News update

G.D.B. International is proud to announce our recent appointment as the exclusive Australian Distributor of Cobalt Digital. Cobalt offers a wide range of high quality SD-SDI / HD-SDI format converters that could not be sourced from our existing suppliers.

There has been a significant gap in the market for SD-SDI / HD-SDI equipment. This demand has been driven by the introduction of cheap prosumer HD-SDI video cameras that have many of the features traditionally found on broadcast cameras at a fraction of the price. HD-SDI is quickly becoming the new television standard and the greatest demand is being driven by prosumer customers such universities, schools, community television stations, church media groups, small production houses, documentary makers and live event / conference customers.

Click here to read the media release.

New land speed record - recorded by nNovia Solid State QC Deck
The nNovia QC deck was at the heart of the on-board recording system used to record cockpit video for the 3 fastest motorcycle streamliners in the world. The 16 year old motorcycle land speed record of 322 MPH was broken twice with the final record being set by Chris Carr driving Denis Manning’s “7” streamliner. The history making event was recorded by the production crew from IGNITION 3 with a dozen cameras, three of which were in the cockpits of the streamliners.

A nNovia QC deck equipped with an Audavi 8GB solid state cartridge captured the video in one of the harshest of environments possible. At these speeds vibration from the engine and the chassis are so extreme that recordings from hard disk or tape are inadequate.

Click here to read the media release.

Click here for the full range of nNovia products.

Click here for the full range of Audavi Mediapacs.

Review by Jeanne Rawlings, Videomaker on the Azden 320ULT, 320UHT and 320ULX. Tuesday, 27th November 2007.

Azden's latest 320 series discrete dual-channel system is smaller and smarter than all other previous units. We reviewed four components, finding that the UHF dual receiver is powerful and allows selections of up to 240 channels.

Click here for the full review.

Head to Head: Two Noise-Cancelling Headphones
Review by James Turner, Computerworld comparing Able Planet's APH20 Clear Harmony Linux Audio headset to Bose's Quiet Comfort 3.  Saturday, March 03, 2007

Noise canceling headphones, long a staple of road warriors, are a golden marriage of technology and mathematics. By listening to the outside acoustic environment and then figuring out in real time what signals to generate to cancel out the noise, they can turn an airplane or a busy machine room into a relatively quiet place.

Bose first introduced noise canceling products for pilots, then later released their best-selling Quiet Comfort line of consumer headsets. But now several companies such as newcomer Able Planet are entering the high-end market.

Click here to read the review.

Click here for the full range of Able Planet products.

Libec appoints G.D.B. International Exclusive Distributor for tripod range.

Click here to read the full media release.

Click here for the full range of Libec products.

Fast Forward Outrider Viable solution for Film Industry

Fast Forward Video, a recognized innovator of digital video recorder (DVR) technology for broadcast, industrial video, presentation, and military applications, today announced that its Outrider CF DVR™ is being utilized by Munich-based ARRI Rental Deutschland GmbH, a manufacturer of products and technologies for all aspects of the film industry, in its new portable and durable Cineassist DVR.

Optimized for video back-up, offline editing, and fast creation of daily video rushes during film productions, ARRI's Cineassist enables onboard camera operation for steadycam and crane applications, and also can be used as a clamshell video recorder with an attached mini-monitor and battery.

Click here to read the article.
Click here for more information on the Outrider CF DVR.

Azden 1000 series defies Hurricane Katrina

Dear Azden,

I never had the chance to tell my story about using your wireless mic system during Hurricane Katrina.  Below is a link to the video clip using your product during the category 5 hurricane (the strongest level storm). It worked flawlessly thru strong winds over 100-mph and heavy rains. Whenever I am asked about what mics to use, I always highly recommend Azden.

The mic system went thru hell and back and it still works to this day. After Katrina I left CBS News to start my own company in Vancouver, Canada called Parrodoxx Pictures. I thought you could use this clip to show case the power and professional quality of your product.

View video here.

Kevin Martells
Parrodoxx Pictures

Boxx low frame delay Composite system

GDB International will be launching Boxx Networx, a three frame delay Composite to Wifi laptop system in November.  Boxx Networx will offer web streaming and recording functions. Customers will also be able to mark inputs on the fly for quick video assist play back. This solution will be ideal for video assist, outdoor screens at sporting events and surveillance work. A decoder box option is also being developed for operators requiring a standalone receiver solution.

Click here for the Boxx Networx fact sheet.

Azden is nice wedding guest

"I purchased a (Azden) 1000 broadcast series system and I can tell you this was the best money I have ever spent.  I get crystal clear audio no matter where I am located in the room.  In fact, I've gotten bookings to cover weddings due to the reputation for great audio that's part of my wedding tapes."


Click here to read the article, Azden is nice wedding guest Page 54, TV Technology magazine  19 Sept 07.pdf

Click here for the Azden - Complete Product List.

Boxx Testimonial from Colin McDonald

"I have been using the-boxx for Sky Sports News, Soccer Saturday and other news and sports programmes for live-to-air transmission for the past six months. My company, Macdonald Broadcast Services Ltd, owns three systems and I have orders for more systems. I use it myself and hire it out to other operators.

The-boxx provides a stable, reliable link that is easy to set-up and operate, and costs about 25% of similar systems available on the market. It has an impressive range that easily covers an international football stadium.

I use for digi link for Sky Soccer Sat live, Soccer AM live, Fox TV live on the Paris riots and Sky Rugby and Cricket. I am also using it on the athletics for the IAAF in Monaco. In particular I have enjoyed excellent after sales service and I thoroughly recommend the system to all camera operators and producers."

Click here for the Boxx Microwave Systems - Complete Product List.

TV network saves $25k a year

Service Electric Cable Television has saved $25,000 a year in tape costs by purchasing Audavi Mediapacs with their Hitachi SK-555 cameras. Audavi's hard drive technology also enables a seamless workflow for the entire production crew.

Our camera guys love it, as its very reliable and they don't have to worry about running out of tape when a team scores the only goal in the game.. Andy Himmelwright, General Manager.

Full article can be found in the PDF document here.

Bebob appoints G.D.B. International exclusive distributor

G.D.B. International is proud to announce our appointment as the exclusive Australian and New Zealand distributor of the Bebob Foxi, Zoe, Lux, Leo, Coco and Box professional camera accessories.

For the full media release please see here.

For the full range of Bebob products please see here.

Visit G.D.B. International at SMPTE 2007

The SMPTE Broadcast Industry Conference is held every two years at the Sydney Convention Centre. The next conference will be held from 17-20 July 2007 and G.D.B. International will be located at Booth H06.

We will be announcing a stack of new products including:

• The Bebob range of camera accessories
• The DIT range of professional high definition video monitors
• Datavideo SE-1000 six Channel HD/SD Vision Mixer
• Datavideo SE-1000 Package
• Datavideo MS-1000 Mobile Video Studio
• Datavideo TLM-433 3 x 4.3" 16:9 LCD Monitors for the SE-1000
• Datavideo SE-900 Vision Mixer
• Datavideo CKL-100 Dual Colour Light Ring & Retro Reflective Cloth
• Datavideo DN-300 Hard Disk Recorder
• nNovia QCR Deck

Vista Compatibility Table.

Please Note: The bundled special effects software 'LiveShow' that comes with the VX6; Beauty Black; Beauty White; LiveShow & Tracer CCD is not Vista or MacOS compatible. Compatible with Windows 98SE/ME/XP/2000 only.

For a complete List of compatiable LifeView products please visit their Vista Compatiably Page

* The ArcSoft software bundled with the products marked with a * require this patch to correct a CD/DVD drive driver issue. The software listed above is an update to the original software found on the CD.

Audavi Appoints G.D.B. International as Australian Distributor.

G.D.B. International is proud to announce their recent appointment as the exclusive Australian Distributor of the Mediapac [also known as Hardtape] range of storage solutions.

Audavi designs and manufactures a range of rugged portable storage solutions to securely record, store and transport digital video and data. The Audavi solutions are based upon the Mediapac cartridge which utilise state-of-the-art small form factor disk drive technology to provide portable, high capacity, high performance storage in a ruggedised package. These cartridges can withstand forces up to 5000Gs and can survive being dropped onto concrete from about 60cm.

"Workflow practices are demanding greater portability of all types of content and the Mediapac systems will remove much of the tedious and time consuming uploads, downloads, capturing and transfers and this is the key to reducing future data management costs".

The full media release is available here (197kb).

For an example of Workflow Solutions see this PDF (2.0mb)

See here for the complete range of Audavi products, or in the below categories:

• Standard Mediapacs
• Special Mediapacs
• Cable Kits and Bays
• Enclosures n Towers
• Accessories

Tonga TV use Datavideo vision mixers in live broadcast.

In a world first for the Tonga Broadcasting Commission, Datavideos SE-800 and SE-500 vision mixers have been used to broadcast the most significant event in Tongan history, the state funeral of the king. The funeral of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV was broadcast live to audiences in Australasia, the Pacific and via CNN and BBC newscasts in Europe, the Americas and Africa.

Datavideo SE-800

Datavideo SE-500

See here for the full media release PDF (260kb).

Launch of the Mobile Video Studio

Datavideo MVS Series | Affordable | Portable | Powerful

Traditionally, live television production has remained the domain of professional studios. Datavideo has defied the status quo with the new MS-800 Mobile Video Studio - a live television control room in a box.

Designed for customers on the move, the Mobile Video Studio can be live in seconds in almost any operating environment. The studio is the ideal video switching and recording solution for multi-camera television production, event and live staging, conferences and internet streaming.

Click here for the full media release (PDF, 204kb)

The Datavideo MS-800 Mobile Video Studio has been put through its paces by Wallaby Productions at the 2006 triennial Lutheran Church Conference in Toowoomba, Queensland. The team set up a three camera shoot with camera cable runs up to 70 metres. Thanks to the Mobile Studio's ITC-100 Intercom System, the director, cameraman and technical director kept in constant contact with each other while the SE-800 Vision Mixer enabled the team to switch both DV and analogue video streams.

"The MS-800 was a very easy to use solution in a very professional looking form and it worked extremely well for us over a very long production. We would have no hesitation in using it again in the future."

Neil Waller, Managing Director of Wallaby Productions

Click here to read the full report (PDF, 246kb).

"G.D.B. International is proud to announce the Australian Launch of the LifeView Express Series of TV Tuner Cards. This is the first range of true Express TV Tuners to be launched in Australia and is available in two formats (PCIe and ExpressCard)."

"Amongst the first in the world, LifeView's Express TV Solutions are the next generation in portable multimedia entertainment. With over five times the bandwidth of the old USB2.0 interface, and over twice the bandwidth of the old PCI interface, the ExpressCard interface is becoming the new standard for laptop PC's and desktops alike. With the addition of LifeView's MVP software, which utilises Multiple Streaming Technology (MST), the additional bandwidth of the new express interface enables the user to utilise multiple video streams simultaneously."

The full press release is available here in this 170kb PDF with images.

The LifeView Express Series products mentioned in the press release are the following:

• LifeView FlyTV Express PCIe X1 MST-T²A² (Product Code: LR820T2A2)
• LifeView FlyTV ExpressCard M5 MST-T²A² (Product Code: LR512T2A2)

(PCIe - LR820T2A2)

(ExpressCard 54mm - LR512T2A2)

Datavideo have released another video after their very successful stand at NAB 2006. This video contains interviews with some of the top people from Datavideo all around the world, and demonstrations of many of their new and existing products. Many of their products were setup and functioning to show an example of a live cooking show.

The above video is MPEG-4 [2:59 minutes, 320x240, @ 6.24MB (6.544bytes)]. You may need Apple QuickTime, or another MP4 capable Player such as MPC, MPlayer, VLC, or a codec to play the file. Click on the above image to play it, or right click on it to save it.

Featured products were:

• SE-8004 Channel Mixer
  
• TLM-404 4 x 4" Monitors
  
• TLM-702 2 x 7" 16:9 Monitors
  
• MP-6000 DVD Recorder
  
• CG-100 Character Generating Software (running on the laptop)
  
• DVK-100 Stand-alone Chroma Keyer
  
• TLM-700 7" 16:9 Camera Monitor

Tom Patrick McAuliffe has done a fantastic review of the Datavideo SE-800 Four Channel Digital/Analogue Mixer.

" The functionality of a whole television control room, by and large, now fits into an affordable device that's the size of a small suitcase. The SE-800 is a four-input digital and analog video mixer that handles multiple formats. It allows you to mix multiple sources, enhance your video and audio, and add titles and special effects. "

" SE-800 ships with over 50 transition effects. All of them are smooth with no jaggies, as befits a hardware-based solution. However, they're mainly traditional, with wipes, reveals, and dissolves. "

For the full review read it at digitalcontentproducer.com.

Keeping travel costs down, two of the founders of BoostDigital, checked out the sights on their recent road trip to the NAB2006 show in Las Vegas. And thanks to the clever people from Datavideo, the 'Boost Boys' also checked out Hong Kong and the UK with the help of the DVK-100 Chroma Keyer and a motorbike prop!

Download the video (3.99mb (4.185bytes) WMV).

The Boost Boys - Graeme Logan on the bike and Ian MacRae in the sidecar - were so pleased with the video that they put a copy on their website www.boostdigital.com. As Ian MacRae explains, their accountant was also impressed by the video...

"To impress the Boost accountant we told him how we'd kept travel costs down by using a motor bike and sidecar. He was very impressed with the video and wanted to know how we attached the camera to the front of the bike. (Seriously!)"

The above video is MPEG-4 [2:00 minutes, 320x240, 470kbit/s @ 6.4MB]. Press the play button to start it. You may need Apple QuickTime, or another MP4 capable Player such as MPC or MPlayer to play the file. If the above doesn't work in your browser, use this link to download/save it and play it at a later time.

The video is an interview conducted at the NAB 2006 trade show. Scott Shepard interviews John from Datavideo USA on a number of new products from Datavideo. John and Scott talk about:

• DVK-100 Chroma Keyer [we do not recommended using DV input for Chroma keying, as PAL DV reduces the colour resolution to an unacceptable level];
  
• The new unreleased SE-900 eight channel video mixer (while showing the SE-800 four channel mixer); and the
  
• CG1-00 Character Generating software with BlackMagic DeckLink Card.

Update: The signal flow diagram for the DVK-100 Chroma Keyer and Motorcycle demo that is featured in the video interview has been released. Download it here (PDF 54kb)

From all accounts, it was a great show. Well done Datavideo!.

New Low Cost ChromaKey Solution
Datavideo is pleased to announce the DVK-100, an entry level, stand alone Chromakey solution. The DVK-100 is the first Chroma Keyer that is designed for schools, small studios, wedding videographers and small size production companies. Now, it is easy to create a virtual studio effect without spending large sums of money. All you need is a DVK-100, a single colour background (Blue or Green is the best), two video cameras and proper lighting.

Available to support either PAL or NTSC video standards (separate units), this useful device features three composite and S-Video inputs allowing for dual camera and separate background connectivity.

Features:

• 2 x foreground & 1 x background video input
• Selectable key out background colour (Blue, Green or Black)
• Adjustable key out level to reduce shadow
• S-Video (Y/C) and Composite video input and output
• Adjustable matte window
• Brightness, Contrast, Colour and Tint (NTSC) control
• Built in TBC
• RS-232 controllable
• GPI trigger interface for switching between two different camera foreground sources
• PAL or NTSC units available (separate units)

See the full Datavideo press release (288kb PDF)
See the DVK-100 Chroma Keyer product page.
It is in stock* and ready to for you to buy now.

Datavideo Corporation, specialists in video production and conversion technology announced that they have begun shipping their new version of the acclaimed SDI Character Generator software CG-100. The new 1.51 version is a major upgrade introducing a range of additional utilities to the already extensive feature list within the Datavideo CG-100. The new features include; Time, Stop Watch & Date Display, Powerful TARGA sequence import & playback allowing easy and high quality animation import for e.g. animated lower thirds, overlays, logos and much more, Automatically create multiple CG pages from a text file, GPI triggering for remote control of event and play list and much more.

The CG-100 is the first Character Generater software that uses the Blackmagic Design Decklink Card series as a video output card. The CG-100 can be used as an accessory for the Datavideo SE-800 vision mixer or as an individual unit. It is also the first Live CG software that has SDI interface at an affordable price. You will be amazed by what you can do with this advanced piece of technology.

SDI overlay offers the best broadcast quality CG solution in the industry today. However, it has always been beyond the budget of small studios and production houses - The Datavideo CG-100 has changed that! The CG-100 combines with a Blackmagic Design DeckLink Card to bring you live SDI CG overlay at an affordable price. It supports NTSC and PAL video standards and is able to generate graphics for 16:9 or 4:3 aspect ratios. Pages can be composed and combined with animation effects, to run as a sequence, or they can be displayed and edited live. The CG-100 combines perfectly with the SE-800 to give superb quality graphics / text / logo overlay on live production mixes. CG-100 can be used in any SDI or YUV input switchers (with DeckLink SP, DeckLink Pro or DeckLink Extreme). It can also be used with the Datavideo SE-800 via the SDI text overlay interfaces.

Datavideo CG-100 Version 1.51 features include:

• Stand-alone logo display function (NEW in version 1.51)
• Automatically create multiple CG pages from a text file. (NEW in version 1.51)
• Time & date display (NEW in version 1.51)
• TARGA sequence playback (NEW in version 1.51)
• GPI trigger animation (NEW in version 1.51)
• Plus bonus Live Streaming software (NEW in version 1.51)
• Image objects may be imported as graphics and stored as part of the page
• Simple shapes (bars, ellipses and rectangles) are menu items and may be added to the page
• Animation objects can Wipe, Push, and Fade in various directions at different speeds
• Text can roll and crawl
• Supports Windows Unicode for multi-language inputs
• Redo/Undo functions for quick testing of an additional effect
• Live editing mode provides great flexibility to immediately alter one CG page while another CG page is live
• Quick CG Text Editor allows navigation from page to page to quickly modify text
• Nine clipboard items can be stored and used in CG combinations on different pages and files
• Group function makes CG combinations easy to edit
• SDI & YUV available. (DeckLink Pro, or DeckLink SP)
• External Key output (DeckLink Pro only)

Existing users of Datavideo CG-100 can download the new version free of charge from our Support page.
Purchases from now of the CG-100 will include the newest version.

Datavideo Corporation, specialists in video production products, conversion technology, and high quality TFT LCD monitors, have announced that they have begun shipping of three new high quality TFT LCD monitors, adding to their acclaimed current range of monitors, 4 x 4" monitor bank [TLM-404] and 7" DV monitor [TLM-70D].

The new monitor line-up start with TLM-350, a 3.5?" portable monitor that can be powered direct from mains or from the supplied battery. The TLM-350 offers connection for two Composite Video sources, with a resolution of 480 x 234 Pixels and a viewing angle of (V)+15/-35 degrees, (H)+50/-50 degrees. Datavideo supplies the TLM-350 complete with a carrying case, battery pack & charger, sun shield and ball & socket head.

The second monitor in the new range is the TLM-700; a 7" wide screen monitor with switchable aspect ratio, 16:9 or 4:3. On the front panel are easy to use adjustments for brightness, contrast, colour & tint (NTSC only). The TLM-700 offers two selectable Composite Video inputs, and a resolution of 1440 x 234 pixels, together with a viewing angle of (V)+50/-40 degrees, (H)+30/-30 degrees. For convenience in the field, there is a standard tripod mounting bush in the base of the TLM-700, and it is supplied with a padded carrying case.

The final monitor released is the TLM-702, a 19" Rack Mount 2 x 7" wide screen monitor with switchable aspect ratio, 16:9 or 4:3. On the front panel there are easy to use adjustments for brightness, contrast, colour & tint (NTSC only) for both monitors. The TLM-702 offers two selectable Composite Video inputs per monitor, and for added convenience there is also a transparent loop-through of the video signal from both inputs. The ingenious casing design allows the monitors to be tilted up or down even when they are mounted in a rack. Each monitor has a two colour tally light immediately above the screen, this is particularly useful if it is being used with a Datavideo switcher. The resolution is 1440 x 234 pixels, with a viewing angle of (V)+40/-60 degrees, (H)+60/-60 degrees. The TLM-702 is the ideal companion for Datavideos switcher range including SE-500 & SE-800, but the 19" rack design also makes the TLM-702 the prefect choice as a monitor in video or presentation installations.

The Datavideo TLM monitor series is designed for video professionals that insist on superior performance. After all, every professional knows that you are only as good as the tools you use.

Whether its in combination with switchers, 19" rack monitoring, in field operation, video editing, or the most advanced multimedia video youre creating, the Datavideo TLM monitor range offers the right tools for your job.

See the full press release from Datavideo (PDF 476kb)

The monitors: 3.5" TLM-305, 7" 16:9 TLM-700, 2 x 7" 16:9 Racked TLM-702.

G.D.B. International is proud to announce their recent appointment as the exclusive Australian distributor of the LifeView range of TV tuner products.

Since it was founded in 1990, Animation Technologies Inc. has been a pioneer in video capture technology. They have built their reputation by developing, manufacturing & marketing cutting-edge multimedia and video products, to the point where they are now a global industry leader of multimedia video technology for corporate, consumer and OEM markets.

G.D.B. International, in conjunction with Animation Technologies Inc. will now be able to provide the Australian market with a full range of HDTV capable, MCE compatible, internal and external TV solutions.

See the full press release.

See the range of LifeView products.

G.D.B. International is proud to announce their appointment as New Zealand and exclusive Australian distributor for the Azden range of audio products.

Azden specialises in radio transmission equipment covering the prosumer, professional and broadcast video market.

See the full press release here: Azden/GDB Press Release

See our Azden Products here: Azden Product List

"Datavideo is pleased to announce that our DAC-100, DAC-5 and DAC-10 format converters have been qualified by Apple, for both Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express".

See the Final Cut Pro Qualified List

Singapore, Indoor Stadium - Datavideos SE800 Digital Video Switcher was being used during Eric Moo World Tour 2005, which was held in the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Unusual Design and Communications, who was the organiser of the concert selected the Digital Video Switcher to project the camera outputs, the animations and the lyrics on the main screen.

According to Mr. Alan Meng, the director of Unusual: "Datavideos Digital Video Switcher is a stable, very easy to use and good performance device; it is suitable for using in a live concert...; The concert was filmed, mixed and broadcast live in real-time. All the features and advantages that [the] SE-800 has to offer, makes it a very high quality yet cost effective solution."

Datavideo Singapore Press Release PDF

Santa Clara, Calif. - April 15, 2005 - Aegison Corporation, the leading global provider of mobile digital surveillance systems with broadband IP network data management and transmission, announced today that Shipboard Automation Lab at Florida Atlantic University has selected Aegison Mobile Digital Recording Systems for the project Center of Excellence in Biomedical and Marine Biotechnology.

The Shipboard Automation Lab uses Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) to explore South Florida's seafloor in search of new species of underwater plants and animals. The new species are then studied by biomedical laboratories, with the hope of discovering compounds that may have useful medical properties such as for the treatment of cancer.

Aegison Press Release

The VGear MaxCam 480 has been reviewed in the 36th issue of Free Access Magazine.

"One day all webcams will be like the MaxCam!"

Here is the review from the magazine.

Fast Forward Video has issued, for immediate release, a press release announcing G.D.B. International as their exclusive Australian distributer.

"FFV was one of the first companies to bring digital computer technology to the video industry by applying random-access disk storage to a video device. The company's cost-effective DVR solutions, including the award-winning OMEGA Deck TM DVR, ultra-compact Recon TM DVR board, and DigiDeck TM DVR provide high-performance technology and rugged, reliable operation for sporting events, security and remote monitoring, and other remote and mobile broadcast applications."

See our range of Fast Forward Video products here.

The Datavideo TLM70D has just been reviewed in the January 2005 issue of Camcorder and Computer Video Magazine.

"Consider this unit if you were, say, making a documentary film or an independent production where it was important that you see everything in the monitor that the camcorder was capturing. With the camcorder connected to the TLM-70D (via FireWire) at the same time that the recordings are taking place, you as a director can get a very accurate picture of what's being recorded. This is especially critical if you're shooting in the 16:9 widescreen mode. It's also extremely useful in playback. No unexpected suprises will greet you in post-production."

The October issue of PC User Magazine has awarded VGear's PocketDVD "Top Buy" in its "External MPEG encoders" round of reviews.

The V-Gear DVPro Plus and Instant DVD DV also receive favourable reviews.

Read the article here.

GDB International will be at Digital Media Festival from the 5th to the 8th of December in Sydney.

"Digital cinematography, digital intermediate, DV filmmaking, audio for video, DVD production, HD filmmaking, screen editing and much, much more ... A sensational three-day program exploring every aspect of contemporary digital video production and post-production."

Look out for us there.

Matrox certifies nNovia QuickCapture 'direct to disk' portable digital video recorders for use with Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme Pro realtime video editing platform

Montreal, Canada, August 2, 2004 - Matrox Video Products Group today announced the completion of compatibility testing and certification of the nNovia QuickCapture family of products for use with the Matrox RT.X100 Xtreme Pro and RT.X10 Suite realtime video editing platforms. QuickCapture and QuickCapture A2D are designed for ENG and professional videographers to record "Edit-Ready" clips directly to an internal hard disk from any DV or analogue camcorder, thus eliminating the "capture" step typical in nonlinear editing workflow.

"The combination of one of the QuickCapture products and RT.X100 Xtreme Pro saves time and money," said Stephen Albanese, Matrox senior product manager. "Video files are instantly available in the native Matrox AVI format. The user simply connects either QuickCapture or QuickCapture A2D to their RT.X100 Xtreme Pro via 1394 cable, then drags & drops the content into their Adobe Premiere Pro timeline to begin editing."

nNovia Press Release
Matrox Press Release