Woodinville, WA--(February, 28, 2000) FAST Multimedia Inc, will feature the award winning FAST601 editing system with the new InTime Processor at the Sands Convention center booth S4150. The FAST601 family is proud to announce its newest member FAST601 DV. The New FAST601 DV Option is a IEEE 1394 I/O card which allows FAST601 users to input DV footage directly from todays popular DV cameras. The new DV card works with all FAST601 systems and will allow Batch Capture and Print to Tape.

Along with the new DV option, InTime Processing from FAST will steal the show. With 3.9 GigaFlops of rendering power you "lose wait now" with image processing up to 1000% FASTer! This patented new technology from FAST is built with the future in mind and will give even better performance as Raids, Motherboards and Processors improve. Unlike hardware based effects engines, the InTime processor from FAST isn't limited to preprogrammed effects with no room to grow. Instead FAST has taken a different approach. Since Software Processing offers a tremendous advantage in quality and doesn't produce scaling artifacts, FAST has simply provided the Computer with a more efficient way of processing effects. Background rendering is another advantage of FAST601. You never have to wait for the system to render, the system renders in the background while you work. With InTime Processing working in the background you can play back the time-line as it renders!

The entire FAST601 family will be highlighted at "theme" demo pods. The following demos will give attendees the chance to see FAST601 in action under normal work environments.

FAST theme pods at NAB2000 FAST601.TV will feature a typical news production under a deadline. From producing a Package to a pre-cast teaser. FAST601 with InTime processing and the new FAST601 DV IEEE 1394 interface will revolutionize news production.

FAST601.Film with Trakker Technologies' Sling Shot allows 24fps productions to be created in FAST601 and output to a 24fps cut list for printing to film. With the FAST601-Uncompressed option film makers can now save thousands of dollars on editing while maintaining perfect image quality.

FAST601.DVD will introduce you to the powerful world of MPEG-2 distribution. The combined performance of FAST601, FAST 601-PrintDVD option and authoring packages from Spruce Technologies' create professional interactive DVD titles that burn directly to DVD-R or DLT, making it possible for video editors to support the increasing demand for DVD distribution. FAST601.DVD will also demonstrate MPEG-2 program stream distribution with Adtec's Soloist 2 MPEG-2 playback system, the automated commercial insertion system in use by many top cable and broadcast companies.

FAST601.Composite will demonstrate the power of FAST601, FAST-Studio XL software option and FAST601-Uncompressed combined with third party applications from Puffin designs, Artel software and AIST. Utilizing unlimited layers of video along with Full Screen effects editors, FAST-Studio XL is a natural extension to the editors creative mind. Used in conjunction with todays hottest compositing effects tools the FAST601 editorial process is truly limitless for commercial or music video production.

FAST601.Industrial, the feature rich production solution. Industrial production is the backbone of many production companies today. With FAST601 and the FAST-Studio software option the process of working with mixed media, and multiple output requirements is a breeze. Editing Composite, Y/C, Component, SDI and iLink is all possible with FAST601.Industrial. FAST-Studio is the perfect editing environment for any editing style, with a focus on being flexible.

blue.demonstration will highlight the technological first for the worlds only Native Digital Editor. blue. caught the production world on fire with its first public introduction at NAB 97. This year the focus will be on the future of NATIVE Digital Editing; SDTI interface and on FAST InTime technology. After three years the competition still isn't close.

FAST Multimedia Company Information: FAST Multimedia Inc., Washington, USA, with offices in Germany, the UK, France and USA, is the leading developer of award-winning, Windows-based digital editing hardware and software for anyone involved in video production and the visual communication industry. Products include blue., FAST601, Video Machine, Screen Machine II, DV Master Pro, DV Master, AV Master 2000 and other solutions. With over 100,000 editing systems installed around the world, FAST provides an editing tool to fit every budget and application from broadcast TV to home hobbyist. FAST products as well as OEM versions are available through authorized distribution networks and dealers worldwide. The FAST Multimedia Web site is located at http://www.fastmultimedia.com.