Grass Valley EDIUS Workgroup 9

Grass Valley EDIUS Workgroup 9 is a versatile and comprehensive nonlinear editor for broadcast news and other applications. EDIUS Workgroup 9 is designed to let you organize and edit mixed files and formats efficiently to get it on the air fast, and you can use it as a standalone user in the field or within network-connected production infrastructures. EDIUS Workgroup 9 is a native 64-bit application for Windows operating systems, and takes advantage of system memory for intensive media operations such as layering, stereoscopic 3D, multicam, and multi-track 4K editing.

EDIUS Workgroup 9 builds on the features of EDIUS Pro 9, offering the same toolset but adding over a dozen key features aimed at broadcasters. The additional features include 4K at 60/50p 3rd-party hardware output, draft preview mode, DNxHD codec support, support for GV STRATUS Connect and K2 Connect options, and more (see full bullet list in the Features section below).

EDIUS Workgroup 9 provides native support for virtually all commonly used file formats, such as XAVC/XAVC S and AVC-Ultra/Intra, and allows for real-time editing of multiple formats and frame rates on the same timeline. It supports resolutions from 24 x 24 to 4K x 2K on the same timeline, and converts between HD/SD and HDR/SDR resolutions, aspect ratios, and frame rates in real time. You can edit in HD and place 4:3 video on the timeline, mix NTSC and PAL sources, add 4K content, or combine everything into projects in other resolutions and frame rates without waiting for any conversion or rendering to process. In addition to native format support, you can take advantage of Grass Valley's 10-bit intermediate codec, HQX.

The application can be installed on two machines, and you can edit in proxy mode if one of the machines isn't powerful enough.

EDIUS Workgroup 9 vs. EDIUS Pro 9

EDIUS Workgroup 9 builds on the features of EDIUS Pro 9, offering the same toolset but adding the following features aimed at broadcasters:

Loudness meter/Loudness auto adjust
Draft preview mode
Watch folder support
Generic MXF exporter
K2 GXF exporter
System SDK support
Edit growing files
Dolby E pass-through
ANC data (captioning) pass-through
Audio monitoring mode
DNxHD codec support
Support for Dolby Plus/Professional license option
Connect to external storage via FTP
Support for GV STRATUS Connect option
Support for K2 Connect option

New Features

Native editing for HDR material
Export in HDR for broadcasting and web distribution
Ability to mix SDR and HDR material in the same project and output results in eithercolor space
Native end-to-end support for HDR contents from professional and consumer camcordersfrom major camera manufacturers, and also for HDR video from drones and smartphones
Workflow updates, such as Canon EOS C200 "Cinema RAW Light" decoding, still raw file decoding, and improvement of the user interface
Third-party hardware support update
Third-party hardware 60/50p output support
Mync (media management software) bundled with EDIUS 9 Workflow implements a powerful, new Meta Smart Search function
Includes free download of NewBlue Titler Pro 5 for EDIUS

Other Features

Interoperability with GV STRATUS (requires GV STRATUS Connect option) (Launch from GV STRATUS settings orindependently / Export different formats to different destinations within the GV STRATUS environment
K2 Clip/K2 Program import/export (requires K2 Connect option) (K2 Clip capture / Capture and edit a growing file on K2 / K2 4K CMF import - beta)
Support for Blackmagic Design/AJA hardware (preview only) and EDL or AAF import/export with Grass Valley HQX with DaVinci Resolve
Edit media files with different resolutions — 24 x 24 to 4K x 2K
Real-time conversion of frame rates on the same timeline
Unlimited video, audio, title and graphics tracks
Support for the latest file formats — Sony XAVC (Intra/Long GOP)/XAVC S, Panasonic AVC-Ultra/AVC-Intra 422, AVC-Intra LT/LT 2K and Canon XF-AVC (import only), Sony RAW, Canon Cinema RAW/Cinema RAW Light, RED RAW, ProRes (Import only), DNxHD/HR, still image RAW
Support for the latest color space for Log and RAW files — HLG/PQ, S-Log, Canon Log, V-Log/V-Log L, J-Log1, F-Log and LUT (.cube) file import
Work natively with many different video formats, such as Sony XDCAM, Panasonic P2, Ikegami GF, Canon XF format, and EOS movie format
Fast AVCHD editing (up to 3+ streams in real time)
Multicam editing of up to 16 different sources simultaneously, with video output support
Improved MPEG encoder speed and quality
Improved H.264/AVC decoder and encoder (for fast encoding of 4K XAVC)
Accelerated 4K H.264 playback
Optimized for Intel Core i architecture
New GUI design for faster workflows
64-bit native processing with maximum memory access for streamlined real-time editing
Proxy mode workflow for legacy computers
Supports Intel Quick Sync Video for fast H.264 export (for Blu-ray disc burning)
Fast handling of large quantities of still image files (JPG, TGA, DPX, Cinema DNG and others)
OFX support for Magic Bullet and Sapphire plug-ins
Ability to save a current project as a template in order to re-use preferred track settings, screen layout, etc.
Primary color correction (RGB) LOG file support
Primary color correction (RGB)
3-way color correction (YUV)
Motion tracking
High quality slow-motion (optical flow)
Draft preview mode
Built-in loudness meter with auto adjustments
Various synthetic video filters such as masks and keyers
Built-in image stabilization
Direct to Blu-ray disc and DVD timeline export
Project import/export as EDL, AAF, FCP 7 XML (import only)
Dolby consumer license included as standard, which is applicable to corporate and consumer use of Dolby audio. For use in broadcast applications, the Dolby Professional/Plus license is available as an option for EDIUS Workgroup
The K2 Connect option (purchased separately) supports K2 servers and storage, and an improved 4K workflow — the ability to edit growing 4K files and to be able to export 4K CMF files back to the K2 server
H.265/HEVC decoding support
Support for high-resolution displays

System Requirements

Operating System

Windows 7 (64-bit) SP1 or later, Windows 8.1 (64-bit), Windows 10 (64-bit) (version 1607 or later)

CPU

Any Intel Core 2 or Core iX CPU; any Intel or AMD CPU with SSSE3

Note: Multiple CPUs and/or multicore CPUs are recommended.

Memory

4 GB RAM minimum (8 GB or more recommended for 4K projects)
*Maximum amount of RAM is based on the physical memory limits of each OS:
Windows 10, Enterprise and Pro, 64-Bit:
512 GB Windows 8.1, Enterprise and Professional, 64-Bit:
512 GB Windows 8.1, 64-Bit:
128 GB Windows 7, Ultimate, Enterprise, and Pro, 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

Must support higher resolution than 1024 x 768, 32-bit. Direct3D 9.0c or later and PixelShader Model 3.0 or later 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.

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

Grass Valley manufactures the following high-quality desktop I/O hardware for EDIUS Pro 9:

STORM 3G Elite: 3G-SDI I/O + HDMI I/O+ analog I/O + RS-422 control
STORM 3G: 3G-SDI I/O + HDMI output + RS-422 control
STORM Mobile: HDMI I/O + analog I/O
STORM Pro: HD-SDI I/O + HDMI output
EDIUS Pro 9 also supports the following 3rd-party I/O hardware:
Blackmagic Design:
Intensity Pro 4K, DeckLink SDI 4K, DeckLink Studio 4K, DeckLink 4K Extreme, and DeckLink 4K Extreme 12G

AJA Video Systems:
KONA 4, KONA 3G, KONA LHi

Sound Card

Sound card with WDM driver support is required

Internet Connection

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

Languages

English, Chinese (traditional, simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish

License Can be installed on two computers