Grass Valley™ today announced the latest update to the popular nonlinear video editing software EDIUS® 6. The update (version 6.03), distributed free of charge to registered version 6.xx users, brings new video file formats and hardware-assisted H.264 encoding, as well as support for Grass Valley’s EDIUS NX, SP and HD legacy hardware.

This latest update supports both 50p & 60p file import (supported by JVC and Sony camcorders), allowing for a smoother workflow within EDIUS 6.

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 6.03 now also supports the legacy EDIUS NX, SP and HD editing platforms, in addition to the current STORM range of editing hardware.

About EDIUS 6

EDIUS 6 nonlinear editing software is designed to meet the requirements of both a broadcast production environment and the independent editor requiring the highest quality, ease of use, and fastest finishing possible.

EDIUS NX

The EDIUS NX Series of PCI-based hardware can handle any mix of HD and SD video content; unlimited video, audio, title, and graphics layers; and any combination of real-time effects. It offers S-Video and FireWire (IEEE1394) I/O, bi-directional analog/DV conversion using our ADVC® technology from within any Windows-based nonlinear editing software, and outputs HD video directly from the timeline.

EDIUS SP

The SP Series of PCI-based hardware offers the same functionality as the NX Series, but with component I/O. And SDI option is also available.

EDIUS HD

EDIUS HD is first generation of PCI-X based HD-SDI I/O breakout box specially designed for EDIUS. It has comprehensive broadcast grade interface, such as SDI, AES/EBU, bi-directional RS422 for VTR emulation, as well as balanced analog audio.

Availability

The latest update for EDIUS 6 version 6.03 will be available for download free of charge from the Grass Valley driver download page in July 2011.

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