dpsvelocity can handle dps video clips with alpha channel, has many real time transitions and effects, and real-time playback to a preview window and external video monitor.

    project management

    when you launch dpsvelocity, choose from recently used projects or start a new project.

    organize your galleries and timelines hierarchically in bins.

    retain consistent clip information whether the clip resides in a gallery or timeline.

    back up all files used in a project using project consolidation.

    clean up after project completion.

    reuse the same material without having to re-render.

    non-destructively create different edit files for different markets using projects and versions.

    store clips, renders and temp files as part of the project.

    set your own hotkeys.

    capture

    use one interface for quick capture and capture with timecode either in batch or hybrid mode.

    capture dv using any dv capture card, in either quick or timecode (batch) capture mode.

    place captured clips automatically into a gallery or directly onto the timeline as a rough edit.

    use a vtr with an rs-422 communications port to log clips and then batch capture them later.

    batch recapture clips captured with timecode and reel name.

    export an edl of your timeline to recreate it (from the source material) on another system without having to back up all the digital media clips.

    crop black edges during video recording.

    color correct video during capture with waveform vectorscope.

    create capture settings files.

    capture compressed video (up to 15 mb/s) or uncompressed video.

    import multiple file formats and create 32-bit dps files.

    capture size of video files is only limited by the size of your dedicated scsi hard drive.

    gallery

    create up to 50 galleries per project, with 20 open at a time, organized into bins.

    customize your own detail text mode and append multiple clips to the timeline with it.

    use highlight options to sort and organize clips in galleries.

    view information about individual clips or the entire gallery using the gallery status bar.

    gather media from cd-rom, broadcast television or radio, recorded video or audio, computer generated images, or scanned images.

    collect and edit media (including dps files) from a computer network. localize just the portions of those clips that appear in your project before output.

    sort, search and identify clips within galleries by thumbnail, file name, clip title, timecode and reel name.

    image, image sequence and video file formats include: dps, dva, bmp, dib, gif, jpg, pcx, pct, photo cd, tga, tif, and wav.

    input and output image sequences at 50/60 fields per second.

    store multiple copies of a clip in a gallery.

    preview a clip from the gallery .

    track whether clips have been used on a timeline.

    create virtual clips as place holders for media that has not yet been created or that has been temporarily removed from the system.

    use live clips to view a video/audio input feed (live or taped) on the timeline, and apply titles and realtime effects to that live incoming video.

    trim window editing

    play a clip or a range on the timeline, or start playback from the playhead position.

    play back movies made up of only local dva or dps clips and real-time transitions, and eight or less tracks of audio in real-time.

    play back dva/dps files in nearly real-time across a computer network.

    view real time dual stream video in the trim window on your vga monitor.

    scrub trim window video by dragging in the in/out windows, dragging the in/out markers on the trim bar, or dragging the timeline playhead.

    playback seamlessly in loop mode.

    plan the layering of your clips using track patching

    timeline editing

    create up to 50 timelines per project, with as many as 20 open in bins at a time.

    view your timeline with variable track heights and many zoom levels.

    use the playhead scrub control or in and out markers on the timeline to position things on the timeline.

    retain trimmed material as part of a clip.

    place clips on the timeline using 3-point and 4 point editing techniques.

    apply index markers which remain with a clip whether it is in a gallery or timeline of a project.

    add unlimited video and audio tracks to your timeline.

    render only the effects you want and keep rendered clips as you move clips, undo and redo.

    copy and paste sections of the timeline.

    play color bars and tones.

    import edls for on-line editing.

    group select clips on the timeline so they can be moved together, cut, copied and pasted within this timeline or to another timeline, or apply effects to all of them simultaneously.

    join groups of clips with link and sync functions.

    slip edit.

    mute or solo, show or hide audio and video tracks. edit synced output from two cameras with the multicam interface.

    view timeline clips by file name or title.

    navigate the timeline using a bird's eye view with the navigation bar.

    cut, copy and paste audio, video and transition attributes.

    use 32-bit video files on the timeline.

    view live video on an external monitor for full screen visual feedback during editing.

    control your timeline, trim window and capture using the jog-4000 edit controller.

    switch between live sources using the panasonic wj-mx20 mixer.

    audio editing

    play back up to eight mono audio channels in realtime, or six mono audio channels plus unlimited rendered stereo mix-down.

    keep the audio and video synced, separate or rejoin them.

    adjust the in and out point soft synced audio and video clips without disrupting sync.

    monitor and adjust audio using integrated vu meters.

    create audio nodes on an individual audio clip on the fly using the vu meters, or by clicking on the clip on the timeline.

    view an audio track's volume, left-right balance (panning) or waveform

    view an individual audio clip's waveform.

    adust panning on a track or clip basis.

    adjust the highs and lows of your audio clips using the eq meters.

    transitions

    create transitions by overlapping clips on the v1 and v2 tracks.

    swap v1 and v2 tracks.

    view two video tracks and the transition track between them as a single track or view each one as an individual track.

    set your own choice of default transition.

    modify any transition.

    choose from over 200 different real time wipe transitions with real time effects for use with your dva or dps video clips.

    choose from over 200 different dve real time transitions with optional v3dx daughterboard.

    create real time wipe transition from an image file.

    design your own dve transitions if you have the optional v3dx daughterboard.

    access keyframes to adjust transition timing, add real-time effects to your real-time transitions.

    create rendered alpha channel transitions.

    create rendered transitions combining special effects, graphics and/or existing transitions using the transition wizard.

    real-time effects

    (on compressed video only)

    apply real-time effects to any clip or transition.

    adjust proc amps on a clip by clip basis.

    color correct using rgb values.

    create garbage matte effects.

    apply keyframes to every frame of video, no matter how long the clip.

    apply real-time freeze/strobe effects.

    apply real-time perspective, warp, keys/borders, pixel, crop, transparency and and trail/shadow effects if you have the optional v3dx board.

    change your video clip speed -- ranges from 1% to 50,000% of normal. change audio speed between 10% - 200% of normal.

    create dual-stream real-time effects like chroma key with compressed video (up to 15 mb/s per stream)

    go to or from black or a color at your specified duration to create real time color fades at the start and end of clips.

    play clips backwards.

    rendered effects

    (must be processed before playback.)

    send a clip, timeline range or transition to digital fusion.

    re-render fusion effects from a gallery or timeline.

    re-open flows.

    add internal rendered effects to clips or rendered transition on your timeline. available effects include blurs, titles and 3d video screen animation.

    combine and customize effects, and save combinations for later reuse.

    choose from 60+ powerful rendered effects for image and video processing.

    keyframe as frequently as every frame, using spline or linear interpolation.

    view instant effect feedback during effect creation.

    use a variety of compatible plug-in filters.

    titles

    use dpt and icg (inscriber) stills, rolls and crawls and 32 bit tga stills (with internal alpha channel) as real-time titles.

    use two such titles simultaneously with two pieces of dva/dps video (as in a transition) in real-time.

    access titling packages such as power cg (included with your dpsvelocity software) directly from the dpsvelocity gallery and timeline.

    output

    output quicktime (mov), realmedia (rm), windows media (wmv/wma) to files or the web, as well as avi and mpeg1 and 2 files.

    encode output in real-time (or near real-time), depending on specified settings.

    save a single frame of a clip as an image file.(bmp, tga, tif, etc.)etc.

    create a single-stream output file without rendering the entire timeline to a single file.

    unify your project to a single dva/dps file.

    record your project to video tape.

    stream live to the web using dpsnetstream technology.

    author dvds using bundled dvdit! software.

    save your soundtrack as a wav audio file.

    export an edit decision list (edl) for off line editing.