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VT[5] provides live switching and HD editing, tightly integrated with the tools you need for production, post-production, and graphics: real-time keying, titling, compositing, 2D video painting, 3D modeling and animation. VT[5] delivers all of this plus unsurpassed video quality with uncompressed component, digital video and four-channel audio.

The SX-84 adds up to 24 inputs with a hardware switcher controller, component, YjC and composite inputs and outputs, balanced XLR inputs and outputs with line and mic select ability, 3 RS-422 deck control ports. genlock input and more. There is quite simply no comparable live production suite available.

If you are a professional video producer, take advantage of SpeedEDITIM, World's Fastest Video Editor, easily combining Hi-Def and standard resolution clips in the same project. Enjoy real-time, multi-format, multi-standard editing. VT5 is designed to meet the highest broadcast specifications for a worldwide market, with native NTSC and PAL input and output, hundreds of real-time 3D transitions and real-time standards conversion on the fly. With DVD authoring, serverless streaming at the touch of a button, real-time audio and video filters, the ability to import external computer displays as inputs, four- channel audio input and output with 3D audio positioning, integrated genlock and real-time DV out, VT5 provides unmatched versatility and integration.

NewTek's VT5 Integrated Production Suite is also engineered to work flawlessly with other tools in your production pipeline. In addition to lightWave and Aura, a rapidly growing number of producers using After Effects®, combustion®, Digital Fusion®, 3ds max®, and more are discovering that NewTek's VT5 provides an incredible productivity boost. Native frame buffer support for these and other applications provides instant feedback on what your shots, graphics, and comps look like at broadcast time.

Intuitive, polished, complete. with the rock-solid stability of a mature technology from the leading innovator in video production tools. See for yourself how VT5 is ready to meet your production needs.
"The quality when scaling and transforming images and video really blows my mind. Looks even better than what you get out from a Flame8™ system, and that isn't bad!"

SX-84 breakout box, with 8 component, 8 Y/C, or up to 24 composite sources. With the SX-84 Switcher option, up to 24 cameras and decks can be connected for live switching, giving students maximum creativity and control. You can also save some of your department's budget for other equipment, as SX-84 synchronizes, genlocks and time-base corrects all inputs. This offers a tremendous savings of both setup time and money. Multiple video ins and outs with SX-84.

RS-8 Switcher control surface. The RS8 is a hardware switcher surface for the VT 3 or 4. It allows for an external switch of up to 8 inputs using VT. Features include 8 programs buttons, 8 preview buttons, T- Bar DVE control, DSK fade and t ake buttons, DDR 1 and 2 selection buttons, variable effects speed control knob, effect advance control knob to advance through the effects in the DVE bank, jog control over selected ddr control knob - great for advancing through overlays for use in DSK, and more. Physical switching with VT's RS-8.

VT4 I/O card for component, Y/C or composite capture and playback. Whether you are editing uncompressed or for DTV output, signal quality is imperative. NewTek's SDI option allows you to send VT's pristine D1 video output in real-time in an absolutely lossless, uncompressed state to any SDI-capable capture device or tape deck using a single coaxial cable. For users of Digital Betacam or Digital-S equipment, this is the perfect solution, providing a direct digital connection between your source or master tapes and VT. Serial Digital video and audio I/O card (optional)

VT[5] LIVE! Is powerful enough to exceed the needs of Trinity United Methodist Church and also helps TUMC bring in outside events. Organizers rent the facility with full crew, and often include many more participants and more views than the four-camera setup TUMC uses for its services. VT5 LIVE! is ready to switch up to 24 sources, and no need for expensive genlockable cameras or time-base correctors - VT[5] LIVE! synchronizes all sources internally. Lead producer for TUMC, Marty Bibee, "Four cameras are routine, but we used six for an Angela Spivey video DVD live concert. We also used six cameras in a high school graduation production. Having the capability to add up to 24 live sources gives us ultimate room for growth.

VT[5] LIVE! provides flexible power in th is fast-paced environment. Of all the attributes Bibee enjoys about NewTek's production suite, none perhaps is valued more than its stability during a high-pressure live event. In live production stability is not optional, and VT continues all the stability of its' predecessors while adding safeguards for a successful switch, such as "at a glance" confirmation of DDR settings."

Dan Hong, of We Three Multimedia, finds VT5 LlVE!

combination of capability, quality and affordability compelling, Dan urges everyone in the market for real-time production power to do their homework. uDo yourself the service of seeing VT[5] LIVE! before you purchase. Go see all the other systems, and then see how unique VT5 LlVE!'s workflow is. There is nothing at any price, at any level, that can do this 5-star stuff in a single integrated production suite.

City TV - Channel 3 of the City of Connersville, IN, a government and educational access station, uses NewTek's Integrated Production Suite for live programming, enhanced with prepared graphics, titles and video segments. It is fantastic at adding professional graphics and extremely easy to use as a live switcher; especially since we added the RS-8™ external switcher,~ said John Pause, Director of City TV - Channel 3. "Another feature we find extremely useful is the DDR. We have our opening and closing video pieces already cued and ready to go; all you have to dQ to activate the video is switch to the DDR on the RS-8, and it automatically starts playing. It just doesn't get any easier; all while using a 3D transition and applying a full color broadcast quality graphic - all on the same machine"

Live Production

Streaming

The Internet has changed the world we live in, and smart producers a re taking advantage of this technology to keep in touch with clients around the corner or across the globe. VT[5] is ready to help you maximize the immediate delivery of shows, video, images, and project proofs to your client. Both live and edited content in VT[5] ca n be sent real-time to the Internet.

Combining the medium of traditional television broadcasting with the much less traditional medium of Internet, ManiaTV! is using NewTek for its entire production pipeline: switching, graphics and Internet streaming of music videos delivered by "Cyber Jockeys". ManiaTV! CEO Drew Massey says the power of VT with the broad reach of the I nternet is changing how we tt1ink of broadcast. "Bill Paley delivered network TV. Ted Turner delivered cable TV. And now, thanks to the power and technology engineered by NewTek, ManiaTVJ is delivering the next revolution in televiSion-Internet TV." Massey says he is thrilled with the depth of tools at his disposal, "This delivers everything ManiaTVJ needs to deliver the world's first Internet TV network. Live switching. Live multi-camera inputs. Live DDRs. Live DSKs. Not to mention fulfilling all off-air encoding, editing and 3D rendering needs. This is undeniably sn entire TV station in a box. David Sarnoff would be both proud and envious."

With the rapid adoption of broadband internet access, Streaming is finding its way into more traditional production pipelines. True Life Imaging is one of many post-production companies realizing that time is money, snd VT-Stream, an integrated component of VT[5J, now plays a critical part in saving them time. True Life's Ivan Van Darn says this affords them the best of both worlds: immediate communications combined with maximum convenience, "My clients no longer need to make a trip to my office to proof their video. I call them and they can watch the stream live from the convenience of their home or office. Because I don't have to schedule time for them to come in, or make a VHS dub and wait for them to watch it, I finish their video much quicker."

Families back home were able to watch this baseball game via a live Internet stream. We had viewers as far away as France, China and Australia. There were several thousand hits on our internet stream In one day."

-KrJs Gurrad

KLTV Longview, WA

Public Access and Government Video

Paul Congo, Executive Director of Access Monterey Peninsula, has spent over 25 years involved in community acce5S television, and along the way, he learned what it takes to succeed in this broadcast field.

"This is the most practical. user-friendly video suite on the market. The fact that a single operator can have such power at his fingertips continues to amaze me. From broadcasting multi-camera live-switched events to one man productions, the flexibility IS unbeatable. The price point also makes it wonderful for public access, With budget cycles sometimes years apart, this affordability makes it po5Sible to purchase multiple systems for use in training, remote locations, and in studio.

~8Lrt the real value is the integration and video quality. Everything's there: switcher, editor, graphics, and even high­end animation capability. VT[5] LIVE! is a system that can be used as a switcher OR an editor OR a graphics station. tt combines live switching of up to 24 sources, real-time editing of both uncompressed and DV clips, character generation, painting, both 2D and 3D animation, integrated Proc Amps, Waveform and Vector scope - even Intemet streaming capabilities.

"Bottom line: it is well designed, stable, and supported by a company that started the desktop video revolution over a decade ago. There is nothing on the market that compares to the power and quality of this suite of tools , and the price-point is far below anything else that even comes close."

Bullhead City, AZ, recently began using NewTek's integrated production sUIte to telecast their City Council meetings on the government cable channel. The first broadcast using the new system went flawle5Sly," reported Don Jackson, of Digital Video Productions. The manager kept breaking out in laughter with excitement as I was doing the switching, it was obvious just how much impact this would have on our overall quality and productivity."

Don used the NewTek suite's graphics capabilities to spice up the telecast: ~I created a network-style opening for the meeting using Aura, and made a down-and-dirty flying logo station 10 using lightWave. The profe5Sional quality graphics really enhanced the show and were quick and easy to achieve with NewTek's toolset." VT[5] LIVE! can quickly grow beyond the just live broadcast applications. This past week I shot and edited a 15 minute video that was shown to the Council members and the publ1c, H Jackson said. "After the video some of the members said it was the best work they'd seen from us and that they want more produced for public consumption. ~

"Seeing VT[5] LIVE! billed as a 'TV Studio in-a-Box,' I had no idea of the extent of the truth of that statement. The 'studio' you are shipping with the VT{5] LIVE! is better equipped than the NBC affiliate where I was a Producer in 2001.. I am amazed at how much the VT[5] LlVEI hardware is capable of, and how much it matches or exceeds the equipment I've had access to in local and national broadcast facilities!"

-Timothy Albee

Producer, Author, Digital Artist

Post Production

Power, flexibility and complete control of the finished product are the ultimate requirements in the fast-paced world of post production, and nothing fits the bill like NewTek's VT[5]: res I-time, uncompressed, multi-format. multi-standard editing with the smoothest and fastest HD workflow in the industry. With Aura Video PainFM and lightWave 3D!! included, you have everything you need to create pristine and compelling ng productions from a quick-but-beautiful logo or bumper to a polished 15­second spot to a full·bore richly post-prod uced pri me time network television show.

AGA Digital of Chicago, IL, includes McDonald's, Wendy's, ABC, Paramount, Xerox, AT Kearney, Radio Disney, AC Nielsen and many others among the client list they have successfully and profitably served using NewTek tools as the mai nstay of thei r business. "VT is great because it allows for complete flexibility - from editing, to creating 3D animations, to compositing, to our final product," says founder and CEO Dan Ablan. We're able to create graphics in lightWave, composite them and then edit the project without any conversions or system changes."

"NewTek's VT allows us to complete projects under ridiculously short deadlines by letting us do in minutes work which would otherwise tske hours," said Rich Helvey, lead animator for NBC's Access Hollywood. "With its tight integration with lightWave and Aura and its own robust set of video editing tools. VT lets me be as creative as I want to be - sometimes even morel And the real-time operation -I really miss all the free time I Listed to have while waiting for a render to finish ... "

An unprecedented four hurricanes slamming into Florida put intense pressure on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to get timely information out to the networks covering the storms and subsequent cleanup and aid efforts. Media Special list Aaron Skolnik says the diversity of NewTek tools and its intuitive interface meant meeting near- impossible round-the-clock deadlines. "Everything's intuitive ... it doesn't take a lot for me to do what I want it to do. I've got someone who Just started a week ago, and he's already producing segments with the rest of us"

~We use VT on a daiIy basis for producing on-a ir graphics, station promos and local commercial Is," said Tim Johnson of KUTV Channel 2, Sa It Lake City, UT. "We rely on it for its beautiful uncompressed output and as a framebuffer for LightWave and After Effects. The tight integration with our other production tools speeds up the workflow just incredibly,"

Education

With one purchase, you can bring your students the entire range of professional video equipment they may expect to encounter in the broadcast and production world. VT[5]'s virtual decks, controllers, monitors, switchers, mixers and scopes work exactly tile way the real world equivalents do, and VT[5] also includes HD editing, titling, video paint, and 3D production tools found in computer-based production environments.

Five Forks Middle School in Norcross, GA, was able to replace a compressed editing system and a suite of external video equipment required to support it, with NewTek's integrated production suite. The students do a daily news show with four or five cameras, among other productions. "With our old equipment, we often tried to make a 11 ashy intro like those on CNN, but the result always looked terrible" said Faraz Ahmad, student. When we re-created our intro with the NewTek system, we captured uncompressed video with no quality loss, and easily added lots of graphic layers without hassling with several pieces of equipment. We liked the intra so well that we entered it into an international contest, and we won."

With the SX-84, up to 24 cameras and decks can be plugged in for live switching. giving students maximum creativity and control. VT[5] works well with almost any type of camera ranging from high end genlockable cameras to inexpensive consumer equipment and the integrated Proc Amps in VT[5] allow you to color balance all sources, giving users professional results.

NewTek's supportive relationship with customers is the feature that Robert Levine, of Florida State University, finds compelling: ~Owning a NewTek product has been as much about buying into a company philosophy as a list of product specs:' NewTek stands behind their products with a liberal warranty, regular free updates, and free technical support.

See for yourself the power and ease of use of VT[5] with a hands-on demonstration. Visit www, newtek.com for the location of your nearest NewTek authorized reseller.

SX-84 Hardware

Video

8 Component inputs, or 8 Y/C inputs, or 24 Composite input. (You may have inputs of differing formats on differing rows, so you can have all three formats feeding to the VT(5) at any time).

Proc Amp controls for each input. Multiple inputs internally synchronized; cameras do not require gunlock capability.

4 component or Y/C program outputs.

4 composite program outputs.

Prevlew output (can also display Alpha).

Audio

IN

4 XLR balanced inputs (mic or line level, switch . able phantom power).

4 XLR balance outputs 12 RCA unbalanced inputs (6stereo pairs).

2 Auxiliary Return inputs.

OUT

4 XLR balance outputs.

8 Unbalance RCA outputs.

2 Auxiliary send outputs.

1 PA Mix.

Machine Control

3 RS-422 deck controls for digitizing and batch re-capture.

Optional Serial Digital Card Hardware

Specifications

¾-length PCI card (requires free PCI slot).

1 SMPTE 259M SDI Video in.

1 SMPTE 259M SDI Video out.

1 SMPTE 259M SDI Preview or Alpha Channel out.

1 AES/EBU SDI Audio in.

1 AES/EBU SDI Audio out.

Recommended VT(5) System Configuration*

- A free 66 MHz PCI slot for the VT(5) card is recommend. Ed for best performance.

- Pentium 4 or Athion XP processor that supports SSE2.

- AGP or PCI Express-based graphics card.

- 1 Cigabyte of RAM.

- 4x U160 U320 SCSI drives, with the controller on a 64 bit PCI bus (preferred): or 4x software-striped SATA drives.

-8GB space for DVEs and content.

- IDE or SATA system drive with 500Mb of free disk Space.

- DVD Drive

- Windows XP Professional (SP2).

- windows Media Player 9 or higher.

- Windows Media Encoder 9 or higher for streaming .

- Direct X 9.0c or higher – latest graphics card drivers.

For HI Definition editing dual CPUs or dual dual-core CPUs are suggested for the smoothest and fastest operation.