Seamless Realtime Workflow Handles Any Mix of HD/SD
Let the groundbreaking Grass Valley EDIUS NX with HD Expansion Kit take you to the world of high definition video production. Use any mix of HD and SD video content; work with unlimited video, audio, title and graphics layers and any combination of realtime effects; and, most importantly, preview your work in progress in high-quality, full resolution — in realtime — on the type of video monitor on which it is intended to be displayed — even HDTV.
Many of the HDV editing systems currently available compromise video quality in order to provide realtime editing functionality. Grass Valley EDIUS NX with HD Expansion Kit delivers genuine realtime HD resolution editing including full quality, full frame rate HD output — to an HD video monitor — from the timeline. Two important workflow benefits are derived from a genuine realtime HDV editing system like EDIUS NX with HD Expansion Kit:
No rendering is required to preview edited sequences; results are displayed instantaneously — on HD video monitors.
The original video and audio data can be preserved at every step of the editing process. You can always be assured that the format you start with is exactly what will be delivered. This eliminates any guesswork when applying the multitude of realtime effects featured with the system.
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EDIUS NX with HD Expansion Kit: Key Features
EDIUS NX with HD Expansion Kit is currently shipping with EDIUS Pro 3 (v3) software. If you purchase your EDIUS NX with HD Expansion Kit on or after April 1st, 2006, you can preorder your free software upgrade, which is expected to ship in August 2006. Realtime mixed format editing of HD, HDV, DV, MPEG-2, uncompressed and lossless video with EDIUS Pro editing software Realtime HD/SD resolution conversion and output Realtime aspect ratio conversion and output, including 16:9-4:3 Realtime frame rate conversion and output, including NTSC-PAL Realtime HD/SD effects, keyers, transitions and titles High-quality proprietary software codecs, including the award-winning Canopus HQ codec High-quality analog and digital inputs/outputs for DV, S-Video, composite video and unbalanced audio Hardware-based video overlay design for accelerated HD/SD editing Realtime, full resolution, full quality component HD and SD video output Filtering and noise reduction technology for analog input Bidirectional analog/DV conversion (ADVC technology), available from within any Windows-based NLE software Direct-to-DVD timeline export Optional video I/O modules available for XDCAM, DVCPRO 50, DVCPRO HD, P2* and VariCam* Future-proof codec and performance scalability Capture/video output plug-in for Adobe® Premiere® Pro v1.x** and video output plug-ins for Adobe After Effects® and Adobe Photoshop® PCI Express version available: Ask your Dealer or Canopus Representative for details 3-year limited warranty on hardware; 90-day limited warranty on software
* Requires the EDIUS Broadcast upgrade — see Options.
** The Adobe Premiere Pro v1.5 plug-in for EDIUS NX is a free download, available to EDIUS NX owners who have registered their product online in a Canopus User Account.
EDIUS NX with HD Expansion Kit: Specifications
Package Contents:
EDIUS NX with HD Expansion Kit 64-bit PCI bus card (PCI Express version available; consult your Dealer or Canopus Representative) EDIUS NX with HD Expansion Kit Expansion Kit including EDIUS NX with HD Expansion Kit 32-bit PCI expansion board and EDIUS NX with HD Expansion Kit 5.25-inch bay 1 x expansion board video connector cable (6-pin – 6-pin, for internal connection) 1 x bay connector cable (for internal connection) 3 x FireWire cable (4pin – 4 pin) 1 x 4-pin internal audio connector cable 2 x 3.5mm minijack to RCA audio cable 2 x S-Video to composite conversion cable EDIUS NX with HD Expansion Kit installation manual EDIUS Pro installation CD-ROM EDIUS Pro user manual EDIUS Pro reference manual Inscriber TitleMotion Pro installation CD-ROM Ulead DVD Workshop, Sony ACID Music Studio installation CD-ROM Sample footage DVD-ROM
Technical Specifications
Video Formats (Capture)
Canopus DV - 720x480/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL) YUY2 (Uncompressed) - 720x486/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL) Canopus Lossless - 720x486/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL) HDV/Canopus HQ - 1080/59.94i (NTSC), 1080/50i (PAL), 1080/30p (NTSC), 1080/25p (PAL), 1080/24p, 720/30p (NTSC), 720/25p (PAL), 720/24p, 720x480/60p (NTSC), 720x576/25p (PAL), 720x576/50p (PAL) Video Formats (Output)
DV/DVCAM - 720x480/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL) HDV - 1080/59.94i (NTSC), 1080/50i (PAL), 1080/30p (NTSC), 1080/25p (PAL), 1080/24p, 720/30p (NTSC), 720/25p (PAL), 720/24p, 720x480/60p (NTSC), 720x576/25p (PAL), 720x576/50p (PAL) S-Video, composite - 720x480/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL) BNC component - 1080/59.94i (NTSC), 1080/50i (PAL), 720x480/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL) Digital Video Input/Output
1 x 4-pin FireWire Analog Video Input/Output
1 x S-Video and composite combined (7-pin miniDIN) input 1 x S-Video and composite combined (7-pin miniDIN) output 1 x component (BNC Y, Pb, Pr) output Analog Audio Input/Output
1 x stereo (3.5mm, unbalanced) input 1 x stereo (3.5mm, unbalanced) output 1 x stereo (RCA, unbalanced) output
Minimum System Requirements
EDIUS NX with HD Expansion Kit is capable of editing both SD and HD content in realtime, however the system requirements for realtime HD editing are significantly higher than for SD editing. The requirements shown here are for realtime HD editing. For a guide on system requirements for realtime SD editing, refer to the specifications for EDIUS NX. Dual Intel® Xeon® 2.8GHz processors or faster 1GB RAM One free PCI 64-bit/66MHz slot (rev. 2.2)* One free PCI 64-bit or 32-bit/66MHz slot (rev. 2.2) 800MB free disk space ATA100/7200rpm or faster hard disk, capable of sustaining at least 20MB/sec data transfer. A RAID stripe set of two or more hard disk drives is required for multiple HD stream output Graphics card with at least 128MB of video RAM and hardware-based DirectDraw overlay and 32-bit color display at a 1024x768 resolution One free 5.25-inch mounting bay Windows® XP Home or Windows® XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or later) DirectX 9.0 or later Soundcard DVD-ROM reader to access sample content * EDIUS NX with HD Expansion Kit can also be used in a 32-bit PCI slot for editing in SD resolution, however HD hardware acceleration and HD component output will be disabled Service and Support
Software: 90-day limited warranty Hardware: 3-year limited warranty Access to the Canopus Registered Users Web site at www.canopus.com when you register your product in an active Canopus User Account

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