Begin your journey into the world of standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) video editing today with Grass Valley EDIUS Neo. Built upon the same highly-acclaimed realtime mixed format editing technology featured with Grass Valley EDIUS Pro, EDIUS Neo offers native editing of various formats including AVCHD, HDV, DV, Windows Media and QuickTime, and provides a seamless realtime workflow, supporting the mixing of all formats within the same timeline.

Featuring a basic, entry-level range of tools and features, EDIUS Neo is perfect for the classroom environment, and still provides you with powerful nonlinear editing features that you will find in all Grass Valley EDIUS solutions, such as realtime, multi-track, mixed format HD/SD editing, chroma keying, titling and DVD authoring.

Once you're ready to expand your knowledge and capabilities further, you can upgrade to Grass Valley EDIUS Pro at any time. For a comparison of our EDIUS NLE Software solutions, visit the NLE Software page.

Exceptional Mixed-Format Editing
Featuring unrivaled realtime video transcoding technology, EDIUS Neo performs conversion between different HD and SD resolutions, aspect ratios and frame rates — all in realtime. Edit 1080i on a 4:3 standard definition timeline, use NTSC together with PAL or combine them all into a 720/24p project without wasting a single moment on conversion or rendering. EDIUS Neo also features realtime playback and DV output of all effects, keyers, transitions and titles.

Unsurpassed Image Quality and Performance
EDIUS Neo features the revolutionary Canopus HQ Codec. Designed with Scalable Technology, this innovative codec offers the highest image quality and performance available today in any HD editing platform. The Canopus HQ Codec not only provides superior Luma and Chroma sampling of HD video, but also features an adjustable bitrate for increased video quality when capturing and encoding on high-performance systems.

No Special Hardware Required
EDIUS Neo does not require any special hardware to work—it can run on a laptop as well as a workstation system, and can input/output video from any OHCI FireWire-compatible hardware

See Adobe Acrobat pdf datasheet (left) for more information.

Grass Valley ProCoder 3 software combines speed and flexibility into a streamlined video conversion tool for professionals. Widely acknowledged as the leading software transcoder, ProCoder 3 features extensive input/output options, advanced filtering, batch processing and an easy-to-use interface.

Whether encoding MPEG video for DVD production, producing Windows Media for streaming or transcoding between NTSC and PAL, ProCoder 3 makes video format conversion quick and easy. Encode a single source to multiple targets simultaneously, run multiple conversion jobs back-to-back in batch mode, or use drag-and-drop preset icons to start conversion with a single click.

ProCoder 3 features a number of enhancements for today’s multi-format production needs:-

• More Mobile Video Format Support — With the addition of H.264 encoding and decoding, ProCoder 3 is ready to convert and produce for popular mobile video devices such as the Apple iPod® and Sony PSP™.
  
• Added Assistance for EDIUS Production Workflows — The Canopus HQ codec is now included with ProCoder 3, allowing standalone encoding and decoding of Canopus HQ files without requiring Grass Valley EDIUS software installed on the machine with ProCoder.
  
• Support for the AVCHD Camcorder Format — AVCHD decoding capability allows the conversion of video footage from the new generation of compact camcorders for editing, streaming and DVD production.
  
• Encoding Speed Enhancements for Multi-core Systems — Grid Encoding support for MPEG-2 (Transport Stream) provides even greater encoding speed on modern multi-core and multi-CPU computer systems. This feature is automatically engaged when you choose the 'Preview DVD Target' or 'HDV Target' formats for encoding.
  
• Dolby® Digital Audio Support — Common in DVD production as well as retransmission, ProCoder 3 supports Dolby Digital audio encoding for enhanced audio quality in less space. ProCoder 3 also allows you to add, swap, and remove individual channels of audio within the target format with the inbuilt channel mixer.

EDIUS version 4 is here, incorporating a number of significant and highly requested new features into the powerful realtime NLE software engineered by Canopus.

Here are just some of the new features you will see with this eagerly anticipated release:

• Multicam Editing Mode
  
• Nested Timeline Sequences
  
• Enhanced Colour Correction Controls
  
• New Trimming Mode Window
  
• Revised User Interface
  
• Improved Audio Channel/Track Mapping

Professional-quality Realtime DV Codec Technology
At the heart of EDIUS DVX is Canopus's proven proprietary DV codec chip providing the industry's best picture quality with render-free DV output.

Most Powerful Realtime Capabilities in its Class
EDIUS DVX can process up to five video layers and 30+ moving title and graphics layers in realtime from the Adobe Premiere Pro timeline. The internal video keying process is done in YUV 4:2:2, as opposed to the RGB processing found in most editing systems. This results in superior output quality and excellent keying results.

30 DV Optimised Realtime Filters
EDIUS DVX includes the industry's best DV chroma keying and realtime colour correction with vectorscope and waveform monitoring. EDIUS DVX also features a high-quality realtime speed controller, which provides realtime speed adjustments of any value ranging from 1 to +/- 1,000%.

Comprehensive Software Tools
EDIUS DVX incorporates Canopus's high-performance Media Technology and comes with a comprehensive suite of additional software tools for powerful content creation and multi-format media delivery.

Key Features:-

• Realtime render-free DV and analogue output
  
• Simultaneous realtime video tracks
  
• Unlimited simultaneous realtime title and graphics layers
  
• 30 realtime video filters
  
• 7 realtime audio filters
  
• 3D Picture-in-Picture transition
  
• Simultaneous unrestricted combinations for all of the above
  
• High-quality 2D, 3D and alpha transition groups with hundreds of presets
  
• Adobe Premiere Pro plug-in
  
• Supports PAL and NTSC video standards
  
• Supports 16:9 and 4:3 aspect ratios
  
• Supports DV, DVCAM and Digital 8 equipment
  
• Full YUV 4:2:2 editing and processing

• Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 3.0 GHz or faster
  
• 1GB RAM
  
• Windows® XP Home or Windows® XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or later)
  
• DirectX 9.0 or later
  
• 800 MB free disk space
  
• 24-bit or 32-bit graphics card capable of supporting hardware-based DirectDraw overlay at 1024x768 resolution
  
• ATA100/5400rpm hard disk or faster recommended
  
• Sound card
  
• One free 32-bit PCI slot

• EDIUS DVX PCI bus card
  
• EDIUS DVX installation CD-ROMs
  
• EDIUS Pro 4 reference and tutorial manuals
  
• Readme first guide
  
• 1 x FireWire cable (6-pin - 4-pin)
  
• EDIUS Pro 4 software
  
• Adobe Premiere Pro Realtime Edit Plug-in software

• Video Format
  • DV NTSC: 720x480 @ 29.97fps
    
  • DV PAL: 720x576 @ 25fps
• Audio Format
  • 2-channel 48kHz 16-bit
    
  • 2-channel 32kHz 12/16-bit
• Digital Video Input/Output
  • 1 x 6-pin FireWire connector (external)
• Analog Video Output
  • 1 x composite output (RCA)
    
  • 1 x S-Video output (4-pin miniDIN)
• Analog Audio Output
  • 1 x stereo output (RCA)

EDIUS Broadcast is designed to meet the requirements of higher-end broadcast and post-production environments, including support for newer, non-tape forms of video recording and storage

Incorporating all of the realtime editing capabilities and features included with EDIUS Pro 4 NLE software, EDIUS Broadcast also provides additional support for industry-standard equipment and formats:

• Panasonic DVCPRO® 50 and DVCPRO HD
  
• Panasonic DVCPRO P2
  
• Panasonic VariCam®
  
• Sony XDCAM®
  
• Windows Media®

• Realtime, mixed format HD/SD editing, including DV, HDV, HD, MPEG-2 and uncompressed SD video
  
• Fast, flexible user interface, including unlimited video, audio, title and graphics tracks
  
• Realtime conversion of different HD/SD aspect ratios, frame rates and resolutions
  
• Realtime, render-free DV output directly from the timeline
  
• Realtime HD/SD effects, keyers, transitions and titles
  
• High-speed HDV timeline export, built for Dual Core CPU technology
  
• Complete I/O support for DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO HD, P2, VariCam and XDCAM cameras and decks
  
• High-quality, multi-format video exporting with ProCoder Express for EDIUS
  
• Direct-to-DVD timeline export
  
• Inscriber® TitleMotion™ Pro for EDIUS

Transform still images and photographs into movies with Imaginate 2.0. Featuring easy-to-use panning, zooming, scaling and 3D camera positioning tools, Imaginate 2.0 is perfect for still image effects such as creating photo montages with audio, DVD motion menus and documentary style movies. The only limitation is imagination.

Features:-

• Pan, zoom, rotate and skew high-resolution stills in 3D
  
• Save projects as video clips for easy integration with video editing software
  
• High-quality image scaling retains sharp, precise photo details
  
• Plug-in support for Canopus EDIUS, Canopus Edit, Canopus Let’s EDIT and
  
• Adobe® Premiere® (6.x or Pro)

• Smart wizards and ready-to-use templates for simplified project configuration
  
• Multiple image support and easy set up of montages using the Imaginate Storyboard
  
• Audio import support to add narration or music to any project
  
• Keyframable Blur filter for realistic camera effects
  
• Anchor and Spline controls ensure precise camera positioning for intricate motion sequences

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