Grass Valley EDIUS Workgroup 9 Jump Upgrade from EDIUS 2-7 and EDIUS Pro 8 (Download)

Grass Valley EDIUS Workgroup 9 Jump Upgrade from EDIUS 2-7 and EDIUS Pro 8 (Download) is the fastest and most versatile nonlinear editing software available for news broadcaster and other professional applications. EDIUS Workgroup 9 gives you real-time editing of multiple formats and frame rates all on the same timeline. That means you can edit faster… and make the time to be more creative. EDIUS Workgroup 9 is designed to let you organize and edit mixed files and formats efficiently to get it on the air fast, and you can use it as a standalone user in the field or within network-connected production infrastructures. EDIUS Workgroup 9 is a native 64-bit application for Windows operating systems, and takes advantage of system memory for intensive media operations such as layering, stereoscopic 3D, multicam, and multi-track 4K editing.

EDIUS External Links

• EDIUS Tutorials
• Podcast
• Trial version and downloads

EDIUS 9.40 New Features

• New format support including Sony Venice Raw, Panasonic P2 8K, and faster Canon Cinema Raw Light performance.
• EDIUS 9.40 now supports for Apple ProRes export and ProRes Raw import. It’s nice to see that Grass Valley worked in conjunction with Apple to implement ProRes in EDIUS, as it was already available on Adobe (on Windows) for a few months.
• New multi-cam function with sync options (incl. the announcement of soon to come audio sync).
• The mask motion tracker has been optimized for better results.
• HDR-SDR conversion now with soft-clip tone mapping.
• An improved high-speed H.265 software decoder for improved performances when working with HEVC clips.
• Now possible to export in H.264/H.265 codec as a MOV file.
• H.264/H.265 CPU acceleration if you are working with the latest processors from Intel – like the i7-9700K or i9-9900K – that have QuickSync technology.

EDIUS Workgroup 9 builds on the features of EDIUS Pro 9, offering the same toolset but adding over a dozen key features aimed at broadcasters. The additional features include 4K at 60/50p 3rd-party hardware output, draft preview mode, DNxHD codec support, support for GV STRATUS Connect and K2 Connect options, and more (see full bullet list in the Features section below).

EDIUS Workgroup 9 provides native support for virtually all commonly used file formats, such as XAVC/XAVC S and AVC-Ultra/Intra, and allows for real-time editing of multiple formats and frame rates on the same timeline. It supports resolutions from 24 x 24 to 4K x 2K on the same timeline, and converts between HD/SD and HDR/SDR resolutions, aspect ratios, and frame rates in real time. You can edit in HD and place 4:3 video on the timeline, mix NTSC and PAL sources, add 4K content, or combine everything into projects in other resolutions and frame rates without waiting for any conversion or rendering to process. In addition to native format support, you can take advantage of Grass Valley's 10-bit intermediate codec, HQX.

The application can be installed on two machines, and you can edit in proxy mode if one of the machines isn't powerful enough.

EDIUS Workgroup 9 vs. EDIUS Pro 9

EDIUS Workgroup 9 builds on the features of EDIUS Pro 9, offering the same toolset but adding the following features aimed at broadcasters:

• Loudness meter/Loudness auto adjust
• Draft preview mode
• Watch folder support
• Generic MXF exporter
• K2 GXF exporter
• System SDK support
• Edit growing files
• Dolby E pass-through
• ANC data (captioning) pass-through
• Audio monitoring mode
• DNxHD codec support
• Support for Dolby Plus/Professional license option
• Connect to external storage via FTP
• Support for GV STRATUS Connect option
• Support for K2 Connect option

Features

• Native editing for HDR material
• Export in HDR for broadcasting and web distribution
• Ability to mix SDR and HDR material in the same project and output results in eithercolor space
• Native end-to-end support for HDR contents from professional and consumer camcordersfrom major camera manufacturers, and also for HDR video from drones and smartphones
• Workflow updates, such as Canon EOS C200 "Cinema RAW Light" decoding, still raw file decoding, and improvement of the user interface
• Third-party hardware support update
• Third-party hardware 60/50p output support
• Mync (media management software) bundled with EDIUS 9 Workflow implements a powerful, new Meta Smart Search function
• Includes free download of NewBlue Titler Pro 5 for EDIUS

Other Key Features

• Interoperability with GV STRATUS (requires GV STRATUS Connect option) (Launch from GV STRATUS settings orindependently / Export different formats to different destinations within the GV STRATUS environment
• K2 Clip/K2 Program import/export (requires K2 Connect option) (K2 Clip capture / Capture and edit a growing file on K2 / K2 4K CMF import - beta)
• Support for Blackmagic Design/AJA hardware (preview only) and EDL or AAF import/export with Grass Valley HQX with DaVinci Resolve
• Edit media files with different resolutions — 24 x 24 to 4K x 2K
• Real-time conversion of frame rates on the same timeline
• Unlimited video, audio, title and graphics tracks
• Support for the latest file formats — Sony XAVC (Intra/Long GOP)/XAVC S, Panasonic AVC-Ultra/AVC-Intra 422, AVC-Intra LT/LT 2K and Canon XF-AVC (import only), Sony RAW, Canon Cinema RAW/Cinema RAW Light, RED RAW, ProRes (Import only), DNxHD/HR, still image RAW
• Support for the latest color space for Log and RAW files — HLG/PQ, S-Log, Canon Log, V-Log/V-Log L, J-Log1, F-Log and LUT (.cube) file import
• Work natively with many different video formats, such as Sony XDCAM, Panasonic P2, Ikegami GF, Canon XF format, and EOS movie format
• Fast AVCHD editing (up to 3+ streams in real time)
• Multicam editing of up to 16 different sources simultaneously, with video output support
• Improved MPEG encoder speed and quality
• Improved H.264/AVC decoder and encoder (for fast encoding of 4K XAVC)
• Accelerated 4K H.264 playback
• Optimized for Intel Core i architecture
• New GUI design for faster workflows
• 64-bit native processing with maximum memory access for streamlined real-time editing
• Proxy mode workflow for legacy computers
• Supports Intel Quick Sync Video for fast H.264 export (for Blu-ray disc burning)
• Fast handling of large quantities of still image files (JPG, TGA, DPX, Cinema DNG and others)
• OFX support for Magic Bullet and Sapphire plug-ins
• Ability to save a current project as a template in order to re-use preferred track settings, screen layout, etc.
• Primary color correction (RGB) LOG file support
• Primary color correction (RGB)
• 3-way color correction (YUV)
• Motion tracking
• High quality slow-motion (optical flow)
• Draft preview mode
• Built-in loudness meter with auto adjustments
• Various synthetic video filters such as masks and keyers
• Built-in image stabilization
• Direct to Blu-ray disc and DVD timeline export
• Project import/export as EDL, AAF, FCP 7 XML (import only)
• Dolby consumer license included as standard, which is applicable to corporate and consumer use of Dolby audio. For use in broadcast applications, the Dolby Professional/Plus license is available as an option for EDIUS Workgroup
• The K2 Connect option (purchased separately) supports K2 servers and storage, and an improved 4K workflow — the ability to edit growing 4K files and to be able to export 4K CMF files back to the K2 server
• H.265/HEVC decoding support
• Support for high-resolution displays