Canopus Corporation announced the availability of EDIUS 1.5, an upgrade to the nonlinear editing application Canopus released earlier this year. EDIUS 1.5 features the following: improved bin folder structure and search capabilities for enhanced clip organization and management, the ability to remap missing or moved clips within a project for easier updating. It also contains enhanced timeline management such as batch delete, which permits users to select multiple clips on the timeline and delete them at once. EDIUS 1.5 also introduces support for 32-bit uncompressed video with alpha channel, allowing editors to insert clips made using applications, such as Ulead, and COOL 3D, directly onto the video track and play back in realtime.
Registered users of EDIUS can upgrade to version 1.5 through a free download from the Canopus Web site at www.canopus.com. The suggested retail price of EDIUS is $599.
EDIUS integrates Canopus's proprietary Effects Technology to provide editors with an advanced level of artistic creativity. EDIUS offers 27 realtime video filters, including White/Black Balance, Color Balance, High Quality Blur and Region. EDIUS also features a selection of realtime video keyers, such as Chroma Key and Luma Key, for use in compositing effects. It also contains a customizable 2D/3D Picture-in-Picture effect. All EDIUS effects are adjustable and may be combined to produce hundreds of customizable effects.
EDIUS is capable of unlimited simultaneous realtime titles and graphics layers. Its motion and opacity controls allow users to stack multiple title layers for greater creativity. Title Motion Filter effects in EDIUS include Blur, Dissolve, Slide, Wipe and Laser. EDIUS also includes Inscriber and TitleExpress to quickly create high-quality video titles. Editors can choose from more than 170 pre-designed titling templates, then type in their own text. In addition to templates, editors have the freedom to generate their own titles.
The output quality of a completed video project is just as important as the editing process. EDIUS addresses this by providing multiple format export capabilities with technology featured in ProCoder, Canopus's conversion software. ProCoder LE EDIUS Edition lets users rapidly export to MPEG-1, MPEG-2, QuickTime, RealVideo, and Windows Media formats, in addition to Canopus's own DV AVI format.
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