When an editor has to wait for technology, creativity suffers. That doesn’t happen with EDIUS Pro 8. EDIUS Pro 8 means more formats and more resolutions
in real time for the ability to Edit Anything, Fast. EDIUS Pro 8 is the perfect finishing tool for professional productions, including documentary and 4K theatrical productions.

With more creative options and real-time, no-render editing of all popular SD, HD and even 4K formats, EDIUS Pro 8 is THE most versatile and fastest nonlinear editing software available.

EDIUS Pro 8 from Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, gives you real-time editing of multiple formats and framerates all on the same timeline. That means you can edit faster… and make the time to be more creative.

More Formats, Better Workflows EDIUS Pro 8 includes native support for all commonly used file formats, including Sony XDCAM, Panasonic P2 and Canon XF and EOS movie formats. For post-production work you can use Grass Valley’s high performance intermediate 10-bit codec, HQX, and there is an option available to add the Avid DNxHD codec (included as standard in the Workgroup version).

Where EDIUS Pro 8 really shines, however, is with its fast and comprehensive implementation of newer file formats, for example Sony XAVC (Intra/Long GOP)/XAVC S, Panasonic AVC-Ultra, and
Canon XF-AVC. With EDIUS Pro 8, you’ll always be able to edit, whatever format comes your way.

You Buy It, You Keep It - No Subscription Fees
Unlike other NLE software providers, Grass Valley believes that you should own what you pay for. With EDIUS Pro 8, there are no ongoing subscription fees.

When you purchase EDIUS Pro 8, you get a permanent license with free updates throughout the life of EDIUS Pro 8.x.

Plus, you can install EDIUS Pro 8 on two machines, so you can have it with you on your laptop (using proxy mode on a less powerful notebook, if needed), as well on a more powerful desktop machine. That way, you can take your edit suite on location with you.

64-bit & 4K
Designed as a native 64-bit application for Windows 7 and Windows 8/8.1, EDIUS Pro 8 takes full advantage of up to 512 GB system memory (for Windows 8/8.1 Enterprise and Professional) or up to 192 GB (for Windows 7 Ultimate, Enterprise, and Professional) for super-intensive media operations, especially layering, 3D, multicam and multi-track 4K editing.

EDIUS Pro 8 is optimized for Intel’s Quick Sync Video, a feature of all current Core processors (Core i7, Core i5 and Core i3) and especially useful for video editing because it significantly accelerates MPEG-2 and H.264 encoding.

EDIUS Pro 8 has been further enhanced to use Intel Quick Sync Video for H.264 decoding to give you super-smooth H.264 playback, including 4K.

A Choice of Hardware I/O
Grass Valley designs and manufactures high quality desktop I/O hardware for EDIUS Pro 8:

• STORM 3G Elite: HD-SDI I/O + HDMI I/O+ analog I/O + RS-422 control
• STORM 3G: HD-SDI I/O + HDMI output + RS-422 control
• STORM Mobile: HDMI I/O + analog I/O
• STORM Pro: HD-SDI I/O + HDMI output

In addition EDIUS Pro 8 supports I/O hardware from the following thirdparty vendors:

• Blackmagic Design
  –– PCI Express: DeckLink SDI, DeckLink Studio 2, DeckLink SDI 4K, DeckLink Studio 4K, DeckLink 4K Extreme
  –– USB 3.0: Intensity Shuttle, UtraStudio SDI, UltraStudio Pro
  –– Thunderbolt: Intensity Shuttle, Intensity Extreme, UltraStudio Mini Monitor/ Recorder, UltraStudio Express, UltraStudio 4K
• Matrox
  –– MXO2 LE, MXO2 mini, MXO2, MXO2 Rack, Mojito MAX
• AJA Video Systems
  –– KONA 4, KONA 3G

Note: RS-422 control not supported with third-party hardware

For even more power and creative control during editing, EDIUS Pro 8 supports a number of third-party software plug-ins for more sophisticated titling, additional video and audio effects, keying and stabilization.

Unrivaled Mixed-Format Editing
Featuring unrivaled real-time video transcoding technology, EDIUS Pro 8 converts between HD and SD resolutions, aspect ratios and frame rates - all in real time. You can edit in HD and place 4:3 SD video on the timeline, mix NTSC and PAL sources, add 4K or combine them all into projects in other resolutions and frame rates without wasting a single moment on conversion
or rendering.

EDIUS Pro 8 supports resolutions from 24x24 to 4Kx2K, all on the same timeline, even in nested sequences, all in real time.

Multiplatform Delivery
Finishing in a variety of formats is easy with EDIUS Pro 8. Output resolutions can be customized and then saved with a variety of file wrappers - including QuickTime and Windows Media — for distribution to professional and consumer systems.

GV Browser
New for EDIUS Pro 8, GV Browser is a powerful new tool which allows you to manage all your video, audio and still image assets in preparation for editing in EDIUS. GV Browser is smart — when you a connect a removable drive or card reader to your system, it will automatically detect supported formats and display them in the clip bin window.

Minimum System Requirements (standalone):
(Updated for software version 8.1)

OS: Windows 7 64-bit (Service Pack 1 or later), Windows 8/8.1/10 64-bit
Note: See Memory section below for physical memory limits of each OS.
CPU: Any Intel Core 2 or Core iX CPU. Intel or AMD single core CPU with a 3 GHz processor speed or faster (multiple CPUs and/or multicore CPUs are recommended). SSSE3 (Supplementary SSE3) instruction set support required.
Memory:

• 4 GB RAM minimum
• Requirements for RAM and video memory vary depending on the project format. For SD/HD projects: 4 GB or more RAM recommended. For 4K projects: 8 GB or more RAM recommended

Maximum amount of RAM is based on the physical memory limits of each OS.

• Windows 10, Enterprise and Pro, 64-bit: 512 GB
• Windows 8/8.1, Enterprise and Pro, 64-bit: 512 GB
• Windows 8/8.1, 64-bit: 128 GB
• Windows 7, Ultimate, Enterprise, and Professional, 64-bit: 192 GB
• Windows 7, Home Premium, 64-bit: 16 GB (not recommended for complex 4K projects)
• Windows 7, Home Basic, 64-bit: 8 GB (not recommended for projects above HD resolution)

Graphics Card

• Supporting higher resolution than 1024x768 32-bit. Direct3D 9.0c or later and PixelShader Model 3.0 or later is required
• Requirements for video memory size when using GPUfx will vary depending on the project format. For 10-bit SD projects: 1 GB or more recommended, for HD/4K projects 2 GB or more recommended

Note: Requirements for video memory vary depending on the project format. See Memory section above for details.
Hard Disk
6 GB of hard disk space is required for installation
Drive with SATA/7,200 RPM or faster is required for video storage:

• Available hard drive disc space should be twice the size of the file to be edited
• RAID-0 is recommended for HD and above resolution editing

Hardware Support
EDIUS 8 supports the following Grass Valley hardware:

• STORM 3G Elite
• STORM 3G
• STORM Pro
• STORM Mobile
• HDSPARK Pro
• HDSPARK

Optical Drive
Blu-ray Disc writer is required when creating Blu-ray Discs
DVD-R/RW or DVD+R/RW drive is required when creating DVDs
Sound Card
Sound card with WDM driver support is required.

Network
Internet connection required for software license activation; thereafter Internet connection is required once per month to maintain usage.