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Radius had been one of the first companies to licence the Mac OS for clone manufacturing but poor sales meant it was also the first to sell its license.

"...financial pressures forced (Radius) to merge its Macintosh clone business with Umax Data Systems, Inc., a Taipei, Taiwan based computer scanner maker that holds a license to sell the Mac OS in Asia."

Umax started selling Apple clones with the SuperMac brand. Despite the changes Radius continued development of its highly acclaimed editing package, Edit.

The company released Version 2 of Radius Edit with support for unlimited video layers and multiple bins for storing media. The editing interface had evolved to a three-point system, and the compositing tool also had unlimited layers, alpha channel support, and multiple key-frameable effects.

There were a number of new features including re-digitizing, PZR (Pan-Zoom-Rotate) within the 3D filter and up to six real time audio tracks. Rhonda Stratton, Radius' digital video product marketing manager told the press:

With the combination of Radius Edit 2.0 and VideoVision, Radius creates the ultimate digital video editing environment. Now, digital editors can explore new areas of creativity and get professional results on their desktop.

The Edit upgrade also included enhanced PICT Import, immediate FX Preview that let customers tweak special effects in real-time, Power PC Native code which improved overall performance and enhanced EDL importing to handle lists in CMX 3400/3600, GVG and Sony formats.

With Apple preparing a major update to QuickTime, Berger was bullish about editing on the Mac.

As QuickTime becomes the ubiquitous standard for motion based media, the workflow of the creative professional moves beyond the confines of a single platform. With the explosion of outlets for digital creations, the graphic professional requires tools that foster the creative process rather than hinder it.

Since its introduction, QuickTime's features have helped both Radius and Apple maintain their preeminent relationships with creative professionals.