Before you start cutting, a little organization goes a long way: Select Your Workspace
Released as a major update, EDIUS 7 brought native 64-bit processing, increased format support, and improved performance to the table. This article dives deep into what makes EDIUS 7 a significant tool for video editors, its key features, and why it remains a relevant choice for many professionals. What is EDIUS 7?
EDIUS 7 is renowned for a specific set of powerful features that made it an industry favorite. Edius 7 Video Editing
Avoid dragging and dropping clips with a mouse. Master three-point editing: Double-click a clip in the Bin to load it into the Player. Press to set an In-point and O to set an Out-point.
The core promise of Edius 7 was simple: Edit anything, anywhere, without rendering. Before you start cutting, a little organization goes
When launching Edius 7, you are prompted to select your project profile. Ensure your project settings match your primary delivery format (e.g., 1920x1080 29.97p). Use the to import your media.
Use the window. It looks like a file explorer but shows thumbnails of video files. You can right-click a clip and select "Add to Bin" or "Add and Transfer" (copy to a local folder). EDIUS 7 is renowned for a specific set
| Operating System | Windows 7 64-bit (Service Pack 1 or later), Windows 8/8.1 64-bit | | :--- | :--- | | | Any Intel Core 2 or Core iX CPU. Intel or AMD single-core CPU with 3 GHz or faster (Multiple CPUs and/or multi-core CPUs recommended). SSSE3 instruction set support required. | | Memory (RAM) | Minimum: 1 GB (for SD editing). Recommended: 4 GB or more. For 4K Editing: 12 GB+ (16 GB or more strongly recommended). | | Graphics Card | Direct3D 9.0c or later and PixelShader Model 3.0 or later. Resolution > 1024x768 32-bit. For 4K Editing: 2 GB minimum video memory. | | Hard Disk Space | 6 GB for installation. A fast ATA100/7,200 RPM or faster drive for video storage. RAID-0 is recommended for HD and above resolutions. | | Network | An internet connection is required for software license activation. |
: EDIUS 7 opened up the ecosystem to work with non-Grass Valley hardware, supporting I/O cards from manufacturers like Blackmagic Design and AJA .