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NewTek Ships SpeedEDIT™ Version 1.5
San Antonio, Texas – November 12, 2007
Latest update to award-winning video editor improves workflow and broadens feature set; available free to current SpeedEDIT owners.
NewTek, Inc., manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, today announced the availability of SpeedEDIT™ version 1.5, the latest upgrade to its award-winning resolution independent video editor designed to allow video producers unrivaled editing creativity and speed for all projects, including DV, HDV or uncompressed video. This version builds upon the industry's fastest workflow, providing innovative new tools, improving file format support, speeding up workflow and dramatically improving integration with other video applications by allowing SpeedEDIT projects to be imported directly into almost any other application without time consuming rendering. SpeedEDIT version 1.5 is currently available for $799 (AUST$ Inc GST), and is being offered as a free update to current SpeedEDIT owners.
“SpeedEDIT 1.5 builds upon our position of making the process of video editing faster and more enjoyable than ever before by further refining key components of workflow,” said Mike Watkins, NewTek’s lead software engineer for SpeedEDIT. “Of particular note is our introduction of technology that allows project files to be used directly in any application that can read an AVI file, bypassing the time consuming rendering steps that are traditionally required.”
New SpeedEDIT 1.5 capabilities include:
- An AVI-Wrapper and Pegasys TMPGEnc plug-in allow SpeedEDIT projects to be used within external applications without any rendering to intermediate files.
- New video effects.
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- Microsoft Windows Media Video 11 file writing upgraded to support VBR and multi-pass encoding.
- Enhanced VST plug-in with support for program presets.
- Additional rendering presets for web video files.
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Numerous performance and workflow upgrades include:
- Dramatic improvements in both rendering quality and speed for high definition projects.
- Added robustness and error detection when printing to tape.
- Enhanced Targa Sequence support.
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- Greater responsiveness on numerous operations, including transport control, marker insertion and more.
- Increased manipulation and workflow of project and local markers.
- Improved support for NewTek VT card as a preview and output device.
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Awards
SpeedEDIT™ has received multiple industry awards including: 4Ever Group Product Innovation Award; NAB Innovation Award and Australian PC Magazine Best Buy Award.
Pricing and Availability
SpeedEDIT version 1.5 is now shipping for $799 (AUST$ Inc GST). SpeedEDIT 1.5 is now available as a free download for current SpeedEDIT customers. For more information or to purchase contact New Magic. To locate a New Magic / NewTek Authorized Reseller click here.
Newtek in Australia and New Zealand
NewTek products are distributed in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands by New Magic Australia.
About New Magic Australia Pty Ltd
New Magic Australia Pty Ltd is a recognised leader in the distribution and marketing of multimedia hardware and software, representing a carefully selected range of innovative, leading manufacturers, and catering for both the professional and consumer markets. New Magic has been established for over 15 years, and is the Australian distributor of Blackmagic Design, Convergent Design, NewTek Inc, Hauppauge Computer Works Inc, Matrox Video Product and Sony Creative Software products.
Press Contact / Review Units :
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| Darrell J Vanderwolf |
| National Sales / Marketing Manager |
| New Magic Australia Pty. Ltd. |
| ABN 57 100 704 416 |
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About NewTek
With headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, NewTek is a leading provider of full-featured video editing, live production, presentation and visual effects tools including TriCaster™, VT[5]™, SpeedEDIT™, 3D Arsenal™ and LightWave 3D®.
• The TriCaster™ family of products include: TriCaster, TriCaster VM, TriCaster PRO and TriCaster STUDIO which are trademarks of NewTek, Inc. • VT[5], LiveSet, LiveMattte, SpeedEDIT, iVGA, RS-8, SX-84,SX-SDI, 3D Arsenal and LightWave Rendition are trademarks of NewTek, Inc. • LightWave and LightWave 3D are registered trademarks of NewTek • All other products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders
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