EDIUS is used by professionals and broadcasters alike because it’s fast, easy to use and rock solid. It’s the perfect choice for multi-format editing.

EDIUS – More Formats, More Workflows
EDIUS® nonlinear editing software is designed for any broadcast and postproduction environment, especially thoseusing newer, tapeless forms

Ultimate File-based Workflow
Perfect for file-based workflows, EDIUS offers real-time, multi-track, mixed-format editing, compositing, chromakeying, titling, and timeline
output capabilities. In addition to the standard formats supported by the EDIUS family of NLEs, EDIUS supports P2 DVCPRO, AVC-Intra, XDCAM, Ikegami GF, and Canon’s XF format and EOS movie format. It also supports capturing from tape devices such as DV and HDV.

Exceptional Mixed Format Editing
Featuring unrivaled real-time video transcoding technology, EDIUS converts between HD and SD resolutions, aspect ratios, and frame rates—all in real time. You can edit in HD and place 4:3 SD video, or mix NTSC and PAL sources, or combine them all into projects in other resolutions and frame rates without wasting a single moment on conversion or rendering.

New HQX Codec for 10-bit Video Workflow
EDIUS features the revolutionary HQX codec for 10-bit video support. Designed with scalable technology, this innovative codec offers the highest image quality and performance available in any HD editing platform with support for alpha channel. The HQX codec not only provides superior luma and chroma  sampling of HD video, but features an adjustable bit rate for increased video quality when capturing and encoding on high-performance systems. By using HQX, you can also export video from other graphic software with alpha channel in 10-bit.

New Features in EDIUS 6
EDIUS 6 offers more than 100 new features, such as 4K, 2K, and free size project support, advanced timeline workflow improvements, 16 ISO multicam support, new source browser, free shape mask filter, track matte keyer, and AVCHD exporter to name just a few. The editing engine has been tuned for better real-time performance, and the enhanced Proxy Mode opens up exciting possibilities for entirely new editing workflows.

• Work natively with many different video formats, such as Sony's XDCAM, Panasonic's P2, Ikegami's GF, and now Canon's XF format and EOS movie format
• Windows 7, Windows XP, and Windows Vista support
• Fast, flexible user interface, including unlimited video, audio, title, and graphics tracks
• Real-time editing and conversion of different resolutions, as high as 4K/2K resolution to as low as 24x24
• Real-time editing and conversion of different frame rates, such as 60p/50p, 60i/50i, and 24p
• Proxy mode workflow by switching timeline between proxy/hi-res mode
• Nested timeline sequences
• GPU-accelerated 3D transitions
• Real-time effects, keyers, transitions, and titles
• Multicamera editing of up to 16 different sources simultaneously
• Direct to Blu-ray Disc and DVD timeline export
• Export in AVCHD format to a media card
• High-value software bundle includes filters, effects, image stabilization, and VST audio plug-ins

Real-Time Saves Time
Grass Valley EDIUS NLE software gives you more real-time SD and HD editing performance than any other NLE. Whether you are working with video filters, keyframed 3D DVEs, transitions, or titles, EDIUS will always deliver, in full resolution, at full frame rate quality.

EDIUS performs on-the-fly conversion of frame rates, aspect ratios, and resolutions of any clip placed on the timeline that differs from the current project’s setting, and can seamlessly edit clips of different formats without transcoding them. There’s also real-time 2D and 3D GPU effects. That means no waiting for effects to be rendered.

Best-in-Class Format Support
The design philosophy behind EDIUS is focused on being able to work immediately with the latest, cutting-edge video format technology from major video equipment manufacturers such as Panasonic, Sony, JVC, Canon, Ikegami, and of course, Grass Valley.

As the industry continues its migration from tape-based media to file-based disk media, EDIUS is always on the forefront of new formats as they emerge, including the Grass Valley Infinity™ REV PRO, SONY XDCAM, and Panasonic P2.

More Codecs – All Included As Standard
EDIUS has always been at the very forefront of codec technology. It can be used to native edit Infinity JPEG 2000, DVCPRO HD, HDV 1080i, HDV 720p, AVCHD, and AVC-Intra material. Few editing applications can boast such extensive native editing support.

EDIUS also incorporates the acclaimed Canopus® HQ intermediate codec, developed to provide editors with the same experience editing HD as they would expect with SD. This is especially useful for "heavy" codecs—such as AVCHD—which can be edited on PCs with much less CPU power than is required for native editing. EDIUS really provides the "best of both worlds."

Within EDIUS, all codecs are included as standard – MPEG-2, Infinity JPEG 2000, AVC-Intra, AVCHD. Keeping your assets native means no conversion and no loss of quality.

More Export Options
When you are ready to output your project, EDIUS makes it fast and easy. You can create a batch export list to deliver part or all of your projects in different formats. The built-in MPEG segment encoding feature allows you to encode MPEG-2 streams with the MPEG and avoid unnecessary recompression of MPEG footage. You can also use the built-in DVD encoding and authoring software to create a simple, polished product for customer review and approval.

Supported Project Formats

• 1920 x 1080/59.94i, 50i, 29.97p, 25p, 24p, 23.98p
• 1440 x 1080/59.94i, 50i, 29.97p, 25p, 25p over 50i, 24p, 23.98p
• 1280 x 1080/59.94i, 29.97p over 59.94i, 23.98 over 59.94i, 23.98p over 59.94i
• 1280 x 720/59.94p, 50p, 29.97p, 25p, 23.98p
• 960 x 720/59.94p, 50p, 50p over 60p, 29.97p over 59.94p, 25p over 50p, 25p over 60p, 24p over 60p, 23.98p over 59.94pv
• 720 x 576/50p 4:3, 50p 16:9, 50i 4:3, 50i 16:9, 25p 16:9, 25p over 50i 4:3, 25p over 50i 16:9
• 720 x 486/59.94i 4:3, 59.94i 16:9
• 720 x 480/59.94p 16:9, 59.94i 4:3, 59.94i 16:9, 29.97p over 59.94i 4:3, 29.97p over 59.94i 16:9, 23.98p over 59.94i 4:3, 23.98p over 59.94i 16:9, 23.98pA over 59.94i 4:3, 23.98pA over 59.94i 16:9

Supported Video Formats

• Canopus DV
• Canopus HQ
• Canopus Lossless
• Infinity JPEG 2000
• 3GPP
• AVCHD
• AVC-Intra
• DirectShow video*
• DV25
• DVCPRO 50 (including P2)
• DVCPRO HD (including VariCam, P2)
• GFCAM
• H.246 TS*
• MPEG-1 (system or elementary** stream)
• MPEG-2 (program or elementary** stream)
• MPEG-2 (HDV)
• MXF*
• QuickTime*
• Uncompressed (AVI)
• XDCAM (SD and HD)
• XDCAM EX
• Windows Media Video

* Not all streams are supported. May require additional third-party decoders, not supplied with the software.
** Import only.

Supported Image Formats

• DPX(SMPTE 268M-2003)
• Flash Pix File
• GIF
• JPEG
• JPEG File Interchange Format
• Mac Pict File
• Maya IFF File
• Photoshop
• Portable Network Graphics (PNG)
• QuickTime Image File
• SGI
• Targa
• Windows Bitmap
• Windows Meta File

Supported Audio Formats

• AAC
• AIFF
• Dolby Digital AC-3
• MPEG audio
• MPEG audio layer-3 (MP3)
• Ogg Vorbis
• PCM Wave
• Windows Media Audio

Supported I/O Hardware:

• IEEE 1394 FireWire
• ACEDVio
• HDSPARK
• HDSTORM**
• HDTHUNDER
• EDIUS NX series
• EDIUS SP series
• EDIUS SD/HDLE/HD series

• EDIUS 6 installation disc set (DVD-ROM)
• USB license key
• Installation guide

Bundled Software:

• NewBlue video filters: Video Essentials for EDIUS
• ProDAD video effects & image stabilization: VitaScene & Mercalli v2
• iZotope VST audio plug-ins: Audio Effects Suite, AudioRestore, AGC, and Mastering Effects Suite

Edius 6 Crossgrade offer extended! While Supplies last!

Special program allows users of competitive applications to upgrade with little investment to the fastest, most format flexible HD editing platform in the industry

San Francisco, Calif., October 20, 2011 — Grass Valley™ has announced that, as part of a special competitive upgrade promotion, users of Apple's Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, and Avid's Media Composer can now upgrade to EDIUS^® 6 nonlinear editing program for just $399. That's 50 percent off the regular price.

Thanks to the new promotion, which is only available through the end of this year, users upgrading can enjoy all of the real-time signal processing and multi-format support (on the same timeline) of the EDIUS system's suite of professional tools.

While many current users believe Apple is apparently moving away from the professional video industry with FCP X, Grass Valley continues to add the features and functionality that pros need most. For example, the latest version of EDIUS (version 6.05, distributed free of charge to registered version 6.0 users from the Grass Valley driver download page), brings new video file formats and hardware-assisted H.264 encoding, This latest update also supports both 50p & 60p file import, allowing for a smoother workflow within EDIUS 6.

"This activity is being sparked by Apple's recent dramatic changes to the Final Cut editing product, but we thought that Avid and Adobe customers should benefit too," said Charlie Dunn, Executive Vice President of Products for Grass Valley. "We're committed to the professional production marketplace for the long term and will continue to advance the program's many capabilities for the benefit of our customers, and anyone that wants to produce high-quality content faster and more efficiently."

For users of Intel's Second Generation Core Processor, EDIUS has extended support for Quick Sync Video Hardware H.264 video encoding of MP4 files to complement the AVCHD acceleration introduced in EDIUS 6 version 6.02. Users will be able to enjoy faster than real-time encoding of videos for iPhone, Play Station Portable, as well as H.264/AVC videos up to 1920x1080p50/60.

EDIUS 6 nonlinear editing software is designed to meet the demands of the broadcast production environment and independent editors requiring the highest quality and real-time performance in an easy to use application

Crossgrade from any video editing software from Apple, Avid, Adobe, Sony, or Pinnacle to Grass Valley EDIUS 6 for less than $400 - for a limited time only! Click here to order the Grass Valley EDIUS 6 Competitive Crossgrade

#5 - Grass Valley EDIUS 6

Over the past few years the corporate ownership of EDIUS has changed from Canopus, to Thompson and now to Grass Valley but the technology has survived through all the changes and remains cutting edge today. In fact, while other software companies are just now supporting native HD workflows, EDIUS has had it for years! EDIUS even allows you to mix different HD and SD formats on the same timeline, without any special hardware requirements.  This is why EDIUS continues to dominate as the event videographers' choice for Same Day Edits and is gathering momentum in news organizations for field based editing as well.

EDIUS is available as a stand alone software title or you can use it with Grass Valleys various HD I/O hardware choices. The HD SPARK card gives you affordable HDMI output, while the new STORM 3G gives you SDI I/O plus HDMI output. For even more professional I/O the new STORM 3G Elite attaches via PCIe card to your desktop or laptop to deliver just about every kind of professional I/O you could every imagine or need!

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