Grass Valley Launches EDIUS Neo 3 Video Editor

Grass Valley announced its new EDIUS Neo 3 video editing platform for the consumer and enthusiast markets.

According to the statement, EDIUS Neo 3 software will begin shipping in November, with prices ranging from US$229 to $749, depending upon hardware configuration.

For more information visit: www.grassvalley.com


Unedited press release follows:

Grass Valley Expands Latest Video Editing Technologies in an Affordable Consumer Package

Paris, France/Nevada City, Calif., November 2, 2010 — Grass Valley™ is expanding the capabilities of EDIUS® Neo 3, the industry’s most comprehensive and powerful multi-format editing platform for the consumer and prosumer market, providing video editors with increased speed, wider format support, and improved system efficiency.

EDIUS Neo 3 gives users the ability to work with a wide variety of video formats up to 1080p50/60resolution. Based on the new Grass Valley EDIUS® 6 NLE software, EDIUS Neo 3 allows editors to focus on being creative without having to wait for effects and transitions to be rendered.

EDIUS Neo 3 has the fastest native AVCHD editing capability in the industry – perfect for editing video content captured with digital SLR cameras, such as the Canon EOS, as well as additional AVCHD “video” cameras. EDIUS Neo 3 requires no transcoding, even when different compression formats and image resolutions are mixed on the timeline.

New features include “3D Layouter”, a tool for managing 3D digital effects, an audio mixer, full-screen preview and motion menus for DVD and Blu-ray Disc production.

EDIUS Neo 3 is designed to be flexible so that it can be implemented in a wide range of applications. For example, it can be used as a low-cost editing platform for education, providing an easy stepping-stone in terms of usability to the full version of EDIUS, which is used in many broadcast stations and independent post production facilities around the world.

EDIUS Neo 3 also includes support for Grass Valley’s HDSPARK and FIRECODER Blu hardware boards, to enhance the video editing and distribution experiences.

Pricing and Availability
Grass Valley’s EDIUS Neo 3 software will begin shipping in November, with prices ranging from US$229 to $749, depending upon hardware configuration.

About Grass Valley
With a rich history serving the broadcast and professional video industries, the Grass Valley name is synonymous with innovation, leadership, and performance. With a full range of products and services supporting many of the world’s most high-profile television events, Grass Valley offers the most comprehensive portfolio of flexible and cost-effective digital technologies and systems available. Customers deploying Grass Valley solutions include most of the world’s leading broadcast and teleproduction facilities, independent video professionals, as well as emerging content creators and distributors providing broadband, telecommunications, and transmission services. When you’re watching news, sports, or entertainment programming, whether on a TV, the Web, or a mobile phone, you’re watching Grass Valley at work.