KDS Introduces New Radius FireWire Digital Video Editing Kit

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2001--KDS, a giant global manufacturer of color monitors, notebooks and consumer electronics, today unveiled the Radius FireWire Digital Video Editing Kit, a three-component set that includes all the necessary tools for home users to create professional quality movies with a digital video camcorder.

KDS' new editing kit package, which comes with a FireWire PCI interface card, a complete line of software titles and FireWire cable, now makes professional editing capabilities affordable for home users. Suggested retail price is set for .99.

The FireWire PCI interface card is Mac and PC compatible, and works with Sony, JVC, Panasonic, Canon and other digital video camcorders. The card, which is an OHCI based IEEE 1394/FireWire design, enables data transfers up to 400 Megabits per second, about 30 times faster than USB. In addition, two external 1394 ports make it easy for hot-swap or plug and play capabilities with any external FireWire device -- up to 63 FireWire devices can be daisy chained.

The software package includes five titles: Digital Origin's EditDV Unplugged; TeVeo's VIDiO Clipstore; TeVeo Live; Terran's Media Cleaner; and Digital Origin's EasyDV.

Completing the package is a six-foot, 6 to 4 pin FireWire DV cable that connects to any FireWire or i.Link(R) device.

Required for operation on PCs: Windows 98 Second Edition or higher; a 200 MHz or faster processor; 32 MB of RAM; one available PCI slot; and a CD-ROM drive. System requirements on Macs: Mac blue and white G3 or higher; Mac OS 8.6 or greater; FireWire 2.3.3 or later; 32 MB of RAM; one available PCI slot; and a CD-ROM drive.