FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VIDEO DESIGN SOFTWARE TO INTRODUCE THE TWISTER PAINT STATION V3.5
Next-Generation Solution Provides a "New Twist" on the Broadcast Paint Box
MELVILLE, NY, October 31, 2003-Video Design Software releases version 3.5 of its next-generation broadcast paint product, Twister Paint Station. Twister PS is a complete graphics content application that has been designed specifically for broadcasters. The application is fully compatible with Windows 2000, NT and XP operating systems, and is available in either a rack-mount or tower configuration.
Twister PS draws from VDS' extensive library of Liberty code, which has been re-engineered from the ground up into a Windows interface. The product was designed to ensure a clean, intuitive user interface and was infused with broadcast-friendly features such as R/W Photoshop layers and direct file support for most industry-standard devices such as Chyron, Aprisa, Pinnacle, Avid, Quantel, and many others. Twister can also search, create and update the database information where applicable. In addition, the software supports 3D paste image and mask layers, Photoshop plug-ins, video grab to canvas and real-time paint show to video. Twister PS can also use the Chyron Lyric text plug-in, resulting in a true character generator interface that uses the Windows system fonts library for a vast selection of typefaces.
Twister is resolution-independent and allows the operator to easily switch from analog to digital, NTSC to PAL or SD to HD at the click of a mouse. The resolution settings are user-configurable for custom resolutions, and the automatic aspect correction allows users to avoid the confusion of creating in one resolution and saving in another. Twister PS delivers all the general features found in most commonly used paint applications, but also adds many extra features that are vital to broadcast graphics production. The operator can route broadcast-quality video into the Twister PS I/O by way of the Chyron Digital pcCODI board, or the Bluefish444 series of SD and HD cards, and the video appears directly on Twister's canvas. From there, the artist can then grab an image, treat the image using the extensive Twister image tools library or any of the hundreds of available Photoshop plug-ins, add graphics and layers, add text or shadows, and then output the composited image back through the supported video card's SD/HD I/O with key. The product allows images to be saved over a network to a still-store, character generator, NLE or video server as a native file on that particular device, all the while working in proper video aspect with built-in safe title/action generator and illegal color suppression options.
Twister PS is Windows-based, ensuring that the product is easy to integrate into a facility and allowing other complementary editing, compositing or 3D applications to run concurrently on a system. Twister is image-compatible with most of these formats. The product is also available in plug-in form for products like Chyron Lyric or Pinnacle's Thunder/Lightning offering sophisticated paint and graphics creation tools to Windows-based applications in need of these types of features.
Starting at less than $11,995 for a complete system, Twister provides broadcasters with a low-cost option for graphics creation without compromising image quality or functionality. An evaluation version of the software is available for download on the VDS Liberty web site at www.videodesignsoftware.com/users/downloader.php
For more information on Video Design Software visit www.videodesignsoftware.com or contact:
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