Outstanding Real-Time Editing System for Analog, DV, and HDV

The EDIUS SP Series software/hardware system is the most advanced professional nonlinear editing system in its class, and it seamlessly integrates into existing studio environments.

The SP Series uses our EDIUS software to deliver true real-time editing and full-quality, full-resolution output of standard- and high-definition (SD and HD) materials as well as multi-track, mixed-format editing, compositing, chroma keying, titling, and timeline output capabilities.

The EDIUS SP-SDI system supports all popular SD and HD formats, including Canopus® HQ, Canopus Lossless, DV, DVCAM, HDV, MPEG-2, and uncompressed video. It also supports DVCPRO, Infinity™ JPEG 2000, P2, VariCam, XDCAM, and XDCAM EX video. And it supports all DV and HDV cameras and decks.

The EDIUS SP-SDI system features hardware-based video overlay and high-quality video I/O circuitry. It interfaces with professional and consumer video equipment including HDV, DV, and all analog cameras and decks. It supports professional video equipment with component video and XLR balanced audio I/O as well as frame-accurate RS-422 VTR control and external reference sync input connections.

• Real-time, mixed-format editing of analog, DV, HDV, and SD-SDI input/output for connectivity with a broad range of devices, and real-time monitoring from EDIUS editing software (included)
• Real-time SD/HD resolution, aspect ratio, and frame-rate conversion and output, including 16:9 to 4:3 and NTSC to PAL
• Real-time SD/HD effects, keyers, transitions, and titles
• High-quality proprietary software codecs, including award-winning Canopus HQ software codec
• Extensive analog and digital video equipment inputs/outputs, including RS-422 control and external reference sync input
• Hardware-based line scaling for pristine HD video output
• Real-time, full-resolution, full-quality component SD and HD video output
• Filtering and noise-reduction technology for analog input
• High-speed HDV timeline export, built for multi-core and multi-CPU technology
• Supports newer file-based formats, including Infinity JPEG 2000, XDCAM and XDCAM EX, P2 (DVCPRO and AVC-Intra), and GFCAM
• Bi-directional analog/DV conversion from any Windows NLE
• Compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems

 

Video Capture Formats

• Canopus DV: 720x480/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL)
• YUY2 (uncompressed): 720x486/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL)
• Canopus Lossless: 720x486/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL)
• HDV/Canopus HQ: 1080/59.94i, 1080/50i, 1080/30p, 1080/25p, 1080/24p, 720/30p, 720/25p, 720/24p, 720x480/60p, 720x576/25p, 720x576/50p
• Canopus HD: 1280x1080/59.94i, 1280x1080/60i, 1280x1080/50i, 1280x720/59.94p, 1280x720/50p

Video Output Formats

• DV/DVCAM: 720x480/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL)
• HDV: 1080/59.94i, 1080/50i, 1080/30p, 1080/25p, 1080/24p, 720/30p, 720/25p, 720/24p, 720x480/60p, 720x576/25p, 720x576/50p
• S-video, composite: 720x480/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL)
• BNC component: 1080/59.94i (NTSC), 1080/50i (PAL), 720x480/59.94i (NTSC), 720x576/50i (PAL)

Digital Video I/O

• 1 x 4-pin FireWire (IEEE 1394)
• 1 x SDI (BNC) input (SP-SDI only)
• 2 x SDI (BNC) output (SP-SDI only)

Analog Video Input

• 1 x component (BNC Y, Pb, Pr)
• 1 x S-video (4-pin mini DIN)
• 1 x composite (BNC)
• 1 x ref input (BNC)

Analog Video Output

• 2 x component (BNC Y, Pb, Pr)
• 1 x S-video (4-pin mini DIN)
• 1 x composite (BNC)

Analog Audio Input

• 2 x XLR-3-31 female (1-gnd 2-hot 3-cold, balanced)
• 1 x stereo (RCA, unbalanced)
• Analog Audio Output
• 2 x XLR-3-32 male (1-gnd 2-hot 3-cold, balanced)
• 2 x stereo (RCA) (unbalanced)

Device Control

• 9-pin D-sub RS-422A
• FireWire (IEEE 1394)

Options

19-inch, 1 RU breakout box

Minimum System Requirements

EDIUS SP-SDI is capable of editing SD and HD content in real time. However, the system requirements for real-time HD editing are significantly higher than for SD editing. The PC components listed here assume a real-time HD editor requirement.

• Dual Intel Xeon 2.8 GHz processors or faster
• 1 GB RAM
• 800 MB free disk space
• DVD-ROM drive for software installation
• ATA100/7200 RPM or faster hard disk, capable of sustaining at least 20 MB/s data transfer. A RAID stripe set of two or more hard disk drives is required for multiple HD stream output
• Graphics card with at least 128 MB of video RAM and hardware-based DirectDraw overlay and 32-bit color display at a 1024x768 resolution
• DirectX 9.0 or later
• One free USB (1.1 or higher) port for security key
• Sound card
• PCI-X Version:
  • One free PCI 64-bit/66 MHz slot (rev. 2.2)*
  • One free PCI 64-bit or 32-bit/66 MHz slot (rev. 2.2)
• PCI-e Version:
  • One free PCIe x1 slot
  • One free PCI 64-bit or 32-bit/66 MHz slot (rev. 2.2)

• Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later, 32-bit)
• Windows Vista (SP1 or later, 32-bit or 64-bit), including the following operating systems:
  • Windows Vista Home Basic
  • Windows Vista Home Premium
  • Windows Vista Business
  • Windows Vista Ultimate

PCI-X Version:

• EDIUS SP (SHX-E1) PCI-X bus card
• HD/SD component output PCI bus card
• 1 x FireWire (IEEE 1394) cable (4-pin to 4-pin)
• 1 x multi-I/O cable
• 1 x 6-pin connector cable for HD component card
• 1 x 4-pin internal video connector cable
• 1 x 4-pin internal audio connector cable
• EDIUS installation (DVD-ROM)
• EDIUS bonus disk (DVD-ROM)
• TitleMotion Pro installation disk (CD-ROM)
• USB security dongle
• EDIUS QuickStart guide
• EDIUS hardware setting guide

PCI-e Version:

• EDIUS SP (SHX-E2) PCI Express x1 bus card
• HD/SD component output PCI bus card
• SDI I/O bracket and cables (SP-SDI Version Only)
• 1 x FireWire (IEEE 1394) cable (4-pin to 4-pin)
• 1 x multi-I/O cable
• 1 x 6-pin connector cable for HD component card
• 1 x 4-pin internal video connector cable
• 1 x 4-pin internal audio connector cable

• EDIUS installation (DVD-ROM)
• EDIUS bonus disk (DVD-ROM)
• TitleMotion Pro installation disk (CD-ROM)

• USB security dongle
• EDIUS QuickStart guide
• EDIUS hardware setting guide

 

*The EDIUS SP-SDI baseboard can also be used in a 32-bit PCI slot for editing in SD resolution; however, in this configuration, HD hardware acceleration and HD component output will be disabled.