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Begin your journey into the world of standard-definition (SD) and high-definition (HD) video editing today with Grass Valley EDIUS Neo 2 software. Built on the same highly-acclaimed real-time mixed format editing technology featured in Grass Valley EDIUS, EDIUS Neo 2 offers native editing of various formats including AVCHD, HDV, DV, Windows Media, and QuickTime, and supports a seamless real-time workflow, including the ability to mix various formats within the same timeline.

Featuring a basic, entry-level range of tools and features, EDIUS Neo 2 is perfect for the classroom environment, and still provides you with powerful nonlinear editing features found in all Grass Valley EDIUS solutions, such as real-time, multi-track, mixed format HD/SD editing, chroma keying, titling and both Blu-ray Disc and DVD authoring.

Once you're ready to expand your knowledge and capabilities further, you can upgrade to the full-featured EDIUS editing software at any time.

No Special Hardware Required
EDIUS Neo 2 does not require any special hardware to work—it can run on a laptop as well as a workstation system, and can input/output video from any OHCI FireWire (IEEE 1394)-compatible hardware.

If you also need HDMI and audio monitoring or Blu-ray Disc acceleration support, take a look at the EDIUS Neo 2 HDSPARK and EDIUS Neo 2 FIRECODER Blu packages.

AVCHD2HQ converter software – Version 3
Make AVCHD really easy to edit
Thomson has just released a new version of their AVCHD2HQ software with some great new features and performance boosts.

AVC2HQ software converts high quality AVCHD footage into easy to edit formats like Canopus HQ and now MPEG2.

If you have EDIUS or EDIUS Neo / 2 on your computer you can download and use AVCHD2HQ free of charge. An exciting new feature is the ability to use the new FireCoder Blu accelerator board for lightning quick conversions.

If you need the ultimate performance in converting AVCHD you can even put multiple FireCoder Blu boards in one computer.

Registered Canopus Software users can download AVCHD2HQ - go to the Canopus Website, create an account and download from 'general utilities'.

Grass Valley EDIUS Neo 3 Grass Valley 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 AVCHD Camcorders, such as Panasonic's AVCCAM range of professional 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.