Newtek's VT5 and Amiga OS 4.1?

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I recently had a quick play with Final Cut studio on my friend's Macbook... From what I understand, Video Toaster doesn't even offer 1% of what the £300 Final Cut software can do... And VT doesn't do HD either... I think this is a mute topic :shrug:...

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Pyromania wrote:
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iMovie and Final Cut are cool but they don't have a built in video switcher. Saying the Flyer can't do 1% of what they do is stretching it. SpeedEDIT offers HD editing.

Ok, apologies if I've misunderstood... But I actually can't really see what the old VT does in a modern context... It seems to be some kind of advanced genlock with integrated effects software.  

I don't know anyone who even uses analogue video any more...  

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Pyromania wrote:
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The software is the key, it is now open source and can be upgraded & ported to MorphOS, AROS & 4.1. Why start over from scratch when you have a blueprint in front of you that is already Amiga code? The ease of use of the interface is still amazing as is the integrated CG, Paint system, FX, ChromaFX & NLE. Not to mention cool 3rd party plug-ins. MorphOS, Amiga OS 4.1 & AROS need video editing software since they have none.

Is it though? We are talking about software that has been out of production for nearly 15 years... I would imagine starting from scratch or porting an Open Source NLE program would be quicker and yield better results. I'm not trying to be negative here, but I'm honestly not sure what value the old VT software has!

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I'm not much of a Video guy, but Final Cut studio was amazing to use!

To see the struggle ahead using the old VT code, compare "Logic Pro 8", with "C-Lab's Notator"... There is a program with over 20 years development... The difference between where it is now and where it started is insurmountable!!  

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persia wrote:
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But today things don't need to be digitised.  I haven't seen an analogue source in years.

Exactly! Last week I bought a 1080p camcorder for £130... It records on SD cards... It is cheap, but the quality is exceptional, especially when compared with the £600 SD-res tape based camcorder my father bought only 4 years ago...

The world of digitizers, analogue video and SD resolution is long since behind us now!


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Here is a quick YouTube upload that was recorded at 720p 60fps on my new ultra cheap camcorder... The framerate was downsampled to 30fps, and the bitrate reduced from 7MBs to 1.5MBs for Youtube... but you can click on the "HD" link to see how much better even this heavily degraded digital stream from an übercheap camera is better than analogue!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c368ISG6hYE&feature=channel_page