What's New in Avid Liquid 7.2

 

Feature

 

Additional native support for JVC progressive video formats

Complete native support (capture, edit, and playback to tape) via IEEE1394 for progressive HDV video formats from the JVC GY-HD100 and 200 series cameras: 24p, 25p, 50p, 60p

 

Benefit

Keep the highest possible picture quality with complete flexibility when working with the popular progressive HDV video formats from JVC

 

DVCPRO HD XReceive from P2

Import DVCPRO HD files in native format directly from Panasonic P2 cards: 1080/50i, 1080/60i, 180/25p, 1080/30p

 

Benefit

Save time and keep the highest possible picture quality when working with the popular DVCPRO HD format from Panasonic

 

Native support for Canon progressive video formats

Native capture of progressive formats via IEEE1394 from the Canon XL H1 camera: 1080/24F, 1080/25F, 1080/30F plus 4 channel audio

 

Benefit

Keep the highest possible picture quality and complete flexibility when working with the popular Canon camera

 

Serial machine control

Support for RS232-to-422 converter (“Rosetta Stone”) for serial machine control

 

Benefit

More professional support for tape decks; better synchronization when capturing video; more insert flexibility when recording back to tape

 

Avid Liquid software powered by integrated HD and SD hardware

Avid Liquid Chrome HD solutions combine versatile Avid Liquid software with standard- and high-definition SDI (serial digital interface) hardware. Editors and videographers can capture popular formats such as DV and HDV and encode from analog or digital sources and then master to tape in both standard and high definition formats. The Avid Liquid Chrome HD family offers a range of solutions that can handle almost any I/O format or codec and then author to a wide range of output formats, including standard- or high-definition tape, DVD, or Web.

Avid Liquid Pro product brief

Avid Liquid. Editing. Audio. DVD. Effects. One application

Avid Liquid combines powerful video editing integrated with DVD authoring from the timeline; surround-sound audio processing; and powerful visual effects. Editors only have to learn a single interface to create high-quality video productions with sophisticated effects and audio and quickly output to tape, disc, or streaming media.

Plug in to professional I/O hardware

Avid Liquid Chrome HD solutions are available in three versions for the I/O flexibility required by professional customers:

Avid Liquid Chrome HD Plus Standard-definition SDI I/O with 4-channel AES/EBU digital audio

 

 

Avid Liquid Chrome HD Deluxe Standard- and high-definition SDI with 4-channel AES/EBU digital audio

 

 

Avid Liquid Chrome HD Elite A full range of analog and digital standard- and high-definition connectivity in a professional rack-mounted breakout box

 

 

Enjoy unmatched format flexibility

Avid Liquid Chrome HD can mix and match a wide variety of codecs in the same timeline:

• Capture native formats over standard data interfaces, including DV25 and HDV over 1394, DV25 and IMX with Sony XDCAM, XDCAM HD and DV25 with Panasonic P2

• Capture from standard-definition (SD) analog or digital sources to DV25, MPEG-2 I-frame, or IBP, up to 50 Mb/s or as uncompressed video

• Capture from high-definition (HD) digital sources to uncompressed HD

Go from HDV to HD-SDI with ease

Capture and edit natively in HDV with simultaneous output with real-time down-conversion to HD and SD monitors. Create an HD-SDI based master and move easily to SD tape output, a surround-sound DVD, and a Web preview. With Avid Liquid Chrome HD solutions, you have all the tools you need in one place.

Avid Liquid Chrome HD Features

Feature	Professional I/O connectivity
Function	Capture and playback via analog component or SD- and HD-SDI connections with digital audio
Benefit	Capture from, and output to, professional decks, including: BetacamSP, Digital Betacam, HDCAM, DVCPRO, DVCPRO HD, D5, P2, XDCAM, XDCAM HD
Feature	Real-time SD down-convert
Function	Output simultaneously in SD and HD
Benefit	Monitor or record HD projects to SD tape without rendering; view results in both SD and HD at each points in the creative process
Feature	Work with multiple codecs
Function	Natively capture DV, MPEG-2 IBP, or HDV; capture and encode to DV25, DivX, MPEG-2 I-frame/IBP, or uncompressed SD or HD
Benefit	Save time by avoiding cross-codec rendering; work natively with the input codec of your choice, or work directly with the output format of your choice; use MXF for exchange with other applications
Feature	Integrated DVD authoring
Function	Author interactive DVDs from the timeline
Benefit	No going back and forth between applications; create interactive DVDs with custom menus and preview from the editing timeline; update DVDs or re-edit and check changes from the DVD preview feature
Feature	Native HDV editing
Function	Edit pure, native HDV video streams
Benefit	Maintain high quality by avoiding multiple generations and time-consuming transcoding
Feature	GPU real-time effects
Function	Avid Liquid software uses the Graphics Processor to process real-time effects
Benefit	By using both the CPU and GPU (graphics processor) to calculate real-time effects, Avid Liquid software maximizes real-time processing during editing; more real-time power provides the freedom to preview multiple creative directions
Feature	Avid Open Timeline
Function	Mix HD and SD resolutions
Benefit	Mixing HDV and SD codecs gives editors the flexibility to work with a broad spectrum of content, avoid transcoding and renders, and maintain quality
Feature	Dolby Digital 5.1 support
Function	Mix and finish to Dolby Digital 5.1
Benefit	The Avid Liquid audio engine enables real-time audio mixing including Dolby Digital 5.1; special surround panners provide perfect control of surround mixes in real-time
Feature	Multicamera editing
Function	Choose scenes from up to 16 cameras
Benefit	Make multicamera edit decisions in real-time; select camera angles as the clip plays back; easily compare takes
Feature	Secondary color correction
Function	Choose specific colors to correct within a clip
Benefit	Select a single color to correct within a shot; for example, change red to blue and make everything else black and white; multi-point tone and color balancing offer both color correction and creative color capabilities
Feature	Real-time audio plug-in support
Function	Support for industry-standard VST audio effects plug-ins
Benefit	Add audio effects and tools written to the audio industry-standard VST plug-in specification
Feature	Background rendering
Function	Avid Liquid software renders effects in the background without interrupting the edit
Benefit	Create complex composites and layered effects; Avid Liquid software previews the effects in real time; if a final render is required, the software will finish the effect without interruption by a render progress bar