Newtek’s SpeedEDIT 1.2
For those who don’t know, Newtek ushered in the video desktop era with the Amiga based Toaster, and later the Toaster Flyer, which added NLE capabilities to their already brilliant “studio in a desktop” concept. They continued after the demise of the Amiga by working on the Video Toaster for Windows, which was later shortened to the VT, which offers a suite of software, combined with an uncompressed video I/O card and switcher.They recently separated the editing software TEd away from the VT hardware, and given the user a software based NLE that is resolution independent and makes creative editing go smooth as butter compared to just about every other editors out there.
From the press release:
New SpeedEDIT 1.2 features include:
- WMVHD, VC1 and Windows Media Format 11 file writing support
- VST audio filter plug-in support
- DVCPro HD (MXF) file reading.
- Real-time Output support for NewTek video hardware cards
- Time Code burn-in for both local and project timecode
- Advanced Crossfade types
- Improved performance, quality, and stability
- Floating point HDR image reading
- Expanded DVD-format writing capability
“Working with multiple formats, frame rates and resolutions is a must in today’s production industry. At the same time, speed is paramount to staying competitive.” said Ted R. Ruiz Sr., Owner, Ad-Venture Video Productions “With NewTek’s SpeedEDIT handling DVCPro files of all types on one timeline in real time, I can’t think of any reason to use another product. My workflow just got more effieicent with SpeedEDIT 1.2”.
