Edius

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EDIUS

Latest release	4.6
OS	Windows
Genre	video editing software
License	Proprietary
Website	canopus.com

EDIUS is a video editing software package developed and sold by the Canopus Corporation which is now owned by Thomson Grass Valley. EDIUS 4.0 is the latest version yet of Canopus's non-linear video editing programs. It supports many video formats, multi-track, mixed format HD / SD editing, compositing, chroma keying, titling, with realtime and timeline output capabilities.

EDIUS key features, as stated on the developer's webpage are:

Realtime, mixed format HD/SD editing, including DV, HDV, HD, MPEG-2 and uncompressed SD video
Fast, flexible user interface, including unlimited video, audio, title and graphics tracks
Realtime editing and conversion of different HD/SD aspect ratios, such as 16:9 and 4:3
Realtime editing and conversion of different frame rates, such as 60i, 50i and 24p
Realtime editing and conversion of different resolutions, such as 1440x1080, 1280x720 and 720x480
Realtime HD/SD effects, keyers, transitions and titles
Realtime, render-free DV output directly from the timeline
Multicam editing of up to eight different sources simultaneously
Nested timeline sequences
High-speed HDV timeline export, built for Dual Core CPU technology
High-quality, multi-format video exporting with ProCoder Express for EDIUS
Direct-to-DVD timeline export
Inscriber TitleMotion Pro for EDIUS*

Version 4.6 was released on February 18th, 2007 as a free upgrade for registered owners of version 4.x. For more information see the Canopus support web page, which requires registration and login to access the download.