Media 100 add two DV models to dual-stream family

Media 100, a leading developer of advanced media systems, have announced they have added two new solutions to their family of dual stream content design systems - Media 100 i/DV and iFinish DV.
Media 100 i/DV, for the Macintosh platform, and iFinish DV, for the Windows 2000 platform, are the company's entry-level professional dual-stream systems, enabling creative professionals to design the highest quality video content from a DV source leveraging a workflow suited to design artists, such as After Effects artists.
Media 100 i/DV and iFinish DV dual-stream editing systems integrate with the industry-popular application for visual effects design, After Effects from Adobe Systems, and provide a streamlined workflow that enhances the creative process for content designers and creative professionals.
"Media 100 i/DV and iFinish DV speak to professionals that are designing DV content, not simply editing video," said Mike Savello, Vice President of Dual Stream Systems for Media 100.
"Our new DV-only offerings are highly differentiated in the market as they are the only professional calibre dual-stream systems that provide a software/hardware integration solution that, not only yields higher performance and the highest picture quality in the industry, but also facilitates a seamless upgrade path to even more powerful, professional capabilities, including upgrades to uncompressed quality video, SDI and component I/O.
"We're providing a simple, cost-effective growth path for our customers. No other DV-only editing solution on the market gives customers this level of investment protection, quality, value and performance," Mr Savello added.
Key benefits include: robust DV solution that enables up-sampling native-DV colour information to preserve image quality during application of high-quality compositing and effects; composite and S-video out, designed for allowing easy and accurate preview on a broadcast monitors; composite and S-video in, allowing mixing and matching of source formats; and 'share-the-board' functionality, supporting video output to a broadcast monitor (both NTSC and PAL) from third-party applications, such as After Effects.
Media 100, www.media100.co.uk
(GMcG)