Grass Valley EDIUS Neo XL

Combining software and hardware, the Grass Valley EDIUS Neo XL package is all you need to begin your journey into the world of standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) video editing. EDIUS Neo XL includes Grass Valley EDIUS Neo NLE software, and the ACEDVio hardware board. Together, they not only provide you with high-quality analog, DV and HDV I/O, but you also enjoy the benefit of realtime, render-free output of analog and DV from your SD projects.

Edit with EDIUS Neo Software
While featuring a basic, entry-level range of tools and features, EDIUS Neo still provides you with powerful nonlinear editing features that you will find in all Grass Valley EDIUS solutions, such as realtime, multi-track, mixed format HD/SD editing, chroma keying, titling and DVD authoring.

Once you're ready to expand your knowledge and capabilities further, you can upgrade to Grass Valley EDIUS Pro* at any time. For a comparison of our EDIUS NLE Software solutions, visit the NLE Software page.

* If upgrading, please note that EDIUS Pro is currently incompatible with Windows Vista

Freedom of Choice with ACEDVio Hardware
Featuring an OHCI-based design, and our legendary ADVC analog/DV conversion technology, the ACEDVio board is a perfect match for EDIUS Neo software. With it, you can connect to analog devices, such as VHS decks and Hi8 cameras, DV camcorders, and even newer HDV and AVCHD cameras.

Because the ACEDVio board does not require any additional software or hardware drivers, installation is a breeze. As an extra bonus, its platform-free design also makes it possible for you to use the hardware with any other separate program that features IEEE 1394 FireWire support, in addition to working hand-in-hand with EDIUS Neo.

EDIUS Neo X Key Features

• Realtime, mixed format HD/SD editing, including DV, HDV, AVCHD, MPEG-2, Windows Media and QuickTime video with Grass Valley EDIUS Neo software
• High-quality analog and digital inputs/outputs for DV, S-Video, composite video and unbalanced audio
• Realtime, render-free analog and DV output directly from the timeline
• Realtime aspect ratio conversion and output, including 16:9-4:3
• Realtime frame rate conversion and output, including NTSC-PAL
• Realtime HD/SD effects, keyers, transitions and titles
• High-quality Canopus-engineered video codecs, including the award-winning Canopus HQ codec
• OHCI hardware design, providing analog and DV input/output compatibility for other IEEE 1394 FireWire-based applications
• Provides the industry’s highest quality bidirectional analog/DV conversion with locked audio support

EDIUS Neo XL Specifications

Package Contents:

• ACEDVio PCI bus card
• 1 x FireWire cable (4-pin - 4-pin)
• 1 x S-Video to composite conversion cable
• EDIUS Neo software installation DVD-ROM
• EDIUS Neo installation guide
• EDIUS Neo user guide
• ACEDVio user manual

Technical Specifications

Digital Video in/out

• 4-pin FireWire connector

• 6-pin FireWire connector

• S-video and composite combined (7-pin miniDIN) input
• S-video and composite combined (7-pin miniDIN) output

• Stereo RCA input
• Stereo RCA output

• Link layer complies with IEEE 1394 Open Host Controller Interface specification release 1.1
• Physical layer complies with IEEE 1394a-2000 (Data rate: 100/200/400Mbps)
• Modular 32-bit host interface complies with PCI specification release 2.2
• WDM driver compliancy and support

Minimum System Requirements

• Intel® Pentium® 4 3.0GHz CPU or faster (Intel Core 2 Duo processors recommended for HD/HDV editing, Hyper-Threading supported)
• 512MB RAM (1GB RAM recommended)
• 800MB free disk space for the application
• DVD-ROM drive for software installation
• Windows® Vista (Ultimate, Enterprise, Business, Home Premium/Basic), Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or later)
• DirectX 9.0 or later
• One free bus-mastering PCI slot (v2.1 or later)
• Graphics card with support for PixelShader Model 2.0 (i.e. DX9-based) or hardware-based DirectDraw overlay, and 32-bit color display at a 1024x768 resolution (128MB of graphics memory is required when editing in HD resolution)
• ATA100/5400rpm or faster hard disk recommended (Ultra SCSI 160 or better is required for playing two or more uncompressed video streams simultaneously)
• Soundcard