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INSTANT EXPERT BY NED SOLTZ INFORMED EDITING THE POST-NAB 2008 NLE UPDATE ITEM/ CONTACT COMPANY MSRP WHAT IT IS SPECS Premiere Pro CS3 Adobe Systems $799; $1,699 in CS3 Production Premium PC/Mac. www.adobe.com Final Cut Express 4 www.apple.com Final Cut Pro 6.0.3 www.apple.com $1,299 for Final Cut Studio 2 Mac. It’s more than iMovie, but not Final Cut Pro. Adobe continues to make strides with upgrades to Premiere Pro, bringing native support for Sony XDCAM and Panasonic P2 formats, multiple projects panels with smart search and integration with hardware capture boards from Blackmagic Design and AJA Kona. Premiere was always noted for its strong titler and audio functions. Integration with other apps in Creative Suite Production Final Cut Express is an entry-level tool for professionals who just need certain basic editing functionalities. Still, it offers many of the features of FCP including HDV editing, AVCHD, open timeline format (mixing formats within one timeline), and FxPlug architecture for many added effects. FCE reads iMovie projects. It does not support any third party capture cards. FCP’s architecture allows plug-ins in native FxScript but also the new FxPlug architecture. Some support for some AE-format plug-ins remains. FCP 6 introduced Apple’s ProRes 422 and ProRes 422HQ for 10-bit quality with SD file sizes. FCP 6.0.3 adds support for Sony’s new XDCAM 4:2:2 format. Apple Computer $199 Apple Computer Mac. FCP is available only within Final Cut Studio 2. Media Composer 3.0 www.avid.com Symphony Nitris DX 3.0 www.avid.com Edius Pro and Edius Broadcast Avid $2,495 for softPC/Mac. ware; $9,995 with Mojo DX; $14,995 with Nitris DX Composer 3.0 was announced at NAB as well as two capture solutions. Mojo DX is digital-only with SDI I/O. Nitris DX offers both analog and digital I/O along with Avid DNxHD RT encoding/decoding. Also new is real-time output of all SD and HD formats through DNxHD codecs, a new RT archtecture, native support for DVCPRO HD and XDCAM HD formats, AVC-Intra, and JVC 24/25p codecs. Avid editors know that Symphony expands upon the functionality of Media Composer with its legendary primary, secondary and relational color correction as well as universal mastering. Avid’s new lower pricing allows wider adoption of these industry-standard products. Avid PC/Mac. $35,995, including either 8-core MacPro or HP XW8600 Available as complete hardware, capturecard, software solution. PC only. Thompson Grass Valley acquired Edius from Canopus. Grass Valley Edius Pro $599; Edius Broadcast $1,000 www.canopus.com Matrox RT.X2 LE and Matrox Matrox AXIO www.matrox.com Media 100 Boris FX Producer and Media 100 Suite www.media100.com Vegas Pro 8 Sony Creative Software $549 $995 Producer (software only); $1,495 Suite (plus card) Canopus is legendary in the strength of its codecs and this is apparent in the Canopus HQ codec included with Edius. It provides superior results with a useradjustable frame rate to optimize output. Has RT multicam support for up to eight streams. Edius Broadcast adds support for GV Infinity JPEG 2000, DVCPRO 50 and DVCRPO HD, AVC-Intra, and XDCAM/XDCAM HD formats. RT.X2 introduced at NAB. Matrox products should be considered NLE’s because of their implementation of Premiere’s open architecture. Matrox adds significant realtime features to Premiere as well as a number of RT effects, which include color correction, keying, speed changing and ramping, 3-D DVE, and focus effects. Both allow monitoring via DVI sources. Multi-layer HD timelines are accelerated to RT. Media100 is available in a software-only version (Producer) and a full version (Suite). Suite allows access to Media100's AJA-OEM capture cards. Key features include integration of Boris Continuum Complete, real-time capabilities, RGB and YUV color correction in RT, support for ProRes 422 codecs as well as all current HD formats, and uprez/downrez/cross-conversions through the Kona-OEM boards. Vegas 8’s audio editor is about the most feature-laden audio tool within any NLE, including unlimited tracks, VST plug-in support, ASIO driver support, extensive mixing capabilities and Red Book CD mastering. On the video side, Vegas 8 speeds up the already existing multi-cam feature and adds additional formats, including Sony's XDCAM HD and EX. Also includes DVD authoring within application. Avid has thus far committed to the development of the Pinnacle line. Liquid’s uniqueness lies in its ability to edit just about any format, including compressed WMV and DivX. It can cut long-GOP HDV footage to frame accuracy and integrates DVD authoring. Liquid Pro adds a hardware breakout box and software color-correction, VST plug-in support, Dolby 5.1 editing from timeline, and more. $1,095 for RT.X2 card; $3,995 fpr Axio LE plus Adobe PC only. Premiere CS 3 Mac. Recently purchased by Boris FX. www.sonycreativesoftware.com Avid Liquid and Liquid Pro Avid $499 Liquid; $999 Liquid Pro and Liquid ChromeXE PC only. New version introduced at NAB 2008. 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Digital Video - May 2008 Contents DV Update Close-Up AJ-HPX3000 Camcorder Sidecar Raid Zoom H2 Recorder Instant Expert 324 Flat-Panel Display Extreme 35MM Adapter Type-S JIB How Slow Can You Go? Global Gastronome Mixing It UP Long-Distance Runaround Tools & Technology DV 101 Production Diary

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