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Forward T - Product Comparison
This page provides a comparison between products of the "Forward T" product line. The page contains a short Product Comparison Chart and Comparison Chart - Programs. Please note that some parts of the software and functionality are not included in every product of the product line. Look over this page before choosing the product best suited to your needs.
Some products serve as a basis for others (and vice versa: more complex products may contain simpler ones within). It is possible to upgrade from one product to another with the upgrade payment. For more specific information, please contact Support or see the current Price List in the "Purchase" Section.
 Auto Detect program option for automatically inserting commercials by the cue tone (DTMF, jingles) is offered as an additional option to "Forward TA" and "Forward TP".
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Product Comparison Chart
The chart below lists only the main components, whose presence or absence and different functionality leads to differences between the products. Other components not listed in the chart explicitly are included in all products of the Product Line.
Bracketed is the corresponding software performing the functions described. To download a detailed description of the programs, go to the "Documentation" Section.
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Video and audio input from analog sources to AVI files (FDCapture, a set of video codecs*)
Video and audio nonlinear editing (Forward AV Studio)
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Professional-quality chromakey (rear projection) (FDKeyConfig, FDKeyConfig Pro)
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Preparing titles (Forward Titling, TXT to TGA, FrwRoll Emulator) and complicated title projects (FDTitle Designer, TVClock, etc.), previewing on a TV monitor with no ability to overlay titles on the passthrough video
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Preparing titles (Forward Titling, TXT to TGA, FrwRoll Emulator) and complicated title projects (FDTitle Designer, TVClock, etc.), previewing on a TV monitor with the ability to overlay titles on the passthrough video
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Broadcasting audio from files |
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Automatically broadcasting data on air according to the schedule with real-time control (FDOnAir)
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Recording video and audio (1 or 2 channels) with simultaneously broadcasting data on air with a delay (FDPostPlay system). |
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(recording 1 or 2 channels) |
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| Recording video and audio 4+ channels, broadcasting with slow motion instant replays with a delay (FDReplayMachine system). |
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(recording 4+ channels) |
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* Video codecs are included in all products of the Product Line.
** The FDOnAir program does not support audio output from files in Forward TT product.
Product Comparison Chart - Programs
The chart below provides a comparison between products of the "Forward T" product line according to the presence or absence of programs included in the Software ("+" marks the programs included in the corresponding product software). The "+" mark in the "No Board" column indicates the ability of the corresponding program to operate without any I/O board installed.
To download a detailed description of the programs, go to the "Documentation" Section. If you have any questions, please contact Support.
Program Name |
Function |
T |
TA |
TP |
TT |
No Board |
| FDConfig2 |
Setting the parameters of the I/O board |
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FDCapture |
Capturing video/audio data manually, according to the timetable, from a videorecorder |
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FDTitleDesigner |
Creating and editing title objects |
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Forward AV Studio |
Multitrack audio and video editor |
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FDOnAir |
Video server for controlling a TV studio broadcast based on I/O board. Supports displaying external video, captions, playing animation and audio files, overlaying static and animated logotypes, crawl line, and other broadcast design elements. |
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Forward Titling |
Creating graphics files containing full-color image with alpha-channel. |
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FDPostPlayPreview |
Previewing data captured to the PostPlay storage, cutting clips for their subsequent playback in FDOnAir |
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FDPostPlayCapture |
Creating, deleting, configuring PostPlay storages for video and audio data, capturing data to storages |
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FDTimeShift |
Rebroadcasting TV signal with a specified fixed time shifting |
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FDPostPlayIndicator |
Displaying the PostPlay server state, launching its components from the local menu |
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FDPreview |
Previewing the I/O board video output/input in the program window without using an external TV monitor |
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FDMPEGIndexer |
Creating an index file for playing MPEG2 video data |
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TVClockDesigner |
Creating and editing a clock for broadcast design. The clock image can be a dial plate with hands, a digital display, a mixed image. |
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CopyDR |
Copying files/folders with a specified data rate |
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FDImageUpdater |
Automatically generating graphics images on the basis of dynamically changing text information |
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FDMovieListEditor |
Task Editor for the "MovieList" title element |
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FDWebTracker |
Automatically receiving text information from a specified web site |
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SPTEditor |
Task Editor for the "RollCrawl" title element |
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TXT2TGA |
Task Editor for the "RollCrawl" title element |
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TXT2AVI |
Discontinued |
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TGA2AVI |
Creating an AVI file with transparency from a set of images (graphics files) with transparency |
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AVIInterleave |
Changing (normalizing) interleaving in AVI files |
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SLRegManager |
Saving/restoring/deleting the settings of the ForwardT Software programs in the Windows |
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rifflist |
Getting information about the main parameters of an AVI file |
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avitype |
Changing FourCC in AVI files without rewriting the files |
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SLLogViewer |
Reviewing the protected log file with the results of the OnAir operation. |
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SLTitlePreview |
Previewing titles in the program window on the computer monitor |
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SoftLab-NSK codecs |
A set of VfW codecs to work with the most common video formats |
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