Edius is a
video editing software
Video editing software, or a video editor is software used performing the post-production video editing of digital video sequences on a non-linear editing system. It has replaced traditional flatbed celluloid film editing tools and analog video ta ...
package for PC computers running Windows.
Edius is a
non-linear editor
Non-linear editing is a form of offline editing for audio, video, and image editing. In offline editing, the original content is not modified in the course of editing. In non-linear editing, edits are specified and modified by specialized soft ...
(NLE) that works with most modern video formats.
[
] The software is capable of 3D editing. The software comes bundled with a large collection of tools, including NEWBlue Video Filters,
proDAD video effects along with image stabilization for unsteady shots and for audio mastering needs iZotope VST audio plug-ins such as Audio Effects Suite, AudioRestore, AGC & Mastering Effects Suite.
Edius was originally developed by the Japanese-based
Canopus Corporation
Canopus Co., Ltd. was a manufacturer of video editing cards and video editing software. The company's focus shifted from enthusiast video cards to other areas of video hardware and software after the release of their Spectra line of products. Some ...
and first introduced for
Windows XP
Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and later to retail on October 25, 2001. It is a direct upgrade to its predecessors, Windows 2000 for high-end and ...
in 2003.
In 2005, the Canopus Corporation was sold to
Grass Valley
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. The first version released by Grass Valley was Edius 4.0. Edius 5.5 (released around 2010) was the first version to support
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was the direct successor to Windows XP, which was released five years before, at the time being the longest time span between successive releases of ...
and
Windows 7
Windows 7 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on July 22, 2009, and became generally available on October 22, 2009. It is the successor to Windows Vista, released nearly ...
. The first version to support
Windows 8
Windows 8 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was Software release life cycle#Release to manufacturing (RTM), released to manufacturing on August 1, 2012; it was subsequently made available for downl ...
(and the first that was later discovered to also run on
Windows 10
Windows 10 is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. It is the direct successor to Windows 8.1, which was released nearly two years earlier. It was released to manufacturing on July 15, 2015, and later to retail on J ...
) was Edius 6.5 (released June 2012). The current version (as of 2020) is Edius X.
Release history
References
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EDIUS
Edius is a video editing software package for PC computers running Windows.
Edius is a non-linear editor (NLE) that works with most modern video formats.
The software is capable of 3D editing. The software comes bundled with a large collection ...
2003 software