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The first full-featured media compositor designed for Windows NT
Think broadcast graphics and you automatically think Chyron. Now
the leader in professional video graphics brings you Concerto. The
first compositor complete with all the professional quality features
you need to thrive in today's complex creative environment.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR DESK

Concerto is the only stand-alone compositor that gives you unsurpassed
breadth and depth in both compositing and special effects. Now digital
artists in corporate video, post production, film and broadcast can
unleash their full creative repertoire without paying front-row
prices.
You'll unify your creative process by combining multiple layers of
video, keys, and graphics in one single effect. Concerto delivers all
this, plus tracking, stabilization, various transforms, shapes, and a
wide variety of effects.
COMPOSITING WITHIN WINDOWS NT PROVIDES USER INTEROPERABILITY WHILE INCREASING
FLEXIBILITY

Concerto features an easy-to-use, automatic image proxy system that
lets you work with smaller images, then input in full-resolution. This
translation happens automatically, giving you more power and speed
than you thought possible. And Concerto is a multi-threaded
application that is specifically written to take advantage of
multi-processor systems, so you can orchestrate several concurrent
tasks in one exquisite performance.
AN
INTERFACE SO REFINED, IT THINKS THE WAY YOU DO

Concerto's highly refined interface is based on an "editing" timeline
that subdivides into video, audio, storyboard and interpolation graph
segments. A set of timeline events can be collapsed and grouped
together - even linked from another timeline - making it easier than
ever to manage complex projects.
FINELY
TUNED TO HARMONIZE WITH THE WORLD'S MOST POPULAR
SOLUTIONS

Concerto allows you to easily migrate from the workstation to desktop
environment without interrupting your workflow. You'll leverage
Concerto's advanced modular architecture to use a variety of third
party AdobeTM Premier and Razor
plug-ins, plus new plug-ins that create "virtual links" between
popular 3D modeling software and other production tools. And all this
means you'll work with the latest technology while protecting your
current investment against obsolescence.
FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Timeline based Interface
- Allows for an editing paradigm in setting up clips, effects,
composites and other features.
- It also supports the grouping and collapsing of items on the
timeline, making complex projects manageable.
Superior Proxy System
- This easy to use system automatically integrates high resolution
projects on moderately configured workstations.
- Once your composite is setup with proxies, the system will render
in full resolution without user intervention.
Advanced Architecture
- Concerto is resolution independent and offers unlimited layers of
audio and video.
- Concerto supports full multi-threading and multiple CPU's so you
can orchestrate several concurrent tasks in one exquisite performance.
Versatile plug-in support for Audio & Video
- Means easy access to dynamic effects. You can use a variety of
third party AdobeTM Premier 3.2 and
Razor plug-ins.
Adjusters & Effects
- Concerto effects include tracking and stabilization, transform,
shapes, keyers and high quality matte tools.
- Full support of object transformations with rotate, flip,
perspective, warp and scaling are provided along with a sophisticated
color correction module.
Plug-in's
- Concerto supports a versatile plug-in architecture with third
party plug-ins for: Final EffectsTM, Ad
EffectsTM, UltimatteTM, BorrisEffectsTM, and Multimedia EffectsTM, WAVES Power PackTM, Hollywood FXTM, Spice RackTM, RazorTM as
well as our own native effects.
Accurate Spline Motion Path
- Concerto's spline interpolation system ensures that key points
are interpolated correctly to make their keyed position by the right
frame.
- Creates mixed shape objects consisting of b-splines, lines,
cardinal splines, and Bezier. It facilitates accurate and flexible
automated rotoscoping.
The assignment of tracking point to shape points is a powerful
feature for creating automattes.
Integrated Touch-Up Paint System
- Paint is integrated into the system so you can paint directly on
to your video clips. Brushes include noise, air, chalk, watercolor,
smudge, clone and recolor.
Input/Output Formats
- Concerto imports and exports all leading files formats: AVI, FLC,
FLI, TIFF, TARGA, PICT GIF, ICO, JPEG, native Photoshop (PSD), SGI
RGB, WAVEFRONT RLA, WAV Audio Files, Alias/Wavefront®, Chyron®, Imagestor, and Liberty files, IFL, and
YUV files.
External video device support
- Audio and Video capture support with logging.
- Current video output support for Matrox DigiSuite®, Truevision®, Intergraph®, and View Graphics® systems.
Minimum System Requirements
- 200 mhz Pentium®
processor(s)or greater
- Microsoft® Windows 95 or
Windows NT 3.51 or later operating system
- 64MB RAM or larger hard disk
- 4 MB video card
- 4-8 GB hard disk space
Learn more about how Concerto can help you turn broadcast-level
video editing into a stellar performance. Call Chyron today at
408-982-8544.
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