Ulead does digital video editing under Windows......
Customers include Broadway (Cube inside) and Matrox (Cube inside?).
Ulead Systems Signs Three New OEM Agreements for MediaStudio Pro 5.0
PR Newswire - July 30, 1997 08:09
miro, Matrox and Data Translation Bundle Next-Generation Video Editing Software With Video Capture Solutions
TORRANCE, Calif., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Ulead Systems, Inc., a leading producer of Windows-based multimedia software tools, announced today it has signed new OEM agreements with miro Computer Products, Matrox and Data Translation Inc. These new agreements, signed prior to the shipping of this new fifth-generation non-linear video editing software, add an impressive video editing solution to the latest video capture cards. miro Computer Products AG, with its fifteen-year history of award-winning digital video editing, multimedia and graphics products, has chosen to package MediaStudio Pro 5.0 Video Edition with its new miroVIDEO DC20 plus. The DC20 plus offers outstanding digital video quality, user enhancements and versatility through video overlay, bus mastering and an extraordinary collection of software. "Bundling the DC20 plus with Ulead's MediaStudio Pro 5.0 VE gives our users the ultimate 'all-around' video solution, whether it's for CD-ROM, Internet, VCR or MPEG playback," said Paul McCabe, executive vice-president of sales and marketing at miro Computer Products, Inc. Matrox, one of the leading manufacturers of PC video and graphics products, will bundle Ulead's MediaStudio Pro 5.0 Video Edition and iPhoto Express, with the latest Rainbow Runner video capture card. The Rainbow Runner Studio offers full-featured, high-quality video solutions for the PC user, such as full-resolution motion JPEG capture and hardware MPEG playback, as well as NTSC/PAL input and NTSC/PAL output. "Our new range of affordable digital video products brings high-quality functionality and new creative opportunities to the emerging desktop video market," said Razid Sandjy, video peripherals product manager at Matrox. "Essential to the success of this market is the smooth integration of hardware and software solutions. We believe Ulead provides an excellent software solution to partner with our Rainbow Runner Studio." Data Translation, Inc., a world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of high-performance application video, multimedia, digital signal processing and data acquisition hardware, software, and systems, will bundle MediaStudio Pro 5.0 Video Edition with their award-winning Broadway video capture/encode and edit system. Broadway is the first truly easy-to-use, cost-effective tool for the creation of full-motion application video for Internet and intranet sites, multimedia business presentations and computer-based training. Other recent agreements include Vectron and L.A. Vision, which bundle MediaStudio Pro 5.0 Video Edition with their video capture cards. "These agreements with all the leaders of the video capture market signify the overwhelming response early on to MediaStudio Pro 5.0," said Dr. Liming Chen, president of Ulead Systems, Inc. "With MediaStudio Pro's ability to deliver exceptional video editing speed, quality and creativity to the desktop, we believe users will be, excited by the incredible value available in these new bundles." MediaStudio Pro 5.0 marks significant overall advances in core technologies as well as specific module enhancements. Ulead Systems' own Smart Render(TM) and previewing techniques include support for Intel MMX(TM), Microsoft ActiveMovie(TM), DirectDraw(TM) and Direct 3D(TM). The program offers unsurpassed video quality with 256 levels of sub-pixel manipulation, built-in vectorscope and waveform monitors for optimum color fidelity, and advanced keyframe control for managing and customizing compression, transitions and effects. MediaStudio Pro 5.0 Video Edition also brings two ground-breaking professional tools to the desktop level, CG Infinity and Video Paint. CG Infinity is a character generator for broadcast-quality titling effects. Video Paint is a revolutionary new rotoscoping program that provides high-end frame painting and animation features, such as painting, retouching and cloning tools, pressure-sensitive tablet support, macro recording and onionskin editing. Previously, these tools could only be found in significantly higher-priced programs. Founded in 1989, Ulead Systems, Inc. has established itself as a leading provider of versatile, and intuitive digital imaging and digital video software solutions for Internet, business, and personal communications. The company's goal is to assist PC users in achieving better creative and direct communication through high-quality images and video. Since its incorporation, Ulead Systems consistently produces award-winning products and technologies and has developed into a profitable, dynamic, and rapidly growing organization. For more information, visit the Ulead Systems web site at www.ulead.com. NOTE: Ulead is a registered trademark and PhotoImpact GIF/JPEG SmartSaver, PhotoImpact GIF Animator, Ulead PhotoImpact, MediaStudio Pro, iPhotoExpress and the Ulead Systems logo are trademarks of Ulead Systems, Inc. General Notice: Some of the names used herein have been used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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