Interactive Media Technologies Inc of Los Angeles has announced the EditStation, which it claims is the industry’s first stand-alone video editing system with Windows-based touch screen user interface. The EditStation also incorporates the media integration capabilities of the IMTX 8000, an audio-video routing and multiple deck control peripheral. The EditStation is a complete A/B roll video post-production system containing two source video tape decks, a recording deck, the IMTX 8000, the Commodore International Ltd Amiga computer with the NewTek Video Toaster and two colour video monitors. The user controls the system via a Windows personal computer. The EditStation is designed for the novice user in the corporate video production market. The user controls the communication between the edit controller and the decks via the touch screen or via a mouse. The user can also customise the system by choosing either a Sony Corp, Panasonic or Japanese Victor Co video tape deck. Video tape devices are available in several formats including S-VHS, Betacam SP, 3/4, Hi-8 and 8mm and can be connected to the EditStation as auxilliary source devices. For special effects, it’s equipped with the NewTek Inc Video Toaster. But the company says the product’s distinguishing feature is the IMTX 8000, described as a robust media integrator. This incorporates frame accurate deck control, NTSC video switching, audio switching and mixing, RS 170A sync generation, and SMPTE time code reading and writing, all in a single serially controlled, proprietary system. The IMTX 8000 controls multiple NTSC devices, allowing the user to integrate additional devices with the EditStation such as a CD player, laser disk player, speaker systems, sound mixers, and cameras. The EditStation is out now for from $55,000 to $70,000, depending on choice of tape deck and format.
