MELVILLE, NY, September 1, 2004 - VDS, a leading developer of broadcast automation software, content design applications and plug-in products, announces the unveiling of Twister V6 at IBC 2004.
Twister is a complete paint, graphics content creation, and I/O solution designed specifically for the broadcast and video production industries. Twister runs as a standalone application, or as a plug-in for industry-leading content creation, editing, management and display systems. With Twister, artists have access to VDS' famous content creation tools and remote file transfer utilities from within a single user environment. This includes a full suite of comprehensive paint tools and brushes, unlimited layering capabilities, and sophisticated image processing and masking tools developed specifically for fast still graphic creation and distribution. In addition, most third-party Photoshop plug-ins can be used in Twister, allowing access to hundreds of inexpensive image effect libraries. All in all, Twister will bring unprecedented content creation capability to any graphics facility.
"We are especially keen on this V6 release of Twister," comments David-Ray Worthington, Director of Marketing and Product Development at VDS. "V6 features our new Dynamic Layering system for Text, Shapes, and Transforms. This makes it incredibly easy to reuse and update graphic dailies. This dynamic workflow is a direction that VDS is very committed to with the product."
Twister has been infused with many broadcast-friendly features such as R/W Photoshop layers and direct connection/file support for most industry-standard devices such as Chyron, Aprisa, Pinnacle, Avid, and Quantel. In addition, the software supports 3D paste image and mask layers, video grab to canvas and real-time paint show to video. All in all, Twister brings unprecedented content creation capability to broadcast graphics operations.
About VDS
VDS is committed to providing automation and content design tools for the broadcast, cable television, internet, and post production markets. VDS designs products for the automated control of broadcast television systems, with an emphasis on graphics-related operations, content distribution and automation, and internet-to-video and video-to-internet systems. VDS content creation systems provide industry tools that deliver graphic design, universal file translation and integration capabilities.
Marketing & Product Development
David-Ray Worthington
905-469-6333
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VDS Sales
Steve Papadakis
631-249-4399
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