San Jose, CA – (July 6, 2005) – Canopus Corporation, known for its realtime video editing solutions and video codec expertise, today launched its EDIUS Pro 3 30-day trial version, which gives customers access to the full catalog of EDIUS Pro 3 features, including realtime HDV and mixed-format editing. Canopus today also launched its free EDIUS Pro 3 Training DVD to help customers get the most from their EDIUS Pro 3 realtime nonlinear editing software. Customers can download the software trial (also available on CD) and order the free training DVD from the company’s Web site and get to know EDIUS Pro 3.

“Just one look will get editors enthusiastic about EDIUS Pro 3,” said Ray Brooksby, vice president of sales and marketing at Canopus. “This 30-day trial, along with the training DVD, will show video professionals that EDIUS Pro 3 is an ideal solution for high- volume production houses that require the highest quality output, yet need to produce finished, edited content quickly.”

EDIUS Pro 3 nonlinear editing software provides native editing and realtime processing of uncompressed SD, HD, HDV, DV, MPEG-2, and MPEG-1 formats. With its seamless realtime workflow, EDIUS Pro 3 lets professionals mix and share video content in multiple formats and work with unlimited video, audio and effects layers, while providing realtime high-quality, on-screen display. EDIUS Pro 3 delivers increased quality and realtime performance through the company’s acclaimed variable-bitrate Canopus HQ codec. EDIUS Pro 3 includes professional features, such as realtime HQ batch capture from 1080i HDV cameras and decks, advanced audio tools and precise color correction controls, designed to help editors create the highest quality productions. EDIUS Pro 3 is also included with Canopus’s line of EDIUS hardware and software editing solutions, including the new HDV offering, EDIUS NX for HDV. click here to order your trial software

Datavideo’s SMART DV (patent pending) feature was developed in answer to customer requests for a converter that allows monitoring of the video during a DV to DV capture such as between a DV camera or recorder and a computer with NLE software. Until now, using a DV converter (for monitoring only) and a DV recorder in the same DV stream caused device conflicts. Enabling SMART DV makes the DAC-10 or DAC-30 converter transparent to the NLE so there is no device conflict. Disabling SmartDV returns it to being a perfect converter. We think that this is an exciting innovation because it saves time for every video editor who digitizes DV tape.

Datavideo’s SMART DV feature is included in all DAC-10 and DAC-30 converters shipped (in the US) after June 14, 2005 and available as a no charge firmware upgrade for earlier units.

To see an illustration of the hardware configuration, please check out this web page

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