• ProType titler
• Multicamera editing tools
• 32-bit floating point video engine
• Digital signage support
• Improved HDV, SD/HD-SDI support
• Red-eye reduction (stills only)
• Comprehensive XDCAM support
• Enhanced video monitoring
• Superior frame rate conversions
• Multitrack video editing on unlimited tracks
• 3D track motion
• Enhanced video compositing
• Keyframeable Bezier masks
• Keyframeable transitions, filters, and track motion
• 3-wheel primary and secondary color correction filters
• Waveform, Vectorscope, Parade, and Histogram monitors
• Real-time playback of effects, processes and transitions to external monitor
• Credit rolls and text animation
• Transition progress envelopes
• Alpha channel support
• Flash (.swf) format import
• Support for any aspect ratio (4:3, 16:9, etc)
• Supports multiple file formats and frame rates
• 24p DV support

Audio:

• Audio mixer console
• Broadcast Wave format multichannel support
• AAF track volume and pan info support
• Cinescore plug-in support
• Gracenote MusicID CD album recognition
• VST plug-in effect support
• Tape-style audio scrubbing
• Audio recording, editing, and mixing on unlimited tracks
• 24-bit/192 kHz audio support
• 5.1 surround mixing tools
• On-the-fly punch-in recording
• Auto-input record monitoring
• 5.1 audio plug-in support for the master bus
• Film-style 5.1 surround panning
• Downmix monitoring
• DirectX plug-in effects automation
• Includes over 30 DirectX audio effects
• ACID loop properties support
• ASIO driver support
• Keyboard event pitch shifting
• Fader automation
• Real-time record meters
• 32 assignable effects and 26 Master and Aux outputs
• Bus-to-bus routing
• Solo or mute tracks
• Master, auxiliary, and effects bus tracks

Editing and Workflow:

• Enhanced video previewing
• Interactive tutorials
• Scripting extensions
• Save and recall window layouts
• Flexible window docking
• Cursor object "snapping"
• Support for XDCAM essence markers
• Envelope brush "painting"
• Improved project copy and trim operations
• Improved multiprocessor rendering
• Project nesting
• System-wide media management
• AAF Import/Export
• A/V synchronization detect and repair
• Real-time nondestructive editing
• Split-screen A/B previewing
• Simple drag-and-drop operations
• Network rendering
• Envelope automation recording
• High Definition editing and output
• Searchable Media Pool bins
• Media subclips
• Automatic crossfades
• Trimmer window
• JKL scrub; timeline and keyboard trimming
• Real-time A/V event reverse
• Dual monitor support
• Multiple docking windows
• User-definable window layouts
• Customizable keyboard mapping
• Dual processor DV rendering support
• Keyboard trimming and event shuffling
• Edit on 23.976, native 24, 25, 29.97 or 30 fps timelines
• Unlimited undo/redo
• Media Explorer window

Capture, Export and Hardware:

• Blu-ray Disc burning directly from the timeline
• No-recompress rendering for long GOP HDV
• XDCAM partial conform for FAM mode
• Export directly to PSP
• AVC/AAC support
• MPEG-2, Insert I-Frame at markers
• ATRAC 3 input and output
• Import from DVD camcorder disc
• SDI deck insert editing per channel
• Render to mxf for XDCAM
• Blackmagic Design DeckLink board support
• External control surface support
• Advanced streaming media tools
• Application scripting for task automation
• Subtitle time/text export to DVD Architect Prosoftware
• Windows Media 9 Series support, including surround encoding
• RealVideo 9 support
• QuickTime format support
• VideoCD and multimedia CD burning
• Red Book audio CD production
• Advanced encoding tools
• ED

• Opens: AA3, AAC, AAF, AIF, ASF, AU, AVI, BMP, BWF, CDA, DIG, DLX, DV, FLAC, GIF, IVC, JPG, M2T, M2TS, MTS, MOV, Sony MXF, MP3, MP4, M4A, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, MPEG-4, OGG, OMA, PCA, PNG, PSD, QT, SFA, SND, SWF*, TIFF, TGA, TS, VOX, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV
• Saves: AA3, AC3, AIF, ATRAC, AVC, AVI, FLAC, MOV, MP3, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, MPEG-4, M2T, M2TS, Sony MXF, OGG, PCA, RM, W64, WAV, WMA, WMV

Supported Media Types:

• DVD-R DL (AKA DVD-R9)
• DVD-R
• DVD-RW
• DVD+R
• DVD+R DL (AKA DVD+R9)
• DVD+RW

DVD Encoding:

• Video: NTSC 4:3, NTSC Widescreen, PAL 4:3, PAL Widescreen
• Audio: AC-3 5.1 or stereo, PCM

* ActionScripting, motion video and audio not supported.

• DVD Architect v.4.5

• 1GHz (2.8GHz recommended for HDV)

Operating System:

• Windows XP with Service Pack 2
• Windows Vista

Hard Disk:

• 200MB space for program installation
• 600MB space for optional Sony Sound Series Loops & Samples reference library

Memory:

• 1GB RAM

Optical Drive:

• DVD-ROM
• Supported CD-recordable (for CD burning only)
• Supported DVD-recordable (for DVD burning only)
• Supported Blu-ray recordable (for Blu-ray burning only)

Others:

• OHCI-compatible i.LINK connector1/IEEE- 1394DV card (for DV and HDV capture and print-to-tape)
• Windows-compatible sound card
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0
• QuickTime 7.1.6 or later