What is VT[5]?
NewTek VT[5]™ is an Integrated Production Suite from the Emmy®-winning company that created desktop video. VT[5] defines the cutting-edge in live production, bringing you the solutions you need to meet your production goals with more power, flexibility and affordability than you ever dreamed possible.

What VT[5] Offers
VT[5] offers live switching, live virtual sets, web streaming, realtime keying, titling, the world's fastest SD & HD editing and video painting. All this is tightly integrated with everything you need for production, postproduction, and graphics. VT[5] delivers all of this, plus unsurpassed video quality with uncompressed component, SDI, digital analog video with four-channel audio.

Who Benefits from VT[5]?
VT[5] is designed for the video producer that wants to expand their services without breaking the bank. VT[5] gives the power, flexibility and functionality of a system costing much more. Whether the project calls for a live CEO message integrated with pre-edited segments or a complex edit for broadcast television, VT[5] gives you the tools necessary to complete your next award-winning project.

SX-SDI
NewTek advances the state of live production with SX-SDI™, the newest VT[5] hardware that provides 8 serial digital inputs and outputs.

Serial Digital Interface, or SDI, is a standard for broadcast quality video, capable of transmitting uncompressed digital component video across a single coaxial cable with television facilities, with audio embedded in the same signal.

In addition to live switching of 8 digital sources, SX-SDI also serves as a signal router, with the ability to assign any of the serial digital inputs to any of 5 digital outputs.

Further flexibility is provided on the audio side, with support for embedded digital audio selectable from any SDI input, as well as AES-EBU audio in and out.

While the SX-SDI adds additional inputs to VT[5], it does not limit the capacity of the SX-84 analog switcher. This means an SX-SDI added to a VT[5] LIVE! system continues to provide component, Y/C and composite in and out in addition to the digital connectivity.

SX-84
The NewTek SX-84 is the heart of the VT[5] LIVE! Switcher, offering component, Y/C or composite ins and outs, along with audio, preview, alpha channel, tally, GPI and machine control.

There are 8 Video input rows, but that does not indicate the true flexibility of this rack-mountable beauty measuring 18 7/8” wide by 10 ½” high (or 6 rack-units high) and 1 ½” deep.

This is a production switcher that saves you both time and money.

All inputs can use whatever cameras you have at your disposal, and unlike most switchers, does not require cameras to be genlockable. VT[5] performs all this internally, with each input having its own dedicated genlock controls in software. This means less gear to haul to a shoot, less time in setup and less investment for you to produce a multi-cam production. There is even an input for house synch, so you can time VT[5] to the other suites.

Newtek Video Toaster [5] Upgrade 1: Software Only
This Upgrade is for any VT Pro Card owner who purchased their card after September 2004.

VT Pro cards started shipping from October 2004 - for cards purchased in September 2004 please contact Newtek Europe to check the card model.

Newtek Video Toaster [5] Upgrade 2: SX-SDI
Any VT Pro Card owner who has purchased since February 2006 can buy an SX-SDI Upgrade at this price.

The SX-SDI option requires the SX-84 to be connected serially and a VT Pro card with the latest revision (Rev. G7)

Newtek Video Toaster [5] Upgrade 3: Free VT[5] Software Upgrade direct from Newtek Europe
Any VT Pro Card owner that purchased after 1st February 2006 is entitled to this upgrade free of charge.

To be eligible it is your responsibility to ensure that you have registered with Newtek Europe and they have a valid shipping address for you. These free upgrades will be dispatched in the next 2-4 weeks direct from Newtek Europe; it’s your responsibility to ensure that they have valid registered information for you within this period.

Please Note: Planet PC will not be handling any logistics/queries RE these upgrades and customers should make contact with Newtek Europe directly.

A range of other upgrades will be available soon for owners of VT card models released prior to the VT Pro card (September 2004). As these become available we will add them to our product list.

Triade-in prices include shipping & admin charges.

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