Edius Pro 8

Grass Valley recently launched version 8 of its Edius Pro editing system, which allows working in real time with SD, HD and even 4K formats (the latter always taking into account the possibilities of computers).

This update has improved the 4K workflow in particular, adding support for Deck Link 4K Extreme and Ultra Studio 4K (both from Blackmagic Design), as well as AJA KONA 3G.

Another great new feature is the ability to share EDLs and AAFs with DaVinci Resolve, both importing and exporting them through Grass Valley HQX.

These are the main features of Edius Pro 8:

• New media: Sony XAVC (Intra/Long GOP) and XAVC S, Panasonic AVC-Ultra and AVC Intra 4K 422, as well as Canon XF-AVC (import only).
• Faster editing with AVCHD.
• Improved MPEG, H.264/AVC encoding and decoding, especially for 4K XAVC.
• Editing of different resolutions (from 24×24 to 4Kx2K) in the same timeline.
• Multi-camera editing with up to 16 inputs and video output support.
• 3D editing.
• Fast handling of still images (JPG, TGA, DPX, etc.)
• Direct export of the timeline to DVD or Blu-ray.
• Improved user interface, with unlimited video, audio, title and graphics tracks.
• Optimized for Intel Core architecture, with native 64-bit processing.

In addition, in future updates they plan to add tracking tools, RAW support, Log and LUTs and background rendering.

The Edius Pro 8 license is permanent, not a subscription model, and all Edius 8.x upgrades will be free of charge. In addition, all users who purchased Edius Pro 7 between April 1 and July 31 will receive the upgrade to version 8 at no additional cost. You can download the free trial here.