| Features |
Function |
Benefits |
| Avid Liquid Pro breakout box |
Provides IEEE-1394, composite, component and S-video video I/O;
stereo and S/PDIF audio I/O as well as surround sound monitoring via a USB-2
connection |
Choose the video and audio connection that suits the footage and
the equipment available; the breakout box adds access to the uncompressed codec
for high-quality output and MPEG IBP captures at DVD-compliant bit rates for
streamlined DVD production |
| Integrated DVD authoring |
Author interactive DVDs from the timeline. |
No going back and forth between applications; create interactive
DVDs with custom menus and preview from the editing timeline; update DVDs or
re-edit and check changes from the DVD preview feature |
| Native HDV editing |
Edit pure, native HDV video streams |
Maintain high quality by avoiding multiple generations and
time-consuming transcoding |
| GPU real-time effects |
Avid Liquid uses the Graphics Processor to process real-time effects |
By using both the CPU and GPU (graphics processor) to calculate
real-time effects, Avid Liquid software maximizes real-time processing while
editing; more real-time power provides the freedom to preview multiple creative
directions |
| Avid Open Timeline |
Mix HD and SD resolutions |
Mixing HDV and SD codecs gives editors the flexibility to work
with a broad spectrum of content, avoid transcoding and renders, and maintain
quality |
| Dolby Digital 5.1 support |
Mix and finish to Dolby Digital 5.1 |
The Avid Liquid audio engine enables real-time audio mixing
including Dolby Digital 5.1; special surround panners provide perfect control
of surround mixes in real-time |
| Multicamera editing |
Choose edits from up to 16 cameras |
Make multicamera edit decisions in real-time; select camera angles
as the clip plays back; easily compare takes |
| Secondary color correction |
Choose specific colors to correct within a clip |
Select a single color to correct within a shot; for example,
change red to blue and make everything else black and white; multi-point tone and
color balancing offer both color correction and creative color capabilities |
| Background rendering |
Avid Liquid software renders effects in the background without interrupting the edit |
Create complex composites and layered effect; preview effects in real-time; if final renders are required, Avid Liquid software
will finish the effect without interruption by a render progress bar |
| VST plug-ins support |
Support for industry-standard audio effects plug-ins |
Add audio effects and tools written to the audio industry-standard
VST plug-in specification |
