stream.
• .DVD format supported (raw DV data files.)

Improvements

• Drag and drop Lockup occuring on some machines has been resolved.
• Corrected SX-84 version warning now identifies the correct hardware.
• Speed improvement to "video stabilization" for long video clips.
• TMPGEnc plug-in corrected video error on right-hand side when loading a *.vtp.
• DV camera includes VT[4] in the list of available applications that can use it.
• Selection of DV camera, launches VT[4] with the capture panel open.
• General improved performance across the board.
• Reverb has been improved to normalize audio better.
• Native reading of compressed DV audio from files is now optimized.
• Support for damaged DV audio frames.
• Improved performance when displaying icons on large numbers of stills.
• Optimized performance of Reverberation and Delay effects.
• VGA Screen capture updates alpha channel in real-time, allowing for improved DSK use.
• There is a “hard key” mode in addition to the default “soft-key” behavior.
• DDR, VT-Edit and File bin scroll when you use the cursor keys to keep selection in view.
• QuickTime compatibility improvements.
• Unsupported bit-rates are no longer listed.
• Better error checking for DV.
• Progressive settings updated.
• If you exit the machine while files are still conforming, it will halt conforming until you return.
• Improved legacy SX8 support, including support for 7.2 breakout boxes.
• Many new TScript commands, including separate DDR controls
• Improved PAL composite Proc-amp settings.
• Major improvements to DV camera detection when plugged/unplugged.

Fixes

• Audio 'disappearing' bug resolved.
• PAL DVEs won’t crash NTSC projects.
• ProcAmp Bypass has been settings have been improved.
• CG updates the output and undo/redo buffers when the style changes.
• A fix for a rare audio glitch in the DDR.
• Deck control failing to initialize the VU meters correctly has been resolved.
• Alpha channel is correctly rendered.
• AVI wrapped files are displayed within VT, the plugins not reloading has been resolved
• Several minor fixes, including erroneous plug-in reports on video resolution.
• TGA still previews do not always show the first frame has been resolved.
• TGA sequences no longer lock up when there are gaps of missing frames
• Audio channels are no longer flipped (left <-> right) in Ulead and TMPGEnc.
• Crash in VT-Edit with some preset effects resolved.
• General stability improvements.
• Drag-n-drop behavior updated and improved internally providing better feedback.
• Cross-Keyer and Switcher lockup fixed.
• CG Player no longer shows safe area markers fixed.
• CG-Player now refreshes correctly after play was pressed.
• Crash on “reveal” resolved.
• CG handle sizes resolved.
• Show all layers bug fixed.
• Selection of multiple items is disabled when you move text.
• Shadow effect shows in RT on program out.
• Changing color does shows up in RT on program out.
• Color clamping is now properly implemented.
• Display window no longer uses NTSC proportions at all times.
• Various KB Shortcut fixes.
• Alignment keyboard shortcuts work.
• Edge and Shadow fixes.
• VT-Vision spurious menu settings removed.
• Copying a template no longer causes a crash.
• Crash when exiting with auto-save resolved.
• DVE Advance now works all the time with RS-8 or keyboard
• Undo operations on markers now work correctly.
• Odd/Even edge counts in VT-Edit layering fixed.
• Solid colors default settings now always render correctly.
• PAL fix when clips sometimes changed size when an “undo” was performed.
• Switcher fix that could cause an infinite Auto-loop even when Repeat was not enabled.

For more detailed information, please consult the printed documentation that accompanied your VT[4].

We hope you enjoy the many advanced features found in VT[4].

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ Before installing VT[4] SP1, back up any personal content in the VT[4] folder on your hard drive. To download this update, you will be taken to NewTek's VT[4] Product Registration area. You will need the User ID and Password you created when you initially registered your VT[4]. Once you have logged in, you will have access to VT[4]SP1. Note: If you have registered VT[4] with NewTek Europe, you must download this update from the NewTek Europe web site.

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