3D/AV changes the way you work by integrating AV movies into all phases of the 3D animation production process. You can, for the first time, work simultaneously with 3D graphics and full resolution, full-motion, on-line-quality AV movies, all on the Windows NT desktop.

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3D/AV makes the design, synchronization, and compositing of 3D animation with digital media easy and affordable, eliminating the need for expensive post-production studios.

3D/AV uses Pinnacle Systems Inc Targa 2000 and Targa 1000 DVR technology to perform real-time video capture and recording with synchronized CD-quality audio. AV movies are captured from video sources, either manually or with professional VTR control, and recorded to the AV digital disk, which becomes an expandable, built-in, non-linear disk recorder compatible with the NT file system.

The AV disk plays in full motion, variable speed or loop modes for designing animation in tempo with AV clips. It can be frame-accurately synchronized with 3D sequences for overlays, composites, and motion-video texture maps.

3D/AV's unique synchronizer interlocks MAX's fast renderer to the frame position of the AV movie on the digital disk. Composites of 3D graphics and AV movies are automatically synchronized and displayed on your video monitor. Composites remain in frame accurate sync even when the movie is scrubbed or the 3D scene is updated.

The Targa hardware accelerates the digital compositing process combining 3D graphics with background movies. The resulting images can be viewed immediately and recorded for motion tests.

Motion tests at true video frame-rates, using Targa hardware, eliminate missed frames as happens with CPU-based motion tests. Motion tests using full resolution images can be played in real-time as soon as they are rendered.

3D graphics are rendered directly to the AV disk using a common file format for both graphics and movies. You save time by avoiding file translations.

3D graphics are visualized in correct color, gamma, scan interlace and pixel aspect ratio using the Targa display. Adjustments to lighting, materials and effects can be interactively viewed on a video monitor.

3D/AV also provides a streamlined video recording process. The final animation is rendered to a production quality AV movie on the AV digital disk. The rendered AV movie can then be output to videotape in real time using 3D/AV's video print and frame accurate VTR control tools.

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Provides real-time AV capture of full motion CCIR-601 video with synchronous CD/DAT-quality audio.

• Real-time, synchronized, 60-field video and audio capture
• CD/DAT quality audio / mono and stero audio capture
• CCIR-601 pro cards, resolution 720 x 486 NTSC / 768 x 576 PAL
• Component video / Y/C and composite input/outputs
• Capture from VTR or camera
• Setup for dynamic adjustment of audio & data rates
• Single PCI card with motion JPEG engine
• NT compatible

Remotely controls professional RS-422 video tape recorders using SMPTE time-code

• Controls wide range of RS-422 video machines
• Reads and displays SMPTE time-code
• Standard Sony-type 9 pin control cable
• Full tape transport controls
• Mark-in / mark-out and duration for segment capture
• Goto command
• Manual capture mode for cameras and non RS-422 machines

AV Digital Disk provides AV movies with standard and variable speed play, step-frame and loop modes.

• Audio and video sync for movie play
• Variable speed forward and reverse play
• Segment mark-in and out
• Loop mode
• Step frame recording and compositing
• Audio volume control
• Audio export to WAV file
• NT file system compatible
• Uses standard fast drives

Interlocks the 3D viewport timeline with AV movies to create video rotoscopes, digital composites and motion texture maps.

• Synchronizes 3D graphics, video and audio media
• Interlocks the viewport timeline to AV movie
• Provides AV movie player transport control
• Plays movie segment in loop mode
• Synchronizes movies for motion texture maps
• Provides movie transport control from 3D viewport
• Display 3D graphics on video monitor
• Controls digital composite of 3D graphics and AV movie
• Exports data to viewport and environment parameters
• Exports audio from movie to WAV files in trackview
• Imports project data from viewport and environment settings

Performs fast 30 frame per/second NTSC or 25 frame per/second PAL motion tests using Truevison DVR hardware for accelerated digital compositing of 3D graphics and AV movies. Motion tests are viewed on a video monitor in correct image aspect ratio.

• Guaranteed 30 frame or 25 frame motion test
• Full frame and full color test
• Fast 3D render and final animation tests
• Digital composite with dvr hardware
• Modify animation keyframes using motion tests
• Audio track syncronization

Exports audio to WAV files, exports video to sequential TGA files. Translates DVM to Truevison AVI movies.

• Exports audio AV movie to WAV file
• Exports video images to sequential TGA files
• Exports DVM to AVI movies
• Imports AVI to DVM movies

Real-time recording of 3D animation and digital AV composites onto RS-422 video machines.

• Real-time AV recording
• Records final renders of 3D animation
• Records final digital 3D / AV composites
• Remote control of RS-422 VTRs
• Remote VTR transport controls
• Video and audio insert edit modes
• Mark-in and mark-out
• Standard Sony-type 9-pin cable