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Quantel Paintbox gets all-new platform for NAB (26/4/2006)

New hardware plus TimeMagic quadruples performance of graphics powerhouse

At NAB Quantel is launching a new, faster SD/HD Paintbox on an all-new platform bringing the awesome TimeMagic technology to the graphics world. Paintbox is already recognised as the fastest system in the close-to air environment, and it has just got a whole lot quicker. In fact, the new Paintbox is twice as fast as the previous version, and with the addition of TimeMagic, that speed redoubles.

The new Paintbox is the most powerful and capable ever ­ marrying Quantel¹s enormous experience in television graphics with the very latest technology. The new Paintbox carries that heritage forward into the HD age, giving broadcasters a risk-free path to fully integrated HD production.

³This new Paintbox is half the size and twice the speed of its predecessor,² says John Woodhouse, Quantel¹s Senior Product Manager - Broadcast. ³This technological achievement dramatically cuts production timescales - it¹s like having two machines for each designer. For broadcasters this means more output, more quality graphics and more viewers.²

The new Paintbox also benefits from the new V3.5 software release, which adds a massive set of graphic focused developments including; completely new graphics shapes, blending modes, profile stretch, motion blur and loads of DVE and keyer enhancements. Equally important are the many updates in ergonomics and connectivity; an array of designer-led processes, support for even more file formats and Alpha channel support in QuickTime.

The new Paintbox is available now.

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