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(From a NewTek Fax, quoted without permission) ==== Video Toaster for Windows! Yesterday at the NAB convention is Las Vegas, NewTek announced a portable, standalone Video Toaster for Windows NT and Windows 95. The Video Toaster for Windows has added non-linear editing, CD-quality audio, and portability to the original Toaster equation, which includes video effects, character generation, and of course, Lightwave 3D. The new Toaster serves as both a Record Deck in the field and an A/B Roll Edit System in the studio. Pricing for the standalone Video Toaster begins at $7,995.00, and the system is expected to ship in the third quarter of 1995. A professional model, which includes a built-in control module with 5.6" LCD monitor screen and front panel buttons, will also be available for $9,995.00. Both models ship complete with the ability to run Video Toaster software when connected to any computer running Windows NT or Windows 95. In the field, the professional model can be operated entirely from its front panel LCD controls. It can even perform basic editing on the fly. With the control panel and LCD monitor, the user can shoot and play back anywhere, anytime, without the need to be hooked up to a computer. In the field, this will allow the cameraman to control the Toaster via his camera cable. During the ride home from the shoot, the producer can review the footage on the LCD front panel button. Back at the studio, the editor can control the entire system via SCSI cable control from any Windows NT or Windows 95-based PC. NewTek has given careful consideration to its existing user base. The heart of the new Video Toaster is the Flyer non-linear editing hardware. The Flyer's operating system has been completely rewritten to act as the brain of the new Toaster. At the same time ir remains fully compatible with the current Flyer hardware, which will allow Video Toaster Flyer owners to convert their present Video Toaster system into the new Video Toaster easily. The new Toaster not only works with Windows NT but also with present Amiga Toaster systems. NewTek will make available a Video Toaster Bay (essentially the new Video Toaster package minus the Flyer) to current owners so they may enjoy the expanded capabilities of the portable system while retaining all of the abilities of their current system. The cost of the Video Toaster Bay for current users will be $2,995.00. The professional version will be $4,995.00. LightWave 3D 4.0 Ship Date At the NAB convention in Las Vegas yesterday, NewTek announced that shipping would begin on Wednesday, April 11 for LightWave 3D for Windows and Windows NT, on Intel, DEC Alpha, and MIPS systems. ==== -John