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Canopus Edius 2.5

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Canopus Edius 2.5

NEW VERSION OF SOFTWARE AVAILABLE

EDIUS 2.5 - Professional Editing Software
For the first time, editors can now seamlessly edit, mix and output DV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and uncompressed video with true realtime render-free operation.
EDIUS 2.5 redefines video production productivity with realtime multi-format,
multi-track editing and timeline output to DVD using a standard desktop or
notebook PC.

EDIUS 2.5 Feature List

User Interface
Floating window user interface for easy workspace customization.
(Customizable for single and dual monitor setup)
> Dual or single preview windows
(recorder and player)
> Up to 10 user-definable workspace layouts
> Customizable toolbar buttons
> Customizable keyboard shortcuts
> Renaming of video, audio and title tracks
> User-definable effects presets and folders
> Re-mapping of missing media clips
> Timecode and VU meter overlay display
> Timeline window
> Bin window
> Effect selector window
> Information window
> Marker window
> Realtime waveform and vectorscope window
(available while capturing and previewing video)

> EDIUS provides several timeline rendering options
to assist lower-end machines in outputting more
complex sequences

> Configuring the settings for EDIUS is handled
from a single menu screen

Timeline Editing
Fast and flexible timeline editing for efficient workflow and increased productivity.
> Unlimited video tracks
> Unlimited title and graphics layers
> Unlimited audio tracks
> Audio waveform display
> Transparency track keyframe
> Audio volume / pan keyframe
> Lock / Hide tracks
> Three-point editing
> Four-point editing (fit to fill with realtime
   speed control)
> Ripple editing
> Slip, slide and roll editing (performed while
   viewing in / out points)
> Video / audio split editing
> Voiceover recording support
> Realtime audio output mixer
> Multiple clip selection for moving, cutting
   and copying
> Apply filters and transitions to multiple clips
> Clip division through all tracks
> Transition on same track (all tracks)
> Transition between video tracks
> Tools for realtime cropping, scaling and
   frame repositioning
> ShuttleScrub preview window control
> Unlimited undo / redo levels
> Auto save feature

Effects
> Simultaneous realtime effects for
unlimited creativity
> Realtime video and audio tracks
> Realtime title and graphics tracks
> Realtime filters
> Realtime chroma and luma keying
> Realtime 2D and 3D transitions
> Realtime 3D perspective Picture-in-Picture
> Realtime title effects
> VST audio plug-in bridge
(VST plug-ins not included)

Titles
> Inscriber® TitleMotion® Pro for Canopus
> Realtime roll / crawl
> Animated titles with 3D effects and motion

Bin Media Clip Handling
> Group selection of media
> Multiple folder support
> Detailed list folder view
> Media clip search options
> Drag-and-drop file/folder import from Windows Explorer
> Adjustable video clip aspect ratio and field order
> Supported video file formats:
   - MPEG Video Stream (*.mpv; *.m2v)
   - MPEG Program Stream
     (*.mpg; *.mpeg; *.m2p; *.mp2)
   - DV, uncompressed AVI (*.avi)
> Supported audio file formats:
   - Aiff File (*.aif; *.aiff)
   - Ogg Vorbis File (*.ogg)
   - MPEG Audio Layer-3 (*.mp3)
   - MPEG Audio Stream (*.mpa; *.m2a)
> Supported image file formats:
   - Inscriber (*.icg; *.ips)
   - Targa (*.tga; *.targa; *.vda; *.icb; *.vst)
   - Windows Bitmap (*.bmp; *.dib; *.rle)
   - JPEG (*.jpg; *.jpeg; *.jfif)
   - Flash Pix (*.fpx)
   - TIFF (*.tif; *.tiff)
   - Photoshop (*.psd)
   - Portable Network Graphics (*.png)
   - PICT (*.pic; *.pct; *.pict)
   - QuickTime Image (*.qtif; *.qti; *.qif)
   - Silicon Graphics Image File (*.sgi; *.rgb)
   - CompuServe GIF (*.gif)
   - Windows Meta File (*.wmf)
   - Wave File (*.wav)
> Clip sorting functions:
   - File name
   - Clip name
   - File size
   - Date

Video Input
> Full DV deck control capture
> Batch capture
> Direct-to-timeline capture
> Audio-only capture
> Automatic file division capture at date and
  timecode break
> 32-bit uncompressed video import
  (for video clips with alpha)
> Analog deck control capture with RS-422
  (when using DVRex RT Professional)
> MPEG video capture support from Canopus
   MPEGPRO series (MVR1000SX and EMR100),
   MVRD2200 and Amber

Video Output
> Realtime DV output from timeline
> Embedded timecode on exported video
> TGA file sequence export
> MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, Windows Media™,
  RealVideo®, QuickTime™ and DivX® export
  via ProCoder Express for EDIUS
> Direct-to-DVD timeline export
> Hardware MPEG encoder support for
  Canopus DVStorm, DVRex-RT, MVR1000SX
  and Amber
> High-quality Canopus DV and MPEG codecs

Supported Hardware
> IEEE 1394 FireWire
> DVRaptor RT2 series
> DVStorm series
> DVRex RT series

EDIUS Effects Technology

EDIUS integrates Canopus’s effects technology to provide editors with a new level of artistic video tools and creativity.
With the ability to stack realtime video filters, editors can create limitless combinations of complex effects and composites quickly while maintaining render free, realtime output. EDIUS comes with a collection of commonly used preset effect configurations, and can store customized effect combinations and settings for future use in new projects.

Realtime Video Effects
The Effect Selector window contains 27 realtime video filters including White/Black Balance, Color Balance, High Quality Blur, Old Movie and Region. In addition, there are realtime YUV keying effects for use in compositing, Chroma Key and Luma Key. EDIUS also features a fully customizable 2D/3D Picture-in-Picture effect. All effects in EDIUS are easily adjustable and may be combined to produce a desired result.


> White Balance	> Chroma Key	> Effects Selector

Xplode for EDIUS and EDIUS FX Realtime 2D and 3D Transitions

Featured in EDIUS are Xplode for EDIUS and EDIUS FX, advanced 2D and 3D video effect engines. These transition effects packages feature proprietary Canopus Effects Technology and provide the power to create stunning and professional quality video transitions. With over 40 transition groups to choose from, each with customizable options for control and numerous presets, Xplode for EDIUS and EDIUS FX provide sophisticated power for the demanding
video editor.

EDIUS also supports Canopus’s visual effects packages, Xplode Professional 4.0, PhotoAlbum 2.0, and Imaginate 2.0 which can be incorporated seamlessly into the editing software.

> Apply high-quality, keyframed 3D
   Picture-in-Picture effects to video, graphics
   and titles, complete with alpha
   channel support


> Cube Spin	> Cube Spin Configuration

Realtime Titling and Inscriber® TitleMotion® Pro

EDIUS is capable of unlimited simultaneous realtime title and graphic layers. Motion and opacity controls allow each layer to behave differently. Title Motion Filter effects within EDIUS include Blur, Dissolve, Slide, Wipe and Laser.

Inscriber TitleMotion Pro, included with EDIUS 2.5, allows users to quickly and easily create polished, high-quality video titles, complete with 3D effects and animation. Editors can choose from 200 pre-designed titling templates, and then simply type in their text. In addition to templates, users have the freedom to generate their own title compositions.

Video editors can craft their look through text placement, sizing, kerning, width, leading and slant adjustments. With the TitleMotion FX editor, titles and logos can be brought to life with sophisticated 3D movement and animation keyframing. For added flexibility, TitleMotion can import a background image and produce credit rolls and crawls, which EDIUS can output in realtime.

TitleMotion Pro is a television-quality character generator that uses Inscriber’s award-winning technology employed by broadcasters around the world.

> Inscriber TitleMotion Pro - Create static, rolling,
crawling or animated titles from preset or
custom artwork

Timeline Exporting and DVD Burning

The output quality of a completed video project is just as important as the editing process itself and EDIUS addresses this by providing fast, high quality, multiple format exporting capabilities out of the box. EDIUS 2.5 can export to DV, uncompressed AVI and even TGA sequences for animation purposes.

Included with EDIUS, is ProCoder Express for EDIUS. This acclaimed, easy-to-use, high-quality transcoding application streamlines the export process by operating within a wizard-style interface. With just a few mouse clicks, ProCoder Express can export an EDIUS project into any popular video format at very high speeds. Supported formats include multipass, variable bitrate MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, Windows Media™, QuickTime™ and RealVideo®. ProCoder Express for EDIUS also includes the full version of DivX Pro™.

With systems that feature a DVD writer drive installed, ProCoder Express can encode and burn DVD discs directly from the timeline, including chapter points as marked from within the project itself.

ProCoder Express for EDIUS not only acts as an EDIUS exporter, but it can operate as a standalone application. This is especially useful for transcoding footage into a format that EDIUS can recognize, and for creating a “watch” folder to automatically encode any video clips that EDIUS renders.


> ProCoder Express - The wizard-style interface simplifies choosing the right export format	> ProCoder Express - Advanced options are available for fine-tuning export format quality settings	> Output a finished project straight to DVD, complete with chapter points

> Intel® Pentium® III 1.0GHz CPU or faster (2.4GHz CPU with Hyper-Threading    support recommended)
> 256 MB RAM (512MB RAM recommended)
> 700MB free disk space
> Windows® XP Home or Windows® XP Professional
> Graphics card with hardware-based DirectDraw overlay and 32-bit color    display at a 1024x768 resolution
> ATA100/5400rpm hard disk or faster recommended (requires Ultra SCSI 160 or    better when playing two streams or more while reading uncompressed files)
> Soundcard
> Internet connection for activation
> DVD-ROM reader to access tutorial content

EDIUS 2.5 Frequently Asked Questions

What is EDIUS?
What are the new features in EDIUS 2.5?
Does EDIUS 2.5 require any specific Canopus hardware?
Is there an advantage to using either OHCI or a Canopus hardware board with EDIUS 2.5?
What Canopus editing hardware is supported by EDIUS 2.5?
What system requirements does EDIUS 2.5 have?
Will EDIUS function with Windows 2000?
Can I run EDIUS 2.5 on more than one machine?
Can I upgrade my copy of EDIUS 2.0 to 2.5?
Are there any upgrade paths for EDIUS v1.x or EDIUS LE customers?
Does EDIUS 2.5 support importing of projects created in Canopus Edit applications or
Adobe® Premiere® Pro?
What other Canopus applications “plug” into EDIUS 2.5?
Does EDIUS 2.5 support other third-party applications?
Will installing EDIUS 2.5 overwrite my other editing software?
What support plans are there for EDIUS 2.5 customers?
Will Canopus support Adobe Premiere Pro in the future with updated plug-ins?
Does EDIUS 2.5 currently contain the following features?

1. What is EDIUS?

Canopus EDIUS is a non-linear editing application designed and engineered from the ground up. It is not an enhancement to existing Canopus Edit applications, nor is it a plug-in for any other 3rd party software. EDIUS has been designed to streamline the editing process, and expand on realtime capabilities previously unavailable in non-linear applications, while at the same time delivering the reliability and quality that Canopus editing software boasts.

2. What are the new features in EDIUS 2.5?

An extensive list of new features, including screenshots, can be found on this page.

3 . Does EDIUS 2.5 require any specific Canopus hardware?

No – EDIUS supports both OHCI FireWire-based PCs and notebooks in addition to PCs that feature a Canopus realtime DV board.

4. Is there an advantage to using either OHCI or a Canopus hardware board with EDIUS 2.5?

OHCI functionality provides support for a wide range of systems and importantly, notebook compatibility. Canopus realtime DV editing cards greatly increase the realtime performance of EDIUS 2.5. RAM optimization and the onboard hardware realtime DV codec relieve the system CPU of rendering, providing EDIUS 2.5 with more power for complex, multi-track compositions.

Both OHCI and Canopus realtime DV boards provide realtime DV output from the EDIUS 2.5 timeline.

As a comparative example, o n a Pentium 4 2.8GHz machine (with Hyper-Threading support), the realtime performance difference between a system with OHCI and with a DVStorm will be as below:

OHCI – realtime playback of three video streams (can't apply 3D Picture-in-Picture image over a transition without framedrop)

DVStorm – realtime playback of six to seven video streams (can apply a 3D Picture-in-Picture image over a transition without framedrop)

5. What Canopus editing hardware is supported by EDIUS 2.5?

> DVStorm/DVStorm2 series products
> DVRaptor RT2 series products
> DVRex RT series products
> Let's EDIT RT/Let's EDIT RT+ (OHCI)
> ADVC1394 (OHCI)
> ACEDVio (OHCI)
> MPEGPRO MVR/MVR1000/MVR1000SX (MPEG)
> Amber/MVRD2200 (MPEG)

EDIUS 2.5 does not directly support EZDV, DVRaptor or DVRaptor RT. EDIUS 2.0 can run on systems that feature these boards, but capture and export must be done via the applications supplied with them.

Canopus ADVC products will also function with EDIUS 2.5.

6. What system requirements does EDIUS 2.5 have?

> Intel® Pentium® III 1.0GHz CPU or faster (2.4GHz CPU with Hyper-Threading support recommended)
> 256MB RAM (512MB RAM recommended)
> 700MB free disk space
> Windows® XP Home or Windows® XP Professional
> Graphics card with hardware-based DirectDraw overlay and 32-bit color display at a
1024x768 resolution
> Soundcard
> ATA100/5400rpm or faster hard disk recommended (Ultra SCSI 160 or better is required for playing two or more uncompressed video streams)
> Internet connection for product activation

Note: EDIUS 2.5's realtime performance varies and increases with CPU power and available system RAM.

7. Will EDIUS function with Windows 2000?

If you are running EDIUS with OHCI, EDIUS will not function on Windows 2000. If you are running EDIUS with Canopus DV boards, EDIUS can run on Windows 2000, however Canopus recommends running EDIUS on Windows XP for the best overall system performance and future peripheral equipment support.

8. Can I run EDIUS 2.5 on more than one machine?

You may do so according to the Software Licensing Agreement:

“ You may install and use one copy of the SOFTWARE on one computer. Additionally, You may also make a second copy for your exclusive use on a portable Computer provided the Software on the portable computer is not being used at the same time the Software on the primary computer is being used.”

9. Can I upgrade my copy of EDIUS 2.0 to 2.5?

Yes – EDIUS 2.5 is available as a free update that can be downloaded from the EDIUS Registered User section of the Web site . Alternatively, you may purchase an upgrade kit, which includes an Installation CD-ROM and printed User Manual from your local Canopus reseller. For more information, including pricing, please contact your nearest Canopus office or reseller.

10. Are there any upgrade paths for EDIUS v1.x or EDIUS LE customers?

Yes – there is an upgrade available if you have a previous version of EDIUS.

11. Does EDIUS 2.5 support importing of projects created in Canopus Edit applications or Adobe® Premiere® Pro?

Due to the fact that EDIUS is a completely new engine and design, importing of DVC or PRPPJ files is
not possible.

12. What other Canopus applications “plug” into EDIUS 2.5?

EDIUS supports Xplode Professional 4.0, PhotoAlbum 2.0, Imaginate 2.0 and ProCoder (1.x and 2.0) software applications.

13. Does EDIUS 2.5 support other third-party applications?

Several third-party developers have expressed an interest in creating plug-ins for EDIUS – such developers include Boris and Inscriber. Canopus cannot advise the timing of releases for third-party
plug-ins.

14. Will installing EDIUS 2.5 overwrite my other editing software?

EDIUS 2.5 functions independently and can coexist with other software installed on the system. If you are using EDIUS with a Canopus hardware product, such as DVStorm, it is not recommended to have both EDIUS and another application that uses the DVStorm hardware, running simultaneously.

15. What support plans are there for EDIUS 2.5 customers?

Customers who purchase EDIUS will be able to obtain updates and point releases from Canopus , as they are made available. These updates will feature bug fixes and new features and will be released periodically (new features may require update charge). In order to qualify for such updates the user must be registered as an official EDIUS user. The registered EDIUS user site will contain a wealth of information, including hints and tips, Canopus secrets as well as information on upcoming features and events.

16. Will Canopus support Adobe Premiere Pro in the future with updated plug-ins?

Yes – Canopus will continue to provide support for Adobe Premiere Pro, as well as resolving current issues with the existing plug-in. Canopus feels that Premiere integration is important to their customers.

17. Does EDIUS 2.5 currently contain the following features?

2D/3D Picture-in-Picture as a filter? Yes.
2D/3D Picture-in-Picture preview out to monitor? Yes.
Alpha channel support for graphics? Yes.
Recording date & time based batch capture? Yes.
Multiple instances of EDIUS? No.
AVI2 support? Yes.
Direct-to-DVD timeline export with chapter points? Yes.
Reference AVI support? Yes.
Non-Canopus video files? Yes.
Realtime aspect ratio conversion? Yes.
Preserve original tape-based timecode of captured footage? Yes.
MP3 support? Yes.
Capture directly to timeline? Yes.
EDL support? No.
Realtime Roll/Crawl titles? Yes.

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