ivsEdits (primeras versiones de ivsEdit)

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Overview

ivsEdits® is the modular and flexible non-linear editing software from IVS. It delivers a powerful and affordable 2K/HD/SD editing solution for any post-production or live production environment, bringing full-quality real-time editing performance everywhere, laptops included.

Features

Easy user interface and powerful editing toolset

The ivsEdits® user interface has a very short learning curve, with each tool set designed to require less time for the same task. The desktop layout can be user defined.

Multi-format timeline

The resolution-independent timeline lets you mix and match source material in a wide range of native SD, HD and 2K file formats such as DV, DVCPRO25/50, DVCPRO HD100, XDCAM SD/HD/EX, MPEG-1/2/4 and DPS/DVA, and supports the MXF, QuickTime, AVI and WMV containers.

Modular and open architecture

The architecture is modular, open and scalable: besides the traditional video and audio tracks, several types of timeline objects (special clips) can be added to handle external devices such as DMX lights, external VTRs or smoke machines. Syncing 256 light sources with video and music used to take days with other DMX controllers; with ivsEdits® it takes seconds. ivsEdits® also supports multiple virtual audio/video mixer objects, so timeline tracks can be mapped to different mixers and each mixer output sent to a different output device – useful to quickly edit and sync videos for museums, videowalls, stereoscopy or special events.

Collaborative workflow (some features optional)

Several users can work on a standard Gigabit LAN, sharing the same NAS storage without expensive options, working together on a single project with advanced tools such as multiple ingest and automatic clip collections. Additional ivsEdits® instances, on the same or other PCs, can be synchronised to play several different movies at the same time or in a scheduled sequence.

Multiple live inputs

Besides audio, video and graphics clips, the timeline accepts Live Clips coming from several simultaneous live inputs (depending on the installed input hardware). Live inputs can be SD or HD, analogue or digital, all on the same timeline.

Live multicamera editing

Designed around the needs of live event productions, Live Multicamera Editing captures and edits in real time the signals of up to 8 cameras, in the style of a live production switcher. When the event ends, the editor can make any adjustment and deliver the final product a few seconds after the show.

High-quality real-time video effects

ivsEdits® supports the most common third-party transition and effect plug-ins and features its own high-quality effects, including chroma/luma keys, perspective, glow and blur, strobe, crop and borders, all with professional keyframing.

Faster-than-real-time import

Many formats are edited natively; when needed, any file can be imported to 4:2:2 I-frame formats several times faster than real time, depending on system performance. ivsEdits® takes great advantage of multi-core systems.

Faster-than-real-time export

Timelines can be exported faster than real time to many broadcast formats such as MPEG, MPEG-2, DPS, AVI, WMV and H.264 (MXF and QuickTime were announced as coming soon).

Play and Edit While Rec

Capture or import in the background and edit the very files being captured or converted: several videos can be used on the timeline less than a second after recording/conversion starts (multiple ingest requires an option). If time matters, ivsEdits saves a lot of it.

Real-time video I/O over standard OHCI IEEE 1394

Standard OHCI FireWire cards can be used for audio/video input and output, to print a timeline to tape or to get real-time feedback on an external device or video monitor.

Real-time audio/video I/O with third-party devices

ivsEdits® supports Blackmagic Design I/O devices: the whole DeckLink and Intensity board series and the Multibridge line, including the Intensity and UltraStudio USB 3.0 products.

External or internal alpha key

Internal and external real-time alpha keying, depending on the Blackmagic DeckLink in use, turns the timeline into a powerful CG playout.

3D stereo support

Native support for the Side-by-Side and 3Dtile stereoscopic frame formats.

XML as interchange format (announced)

Timelines can be compiled in XML to exchange projects with NLEs from other manufacturers, or to build timelines with external tools – for example playlists and complex projects for live games (TV quizzes, etc.) or TV shows.

Velocity timeline and gallery compatibility (announced)

Import and export of Velocity timelines and galleries, allowing Velocity users to share projects between Velocity and ivsEdits.

Continuous updates

New releases were published for download on an ongoing basis: new features did not have to wait for the next major release.

ivsEdits® forum

On the IVS forums users could discuss ivsEdits®, Harris Velocity, ivsNewsManager, Fusion, operating systems and more, with support and moderation by the IVS team.

Hardware compatibility list (updated 1 September 2013)

Recommended motherboards and reference systems

In all configurations, on-board audio should be disabled in the BIOS when a DeckLink, Intensity or Multibridge device is installed.

Recommended chassis: Supermicro SC743TQ (tower / 4U)

The SC743 is designed with 100% cooling redundancy through its high-performance fans and air shroud, reducing the risk of degraded performance due to thermal issues. Thanks to its 90-degree rotatable 5.25" drive bays it can be used as a rack-mount or tower system.

• Tower / 4U, E-ATX format
• 8x 3.5" hot-swap bays with SATA/SAS backplane
• 3x 5.25" bays

More info

Recommended I/O boards

Recommended RAID adapter

Promise SuperTrak EX8650: 8 SAS/SATA ports, RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5, 50, 6, 60; requires a PCIe x8 slot.

Graphics cards

Results measured with the ivsGPUSpeedtester tool (HD frames per second).

Recommended laptops

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