Leitch/DPS Bulletins
Friday, October 18, 2002
DVI-4020 required for DV output from dpsVelocity
without rendering
For customers who are getting a dpsVelocity and want to
also use FireWire you should buy the DVI-4020 DV I/O card (DPS5010)
instead of a generic FireWire card. For someone on a budget, using a
generic FireWire card like the PYRO makes sense. However, when you want to
output DV from the dpsVelocity the DVI-4020 will let you export without
rendering while the generic card will require that the footage be rendered
before it can be exported back to DV. The DVI-4020 also gives the user
more reliable video capture (fewer dropped frames) and more accurate
device control.
Monday, December 3, 2001
Leitch-DPS updates Velocity software to
version 7.6.14
Leitch-Digital Processing Systems have updated their dpsVelocity
non-linear editing software to version 7.6.14. This update
requires 7.6.08 or later and driver build 141 to already be
installed. Its new features include advanced deck control and new
hotkeys in the timeline. Resolved issues include better support
for Targa files, no audio hiss during print to tape, and better
interaction with Digital Fusion. The update is available at the DPS
web site .
Friday, June 15, 2001
Leitch/DPS updates dpsReality plug-ins for
Adobe After Effects 5.0
Leitch/DPS has released version 1.8 of their
dpsReality plug-ins for Adobe After Effects 5.0. The plug-ins
allow the input and output of DPS and DVA files within After Effects as
well as showing previews of the composition on an external video
display. The main changes since version 1.7 of the software are
bug fixes to eliminate blue frames when rendering and correcting a
problem with saved projects being unusable. The dpsReality plug-in
can be downloaded for free from the DPS
web site.
Saturday, March 17, 2001
Leitch/DPS releases 2.05 update to dpsReality
software
Digital Processing Systems, a division of Leitch
Incorporated, has released an update to their dpsReality 2.0
software. New features found in the 2.05 update include QuickTime
output enhancements, Windows Media import and RealVideo Export.
Registered users of the dpsReality 2.0 can download the update from the DPS
web site.
Friday,
February 16, 2001
TitleMotion 3.5 and Velocity 7.5 compatibility issue
Adam at Inscriber technical support has informed us of a
compatibility issue between the Velocity 7.5 software from Leitch/DPS-US and
the current 3.5 version of TitleMotion for the dpsVelocity. The
TitleMotion 3.5 software depends on the presence of a previous Inscriber
software installation in order for TitleMotion to install and run
properly. Since Inscriber CG was included with the Velocity software
up until the 7.1 release this was not a problem. As of Velocity
version 7.5, it no longer includes Inscriber CG so TitleMotion doesn't
work. Adam has put a file on the Inscriber
ftp site
that you can download and install. Once this program is installed on
your system you can successfully install TitleMotion 3.5. Inscriber
is getting ready to release TitleMotion 4.2 for the dpsVelocity and this
will install on a system using Velocity 7.5 without any problems.
Thursday,
February 1, 2001
Leitch/DPS releases updated After Effects driver for dpsReality
Leitch/DPS has released an updated driver for the
dpsReality that allow users to work with the board from within After
Effects. Specifically, these plug-ins allow input and output of the
DPS file format from within After Effects, and show a preview of the
composition window on the external display. The new version 1.5
driver fixes a problem that could cause previewer to crash and a problem
with frame Jumping/Skipping has been resolved. The updated driver
can be found in the 'Files & Drivers' section of the technical support
area on the DPS web site.
Friday,
September 8, 2000
DPS ships dpsVelocity 7.5
DPS has begun shipping their dpsVelocity with the new
version 7.5 software. This software implements the dpsNetStream
technology that, among other things, allows the user create high-quality
streaming video for the web directly from the timeline. It supports
MPEG-1, MPEG-2, RealVideo, Windows Media, AVI and QuickTime formats.
Live streaming to multicast web servers is also supported directly from
the timeline as is feeding live video from a camera or deck. Other
new features include analog type scrub and compatibility with the new DPS
JOG-4000, a bundled DVD authoring package and an enhanced character
generation package called Power CG. Customers who purchased their
systems after March
10th, 2000, will automatically receive this software update for free if it
is not included.
Tuesday, June 13, 2000
DPS releases LockStep LW plug-in for LightWave
DPS has created for LightWave 5.6 and 6.0 a version of
their LockStep plug-in for the dpsReality/dpsVelocity boards. Some
of the main features to be found in LockStep LW are the ability to use
dpsReality/dpsVelocity frame buffer as a render display device, use
dpsReality/dpsVelocity as an animation recorder (native .DPS file format
support with the ability to insert new frames into existing animations)
and use LockStep LW to quickly playback any .DPS file. It is free of
charge and can be found on the DPS
web site.
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