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October 2010

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Omneon upgrades transcoding app S Sony previews Vegas Pro 10 NLE M ADISON, WI— Sony Creative Software (www.sonycre- ativesoftware.com) recently previewed Vegas Pro 10, the lat- est version of its nonlinear HD video and audio editing application. Vegas Pro 10 is offered in native 32- and 64-bit versions, and now includes stereoscopic 3D editing tools, enhanced closed caption- ing features, broadened video effect support, and new event level audio effects. The application’s workflow and user interface has also been enhanced. Vegas Pro 10 facilitates the creation of 3D projects by enabling users to import, adjust, edit, preview and export stereoscopic 3D projects natively without any additional tools or plug-ins. These new features and workflow updates make working in 3D as seam- less as working in 2D. The app is fully compatible with the latest 3D screen technology, and anaglyphic viewing is also supported, making it possible to preview 3D on any monitor. Improved support for closed captions enables broadcasters to preview captions in the video preview and trimmer windows for in- creased accuracy and ease of editing. Other improvements in- clude increased support for line 21 closed captions, HD SDI closed captions, multiple closed captioning file types, and the abil- ity to export captions for Sony DVD Architect, YouTube, RealPlayer, QuickTime and Windows Media Player. Multicam functionality has been expanded to provide a more robust editing and preview experience. Users can view the multi- cam source clips and the full-screen edited program output si- multaneously. Performance improvements make editing video from DSLR cam- eras faster and easier. And a track grouping update allows users to organize and manage projects by grouping related sections of video/audio for a cleaner working environment. New image stabi- lization tools help reduce jittery or shaky video. A new video effects plug-in architecture has been implemented based on the Open Effects Association standard. This standard was created by some of the leading companies in the visual ef- fects industry. The new architecture is accessed by a new soft- ware development kit, which reduces the developer’s workload by automating UI integration. Pros working with CUDA-enabled Nvidia video cards are now able to encode to the Sony AVC format with improved rendering performance and speed. And device support has been ex- panded for HD-SDI adapters and Sony NXCAM cameras. Support for DVD and Blu-ray disc drives has also been broadened. Sony will ship Vegas Pro 10 this month. Pricing is $699.95, and upgrades from previous versions of Vegas Pro are available for $249.95. UNNYVALE, CA — Omneon (www.omneon.com) introduced a new version of its ProXchange grid-based transcode application at IBC. The new version adds support for the Apple ProRes 422 media format. ProXchange 1.6 leverages the combined storage and processing architecture of the Omneon MediaGrid active storage system and of- fers faster-than-realtime transcoding of content between ProRes and formats such as DNxHD. This capability enables more efficient collab- orative editing in facilities that use both Avid and Apple edit systems. In addition to production format conversions, Omneon ProXchange 1.6 also converts media in the ProRes format to broadcast transmission formats such as MPEG-2, as well as to low bit-rate distribution formats, such as Flash, WM9 and H.264, with faster-than-realtime processing. This speeds delivery of edited content to PC and mobile platforms.                                                                                                                           www.postmagazine.com October 2010 • Post 53

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