MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA -- Digital Origin announced that its EditDV
2.0 for Windows, the industry leader for high-performance video
editing on the desktop, is now compatible with the DVRaptor IEEE
1394 capture card from Canopus Corp., a global designer of graphics
and video editing products.
"Anyone serious about using digital video has got to
add EditDV to their Raptor library of content creation tools,"
said Tom Fristoe, Digital Origin's vice president of marketing
and business development. "This teaming of products brings together
two video tools that work flawlessly for the benefit of users who
want to take full advantage of the DV format and quality of video,"
he said. "And you can't beat the value of this combination,"
he added.
Designed with native support for the unique architecture of digital
video, EditDV offers DVRaptor users non-square pixel support, luma
clamping control, DraftDV rendering and lightning-fast performance
thanks to DV-optimized codecs. EditDV combined with the DVRaptor
capture card makes an extremely responsive and affordable platform
for video editing.
Developed with careful assistance from the Canopus engineering team,
EditDV can be installed alongside Canopus Raptor Edit and Adobe
Premiere.
"True to our pro-option philosophy, this announcement
extends the tools available to our customers," said Jan Piros,
vice president of marketing at Canopus Corp. "EditDV gives users
an excellent video editing tool to add to their stable of video
editing and effects gear."
To kick off the new product alliance, Digital Origin is slashing
the price of its EditDV 2.0 software from $599 to $199 for existing
Canopus DVRaptor users. This limited time offer is designed to encourage
Canopus DVRaptor users to add EditDV to their video toolbox. New
users will also receive a free copy of Sonic Foundry Sound Forge
XP(4.5) and a selection of 50 SpiceRack Pro plug-in effects from
Pixelan Software.
Canopus Corp. is also offering a special promotion to kick off the
partnership. The company is offering a $150 discount on DVRaptor
to existing EditDV users. EditDV users can purchase DVRaptor direct
from Canopus for only $399, reduced from $549.
Recognized for reliability and an innovative hardware design employing
a high-speed software codec, Canopus DVRaptor combines stability
with advanced features such as real-time, full-screen preview, giving
DVRaptor industry-wide acceptance.
Canopus Corp., headquartered in San Jose, Calif., designs and manufactures
non-linear video editing products for professional and semi-professional
videographers and video enthusiasts. These products combine innovative
hardware and software designs to set new standards in performance,
functionality and reliability.
Its parent company, Canopus Co., Ltd., is headquartered in Kobe,
Japan and is that nation's largest maker of graphics and video editing
products. For more information, visit the Canopus web site at http://www.justedit.com/.
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, CA 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 or at
http://www.digitalorigin.com/.
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