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VDS Announces Twister HD V6.5 at NAB 2005 (29/3/2005)

VDS, a leading developer of broadcast automation software, content design applications and plug-in products, announces the unveiling of Twister HD V6.5 at NAB 2005.

Twister HD is a complete paint, graphics content creation, and I/O solution designed specifically for the broadcast and video production industries. Twister runs as a standalone application, or as a plug-in for industry-leading content creation, editing, management and display systems. With Twister, artists have access to VDS' famous content creation tools and remote file transfer utilities from within a single user environment. This includes a full suite of comprehensive paint tools and brushes, unlimited layering capabilities, and sophisticated image processing and masking tools developed specifically for fast still graphic creation and distribution. In addition, most third-party Photoshop plug-ins can be used in Twister, allowing access to hundreds of inexpensive image effect libraries. All in all, Twister will bring unprecedented content creation capability to any graphics facility.

"Twister HD is an incredible graphics creation and utility tool that improves workflow," comments David-Ray Worthington, Director of Marketing and Product Development at VDS. "V6.5 adds features like dynamic effects, enhanced design tools, and interfacing to Quantel generationQ and Quantel Legacy systems, all in SD or HD formats. This dynamic workflow model is a feature that VDS is committed to with the product."

It is now easier than ever to create reusable daily templates in SD or HD with Twisterâs auto resolution conversion. Content distribution is a breeze, as Twister has been infused with many broadcast-friendly features such as R/W Photoshop layers and direct connection/file support for most industry-standard devices such as Chyron, Aprisa, Pinnacle, Avid, and Quantel. In addition, the software supports 3D paste image and mask layers, video grab to canvas and real-time paint show to video in SD or HD. All in all, Twister brings unprecedented content creation capability to broadcast graphics operations. Complete Twister HD systems are in the range of $24,000.

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