NewTek
Encyclopedia
NewTek, Inc. is a San Antonio, Texas
-based hardware and software company that produces live and post-production video tools and visual imaging software for personal computers. The company was founded in 1985 in Topeka, Kansas
, U.S.
, by Tim Jenison, a pioneer of desktop video.
Amiga
personal computer.
The DigiView, the first full color video digitizers,added slow scan digitizing capabilities to the Amiga platform, allowing images to be imported at low cost, before modern image scanning technology was widely available.
DigiPaint product offered at release the unique capability of editing and painting on images in the Amiga's unique hold-and-modify high colour mode in real time.
The company found widespread fame and started the desktop video revolution with the release of the Video Toaster
, an innovative system for low cost video switching and post production. The company was featured in magazine articles in such mainstream publications as Rolling Stone Magazine and was featured on the NBC Nightly News
.
In 2005, NewTek introduced TriCaster, a product that merged live video switching, broadcast graphics and web streaming into a portable, compact appliance. TriCaster was announced at DEMO@15 and then launched at NAB
2005. At NAB 2006, NewTek announced TriCaster PRO, which introduced professional video and audio connections and virtual sets (using proprietary NewTek LiveSet technology) to the TriCaster line. At NAB 2007, NewTek introduced TriCaster STUDIO, the first TriCaster to support six cameras. At NAB 2008, NewTek introduced TriCaster BROADCAST, the first model to deliver SDI video and audio support. In early 2009, NewTek introduced 3PLAY, a portable multi-channel HD/SD slow motion replay system. At NAB 2009, NewTek introduced TriCaster TCXD300, the first high definition TriCaster. At NAB 2010, NewTek introduced TriCaster TCXD850, a 22-channel high definition model in a rack mount form factor. The TCXD850 won four industry awards: the Winners Circle Award, STAR, Vidy and Black Diamond awards from EventDV, TV Technology, Videography and DV magazines, respectively, at NAB 2010.
also were presented as new types of entrepreneurs running a new and different kind of company.
Jenison and Montgomery eventually split, with Montgomery leaving to help form a new company called Play, Inc., which ceased operations after Montgomery's untimely death.
Now based in San Antonio, Texas
, U.S.
, the company is led by Jenison, and former magazine publisher and ReplayTV
executive, Jim Plant, who is the President and CEO.
In 2005, NewTek founder, Tim Jenison was inducted into the San Antonio Inventors Hall of Fame as the "Father of Desktop Video".
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
-based hardware and software company that produces live and post-production video tools and visual imaging software for personal computers. The company was founded in 1985 in Topeka, Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, by Tim Jenison, a pioneer of desktop video.
Products
The company's first products included DigiView and DigiPaint, both for the CommodoreCommodore International
Commodore is the commonly used name for Commodore Business Machines , the U.S.-based home computer manufacturer and electronics manufacturer headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, which also housed Commodore's corporate parent company, Commodore International Limited...
Amiga
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
personal computer.
The DigiView, the first full color video digitizers,added slow scan digitizing capabilities to the Amiga platform, allowing images to be imported at low cost, before modern image scanning technology was widely available.
DigiPaint product offered at release the unique capability of editing and painting on images in the Amiga's unique hold-and-modify high colour mode in real time.
The company found widespread fame and started the desktop video revolution with the release of the Video Toaster
Video Toaster
The NewTek Video Toaster is a combination of hardware and software for the editing and production of standard-definition and high-definition video in NTSC, PAL, and resolution independent formats on Commodore Amiga computers and subsequently on computers running the Windows operating system...
, an innovative system for low cost video switching and post production. The company was featured in magazine articles in such mainstream publications as Rolling Stone Magazine and was featured on the NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News
NBC Nightly News is the flagship daily evening television news program for NBC News and broadcasts. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is located in the center...
.
In 2005, NewTek introduced TriCaster, a product that merged live video switching, broadcast graphics and web streaming into a portable, compact appliance. TriCaster was announced at DEMO@15 and then launched at NAB
National Association of Broadcasters
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association, workers union, and lobby group representing the interests of for-profit, over-the-air radio and television broadcasters in the United States...
2005. At NAB 2006, NewTek announced TriCaster PRO, which introduced professional video and audio connections and virtual sets (using proprietary NewTek LiveSet technology) to the TriCaster line. At NAB 2007, NewTek introduced TriCaster STUDIO, the first TriCaster to support six cameras. At NAB 2008, NewTek introduced TriCaster BROADCAST, the first model to deliver SDI video and audio support. In early 2009, NewTek introduced 3PLAY, a portable multi-channel HD/SD slow motion replay system. At NAB 2009, NewTek introduced TriCaster TCXD300, the first high definition TriCaster. At NAB 2010, NewTek introduced TriCaster TCXD850, a 22-channel high definition model in a rack mount form factor. The TCXD850 won four industry awards: the Winners Circle Award, STAR, Vidy and Black Diamond awards from EventDV, TV Technology, Videography and DV magazines, respectively, at NAB 2010.
Current product line
- 3D Arsenal - A professional motion graphics and title creation system for video editors.
- LightWave 3D - A complete 3D modeling, rendering and animation system.
- SpeedEDIT - Professional non-linear editing system.
- VT[5] - An integrated live and post production workstation.
- TriCaster - A line of portable live production systems for broadcasting, live streaming, recording, and virtual sets.
- 3PLAY - A multi-channel high definition/standard definition slow motion replay system.
Company history
The fame of Video Toaster extended beyond the product; the company's founder Tim Jenison and its Vice President Paul MontgomeryPaul Montgomery
Joseph Paul Montgomery was an American entrepreneur and inventor. In the mid 1980s, he was among the first to see the potential of personal computer technology in the field of video production and 3D animation...
also were presented as new types of entrepreneurs running a new and different kind of company.
Jenison and Montgomery eventually split, with Montgomery leaving to help form a new company called Play, Inc., which ceased operations after Montgomery's untimely death.
Now based in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, the company is led by Jenison, and former magazine publisher and ReplayTV
ReplayTV
ReplayTV is a brand of digital video recorder , a term synonymous with personal video recorder . It is a consumer video device which allows users to capture television programming to internal hard disk storage for later viewing...
executive, Jim Plant, who is the President and CEO.
In 2005, NewTek founder, Tim Jenison was inducted into the San Antonio Inventors Hall of Fame as the "Father of Desktop Video".
External links
- NewTek's website
- Behind the scenes at NewTek
- Amiga Hardware Database - Descriptions and photos of NewTek's Amiga products.