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- SAN JOSE, California (13 April 1992)--Videomedia, Inc. today announced OZ,
- the new Microsoft Windows based video editing solution. OZ is a software
- and hardware combination that makes professional-level video editing on
- the PC desktop accessible and affordable. The system features 100% V-LAN
- compatibility for frame accurate editing, animation control and the
- ability to display video from source or record decks on the PC screen.
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- OZ incorporates the time proven Videomedia philosophical approach to
- professional editing: "computers need numbers; people don't!" said Don
- Bennett, president of Videomedia. OZ expands on that belief by allowing
- the operator to devote all creative efforts into editing the basic
- elements--pictures and sound.
-
- Frame Accurate Editing with V-LAN Technology
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- OZ provides a frame accurate cuts editing system with edit list
- storage/retrieval and event commenting. OZ utilizes the industry standard
- V-LAN editing and machine control engine to ensure growth, reliability and
- complete frame accuracy using SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and
- Television Engineers) or EBU (European Broadcasting Union) time code.
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- Animation Control
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- OZ includes a single IBM-compatible ISA slot card that contains a V-LAN
- compatible transmitter and two V-LAN compatible serial receiver modules.
- Since OZ complies 100% with the V-LAN Version 3.0 protocol, there is a
- very distinct advantage in that the user has (at no additional charge) a
- full featured animation controller. OZ will operate as an animation
- controller from within any graphics or animation software that includes a
- V-LAN driver.
-
- The user does not have to purchase different versions for different types
- of display boards. OZ can automatically detect the presence of a
- "video-in-a-window" display board, such as the Truevision Bravado board,
- and starts up in "enhanced view" mode. In this mode, all video (source and
- record) is switched automatically and displayed on the PC screen. If a
- standard VGA board is detected, OZ loads in the "no view" mode that
- preserves all editing functions but requires the use of a standard NTSC or
- PAL monitor for displaying the actual video.
-
- "Microsoft Windows 3.1 and our new V-LAN machine control boards have
- enabled this price point so that millions of PC owners can get into
- desktop video editing," said Don Bennett, president of Videomedia. "OZ
- provides that multitude with truly professional level video editing
- capabilities at a fraction of the traditional cost."
-
- OZ will be available as of June 1992 through Videomedia dealers worldwide
- and carries a suggested retail price of $2495 . The OZ system requires:
- IBM-compatible 386 or 486 computer, MS-DOS Version 5.0, Windows 3.1, 2 meg
- of RAM minimum, VGA monitor, mouse and optional video-in-a-window display
- board.
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- Videomedia is a leading supplier of software and hardware for frame
- accurate control of video recorders by desktop computers and workstations,
- and is the developer of the industry standard V-LAN Universal Control
- Network. Videomedia has been manufacturing professional machine
- controllers and editing systems for industrial and professional broadcast
- applications for more than 15 years.
-
- For more information on V-LAN compatible products and desktop solutions,
- contact Videomedia, Inc. at 175 Lewis Road, San Jose, CA 95111, Phone:
- (408) 227-9977, Fax: (408) 227-6707.
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