DataLife Engine - Softnews Media Group

Meet the fastest, most powerful editing tool available. With Media Composer 5 software, you can work with more formats and in more ways than ever before, and speed through common media barriers to get right to what really matters telling a great story. Media Composer goes where other video editing systems leave off, giving you full-featured editorial tools, the fastest file-based workflows around, dependable media management, and innovative features that save you time and money. Whether you re cutting films, TV shows, short-format videos, or other media, in the studio or on the road, you can edit the way you want, wherever you want, and in ways you never thought possible with Media Composer.
What s new:

* Directly access and edit RED files through AMA, without transcoding (images are scaled to HD frame size)
* Work natively with QuickTime video formats, including Apple ProRes and H.264
* Edit video and audio by dragging and dropping elements in the timeline
* Keep high-end finishing projects in-house and gain great color precision with HD-RGB support (including dual-link I/O support with Nitris DX systems)
* Monitor video externally with support for the Matrox MXO2 Mini
* Mix and match frame sizes and aspect ratios in addition to formats, frame rates, and resolutions in the same timeline
* Take a break during long renders and have your system email you when the job s done
* Import AVCHD files directly from cameras and other devices
* Capture to and edit XDCAM HD and DVC PRO HD formats from baseband without additional hardware
* Access low-res XDCAM proxies for offline work, with full-quality audio
* Import SMPTE-436M compliant MXF files containing ancillary data and embed it in the video signal with the new Data Track
* View stereo audio tracks as single channels in the timeline for easier handling
* Create high-quality sounds and mixes with support for RTAS audio processing plug-ins
* Natively access and edit 4:2:2 MPEG-2 media from the new Canon cameras using AMA