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Prestige: The New Casablanca Video Editor

Adding to its line of stand-alone video editing appliances that includes the Kron and the Avio, MacroSystem US recently announced the Prestige, an editor that comes with an 80GB removable drive in a slide-out carrier.

At $500 less than the Kron, the Prestige (MSRP $3,495) includes the newly designed Smart Edit 2.0, which the company says retains the Casablanca's renowned simplicity while increasing its capabilities. The Prestige, like the Kron, comes with a built-in DVD recorder and Arabesk authoring software with the DVD Dicon (direct conversion) acceleration system. The unit can also read CDs, the only Casablanca editor that can make that claim. The Prestige will have easily accessible front inputs for FireWire, audio, video and microphones, as well as rear-panel inputs and outputs, including FireWire, S-video and component.

With a processor in the 1GHz-range, the Prestige is by far the fastest processor ever offered in a Casablanca system. The Casablance Prestige should be available by the end of September, and MacroSystem will offer "loyalty" pricing for those existing Casablanca owners interested in upgrading.