EDIUS – Editing for the Digital Generation
EDIUS nonlinear editing software is designed for any broadcast and postproduction environments, especially those with newer, tapeless forms of video recording and storage. Perfect for file-based workflows, EDIUS software offers real-time, multi-track, mixed-format editing, compositing, chroma keying, titling, and timeline output capabilities. In addition to the standard formats of the EDIUS family, it supports Infinity™ JPEG 2000, DVCPRO, P2, VariCam, Ikegami GigaFlash, MXF, XDCAM, and XDCAM EX video. It also supports all DV and HDV cameras and decks.

This is the fifth edition of the EDIUS NLE software platform. For a detailed look at the new features added to this release, visit the New Features page.

You can also try our FREE 30-day trial version today.

NLE Systems: EDIUS Software + Editing Hardware
HDSPARK, HDSTORM, HDTHUNDER, EDIUS NX Express and EDIUS SP-SDI are NLE Systems built around EDIUS editing software. All three packages include a copy of EDIUS, in addition to the hardware that characterizes each. EDIUS software also directly supports OHCI FireWire, providing video input/output from DV and HDV devices.

EDIUS: Key Features

• Edit any mix of SD and HD resolution video content together in real time
• Work with many different native video formats, including DV, HDV, AVCHD, uncompressed, and more
• New GPU-accelerated 3D transitions
• Fast, flexible user interface, including unlimited video, audio, title, and graphics tracks
• Real-time editing and conversion of different HD/SD aspect ratios, such as 16:9 and 4:3
• Real-time editing and conversion of different frame rates, such as 60i, 50i, and 24p
• Real-time editing and conversion of different resolutions, such as 1920x1080, 1440x1080, 1280x720, and 720x480
• Real-time HD/SD effects, keyers, transitions, and titles
• Supports newer file-based formats, including Infinity JPEG 2000, XDCAM and XDCAM EX, P2 (DVCPRO and AVC-Intra), and GFCAM
• Real-time, render-free DV output directly from the timeline
• Multi-camera editing of up to eight different sources simultaneously
• Nested timeline sequences
• High-speed SD and HDV MPEG-2 timeline export, built for dual-core CPU technology
• High-quality, multi-format video exporting to Infinity JPEG 2000, MPEG-2, AVCHD, AVC-Intra, and more
• Direct-to-DVD timeline export
• High value software bundle includes filters, effects, image stabilization, titling, VST audio plug-ins, and DVD and Blu-ray authoring
• Compatible with Windows® XP and Windows Vista

EDIUS: Specifications

• EDIUS v5 software installation disc set (DVD-ROM)
• EDIUS USB dongle
• EDIUS QuickStart guide

• NewBlue video filters: Art Effects, Film Effects and Motion Effects
• ProDAD video effects and image stabilization: VitaScene and Mercalli Expert
• iZotope VST audio plug-ins: Audio Effects Suite, AudioRestore, AGC and Mastering Effects Suite
• Corel DVD and Blu-ray authoring: DVD MovieFactory
• Inscriber titling: TitleMotion Pro for EDIUS
• Artbeats SD and HD stock footage and graphics

• 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, 23.98pA 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 59.94p
• 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

• 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

• 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

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

• Intel or AMD CPU with a 3 GHz processor speed or faster (multiple CPUs and/or multi-core CPUs are recommended. SSE2 and SSE3 instruction set supported)
• 1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)
• 800 MB free disk space
• DVD-ROM drive for software installation
• ATA100/7200 rpm or faster hard disk, capable of sustaining at least 20 MB/sec data transfer. A RAID stripe set of two or more hard disk drives is required for multiple HD stream output
• Graphics card with at least 256 MB of graphics memory (512 MB recommended) with support for PixelShader Model 3.0 or later(i.e. DX9-based)
• One free 5.25-inch mounting bay (required if using the HDSTORM Bay)
• Windows® XP Home or Windows® XP Professional (32-bit, Service Pack 2 or later), or Windows Vista (32-bit or 64-bit, Service Pack 1 or later)
• One free USB (1.1 or higher) port for security key
• Soundcard

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