EDIUS NX for HDV - Realtime DV/HDV Video Production Let EDIUS NX for HDV take you to the world of High Definition video production. With its seamless realtime workflow using any mix of HD and SD video contents, editors can work with unlimited video, audio and effects layers, while always previewing projects in high- quality, full resolution HD and SD video. EDIUS NX for HDV redefines video production capability and affordability with a groundbreaking, tightly integrated software/ hardware solution for realtime HD/SD editing, effects and compositing. The move to high definition video production impacts computing power requirements and realtime editing performance, proportionally. Although HDV and HD video can be edited on todays systems with a basic OHCI FireWire interface, the realtime editing performance is strictly limited, and lacks any true full resolution video output for preview. The EDIUS NX for HDV solution features advanced hardware that provides editors with video acquisition and output capabilities, including high-quality, full resolution component HD/SD video output as well as hardware-accelerated line scaling and video overlay, for the ultimate realtime HD/SD editing, effects and compositing performance. Includes EDIUS NX for HDV 64-bit PCI bus card, (1) FireWire cable (4-pin to 4-pin), (1) 4-pin internal audio connector cable, (2) 3.5mm minijack to RCA audio cables, (2) S-Video to composite conversion cables, EDIUS NX for HDV installation manual, DDIUS Pro 3 installation CD-ROM, EDIUS Pro 3 user manual, EDIUS Pro 3 reference manual, Sample footage DVD-ROM.
* Broad Video Equipment Connectivity and I/O EDIUS NX for HDVs inputs and outputs provide connectivity to a broad range of analog and digital video equipment, including HDV, DVCPRO HD(1), DVCPRO 50(1), DV and S-VHS decks, as well as broadcast HD/SD monitors(2). Connections include 4-pin FireWire, S-Video, composite, unbalanced stereo audio I/O and component HD/SD video output. (Requires IEEE1394 OHCI or Expansion Kit).
* Complete HDV Editing While editing HDV, the ability to view compositions accurately is critical and only a HD monitor can faithfully display HDV output modes, including 1080i. EDIUS NX for HDVs Expansion Kit option features component HD video output for full-quality, full-resolution, realtime monitor output of 1080i HD video. Additionally, the Expansion Kit module features stereo RCA unbalanced audio output connectors and incorporates audio processing circuitry to ensure perfect audio and video synchronization during playback. EDIUS NX for HDV includes capture support for HDV cameras and decks, including Sonys HDR-FX1 camera. When used with the Expansion Kit, or any IEEE 1394 OHCI FireWire controller, EDIUS NX for HDV provides direct capture support from HDV devices, such as Sonys HDR-FX1, either using the native HDV MPEG-2 transport stream format or Canopus's proprietary HQ codec. EDIUS NX for HDV also includes an export-to-tape utility for edited sequences, and supports full device control options for Sony and JVC HDV devices.
* Hardware-based Video Overlay for HD and SD Editing Unlike OHCI-based editing systems, EDIUS NX for HDV processes video overlay using hardware. Video overlay data is written to the graphics card using Direct Memory Access (DMA). This means a lesser load is placed on the CPU during editing and realtime playback, and results in better realtime performance using the same CPU.
* Onboard Canopus Hardware DV Codec EDIUS NX for HDV features an onboard hardware DV codec, which provides high-quality video streams on demand with unmatched flexibility. Software-based DV rendering with OHCI hardware utilizes valuable CPU power, thus limiting the realtime effects and multi-track capabilities available to the editor. EDIUS NX for HDV relieves the CPU from handling the processor-intensive task of rendering a DV output stream. EDIUS NX for HDVs proprietary hardware and device control driver design allows frame-accurate capture and output to DV devices, not achievable using OHCI cards. EDIUS NX for HDV's circuitry stabilizes the DV signal for smooth control while the device control driver is designed and customized to control many different types of DV device. Frame-accurate control means EDIUS NX for HDV can output video back to an exact location on DV tape, for perfect insert recording. When working with DV, EDIUS NX for HDV hardware handles the digital video data and PCM audio data for each video frame as one data block. The consistent data block handling at every stage of EDIUS NX for HDVs processing (including the ring buffer on the main memory, the data buffer on the board memory, and the codec module on the board) ensures video and audio stay in sync throughout the capturing, editing and output process.
* Realtime High-quality Analog Capture and Output EDIUS NX for HDVs analog inputs can capture video to Canopuss high- quality codecs, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DV, lossless, uncompressed and DVCPRO 50(1). EDIUS NX for HDVs analog outputs always provide high-quality uncompressed YUV 4:2:2 video while editing or designing in EDIUS Pro 3, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop.
* Realtime Bidirectional Analog/DV Conversion and Capture EDIUS NX for HDV hardware can perform bidirectional conversion between analog and DV, from within any Windows-based NLE that supports OHCI. This means that applications such as Avid Xpress DV, Vegas and Adobe Premiere Pro can capture and output DV using EDIUS NX for HDVs analog video I/O. EDIUS NX for HDV features the same technology found in Canopuss highly-acclaimed series of ADVC products, offering the very best in picture quality preservation and A/V synchronization. This feature is available for systems where either an IEEE 1394 OHCI FireWire controller or the EDIUS NX for HDV Expansion Kit is present.
* Advanced Analog Video Input Enhancement Technology EDIUS NX for HDV features onboard analog filtering technology to improve the quality of analog footage during capture. Digital 3D Y/C Separation separates the Y/C (S-Video) signal to RGB using chronological information between signals. Digital 3D Noise Reduction eliminates noise from the analog video signal by detecting noise based on the characteristics of the video being input. Other filtering options include 2D Y and 2D C Noise Reduction, Black/White Gain Adjust and both Horizontal and Vertical Outline Enhancement. The 2D Y and C noise reduction filters reduce noise based on either the Y input signal or C input signal. Black Gain Adjust raises the gain level within the black range of the Y input signal, making black colors clearer, with more contrast. The White Gain filter lowers the gain level in the white range of the Y input signal, darkening white colors, with more contrast. The Horizontal Outline Enhancement filter adds an edge to the Y input signal, to emphasize horizontal edges, while the Vertical Outline filter detects vertical edges from the Y input signal and emphasizes them.
* EDIUS NX for HDV Hardware Plug-ins for Adobe EDIUS NX for HDV hardware can also be used from within several popular Adobe applications. The Adobe Premiere Pro plug-in supports both version 1.0 and 1.5 and provides video capture and output via the EDIUS NX for HDV board. The After Effects (v6.5) and Photoshop (v7 and CS) plug-ins allow users to preview their compositions directly on a video monitor in full, uncompressed 4:2:2 YUV quality, a feature that is especially important when applying color treatments.
* Powering EDIUS NX for HDV is Canopus EDIUS Pro 3 EDIUS Pro 3 provides editors with realtime, mixed format HD/SD editing, including HD, HDV, DV, MPEG-2, lossless and uncompressed video. Featuring unrivaled realtime video transcoding technology, EDIUS Pro 3 performs conversion between different HD and SD resolutions, aspect ratios and frame rates, in realtime. EDIUS Pro 3 also features realtime playback and DV output of all effects, keyers, transitions and titles, and can export projects to any format or medium required, including DVD- Video. EDIUS Pro 3 features the revolutionary Canopus HQ codec. Built with Canopus Scalable Technology, this completely new 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. (1) Available with the Canopus Codec Option Pack (2) Requires the EDIUS NX for HDV Expansion Kit (3) HDV capture and export requires either an IEEE 1394 OHCI controller or the EDIUS NX for HDV Expansion Kit. -- SPECIFICATIONs ----------------------------------- |
