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ZORRO! Puts QuickTime to Work
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Zorro! Puts QuickTime to Work in Video Editing & Archiving
Contact:
MASS Microsystems
Diane Scott
810 W. Maude Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
408-522-1200
D0817
Boston, MA 04 AUG 92 -- MASS Microsystems(R) (NASDAQ:MMIC) will unveil
Zorro!(TM), its Macintosh(TM)-based video editing and archiving software at the
opening day of the Macworld Exposition and Conference being held in Boston,
Massachusetts this week in the Company's booth #5644 in the World Trade Center.
The QuickTime(TM)-based product provides non-linear, off-line editing
capabilities for videotape editing professionals and video enthusiasts.
Robert Scott, Manager of Engineering, states that “Zorro! offers a wide range
of advantages over more traditional video editing systems, as it incorporates
digital editing capabilities at a reasonable cost. Edits are instantaneous,
multiple versions of the same scene can be created and compared, and constant
access to the video tape deck is eliminated. The product will provide cost and
time savings to cuts-only editing tasks.”
Unlike other QuickTime-based multimedia editing packages, Zorro!’s primary
function is to edit analog video tape. While QuickTime movies may be created
and edited using Zorro!, the important features of the product center on its
ability to use QuickTime to perform non-linear editing tasks. Zorro!’s
picture-editing method, a storyboard of digital sequences, is used to create an
edit decision list as well as the finished analog master videotape.
User-selectable levels of video compression and motion quality are also
included.
A QuickTime-compatible video capture card is used to display real-time video
in a window for previewing and editing. One configuration of Zorro! will
include Mass Micro’s own QuickImage(TM) 24 video capture card. However, the
software can be used with any QuickTime-compatible video capture card, such as
VideoSpigot(TM) from Supermac Technology and Raster Ops’ 364 board. Macintosh
users who already have a video capture card will be able to purchase a version
of Zorro! which includes only the software and media controllers, thereby
eliminating equipment redundancy.
Zorro! allows use of the Macintosh computer‘s built-in sound recorder, and
also compatible with many other third-party audio capture devices to
simultaneously capture synchronized sound.
An integrated database for logging and retrieving video footage is an key
feature of the system. Easy-to-use search criteria on either single or multiple
fields enables the user to locate any clip or group of clips. Fields include
graphic depiction of in and out frames; timecode information; camera, reel and
shot information; and flexible text areas for clip descriptions and
transcripts.
The system incorporates the use of SIR(TM) media controllers developed by
Advanced Remote Technologies, Inc. (ARTI) of Campbell, CA., which allow the
user to control VTR’s, VCR’s, laserdisc players and camcorders. Zorro! and the
SIR devices provide machine control for video equipment with Control-L,
Control-M and Control-S ports via on-screen buttons. Up to 16 separate video
devices may be controlled from a single Macintosh by daisy-chaining one SIR
attached to each device. An optional SMPTE control interface making Zorro!’s
Edit Decision List frame-accurate is available.
While Mass Microsystems has not finalized pricing for Zorro!, the company
estimates that the suggested retail price for the software and two media
controllers will be under $2,000. Zorro! is currently scheduled for release
in the fourth quarter of 1992. The QuickImage 24 currently has a suggested
retail price of $495.
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This information is provided by the product's developer or distributor and
constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation by Apple Computer,
Inc.. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to selection, performance or
use of this product. All understandings, agreements and warranties, if any,
take place directly between the developer and the prospective user.
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