Software & hardware video editing products
Affordable Multi-Format Video Editing for DV, HDV and AVCHD

Begin your journey into the world of standard-definition (SD) and high-definition (HD) video editing today with Grass Valley EDIUS Neo 2 software. Built on the same highly-acclaimed real-time mixed format editing technology featured in Grass Valley EDIUS, EDIUS Neo 2 offers native editing of various formats including AVCHD, HDV, DV, Windows Media, and QuickTime, and supports a seamless real-time workflow, including the ability to mix various formats within the same timeline.
Featuring a basic, entry-level range of tools and features, EDIUS Neo 2 is perfect for the classroom environment, and still provides you with powerful nonlinear editing features found in all Grass Valley EDIUS solutions, such as real-time, multi-track, mixed format HD/SD editing, chroma keying, titling and both Blu-ray Disc and DVD authoring.
Once you're ready to expand your knowledge and capabilities further, you can upgrade to the full-featured EDIUS editing software at any time.
No Special Hardware Required
EDIUS Neo 2 does not require any special hardware to work-it can run on a laptop as well as a workstation system, and can input/output video from any OHCI FireWire (IEEE 1394)-compatible hardware.
If you also need HDMI and audio monitoring or Blu-ray Disc acceleration support, take a look at the EDIUS Neo 2 HDSPARK and EDIUS Neo 2 FIRECODER Blu packages.
- Real-time, Mixed format HD/SD editing, including AVCHD, HDV, MPEG-2, DV, Windows Media, and QuickTime video
- Fast, flexible user interface, including unlimited video, audio, title, and graphics tracks
- Real-time editing and conversion of different HD/SD aspect ratios, such as 16:9 and 4:3
- Real-time editing and conversion of different frame rates, such as 60i, 50i and 24p
- Real-time editing and conversion of different resolutions, such as 1920x1080, 1440x1080, 1280x720, 720x480
- Real-time HD/SD effects, keyers, transitions, and titles
- Real-time, render-free video output directly from the timeline
- Nested timeline sequences
- High-speed MPEG-2 and HDV import and export using multi-core and multiple CPU technology
- Segment encoding (smart rendering) export for MPEG-2 and HDV
- Direct to Blu-ray Disc and DVD timeline export with menu
- Quick Titler built in for real-time roll/crawl titling
- AVCHD converter software for converting AVCHD clips to Canopus HQ codec
- Upgradeable to full version EDIUSĀ® software
AVCHD2HQ converter software - Version 3
Make AVCHD really easy to edit
Thomson has just released a new version of their AVCHD2HQ software with some great new features and performance boosts.
AVC2HQ software converts high quality AVCHD footage into easy to edit formats like Canopus HQ and now MPEG2.
If you have EDIUS or EDIUS Neo / 2 on your computer you can download and use AVCHD2HQ free of charge.
An exciting new feature is the ability to use the new FireCoder Blu accelerator board for lightning quick conversions.
If you need the ultimate performance in converting AVCHD you can even put multiple FireCoder Blu boards in one computer.
Registered Canopus Software users can download AVCHD2HQ - go to the Canopus Website, create an account and download from 'general utilities'.

