Avid Liquid
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| Developer: | Avid |
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| Latest release: | 7.2 SP1 / |
| OS: | Windows XP SP1 |
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| License: | Proprietary |
| Website: | [1] |
Avid Liquid is a SD and HD video editing platform from Avid Technologies for the PC. It offers integrated DVD authoring, surround-sound audio processing, and finishing in one application. This platform was previously known as Pinnacle Liquid & Edition.
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[edit] Features
Some of the key features of liquid:
- On the timeline DVD authoring
- Native HDV editing
- GPU real-time effects
- Multicam
Allows realtime editing between up to sixteen different cameras.
- Surround Sound editor
Can do entire sound mix within the application.
- Advanced effect editors
- Background rendering
- Advanced colour correction
- Proxy & XDCAM compatibility
[edit] Versions
[edit] Avid Liquid
Avid Liquid is Avid's software-only version of Liquid, with no additional hardware. This package is an option for users who do not need further input or output capability, either because their existing hardware provides I/O capability or because their input or output will be handled along a network. This would also be suitable for those whose input or output is to cd, dvd or other removable media.
[edit] Avid Liquid Pro
Of the different versions of the Avid Liquid package which include additional hardware, all of the packages, from Avid Liquid Pro to Avid Liquid Chrome HD Elite) have the same base software. The primary difference is in the hardware provided: Avid Liquid Pro includes the software plus the basic version of Avid's break-out box (a break-out box is an interfacing tool which provides jacks into which various audio and video inputs may be plugged).
[edit] Avid Liquid Chrome HD
Avid Liquid Chrome HD combine's the Liquid software with various levels of its SDI hardware, offering a range of solutions that can handle almost any I/O format or codec and then author to a wide range of output formats, including standard- or high-definition tape, DVD, or Web.
[edit] Avid Liquid Chrome HD Plus
Avid Liquid Chrome HD Plus – Standard-definition SDI I/O with 4-channel AES/EBU digital audio
[edit] Avid Liquid Chrome HD Deluxe
Avid Liquid Chrome HD Deluxe – Standard- and high-definition SDI with 4-channel AES/EBU digital audio
[edit] Avid Liquid Chrome HD Elite
Avid Liquid Chrome HD Elite – A full range of analog and digital standard- and high-definition connectivity in a professional rack-mounted breakout box
