| Canopus Edius Pro |  Canopus' editing program with the best realtimeperformance of all the programs available with both DV and HDV footage, and support for the largest variety of codecs. You can even add Component HD output using the Edius NX for HDV. |
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| | Adobe Premiere Pro |  Adobe's top editing program,realtime effects to FireWire - full quality if an extra card such as the Matrox RT.X100 is used - great integration with the other Adobe programs, After Effects, Encore DVD and Photoshop and excellent sound editing. |
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| Matrox Video Capture Cards | Matrox have an impressive record in the nonlinear editing field. Their current cards improve Adobe Premiere dramatically, with the RT.X100 for standard definition, the RT.X2 for SD and HD editing and the Axio for editing full HD, Panasonic P2 and Sony XDCAM. |
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| | Avid Media Composer | Avid Media Composer is the software used throughout broadcast production - it's even won Oscars. Packed with features and effects and an interface honed by years of intense editing. |
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| Sony Vegas |  Sony Vegas has now reached version 8 and is a very competent editing program. It has excellent quality effects, and lots of them, plus true 3D, HDV editing, excellent audio support and complex DVD writing using DVD Architect |
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| | Avid Liquid and Pinnacle Studio | Avid Liquid is a full featured comprehensive editing program with advanced compositing and DVD writiing built-in. Pinnacle Studio, which has the same core engine, is one of the best simple editing programs available. |
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| Image Editing Programs | In this section we include the obvious program, Adobe Photoshop, as well as the full range of Adobe image programs. |
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