From the video toaster, to the tricaster, talkshow and taming. The commercial was created by play incorporated as a demo of the capabilities of the companys time machine nonlinear video. Many came to know her from her appearance in magazine ads touting the impressive technology. Today she has a punk band called warp 11 and is still totally hot.
Kiki stockhammer cool redhead that was spokesperson for newteks video toaster in the 90s and totally hot. Kiki then talked a bit about her history with the video toaster. A faux commercial for a futuristic mindmelding device. Kiki stockhammer i havent heard that name in a long time. She also is featured in a few vt special effects called kikieffects where her silhouette is used for transitions.
In the mid 90s this little vixen would do demos at computer trade shows demonstrating features including the infamous transitionalfade effect, the kiki kick. Demonstrations include the amiga 3000, the amiga 2500, the amigavision authoring system, the animation studio, and the video toaster from newtek. Source of amiga video toaster software released slashdot. Jim johnston director in by any means necessary yelling i say strike. She saw me looking and immediately greeted me, coming over to my table. Prior to the video toaster s release for the 2000 you could shoehorn it into a 3000, or into a 3000t, they released the digiview which was essentially the amiga compatible snappy. 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. This is your opportunity to be the first to hear the newtek vision for the future of live production. Hosted by stewart cheifet, computer chronicles was the worlds most popular television program on personal technology during the height of the personal computer revolution. 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. You cant talk about the vt without mentioning kiki stockhammer, the. Join newtek for an evening of fun, celebration and inspiration with our host kiki stockhammer. This site uses cookies to help us understand your interests and to recommend relevant information.
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. Newtek, the us company that in the 1990s introduced us to kiki stockhammer and brought us the then innovative video toaster. In it penn and teller explained how one could save enough money by using a toaster to buy a car like that. Wipes transitioning from black to white would be enough to work with. 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. Video toaster started the desktop computer video graphics revolution and won an emmy. Rare footage of video shoot for newtek video toaster kiki effects. She was featured in all their promo videos, and even donated her likeness to some of the effects. Turns out it was just a prop to get you to watch the looping video clip. Guests include linus torvalds, developer of linux, mike elgan of windows magazine, and kiki stockhammer of play. 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. Newtek connect connect and translate video sources across your network.
Newtek software driven video production technology. Revolution a demonstration of the video toaster 1992. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Also includes a visit to faug, the first amiga users group, in palo alto.
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. The best computer video demo video ever with kiki wipes. Remember kiki stockhammer, the newtek video toaster cover girl. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. The author replaced the original binaries of the video toaster installation, so you can now discover the video toaster software without the vt hardware. At the time, this product was designed for use on the amiga computer, which had better graphics than any other. At one event i saw a large crowd gathered around a woman who appeared to be sitting in a lifeguard chair. Newteks original video toaster for the amiga 2000 was a bit deal in broadcast video for smaller operations.
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. This program looked at the new amiga computer and new third party appplications. Kiki stockhammer unknown cool redhead that was spokesperson for newteks video toaster in the 90s and totally hot. I used to work with them, and have built many a videotoaster in my day. It comprises various tools for video switching, chroma keying, character generation, animation, and image manipulation. Kiki stockhammer was the mysterious spokesmodel for the infamous newtek video toaster back in the heyday of the amiga. Ndi enables network sharing of the adobe video application timelines. Kiki stockhammer was once one of the most visible people on the internet, and in the video graphics industry. Leo spoke about the amiga and the video toaster and had a brief talk with band member, kiki stockhammer, before the band started playing.
She was the spokesmodel for newtek in the days of the video toaster. 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. Rare footage of video shoot for newtek video toaster kiki effects 1991. Kiki stockhammer video toaster spokesperson reading universe today in the gathering. I wonder if these are her breasts on their album cover. Does anyone have an old video toaster and be willing to make a library of all the old transitions it had. She spun off with play, inc where she is still a salesdroid of sorts. 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.
In the early 90s, she worked for a company called newtek that made in innovative new product called video toaster. For anyone who miss kiki or is a fan of the video toaster you are in luck. Seen here is the famous kiki stockhammer, whom i saw in person yesterday, demonstrating newteks current line of tricaster ip series machines. For instance, the legs, the cartwheel and the window shot are all her. Lots of nostalgic references for every amiga user, from the sexy kiki stockhammer to the babylon 5 lightwave renderings. In 1994, kiki and a number of other newtek employees left and. Video toaster basically opened up a possibility to go where you could go with.
Animating silhouettes of kiki stockhammer were used as overlays and key edges for transitions. 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 release delivers improved performance, file support and workflow advantages that include. The program was seen on more than 300 television stations in the united. Kiki appeared in video toaster promotional stuff and i think also wrote the manual for vt as well. Kiki stockhammer was the spokesperson for newtek at the time as well.
To see the kiki and leo talk about the amiga and the video toaster. That shady lady, kiki stockhammer, played with her. I remember a sports car in their booth that everyone thought was being raffled. Ron thornton b5 visual effects as a lurker in the gathering. 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.
Newtek, creator of the video toaster, is celebrating our 20th anniversary next weekend in san antonio, tx. View kiki stockhammer s business profile as technology evangelist at newtek inc. This informative event will feature an introduction by newtek founder, tim jenison, and presentation by newtek president and cto dr. 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 purchased by vizrt from norway by allan tepper provideo. That shady lady, kiki stockhammer, played with her star trek themed band at twit live at macworld. Kiki stockhammer alchetron, the free social encyclopedia. Kiki stockhammer was wowing the crowd with the amazing amiga switcher the toaster. Aside from the involved technical prowess, the real asset to the video toaster was its spokesmodel, kiki stockhammer. The video toaster ushered in the age of affordable desktop video in 1991. Kiki stockhammer born c 1965 is an american spokesperson television has changed take control with newtek meet kiki stockhammer and broadcast minds warp 11. Well, shes now in some weird star trekinspired punk band called warp 11.