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Video Toaster [2] … the TV studio in a box

Video Toaster [2] is a Windows 2000-based product that processes pristine, uncompressed video in real-time and includes live keying, Internet streaming, real-time nonlinear editing, character generation, video painting and compositing, 3D animation, audio and video processing and all the tools you need in an integrated, easy-to-use package.

FEATURE LIST
Toaster Edit
The ease of a Storyboard; the precision of a Timeline. Or both. It's all seamlessly integrated in ToasterEdit. Fast, fun and easy are the hallmarks of ToasterEdit, begun more than 7 years ago, by video editors who know what you need for meat-and-potatoes editing. This newest version is an editor that gives you tremendous power, thanks to its direct edit interface. ...
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Audio Mixer
We realize how important audio production is for Live and Post environments, and once you see Video Toaster's impressive audio mixer. Mic inputs with phantom power, line inputs, full patchable configuration, auto transitions, and much more allow you to have full control of the situation:
  • Treble, Bass and Pan for each channel
  • Aux sends and receive
  • Mono, Solo, mute for each channel
  • Input and output grouping
  • User configurations saved/recalled any time
  • Auto-transition multiple channels with one button

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ToasterCG
Of course, any TV studio wouldn't be complete without a full-featured and professional Character Generator offering real time scrolls, crawls, multi-layered elements, soft shadows and much more. Styles can be loaded with a single click of the mouse, and affect not only your TrueType font collection, but any drawing object you create in ToasterCG, such as boxes, circles, and spline curves. Set up your CG pages quickly, with the aid of ToasterVision, since you can have live video or a looping clip directly in ToasterCG's window while you compose.
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SX-8 Expansion
8 component or 8 Y/C or 24 composite inputs or a mix of the three can be switched live to tape, to disk or to the Internet. Anyone who has plugged a video cable into a switcher will be right at home with Toaster [2]'s on-screen switcher, which is powerful enough for Hollywood movies and broadcast TV, yet affordable enough for your school, your church or yourself. The world's most versatile breakout-box has 100 connectors for composite, Y/C and component video, balanced and unbalanced audio, and data control. It's a 5 Unit-high rack mountable beauty.
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Professional Switcher
Component Switching. A sweet dream for many, since an 8-input component switcher easily costs tens of thousands of dollars. Not anymore. NewTek is rocking the marketplace with Video Toaster [2]’s integrated, flexible, easy-to-use switcher. Anyone who’s ever run a switcher will feel right at home with these on-screen devices. This is truly a TV Studio-in-a-box…transmitter included*. You see, there’s actually more than one switcher. If it’s a 3-cam shoot, simply fire up the APL-600 PRO 6-input switcher.

However, if you have larger needs (or wish to impress the client over your shoulder) then with a right mouseclick, you can instantly ‘upgrade’ your capabilities to the APL-2400 PRO... more >>

 

Digital Video Effects
2D wipes, 3D pushes and sophisticated 3D Digital Video Effects come with every Video Toaster system…hundreds of them. From simple to sublime, NewTek gives you a wide variety to keep you happy. What's more, creative talent outside of NewTek is busily generating a host of wipe themes to later add to your system. For quick verification of a transitions behavior , mouse over any DVE crouton for instant playback.
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Digital Disk Recorder
This is one of the most powerful digital decks you'll get your hands on. The Digi-Vid 2001 Digital Disk Recorder is a key component in Video Toaster [2]'s tool chest, offering drag-and-drop playback of any video clips or stills in your system. In and out points can be quickly set for each clip, and the DDR can be easily assigned to any input on your switcher. DDR's way-cool Cue feature actually links the Deck's playback with the Switcher, going from clip to transition, and then on to the next clip! Set up a bank of Transitions on the Switcher, turn on Advance, and now Switcher will advance both clip list playback AND the effects used between them. Imagine having all your cutaway shots ready to go on a live switch, so you can instantly transition between live cams, to some b-roll, and back again. Coooool!
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Aura [2.5]
There are so many features that make Video Toaster [2] stand above the large list of competing products, and when it comes to converting a good video to great video, Producers turn to Aura again and again. Video Toaster [2] has a newer, more exciting version of Aura which is a sweet compliment to the Toaster’s Live Production Environment: Aura [2.5]
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LightWave 3D Express
Video producers finally have an easy, and friendly interface to create flying logos and gorgeous 3D animations. A friendly Front end (like a wizard in many programs) will offer whatever level of assistance you need to create stunning 3-Dimensional imagery. Start, armed with only a 3D object, and LightWave Express will walk you through all the possible options, including fog, flares or even explosions! After answering all the questions, all that's left is to render your animation and get paid! Of course, if you have specific needs or are already comfortable in LightWave, then dive right in! The powerfully fast LightWave 6.5 render engine is purring under the hood, ready to take on your biggest video projects!
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Speed Razor
One of the industry’s leading editing systems, in-sync corporation’s Speed Razor, rounds out the powerful editing tools Video Toaster [2] supplies to help you get from rough treatment to ON AIR.
Speed Razor gives you unlimited audio and video layers allowing dynamic composites and key mattes. Even the most complicated audio editing is a breeze to set up as you create real-time envelopes. Scaling of individual layers, quick split-edits and full time-code batch capture/recapture makes for fast and efficient work. Split, trim, cut, select place and move clips all with ease using Speed Razor’s extensive hotkey support
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ToasterVision/Scope
Silky-smooth, 60-field-per-second video displayed right on your toaster desktop. Have up to three Toaster Vision monitors open at once, allowing you to constantly monitor your Preview, Program Out, Program In and Key busses without the need of expensive external monitors. You can also select to view any channel in regular or underscan mode. All sources can be viewed in 4:3 aspect or 16:9 aspect at any time.
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Background Generator
The XMP-24 Background Generator is a snap to configure backgrounds for editing or live switching. Choose a solid color by dragging a color dot over from the color picker, or just as easily create horizontal and vertical gradients, and even a four-color gradient, with a custom color at each corner. Your settings are recalled each time you open it, or you can load and save as many customized settings as you need
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Color Picker
Not just ANY color picker, Video Toaster allows you to drag any color onto anything in Toaster, such as a video clip, bin, even a desktop! Now have instant visual verification for rapid action, when you need to choose between similar items. It's all about letting you work in a way that makes sense to you
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Chroma/Cross Key
Yes, live, real time keying in an affordable and simple to use package awaits you in Video Toaster [2]. Remove backgrounds in real time and replace it with a video clip, a LightWave animation, or even a gorgeous virtual set. Take your productions to the next step since Video Toaster [2] brings you component quality and uncompressed video for the finest keys available
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Downstream Key
The Video Toaster's downstream keyer allows you to throw a bug logo, or lower-third on screen that remains unaffected by switching sources or digital video effects wiping between them. This is not an expensive option, but a standard feature ready to work for you
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Xternal Control
This rather compact interface provides you with all the functionality of deck control right on screen. Decks hooked up to Video Toaster [2] via either Serial Ports or the SX-8 module's RS-422 Ports can be played, paused, rewound or activate a recording session on-screen.
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S Y S T E M .R E Q U I R E M E N T S

Minimum System Requirements
Pentium 4 - 1.0 GHz
• Intel 850 chipset motherboard Model # Intel D850GB
• 256MB PC800 ECC RDRAM(2 128 MB RIMMS)
• 20 Gigabyte ATA-100 IDE (7200 rpm) System Drive
• Adaptec 19160 Ultra 160/M SCSI Controller Card
• 4 Ultra-160 SCSI (10,000 rpm) Drive striped as a video RAID

Any of the following graghic card:
• nVidia GeForce 2 GTS 32MB
• nVidia Quadro2 Pro, 64MB
• nVidia GeForce 2 MX 32MB for Dual Monitor displays

Recommended System Requirements
• Intel (R) Xeon (TM) processor 2.0GHz Dual
• 1024 MB (4x256), PC800 ECC RIMM (RAMBUS)
• 36GB x 4 U160M SCSI, 1.0”, 10,000 RPM
• 21” Trinitron Flat Display
• Floppy drive
• CD-ROM Drive
• Integrated networking 10/100 3Com
• Onboard sound card
• Cache 256KB on DIE L2
• Microsoft Intellimouse PS/2
• Keyboard, 104 keys, English
• 64MB NVidia Quadro 2 Pro 4x AGPGraphics Card
• System hard disk 40GB Ultra ATA (7,200 rpm)
• 18GB DVE / Audio Drive
• MS Windows 2000 Professional, SP2



Specifications subject to change without notice.

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