Broadcast version of Edius supports new recording media from Panasonic, Sony and Thomson.

The Edius Broadcast editing platform from Thomson Grass Valley allows users to work with all of the tapeless acquisition formats now available from Panasonic (P2), Sony (XDCAM HD) and Thomson (Rev Pro).
The software also supports Sony’s XDCAM EX I camcorder. In fact, Edius Broadcast is the first NLE to take advantage of Sony’s Simple Access Mode (SAM), enabling low-resolution video to be used with multi-channel audio files.

EDIUS Broadcast offers multi-format editing in SD, HD, DV25, and MPEG, with the freedom to mix video standards and formats on a single timeline, all in real-time.

The new version 4.6 includes new functionality based on the JPEG 2000 codec used in the Thomson Grass Valley Infinity Digital Media Camcorder (DMC). This allows multi-layer editing of high-definition content, even on a laptop computer.

JPEG 2000 is a wavelet compression standard that provides multiple quality layers, whereby only one high-resolution master file is needed to derive lower resolution versions. EDIUS Broadcast v4.6 takes advantage of JPEG 2000’s bit layering to allow editors to work with not only the full 100 Mbps HD encoded stream, but also an intermediate level (30 Mbps) or a browse level (6 Mbps) so that professionals can edit JPEG 2000 files on laptops in the field.

If a laptop’s CPU is not powerful enough to decode the full-resolution stream, Edius automatically switches to lower resolutions for viewing and display of effects in real time during editing. And the full-quality version is retained for the final output.

The Infinity DMC records onto IT industry-standard recording media, including REV PRO removable disks and professional grade CompactFlash solid-state memory cards. EDIUS Broadcast v4.6 editing software allows REV PRO disks and CompactFlash cards to be used as both media sources and destinations, as well as offering seamless ingest from both into the edit workstation (REV PRO is mounted as a hard drive and is capable of real-time data transfer; ingest is optional). This allows the editor to quickly browse through all the content available and start work immediately.

Edius Broadcast version 4.6 is available for a list price of $999. It is a free update for all current Edius Broadcast 4.0 owners. Existing EDIUS Pro 4.0 or higher customers can upgrade to the Broadcast version for $409.

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