SpeedEDIT

NewTek SpeedEDIT™ is a resolution-independent video editor designed to work quickly and efficiently on any video project, from web streams to Standard Definition (SD) to High-Definition(HD). SpeedEDIT™ works smoothly and natively with MPEG-2, AVI, QuickTime and most popular video formats in either SD or HD. Enjoy real-time, full resolution on-screen HD previews with FireWire output to camera or deck.

What does SpeedEDIT Offer:

Rather than emulating the "old school" film-cutting workflow found in most non-linear editors, NewTek streamlines the editing process by eliminating many unnecessary steps. SpeedEDIT™ allows all editing functions to be performed directly on native clips within its unique timeline and storyboard interface. This avoids the time-wasting steps of transcoding or pre-trimming content. SpeedEDIT™ further accelerates your editing process by dynamically linking Storyboard and Timeline, which allows the performance of many common functions in fewer steps. Ripple edits, clip replacement, segment repositioning, 3D video rotation, color correction, animated tittles and Targa sequence playback are just a few of the everyday tasks that SpeedEDIT™ performs faster than any other professional editor.

Features:

• Resolution independence - It doesn't matter what you want to create, you can output in that resolution. Low-res web streams, standard def, or high def can all be created from the same project file by simply rendering out the desired size.
• Edits in native formats - Don’t waste valuable time conforming or converting your clips. MPEG-2, M2t, QuickTime, AVI and most other formats are ready to use the moment you drag them into SpeedEDIT™.
• Auto-insert fades into project - One keystroke. That’s all it takes to insert smooth fades into a selected region or your entire project. Keep building your story, without even thinking about the process behind it.
• Process all clips in HD resolutions - Using Image Super-sampling, SpeedEDIT™ allows you to transparently scale standard-definition clips up to High-definition.
• Overlapping clips auto-fade - Just stack clips as you need, and slide them to one side or another to shorten or lengthen the pace of the dissolve. It’s all about working visually.
• Modify project WHILE it plays - Enjoy the flexibility of adding or deleting clips from your project -- WHILE it plays. That is flexible.
• Global in/out adjustment - SpeedEDIT™ allows you to lasso a group of clips and with one gesture, shorten, lengthen, rotate or color-correct the entire region at once.
• Clip roll-over previews in file bin - Quickly choose the shot you want from among numerous takes, and drag it straight to Timeline or Storyboard, without importing or creating intermediaries or converting or…
• Quick copy clips - Need another copy of the clip you’re working on? Hold down Ctrl key and drag a fresh copy, complete with all settings from the original.
• Clip inherit - One of SpeedEDIT’s coolest features: If you have already edited, sized or positioned a clip, it can be effortlessly replaced with another by just holding down the Alt key while dragging the new clip on top. All of the already created properties are instantly applied to the new clip.
• Local scrubbing - Left-clicking on the bottom of a Timeline clip pops up a thumbnail showing the frame. Holding the left button down and dragging horizontally will perform a ‘local scrub’ of just this clip. This is very handy when you are trying to find a clip or frame in a layer of elements.
• Track selection - When active, clicking on any clip in the project causes the time bar to snap to that clip. This behavior can also be refined by having the time bar jump to the first, middle or last frame in the clip.
• Fade handles on clips - Instead of invoking Edit Properties panel, grab the fade handle in the lower corners of a clip and drag it inward. This ramps transparency for video and volume for audio clips. Another SpeedEDIT™ workflow boost.
• Audio waveform feedback - Any adjustment to audio levels are immediately visible in the clip’s timeline waveform, as you adjust. SpeedEDIT™ workflow is all about feedback now, not when you render.
• Intelligent background rendering - HD and multi-layered SD projects may require more disk bandwidth than your laptop can provide. SpeedEDIT™ has dynamic background renders that keep your complex comps ready for playback as soon as possible. Make a small change, and only that adjusted portion re-draws for immediate feedback.
• Real-time full resolution fielded on-screen rendering - We show real, fielded (or progressive) video on your monitor.
• Undo/Redo - Load that project tonight, tomorrow or two years from now, and you can undo your steps back to the project’s first action (if that is how your preference is set)
• User presets - Within SpeedEDIT™ is Tool Shed: your secret weapon. Any time you have carefully worked a clip fly-though, a color enhancement or gamma boost, that can be saved as a Tool Shed Preset. The next time it’s needed, there is not need to spend any time on it. Select the clip, choose the preset and click Done. You’re done.
• Ctrl-drag a clip into a folder and it saves clip settings - This provides multiple benefits, such as music clips already marked to the beat of the music. These instances point back to the source clips, and take no disk space.

Minimum System Requirements:

• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ processor that supports SSE2
• IEEE1394 FireWire™ card required for DV or HDV capture
• DirectX 9-capable graphics card with 64MB RAM (per display) and
• minimum 1280x1024 screen resolution (ATI or NVIDIA chipset recommended)
• 1 Gigabyte of system RAM
• IDE or SATA system drive with 6 Gigabytes of free disk space
• DVD Drive
• Windows® XP (Service Pack 2) Operating System
• DirectX 9.0c or higher

Suggested System Specifications:

• For Hi Definition editing, dual CPUs or dual dual-core CPUs are suggested for the smoothest and fastest operation.
• IEEE1394 FireWire™ card required for DV or HDV capture
• PCI Express-based graphics card with 128MB RAM and minimum
• 1280x1024 screen resolution. (ATI or NVIDIA graphics chipset recommended)
• 2 Gigabytes of system RAM
• IDE or SATA system drive with 6 Gigabytes of free disk space
• Separate SATA or SCSI drives for video playback
• DVD Drive
• Windows® XP (Service Pack 2) or x64™ Edition Operating System
• DirectX 9.0c or higher

Note - NewTek recommends the suggested system configuration. Systems with slower processor and drive speed will work with SpeedEDIT™, but some complex functions may not perform in real-time. Specifications are subject to change without notice.