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www.grassvalley.com
HDSTORM &
HDSTORM Plus
h d M I - bas ed ed I t I n g fo r t h e
d I g I ta l g en er at I o n
Including grass Valley edIus nonlinear
editing software, hdstorM plus
helps users making the transition
from standard-definition (sd) to high-
definition (hd).
KEY FEATURES
The Grass Valley
™
EDIUS
®
family
supports the real-time editing of all
popular standard-definition (SD) and
high-definition (HD) formats, including
Canopus
®
HQ, Canopus Lossless,
DV, DVCAM, HDV, MPEG-2, and
uncompressed video.
HDSTORM – HDMI-based Editing
A single PCI Express form factor board,
HDSTORM
™
allows editors to work with
HDMI inputs and outputs, and has the
Canopus HQ hardware codec built-in for
optimized, CPU-free capture and export.
This includes full-resolution and synched
preview of effects.
The power of having the Canopus
HQ codec on-board means users are
not restricted by their CPU speeds or
workstation limitations when ingesting
or creating Canopus HQ files. Keeping
the compression processing separate
brings new reliability and system
performance to the editing and effects
creation environment.
HDSTORM can handle any mix of HD
and SD video content; unlimited video,
audio, title, and graphics layers; and
any combination of real-time effects.
It also offers real-time, full-resolution,
full-quality component HD and SD video
output.
Real-Time Display Streamlines
Workflows
Unlike systems that compromise video
quality to provide real-time editing,
HDSTORM delivers genuine real-time,
HD-resolution editing—including full-
quality, full-frame-rate HD output to an
HDMI video monitor from the timeline.
No rendering is required to preview
edited sequences; the system displays
them instantly and with audio synced.
HDSTORM Plus – The Perfect
Transitional Tool
An optional (5.25-inch) bay is also
available (included as standard with
HDSTORM Plus). The bay not only
features additional connectors for
HDMI devices, but also input and
output connectors for analog HD/SD
component, S-Video, composite, and
unbalanced audio; this helps those still
working in analog to make the transition
to digital and HD production.
Edit any mix of SD and HD resolution
•
video content together in real time
Works with many different native
•
video formats, including DV, HDV,
AVCHD, uncompressed, and more
New GPU-accelerated 3D transitions
•
Real-time editing performance
•
increases as CPU power increases
Supports newer file-based formats,
•
including Infinity
™
JPEG 2000,
XDCAM and XDCAM EX, P2 (DVCPRO
and AVC-Intra), and GFCam
HDMI input/output for connectivity
•
with HDMI devices and real-time
monitoring from the included
EDIUS NLE software
Canopus HQ hardware encoder for
•
fast, high-quality capture of video to
Canopus HQ AVI files
Windows XP and Windows Vista
•
support
Bay option for HD/SD analog
•
component, S-Video, and composite
input/output
Advanced hardware video input
•
filtering and high-quality analog
inputs/outputs (as standard with
HDSTORM Plus, or when adding
optional bay to HDSTORM)