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EDIUS for AvID EDItorS
www.grassvalley.com
Grass Valley’s eDiUS is a powerful nonlinear editing system
used by countless editors all over the world to produce broad-
cast television, film, multimedia, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs.
nonetheless, many experienced Avid editors hesitate to jump
in and discover the fast, powerful, and easy-to-use editing tools
which eDiUS offers.
there are good reasons to stick with what you know: no time is
required to learn the tools you already use and it takes effort to
learn new technologies.
the good news is that the core Media composer and eDiUS
editing experiences are not just similar — they are almost
exactly the same!
in fact, Media composer 5 has new features that make it more
similar to editing with eDiUS than ever before. Many differ-
ences between the systems are only in the colors, button
designs, or names of tools.
these notes give you everything you need to translate your
existing Avid editing skills into eDiUS editing skills. You will find
eDiUS quick and easy to learn, with several features that go
beyond the tools Media composer offers.
this document is intended specifically for Avid Media
composer 5 editors and is based on eDiUS 6. However, users
of any editing system will find this information valuable as a
quick way of getting to know eDiUS, without long explanations
of technologies you are already familiar with.
Introduction
About This Overview
to watch three supporting videos for this application note, visit
http://video.grassvalley.com/video/gvsnapshots/edius_for_avid_editors.
At that site you’ll find videos entitled “overview,” Get cutting,” and “Key tools.”
Get Cutting
Key Tools
Overview
