At one event i saw a large crowd gathered around a woman who appeared to be sitting in a lifeguard chair raised high above the ground. The video toaster ushered in the age of affordable desktop video in 1991. Kiki stockhammer i havent heard that name in a long time. In the early 90s, she worked for a company called newtek that made in innovative new product called video toaster.
It comprises various tools for video switching, chroma keying, character generation, animation, and image manipulation. The newtek video toaster was a combination of hardware and software for the editing and production of standarddefinition video in ntsc, pal, and resolution independent formats on commodore amiga computers and subsequently on computers running the windows operating system. In it penn and teller explained how one could save enough money by using a toaster to buy a car like that. To see the kiki and leo talk about the amiga and the video toaster. Jim johnston director in by any means necessary yelling i say strike. I remember a sports car in their booth that everyone thought was being raffled. Wipes transitioning from black to white would be enough to work with. If you post a link where i can download the contents of them, i might be able to find the files and tell you how to import them. She was the spokesmodel for newtek in the days of the video toaster.
Join newtek for an evening of fun, celebration and inspiration with our host kiki stockhammer. You cant talk about the vt without mentioning kiki stockhammer, the. Kiki stockhammer video toaster spokesperson reading universe today in the gathering. A spokesperson for the newtek products, kiki stockhammer provided many demonstration images that were used in introductory videos, as well as providing her silhouette for a number of transition effects included with the video toaster. Hosted by stewart cheifet, computer chronicles was the worlds most popular television program on personal technology during the height of the personal computer revolution. Lots of nostalgic references for every amiga user, from the sexy kiki stockhammer to the babylon 5 lightwave renderings. Remember kiki stockhammer, the newtek video toaster cover girl. Kiki appeared in video toaster promotional stuff and i think also wrote the manual for vt as well. Kiki stockhammer cool redhead that was spokesperson for newteks video toaster in the 90s and totally hot. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more.
These ads helpfully mentioned her name as if she was a person of note, and not just a pretty face hired to stand next to a zorro card. This site uses cookies to help us understand your interests and to recommend relevant information. Turns out it was just a prop to get you to watch the looping video clip. Newtek software driven video production technology. Kiki then talked a bit about her history with the video toaster.
Newtek connect connect and translate video sources across your network. This release delivers improved performance, file support and workflow advantages that include. I used to work with them, and have built many a videotoaster in my day. Well, shes now in some weird star trekinspired punk band called warp 11. Demonstrations include the amiga 3000, the amiga 2500, the amigavision authoring system, the animation studio, and the video toaster from newtek. Seen here is the famous kiki stockhammer, whom i saw in person yesterday, demonstrating newteks current line of tricaster ip series machines.
Source of amiga video toaster software released slashdot. I wonder if these are her breasts on their album cover. Leo spoke about the amiga and the video toaster and had a brief talk with band member, kiki stockhammer, before the band started playing. Although the halcyon days of the video toaster are behind it, newtek still has spokesmodel kiki stockhammer and a new nle that turned just as many heads. Newtek, the us company that in the 1990s introduced us to kiki stockhammer and brought us the then innovative video toaster. Rare footage of video shoot for newtek video toaster kiki effects 1991. Revolution a demonstration of the video toaster 1992. Guests include linus torvalds, developer of linux, mike elgan of windows magazine, and kiki stockhammer of play.
The best computer video demo video ever with kiki wipes. This informative event will feature an introduction by newtek founder, tim jenison, and presentation by newtek president and cto dr. This program looked at the new amiga computer and new third party appplications. She was featured in all their promo videos, and even donated her likeness to some of the effects. Ron thornton b5 visual effects as a lurker in the gathering. A faux commercial for a futuristic mindmelding device. For anyone who miss kiki or is a fan of the video toaster you are in luck. She also is featured in a few vt special effects called kikieffects where her silhouette is used for transitions. At one event i saw a large crowd gathered around a woman who appeared to be sitting in a lifeguard chair. Also includes a visit to faug, the first amiga users group, in palo alto. View kiki stockhammer s business profile as technology evangelist at newtek inc. Kiki stockhammer was wowing the crowd with the amazing amiga switcher the toaster. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Newtek purchased by vizrt from norway by allan tepper provideo.
For instance, the legs, the cartwheel and the window shot are all her. She saw me looking and immediately greeted me, coming over to my table. That shady lady, kiki stockhammer, played with her. Video toaster basically opened up a possibility to go where you could go with. Aside from the involved technical prowess, the real asset to the video toaster was its spokesmodel, kiki stockhammer. Kiki stockhammer unknown cool redhead that was spokesperson for newteks video toaster in the 90s and totally hot. Kiki stockhammer born c 1965 is an american spokesperson television has changed take control with newtek meet kiki stockhammer and broadcast minds warp 11. Many came to know her from her appearance in magazine ads touting the impressive technology. She spun off with play, inc where she is still a salesdroid of sorts. The program was seen on more than 300 television stations in the united. That shady lady, kiki stockhammer, played with her star trek themed band at twit live at macworld. In introducing the band, leo spoke about the amiga and the video toaster and had a brief talk with band member, kiki stockhammer, before the band started playing. Newteks original video toaster for the amiga 2000 was a bit deal in broadcast video for smaller operations. Kiki stockhammer was the spokesperson for newtek at the time as well.
One specific example is the television show home improvement, which used a video toaster transition for every cut between scenesbeginning with black and white transitions in the early 90s, and upgrading to color and 3d transition effects as later versions of the video toaster were released. Today she has a punk band called warp 11 and is still totally hot. From the video toaster, to the tricaster, talkshow and taming. To see the kiki and leo talk about the amiga and the video toaster and to see the band play their musical numbers, go to. Animating silhouettes of kiki stockhammer were used as overlays and key edges for transitions. The commercial was created by play incorporated as a demo of the capabilities of the companys time machine nonlinear video. She was the premiere operator of this product that innovated in the field of desktop video, and her image was embedded within the product as her silhouette formed the basis. Ipbased video production and distribution powered by its ndi ip protocol.
Kiki stockhammer alchetron, the free social encyclopedia. Newteks theme for the 2018 nab show may be the power to see ahead, but it has a definite idea about what that vision should be for broadcasters and video producers, alike. This is your opportunity to be the first to hear the newtek vision for the future of live production. Video toaster started the desktop computer video graphics revolution and won an emmy. She became well known in the late 1980s as a trade show traffic stopper first doing live demonstrations of the capabilities of the video toaster. Newtek, creator of the video toaster, is celebrating our 20th anniversary next weekend in san antonio, tx. Ndi enables network sharing of the adobe video application timelines. In the mid 90s this little vixen would do demos at computer trade shows demonstrating features including the infamous transitionalfade effect, the kiki kick. The author replaced the original binaries of the video toaster installation, so you can now discover the video toaster software without the vt hardware. Kiki stockhammer was once one of the most visible people on the internet, and in the video graphics industry.
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