NewTek
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| Industry | Software |
| Founded | Kansas, USA (1985) |
| Founder | Tim Jenison |
| Headquarters | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
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Key people
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Tim Jenison, Founder Jim Plant, CEO Andrew Cross, PhD, President and CTO Steve Doubleday, CFO Philip Nelson, Jr., CRO |
| Website | www |
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 and Paul Montgomery.
In 2005, NewTek introduced TriCaster, a product that merges live video switching, broadcast graphics, virtual sets, special effects, audio mixing, recording, social media publishing and web streaming into an integrated, portable and 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.
In 2004, NewTek released the source code to some of their Amiga Platform products.
A complete 3D modeling, rendering and animation system used in motion pictures, television programs, commercials and video games.
A line of portable live production systems for broadcasting, live streaming, recording, and virtual sets. TriCaster models include:
A multi-channel high definition/standard definition slow motion replay system. 3Play models include the 3Play Mini, 425 and the advanced 3Play 440 and 4800 models.
A broadcast Skype TX system.
The company's first products included DigiView in 1986 and DigiPaint, both for the Commodore Amiga personal computer.
DigiView was the first full-color video digitizer, and 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. Consisting of an input module that allowed the connection of a standard black-and-white video camera (security cameras were popularly used), greyscale images could be captured to the Amiga. With the addition of a color wheel, full color images could be captured by rotating the wheel's red, green, and blue segments in front of the lens and capturing the same image three times, once through each filter. This could be done manually, or with a further motorized accessory. The software combined the color information from the three images into one color image. According to the company, DigiView sold over 100,000 units.
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