CANOPUS EDIUS 4 REVIEW

Editing DV

For editing DV, the performance is much better with Edius and I'm looking forward to a faster CPU so I can edit HDV like I can DV. So how much DV can it handle in realtime?... Well I had one video track with colour correction & slow motion, then added 4 more video tracks in pips with a title and soundtrack all playing back in real time. So with a Core2 Duo I should be able to double that performance! Bring it on!
 

  • One Video Track with Colour Correction and Slow Mo
  • 4 x Video Tracks in PIPS
  • One Title

Editing in DV Edius real flies and it's very responsive and I tried my hardest to crash it but it just wanted to work.

You can even mix a 1440/1080/50i clip in the timeline giving you the option of zooming right in on certain areas due the higher resolution of 1080i. You could in fact get 3 or 4 different camera angles from the one clip.

 
Adding Real Time TitleMotion Titles Was A Snap And So Was Keyframing 3D PIPS
 
Mixing audio tracks can be done by keyframing on the audio track itself or by using the Audio Mixer and takes a bit of practice to master. I also imported Photoshop files straight into Edius and put them on the timeline and even keyframed them around the place no problems.
Audio Mixer
Keyframing Audio In The Timeline
 

Importing Photoshop PSD Files Straight Into Edius

Once you have a photoshop file on the timeline, any changes you make to it in photoshop, after you have saved it the changes are applied to the file on the timeline.
 

 
Home
Setting up
Capture
Features
Editing HDV
Editing DV
Encoding
Conclusion