Twelve Processors Result in Faster than Real-Time Rendering

MUNICH (Oct. 23, 2000) --- FAST Multimedia AG of Munich, Germany has provided an improvement for accelerating effects on the silver. and purple. nonlinear editing systems. Systems can now be equipped with a second InTime processing board. With this enhancement, silver. and purple. now have a total of twelve additional processors available for image rendering, offering a level of speed during processing unattainable in the past. "purple.InTime" and "silver.InTime" will be available from authorized FAST dealers beginning November 1.

Processing Speeds Faster than Real-Time
With FAST-engineered "InTime Processing" technology, the capacity of the processors available in the system can be used entirely for image processing. Integrating the additional second InTime board results in a virtual two-fold increase in speed for all FAST-engineered effect editors, including 2D, 3D, Key, Wipe, Color, and Filter Editors. By using all twelve processors, specific parameters such as cropping, scaling, or color correction can be rendered faster than real-time; and editors can see and play the result even during processing.

State-of-the-Art Picture Quality Provided by Software
The outstanding picture quality offered by FASTstudio is based on optimized software-based effect rendering, a feature that FAST has focused on from the very beginning. In addition to the benefits achieved regarding quality, FAST software-based effects provide greater flexibility for the optimization and updating of rendering algorithms. As the incorporation of "silver.FX" and "purple.FX" has demonstrated, new effects are easily integrated. With a second InTime board, the concept of software-based effect rendering has been expanded by yet another milestone. Additionally, effects can be used in any combination without limitations and loss of quality.

FAST Multimedia Company Information
FAST Multimedia AG, Germany, the UK, France and USA is a developer of Windows-based digital editing hardware and software for anyone involved in video production and the visual communication industry, targeting editors in the broadcast, post production, corporate video, education and news sectors. The FAST Multimedia Web site is located at fastmultimedia.com with free peer-to-peer support via the FAST WebBoard at FAST.BcastVideo.com.