NAB Product News
New EVS plug-in allows clip import directly into Apple Final Cut Pro
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Apr 8, 2008 - 11:38:23 AM

EVS heads to NAB with Media Importer, a new EVS plug-in application that is available directly from the Apple Final Cut Pro File/Import menu. It allows the import of any clips available on the EVS XT[2] production server to be made directly available for editing. Also expect to see XT[2]-EditRec, the latest EVS multi-channel disk recorder solution for linear and hybrid editing workflows.

All clips and files can be easily researched thanks to an intuitive thumbnail interface and list views that include EVS keywords, and selected content can be imported by a simple drag-and-drop action in the Final Cut Pro media bin. Clips are imported in QuickTime and QuickTime Reference formats. Using QuickTime Reference movies, files being transferred are immediately available for editing without having to wait for the process to finish. Thanks to the XT[2]'s native support of the new ProRes 422 and ProRes 422HQ codecs, HD clips and media can be imported without requiring any transcoding.

Pierre L'Hoest, CEO of EVS commented: "Thanks to the recent addition of the gigabit Ethernet connection to our XT[2] production server, all clips and recorded media can become easily and instantly accessible from multiple devices, which allows drastic improvement in the production process. The XT[2] is the only platform to allow six recorded feeds to be simultaneously available on craft editors. The new EVS Media Importer is further proof of the innovative ability of EVS technology when it comes to accelerating media availability for multiple applications.”

EVS Media Importer will be available for preview exclusively at NAB 2008 and is part of EVS' forthcoming further integration with third-party post production tools, such as Apple Final Cut Pro.

Also new is XT[2]-EditRec is the latest EVS multi-channel disk recorder solution for linear and hybrid editing workflows. It combines advanced disk technology with VTR-like, field-proven solutions used in the day-to-day broadcast industry. Built on an XT[2] production server, EditRec offers the recording, control, and playback capabilities required for online editing of today's live sports and news programming.

"The EditRec solution is our answer to market demand for more efficient linear editing combined with prevailing linear editing devices and all the advantages of a tapeless workflow," says L'Hoest. "Based on years of experience in sports and live events production, where EVS has offered unmatched solutions and tapeless workflows, we wanted to offer linear editors truly tapeless benefits while keeping the simplicity of the VTR devices. We are proud to present the XT[2]-EditRec, which achieves both goals."

Optimized for linear editing workflows, XT[2]-EditRec offers fast and easy control of any audio/video source from any standard linear editor. XT[2]-EditRec not only integrates all VTR functions (inserts, overwrite, and assemble) but also offers unique tapeless capabilities such as edit-while-recording, access to the entire EVS production network, non-destructive "pre-read", and instant ripple and undo functions usually reserved to non-linear editors.

In addition, the EVS high-speed production network allows material to be shared between and accessed instantly by several edit suites in various locations of the production facility, even while the record is still in progress, in SD as well as in HD. This means editors don’t need to wait for the end of a take, or for tape dubs, to start editing.