Canopus Broadcast 30 Day trial available

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Hey everyone, Canopus today release a trial version of thier Broadcast Edius 3, so PC people now have an option that arn't in the AVID camp.

http://www.canopus.com/products/demos/index.php


.Canopus Offers Trial Version of EDIUS Pro 3 Realtime Video Editing Software


EDIUS trial also includes a sample of EDIUS Broadcast features

San Jose, Calif. (March 15, 2006) – Canopus, a part of the Grass Valley(tm) business within Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TM), today launched a new 30-day trial of its EDIUS NLE software, which gives customers access to EDIUS Pro 3 v3.6.1 features, including native 1080i, 1080p and 720p HDV support and realtime mixed-format editing. This trial version also offers a sample of EDIUS Broadcast features, such as advanced metadata support, realtime native editing and I/O support for standard definition Sony XDCAM and standard, as well as high definition, Panasonic DVCPRO P2, the format used in the popular Panasonic AG-HVX200 camera. Customers can download the software trial (also available on CD) from the company's Web site at www.canopus.com.

“Just one look will get editors enthusiastic about EDIUS Pro 3 v3.61 and EDIUS Broadcast,” said Hiro Yamada, founder and CEO of Canopus. “This 30-day trial will show video professionals that EDIUS is an ideal solution for high-volume production houses that require mixed SD and HD format support with 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 HD and SD 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 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 EDIUS NX.

About Canopus
Canopus products include digital video and graphics solutions for video professionals and enthusiasts. These products combine innovative hardware and software designs to set new standards in performance, functionality and reliability. Industry leaders worldwide recognize advanced Canopus HD, HDV, DV and MPEG codec technologies, which are featured in acclaimed video editing solutions, transcoding products and network-based video distribution systems. A strategic product line, Canopus solutions are part of the Grass Valley business of Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453: NYSE: TMS). For more information contact Canopus at (408) 954-4500 or visit www.canopus.com.
 
I've just downloaded it.

Thanks for the heads up.... it might be a good alternative to Avid or spending big bucks on FCP and Mac.

Dear Lord... I hope it supports streaming capture.... I'm still waiting for my p2 card to ship..... I've had my HVX for 3 days now... can't do anything with it except for DV.... and I want to keep those tape heads virginal....
 
Hey!

While the press release quotes support for the HVX p2 format, I don't see it on the selection list when creating a new project... I see only DV and HDV.

I've tried to dig up info from Canopus Forum... but my Hotmail was rejected and I couldn't do a search.

I'll try their support next...

Meanwhile, if anyone has the demo running successfully with the Hvx let us know!

Cindy (my HVX) is hot and ready to rock....
 
I have the purchased version of Broadcast up and running. It was and upgrade to the Edius 3.61 NX systen I have been useing for over a year and, have been well pleased with its performance. The Broadcast software performs wonderfull with the HVX .
The P2 card can be used by clicking the Edius Logo in the left top corner. it will open up a menu that let you download the P2 footage if you have the camera hooked with the USB connect.
Hope this helps.

Mule Ferguson
Edius Broadcast
 
Is direct capture possible? Because otherwise I can't record any HD until the Firestore is out. As I won't pay those P2 prices.
 
Mark Sullivan II said:
Demo?...is it crippled in some way?...logo embedded like raylight has?

Mark
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It is a thirty day trial, I don't know if after thirty days it ceases to work or what.

I know everytime you boot it up, it asks you to register and pay and tells you how many days you have left.
 
mule ferguson said:
I have the purchased version of Broadcast up and running. It was and upgrade to the Edius 3.61 NX systen I have been useing for over a year and, have been well pleased with its performance. The Broadcast software performs wonderfull with the HVX .
The P2 card can be used by clicking the Edius Logo in the left top corner. it will open up a menu that let you download the P2 footage if you have the camera hooked with the USB connect.
Hope this helps.

Mule Ferguson
Edius Broadcast
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Thanks for the tip.

Clicking on logo>menu>tools>p2 select lets me HVX files... either from a folder I create, or possibly from the p2 card in the camera via usb.

Is direct capture possible from the camera via firewire? I don't have a p2 card yet. I may want to capture to laptop also....
 
We can capture 480 live with no problem but nothing beyond that - We do not have any P2 cards as well and I'm wondering if that's the issue???
 
Hi guys, gals and super-intelligent bots,

Just popped into give some quick answers on some of the things that were brought up so far. Please don't expect me to stick around here much (though it does seem to be a pleasant place), as I'm quite busy with our own forum, but I thought it would be polite and worthwhile to answer the ones that haven't already been answered by the other users here (some of whom are familiar to me).

1. What happens when the demo trial period ends?
After the 30 day period, the application and its components will no longer launch. At that point you should uninstall the trial, as it's not "upgradable" to a full version via activation code or the like. Sorry, that's just the way it was built.
Your project files and other assets are fine, and if you take them to a machine with a running EDIUS version, they'll load, assuming the running version has all the features you're using. For example, if you're using HD P2 clips, they wouldn't necessarilly load in EDIUS Pro but they'd load fine in EDIUS Broadcast.

2. How do I work with my P2 stuff when there's no P2 project setting?
An important thing to understand about EDIUS is that it doesn't have a real editing format that it conforms everything to. The project settings define the processed framerate and resolution only. That's why you can freely mix DV, HDV, and other heterogenous formats together. Sources are decompressed, adjusted to the project framesize and framerate, but they're not being recompressed.
Recompression only happens when you make EDIUS render - either temporary timeline renders, or rendering the timeline for output.
Thus, the available project settings are simply common resolutions and framerates for SD and HD projects.
Now before you go off and choose a 1920x1080 project, remember that save for synthesized (3D animation, titles, etc) content, all of the common digital 1080i HD formats are subsampled. HDV and HDCAM are 1440x1080, DVCPRO HD (incl. HD P2) is 1280x1080.
Consequently, for your HVX stuff, you'd be best working in a 1280x1080 project. It's a lot more efficient since there's less data.

3. How do I get my P2 stuff in?
EDIUS has a tool for that called P2 Select. You can access it by clicking the EDIUS word at the top, or through the drop-down or context (right-click) menu in the Bin.
P2 Select will let you use clips directly from P2 media or it can copy them to local storage. Generally speaking, if you're working with multiple clips simultaneously (layering/compositing), you should copy at least some of them to local storage or you'll run out of bandwidth trying to get the data from the P2 media.

4. My P2 clips don't have audio.
Perhaps you directly loaded an MXF file? You really should use P2 Select so all the associated pieces are loaded together.

5. How do I get my P2 stuff back out to P2 media?
When you go to Export File, choose the P2 Exporter.

6. What about my metadata? Can I change it?
P2 metadata is preserved with the clip and shows up in the Expansion Info tab of the clip properties. Metadata is also preserved when exporting back out to P2.
No, you can't change the metadata from EDIUS, but you already should have the means to via Panasonic's tool.

7. How do I get a bigger preview?
Scale the Monitor window. It'll scale to a very large degree. If you're short on screen space you can also switch the Monitor window to Single view.
However, remember that even scaled to full resolution, the on-computer preview is not entirely representative of your actual output. That's why we have EDIUS hardware boards to display the output in its full native HD video glory.

8. What's this about EDIUS 4?
Nothing has been stated about the existence of EDIUS 4. All is rumor and speculation right now. I cannot comment on anything related to EDIUS 4 lest it be scrapped due to rumors of its existence (think "gone turtle").

9. I can't register for the Canopus forum because I have an email that it doesn't like.
Well... we had some trolling and ludicrous split-personality problems a while back, so we're "shy" about free email.
That said, a non-free email is only required for the initial registration. You can change the email in your profile after you're registered.
And if you really don't have a non-free email (yes, I know AOL technically isn't free), then you can always give our sales folks a call, or send a polite email to request an account.

10. How do I try this stuff out?
Trial version is available for download from the Canopus website. If you're low-bandwidth, you can also request the trial on CD from our friendly salesfolk.

11. Is there a Mac version?
No, sorry, but it seems someone just won a nice prize for figuring out how to boot Windows XP on the new Intel-based Macs...

12. Can I capture directly from the HVX camcorder?
Unless they come out with additional compression schemes or options, only in DV, as HD P2 is a filesystem. In theory DVCPRO HD could be sent live through FireWire, but you all would know better than me whether the HVX can do that.

Hope that helps you out.

Brandon
 
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Brandon. Glad you came on Board. I have been trying to help. but I'm only a 6 week user of Broadcast. I talked to James last week and said we needed someone to come on board. He said you guys were busy, busy busy, and I understand. I believe the train is ready to leave the station. Again thanks for posting.

Mule Ferguson
Pumpkin Creek Video
 
Barry_Green said:
Confirmed that Edius can capture 1080/60i and 720/60p DVCPRO-HD through live capture.
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Well, great, but how? Importing from P2 cards seems simple, but live capture? I can't even select DVCPro HD. All I can do is capture DV, but I can use freeware for that...
 
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