Editware announces a strategic alliance with Omneon Video Networks of Sunnyvale, CA. Through a customized control protocol, Editware’s new Fastrack media controller allows editing with source material stored on Omneon’s multi-channel servers.

The first installation benefiting from this alliance is Australia’s largest regional broadcaster, Prime TV. Prime, with affiliates in New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Gold Coast, has installed the Fastrack media controller along with Omneon Media Server Systems as they approach their ultimate goal of tapeless digital video production.

With Editware’s Fastrack media controller and Omneon servers, Prime TV has a powerful real-time editing solution. Media stored on the Omneon server for broadcast can be directly edited using the Fastrack, resulting in an overall increase in production efficiency. For example, the repetitive task of producing many similar promos is now done in a fraction of the time required before the upgrade.

"Editware’s exclusive representatives in Australia, Gencom Technology, worked closely with Omneon to integrate Fastrack with Omneon and other post production equipment at Prime’s new facility," states Bob Lefcovich, VP of Sales for Editware. "The Fastrack media controller was designed for installations such as this."

"Omneon's support of multiple data types, combined with the Fastrack editor's device control allows customers to work in whatever format they wish, whether it be ITU-601, DVCPRO, MPEG, or HDCAM," added Adolfo Rodriguez, Omneon Director of Product Marketing. "Customers can even choose to master in a different format than the original material, all in real time. This is the kind of flexibility customers are seeking."

Designed for use with video servers, Fastrack combines the power of a linear editing system with the key elements of a non-linear system, including immediate access to any frame of any server-resident source clip. Fastrack inserts, deletes or changes material on a server-based timeline or playlist through an intuitive, convenient graphical user interface.

About Editware
Based in Grass Valley, California (USA), Editware manufactures the Fastrack hybrid editing controller and supports VPE and DPE editors along with the Super Edit software. Since 1996, Editware has supplied editors for the most demanding online editing applications worldwide. Super Edit has the distinction of being the longest continuously supported, upgraded, and enhanced editing software application of its kind in broadcast television. More information on Editware and Editware products are available online at www.editware.com.

About Omneon
Omneon Video Networks provides a cost-effective and scalable video server infrastructure for the professional broadcasting industry. Omneon's Media Server System is a data-type independent platform, offering shared-storage and fault-tolerant redundancy for continuous on-line media delivery. The open architecture supports an impressive array of third-party applications - control and transmission, media management, archiving, and collaborative production. For development of new revenue streams, customers can incrementally add clients and channels easily. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, Omneon is privately held and funded by prominent venture capital firms. Omneon's web site is www.Omneon.com.

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