Digital Origin Announces EditDV 2.0 For Windows

Digital Origin unveils EditDV 2.0 for Windows with support for third-party plug-ins, and providing access to a host of third-party special effects, and native multi-processor support. The new version, which includes new productivity-enhancing features for DV editors, will begin shipping in December. ""EditDV 2.0 really breaks down the price/performance barrier for professional-quality video,"" says Mike Micheletti, Digital Origin's director of product marketing. ""With this product, we're further proving that software-based video editing that leverages open standards is a better investment than expensive, dedicated video editing boards,"" he added.EditDV's open architecture enables direct support for QuickTime and QuickTime Effects, the plug-in widely used by experts to create custom effects for multimedia and video productions. QuickTime Effects is a powerful, open API with over 200 SMPTE transitions and a wide range of filters like fire, ripple and emboss. By adopting this open API, Digital Origin enables built-in QuickTime effects as well as effects built by third parties using QuickTime architecture to be used with EditDV. In addition, EditDV 2.0 lets users access QT Export for direct export to popular web streaming formats including QuickTime and Real Player.""QuickTime has long been the leading choice of multimedia creators looking to create innovative, custom effects,"" said Frank Casanova, director of QuickTime product marketing at Apple. ""Digital Origin's utilization of the QuickTime FX architecture in EditDV has resulted in a powerful, high-quality non-linear DV editing tool,"" he added. With native multi-processor support, EditDV 2.0 for Windows gives users nearly twice the rendering speed on dual-processor machines, the company says. Dissolves taking 7.8 seconds on a single-processor machine can now be accomplished in 4.3 seconds with EditDV 2.0 running on a dual-processor system. EditDV 2.0 for Windows also includes batch capture, which saves time by allowing the user to log clips while viewing footage. It captures entire projects in a single pass and saves precious disk space by enabling the user to easily archive and move projects to different computers as needed.Improved editing from the timeline and more tools for directly manipulating clips from the timeline are also featured in EditDV 2.0. Clip linking and multiple selection for dragging, and roll and ripple editing from the sequencer are all designed to make editors more productive, the company says.The product includes the EditDV 2.0 software application and a Digital Origin 1394 FireWire (i.Link) interface card and cable. EditDV 2.0 now also includes Digital Origin PhotoDV for still image capture and manipulation. The suggested retail price of EditDV 2.0 for Windows is $799; a software-only version is available for $599. Registered users of EditDV 1.0 for Windows can upgrade to 2.0 for $199.Customers purchasing EditDV 1.0 after 10/20/99 will be entitled to a free electronic upgrade to EditDV 2.0 which does not include the PhotoDV application included in the full upgrade to EditDV 2.0. Digital Origin is the leading developer of a full suite of digital video (DV) products for DV camcorder owners, with products for still capture, motion capture, non-linear editing and post-production. These products not only increase productivity and enhance existing creative processes, but also make possible new applications of digital media.Digital Origin is headquartered at 460 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, California 94043. Its products are available through a worldwide network of Digital Origin authorized resellers, system integrators and distributors.

Digital Origin may be reached at 650 404 6300.