Bradley John Carvey (born July 10, 1951 in Missoula, Montana) is an American engineer best known as the builder of the first

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Video Toaster The NewTek Video Toaster is a combination of hardware and software for the editing and production of NTSC standard-definition video. The plug-in expansion card initially worked with the Amiga 2000 computer and provides a number of BNC connectors ...

, a system used in the production and editing of movie and television video.

Biography

He is the brother of

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Dana Carvey, who based the Garth Algar character (from the Wayne's World comedy sketches and movies) on his nerdy older brother Brad. Brad built the first

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prototype, and Steve Kell wrote the software for the prototype. Dana wears a Video Toaster "test pattern" T-shirt during a scene in '' Wayne's World 2''. In 1993 Dana and Brad both won Primetime

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s. Brad's Emmy was for "Outstanding achievement in Engineering", awarded to the development team of the Video Toaster, while Dana's was for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. Brad has also done visual effects for feature films and TV shows, including '' Men In Black'', '' Stuart Little'', '' Black Hawk Down'', '' Kate & Leopold'', ''Stargazers'' and '' Elvis Has Left The Building''.

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