VT[5] LIVE! Bundle

VT[5]

NewTek VT[5]™ is a complete television control room for your desktop. The VT[5] system provides the ultimate flexibility for the video production studio looking for an affordable, complete live and post production solution. The versatility of the VT[5] system removes production barriers with support for native NTSC and PAL input and output, network style live virtual sets, blazing fast editing, along with all the tools required for high-end post production. With VT[5] there is no project beyond reach.

DESCRIPTION
VT[5]™ delivers versatility in live production with up to 24 inputs along with hundreds of real-time transitions and 3D DVE’s, network-style live virtual sets, character generator, real-time keying and digital disk recorder for integration of captured video clips. In post production, VT[5] delivers streamlined editing, 2D video paint and animation system along with Emmy® Award winning LightWave 3D® for motion graphics and animation. VT[5] total video production control at your fingertips.

BENEFITS

Live Production

• Advanced NewTek LiveSet™ effects engine
• Completely integrated live virtual set system
• LiveMatte™ provides sophisticated keyer previews
• Optional LiveControl™ LC-11 switcher surface
• Optional TimeWarp replay and slo-mo controller
• Optional 8-input SX-SDI switching hardware
• Optional LiveText™ remote titling and graphics software
• Optional DataLink™ real-time linking and display of external scores or files
• Live streaming in Flash, Windows Media or VC-1 formats
• On-screen Video Monitor supports any resolution / aspect
• Monitor offers action safe / title safe overlays
• Still Frame option on capture panel
• iVGA Recorder captures remote client displays as video
• DDRs support different clip aspect ratios
• DDRs support file formats listed below, including Apple® QuickTime™
• VGA output to projector includes real-time image enhancement
• VGA supports remote applications, such as LiveText
• Record show in I-frame MPEG-2 with optional MP3 audio
• Clock now on main interface
• Create and export title templates for VT[5] or TriCaster™
• Title templates can be placed on Effects bus

Post Production

• Integrates SpeedEDIT™, Blazing-Fast Video Editor
• Improved file format support
• TriCaster™ Update 2.0 project support
• HDR and floating-point image support
• Supports all audio channels from 4-channel DV files
• Audio plug-in support for VST audio filters
• VST audio plug-ins included from Voxengo
• CG Post animatable Character Generator
• Real-time Print to Tape for DV with dropped frame alerts
• Control Tree spline nodes support ease-in, ease-out
• Easily change the fielding order of clips
• Improved color correction
• 3-band color correction
• 4-channel selective color correction
• Tool Shed Project Backup wizard Time-code burn-in tool for playback overlay
• Advanced new cross-fades
• Dip to color, with selectable colors
• Additive cross-fades
• Additional filters, including Black and white; Sepia

Miscellaneous

• Audio/Video drivers support Windows Media Encoder and Flash encoder
• AVI wrapper has been re-written to support more project features
• SpeedHQ™ codec supports
• 4:2:2 video with and without alpha channel
• 4:4:4 video support with and without alpha channel
• Complete multi-core and multi-CPU decoding
• Customizable UI colors in Preferences
• Significantly improved readability across all modules
• Windows Vista™ UAC support
• Standard (non-admin) windows accounts now supported

REFINEMENTS

Reliability

• Drivers no longer take any system resources when VT is not actually running.
• Re-written installer is more reliable, and does not need any path settings.
• Native support for MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, QuickTime™, DV, MJPEG decoding and encoding, reducing reliance on external codecs.

Performance

• Multi-threaded, taking advantage of multi-core and multi-CPU machines.
• Reduced memory usage for many core operations.
• Aggressively optimized for SSE2 instructions.
• Improved desktop visuals.
• File assets always exist for resolution, frame-rate, audio sample rate, etc...
• All modules fully support aspect ratio.
   

Live Switching

• LiveSet™ Effects Engine
• Live Virtual Sets - multiple angles and multiple focal lengths per set
• Upstream effects row
• 8 Component inputs
• 8 Y/C inputs
• Up to 24 Composite inputs
• 8 Serial Digital inputs (with SX-SDI)
• DV input Support
• Real-time FireWire input or output
• Automated Audio Mixer
• 4 Component outputs
• 4 Y/C outputs
• 5 SDI outputs (with SX-SDI)
• Preview output
• 4 Composite outputs
• 3 RS-422 machine control ports
• Real-time, advanced chroma keyer
• LiveMatte™ keyer previews of color, edge and spill
• Cue mode in Digital Disk Recorder
• 200+ digital transitions Dual GPI In / Out
• 8 Internal Tally light controls
• Background generator
• Internal Genlock

Audio Mixer

• Mix 8 stereo live and 8 4-channel online audio sources
• 4-track audio: 4 discrete channels of audio in and out
• Supports SDI embedded audio (with SX-SDI)
• Talk-over, reduces mix levels for mic inputs to talk over
• 4 adjustable XLR balanced mic / line inputs with Phantom power
• 6 stereo unbalanced audio ins from live sources
• 8 stereo inputs from computer sources
• DV and SDI audio inputs
• Floating point audio with distortion-free audio levels
• EQ, balance, mute and mono for all 16 audio inputs
• Aux Mix: stereo aux send and aux returns for external sweetening
• Automated mixing: transition between audio presets
• Calibrated audio meters
• Audio-follows-video option
• Manage your output mix with Input Pass Thru
• PA Mix Out: for live PA or control room feed
• Balance on all inputs and outputs

Digital Disk Recorder

• Multi-format, multi-standard on-screen tape deck
• Compressed or uncompressed playback
• Detects clip aspect ratios for playback
• Play back a single clip or list of clips
• Cue clips to roll when triggered by Switcher
• Real-time transitions between clips
• Count up or count down project time or clip time
• Operate multiple DDRs simultaneously
• EDL import/export (Grass Valley, CMX, Sony, Excel)
   

Proc Amp

• Brightness
• Contrast
• Hue
• Saturation
• U Offset, V Offset
• U Gain, V Gain
• Track Preview function
• More than 70 adjustable parameters
• Calibrate computer sources as well as analog sources
• Auto Calibration for 75 IRE bars, 100 IRE bars, video pass-through (requires SX-84)

Video Scope

• Full-frame data
• 60 fields-per-second
• Monitor Program or Preview
• Waveform of Y/C, Y, C, YUV or RGB
• Vectorscope at either 75% or 100% Chroma

Video Monitor

• Fully fielded on-screen playback
• YUV video display
• Monitor Program, Preview, Key / Aux or DSK buses
• Display supports for 4:3 and 16:9 aspect
• Display of Action Safe / Title Safe boundaries
• Underscan mode
• Zebra stripes for 75 IRE and illegal video
• Proc-Amp for matching computer display to reference video monitors

CG Designer

• WYSIWYG text and graphics editing
• Save projects or pages
• Display Program output within CG interface
• Use any installed TrueType™ font
• Create Title Templates
• Export Title Templates
• Assign a Title Template to any source in Upstream effects row
• Save pages as 32-bit images or animations
• Soft shadows
• Create graphic objects (boxes, circles, splines)
• Instantly save or recall text styles
• Powerful drawing tools

Title Templates

• Easy creation of live pages
• More than 80 styles
• Customize/create new templates in CG Designer
• Export any title to upstream effects

iVGA

• Import external computer displays as switcher source
• Queue up to 3 iVGA sources
• Client provided for Windows and Mac systems
• Software-based scan conversion to video resolution
• Dedicate iVGA output to connected projector

Digital Video Effects

• More than 200 real-time transitions
• Expansions
• Wipes
• Curls
• Trajectories
• Fades
• Overlays
• Rotations
• Compressions
• Borders
• More...

SpeedEDIT

• Blazing-Fast Video Editor
• HD and SD editing
• Real-time HD editing and previewing
• Resolution independent
• Frame-rate independent
• Fully multi-threaded for dual-core and quad-core machines
• SpeedHQ™ codec with 4:2:2 colorspace and alpha support
• Integrated Timeline and Storyboard editing
• Unlimited layering in real-time
• 3D control of position, size and rotation of layers in real-time
• Spline-based movement of all animations
• Unlimited undo, saved with project
• Real-time 3-wheel color correction
• 4-band color selection
• No rendering of complex projects required
• Create subprojects within a project
• VST Audio plug-in support
• CG Post™ for moving text
• Project Backup Wizard
• Time-code overlay filter
• Real-time Targa sequence playback
• Multi-format and multi-standard editing
• Real-time playback of compressed and uncompressed clips
• Real-time FireWire in and out
• More than 200 real-time transitions
• Real-time slow motion and reverseReal-time chroma and luma keying
• Real-time high-quality scaling of graphics
• Real-time video and audio filters
• Real-time audio mixing of unlimited layers
• 3D audio positioning
• 12dB of audio headroom prevents digital distortion

Deck Controller

• Control external decks from your VT[5] desktop
• Supports multiple RS-422 and DV decks
• Interfaces with batch capture deck lists and configurations
• Jog and shuttle support
• Record allows user to generate time code settings

Aura Video Paint™

• Amazingly fast 16-bit paint engine
• Paint over live video
• Four-point pixel tracking
• Color isolation
• 3D compositing
• Stroke recorder
• Wide range of text controls
• Instantly use a graphic’s alpha channel
• Animate text along a path
• Native DV support
• AVI and QuickTime audio support
• Apply Photoshop® filters to any animation
• VT[5] Supported File Formats

VT[5] Card

SPECIFICATIONS

• General
  • TYPE: 3.3V / 5V ¾ length PCI Card
  • ANALOG VIDEO CONNECTORS: (3) 15 pin high density (adapter cables with bnc connectors included)
  • ANALOG AUDIO CONNECTORS: (1) 15 pin high density
  • DIGITAL VIDEO/AUDIO CONNECTOR: 90 pin digital video/audio bus
  • INTERFACE: PCI bus mastering
  • FIRMWARE: Field Upgradable
  • SUPPORTED VIDEO I/O FORMATS: Composite, Component, S-Video (Y/C), SDI, NTSC and PAL
  • DIGITAL FORMAT: 8 bit ITU-R BT.601
  • UNCOMPRESSED VIDEO: Yes
  • TIME BASE CORRECTOR: Internal. External unit not required
  • GENLOCK: Integrated; syncs either VT[4] or external house sync. Vertical, horizontal and subcarrier phase controls
  • COMB FILTER: 2-line luma and chroma comb filters including adaptive luma comb for NTSC
• Technical
  • VIDEO CHANNELS: 1 input, 1 output (Analog), 3 input, 2 output (Digital Connector)
  • AUDIO CHANNELS: 4 channels in adjustable mic or line level 4 channels out, line level
• Video Levels (In/Out): Composite: 1V p-p 75 Ohm
  • S-VIDEO
    • Luminance:1V p-p 75 Ohm
    • Chroma:286 mV p-p 75 Ohm
  • COMPNENT - BETACAM
    • Luminance: 714mV p-p 75 Ohm
    • R-Y, B-Y: 700 mV p-p 75 Ohm
  • COMPNENT - MII
    • Luminance: 700mV p-p 75 Ohm
    • R-Y, B-Y: 486 mV p-p 75 Ohm
• Video Performance
  • NOISE LEVEL: -58 dB
  • LUMINANCE FREQUENCY: 2 dB response (maximum variation to 4.2 MHz - multi burst):
  • DIFFERENTIAL PHASE (MODULATED 40 IRE RAMP): 1 degree
  • DIFFERENTIAL GAIN(MODULATED 40 IRE RAMP): 1.5 %
  • CHROMINANCE FREQUENCY RESPONSE (3 DB POINT) -CBWR=0/1 800/500 KHZ K FACTOR (K-2T): 1 %
  • LUMINANCE NON LINEARITY: +/- 2 %
  • MINIMUM IRE PASSABLE FROM INPUT TO OUTPUT (SUPER BLACK): 6.5 below black IRE
  • MAXIMUM IRE PASSABLE FROM INPUT TO OUTPUT: 8
• On Board Audio Performance
  • FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20HZ – 20KHZ +/- 1 dB
  • HARMONIC DISTORTION (THD+N): < .05 %
  • DYNAMIC RANGE UNWEIGHTED/A WEIGHTED: >80 / >83 dB
  • AUDIO SAMPLE RATE: 48 KHZ
• Video Formats
  • AVI
  • MPEG-1
  • MPEG-2 (program and transport stream)
  • HDV
  • Apple® QuickTime™ (with alpha support)
  • MPEG-4 (including iPod and PSP)
  • Raw DV
  • DVCPro 50
  • DVCPRO HD
  • Image sequences
  • Output to Flas
• Graphic Formats
  • JPEG
  • PNG
  • Targa
  • Tiff
  • BMP
  • WBMP
  • PCX
• Audio Formats
  • WAV
  • MP3
  • AU
  • SND
  • AIFF
  • WAX
  • DIF

INCLUDED ITEMS

• VT[5] Card
• Installation DVD's
• Content DVD's
• Full Printed Manual
• Necessary I/O cables

REQUIREMENTS

• PROCESSOR:
  • Dual Intel or AMD processors that support SSE2 (Multi-core CPUs recommended)
  • Front-side Bus speed of 800MHz or higher
• INTERFACE:
  • An open 66MHz PCI slot for the VT[5] card is recommended for best performance (Additional slot needed for breakout cable)
  • Any IEEE1394 FireWire card for DV and HDV capture
• GRAPHICS CARD:
  • PCI Express-based graphics card w/ 64MB RAM per display
  • DirectX 9.0c or higher # Latest graphics card drivers
  • Minimum screen resolution of 1280x1024 required
• SYSTEM RAM:
  • 2 Gigabytes or more of system RAM
• HARD DRIVES:
  • Software-striped SATA drives for video storage and playback
  • 8 Gigabytes of storage for DVEs and content
  • System drive with 2GB of free disk space
  • DVD Drive
• OPERATING SYSTEM:
  • Windows® 7 (x32 or x64), Windows Vista 32-bit or Windows XP Professional (SP2)
  • Windows® Media Player 9 or higher
  • Windows® Media Encoder 9 or higher for streaming

When upgrading from previous versions:
For high-definition editing and optimal performance of VT[5] LiveSet™ technology (virtual sets) we recommend dual CPUs or multi dual-core CPUs for the smoothest and fastest operation. Owners of versions prior to VT[4], may need to consider upgrading their NewTek hardware. For complete details follow this link.

*NewTek recommends the optimal system configuration. Systems with slower processor and drive speeds will work with VT[5], but some complex functions may not perform in real-time. Additionally, as new technology becomes available, system recommendations will be updated. Specifications are subject to change without notice.

VT[5] SX-84

The NewTek SX-84 is the heart of the VT LIVE! Switcher, offering component, Y/C or composite ins and outs, along with audio, preview, alpha channel, tally, GPI and machine control.

DESCRIPTION
Note, the SX-84 will not work with VT[3] or earlier versions of the Toaster.

There are 8 video input rows, but that does not indicate the true flexibility of this rack-mountable beauty measuring 18 7/8" wide by 10 ½" high (or 5 rack-units high) and 1 ½" deep.

This is a production switcher that saves you both time and money.All inputs can use whatever cameras you have at your disposal, and unlike most switchers, does not require cameras to be genlockable. VT performs all this internally, with each input having its own dedicated genlock controls in software. This means less gear to haul to a shoot, less time in setup and less investment for you to produce a multi-cam production. There is even an input for house synch, so you can time VT to the other suites.

Inputs
Each input row consists of a Y/C input, a Y, U and V BNC input. This allows connection of 8 component cameras to VT, which is something not available to producers at even twice the price.

Not many production facilities have that many component cameras for live switching, so the SX-8 allows you to mix and match inputs for incredible flexibility. Connect a component camera to input 1, then a Y/C camera to input 2, and then connect three composite video sources to the three BNC connectors on input 3.

When a Y/C source is connected, the BNC V connector is still free for a composite input.

This means you can connect inputs with the following combinations:

• 8 component inputs
• 1 component input + 1 Y/C + 19 composite
• 8 Y/C inputs + 8 composite inputs
• 3 Y/C inputs + 18 composite
• 24 Composite inputs…and so forth.
• Audio inputs are also quite flexible, with 4 microphone inputs (with phantom power). Those same inputs can be switched to line-level for 4-channel balanced audio support. There are also 6 stereo pair of unbalanced inputs. Add to that an Aux Return input for any audio coming back from outboard devices, such as parametric equalizers, limiters or reverb units. NewTek gives you incredible flexibility at the greatest price available.

Outputs
Your choices are equally flexible on the way out of VT. There are 4 rows of video outs, which allow you to send Program Out to several devices for display or recording. You can also send your output in component or Y/C and composite. VT also provides an output for your Preview field monitor. That connection can be soft-switched to become a dedicated key out.

Audio outputs provide four balanced outs, 4 stereo pair of unbalanced outs and an Aux Send channel if you wish to perform a pre-fader manipulation of an audio input. The integrated audio mixer provides such handy live capabilities as a Talkover function for VJ’s and a mix-minus record.

DV(IEEE1394)
Although SX-8 is analog, many customers are interested in FireWire in and out. If you have a IEEE 1394 Firewire card installed in your VT machine, you can bring in your DV camera as an input into VT switcher. Real-time FireWire out is also available whether you are editing graphics in VT or switching a show with VT LIVE!

Control
With more than 100 connectors on this switcher expansion module, we have included inputs for controlling decks and external devices as well. SX-8 includes three independent RS-422 machine control ports to remotely operate your professional decks, as well as a serial connector and a Tally/GPI connection. VT gives you complete control over hardware so YOU have control over your production.

SX-84

SPECIFICATIONS

• Video:
  • 8 Component inputs, or 8 Y/C inputs, or 24 Composite inputs. (You may have inputs of differing formats on differing rows, so you can have all three formats feeding to the VT at any time)
  • Proc Amp controls for each input
  • Multiple inputs internally synchronized; cameras do not require genlock capability
  • 4 Component or Y/C program outputs
  • 4 Composite program outputs
  • Preview output (can also display Alpha)
• Audio In:
  • 4 XLR balanced inputs
  • (mic or line level, switchable phantom power)
  • 4 XLR balanced outputs
  • 12 RCA unbalanced inputs (6 stereo pairs)
  • 2 Auxiliary Return inputs
• Audio Out:
  • 4 XLR balanced outputs
  • 8 Unbalanced RCA outputs
  • 2 Auxiliary Send outputs
  • 1 PA Mix
• Machine Control:
  • 3 RS-422 deck controls for digitizing and batch re-capture

INCLUDED ITEMS

• SX-84 Breakout Board
• SX-84 Daughter Card
• All Necessary I/O Cables

REQUIREMENTS

• VT[4] or higher