Some of the Reasons for Upgrading to Version 8

ASSIGN EMEM OR SWITCHER SETUP TO A SOURCE KEY
This feature allows you to assign a frequently used switcher setup to any unused Source key, and recall that setup whenever that Source key is pressed. This feature is even further enhanced by the ability in version 8.1 to have different configuration files, and therefore different cross-point assignments, associated with each EDL Bin.

TIMELINE CONTROL OF THE GV 2200, 3000, 4000, & ABEKAS 8100/8150 SWITCHER
Now you can control the Grass Valley 2200, 3000 and 4000, and the Abekas 8100/8150 Switcher Timelines just like you would a VTR. PLAY, STOP, REW, FF, Jog, Frame-by-Frame advance and retard, Variable Speeds, Fill and Match are among the functions allowed with this new feature.

EMEM STORE AND RECALL ON ALL GV SWITCHERS
Store and Recall EMEM data from and to your VPE hard disk drive without affecting the amount of current EDL space available.

EDL FILTER
Filter (display) the current EDL by Reel ID, A/V component, Transition type, or R-Mark.

ENABLE/DISABLE EMEM GV 2200, 3000, 4000 EFFECTS LEVELS FROM SUPER EDIT
Super Edit will allow the editor to directly control which Effects Levels are enabled on the switcher panel of the Grass Valley 2200/3000/4000 switchers, thereby defining what levels are learned and recalled in EMEM registers. This same control extends to the Auto-Run and Auto-Enable buttons. You must have the latest version of switcher software for this feature to operate correctly.

NEW PEGS TIMELINE! - PEGS REFERENCED TO TIME CODE OR RECD IN-TIME
Make PEGS events trigger based on any Source or Record timecode rather than only offsets from Record In. New PEGS display shown as Timeline.

SOURCE ADVANCE FOR ALL SWITCHERS
Advance your Source Time Code automatically to compensate for delays caused by any digital signal path and to keep audio and video synchronous in your EDL.

CONFIGURATION FILES MAY NOW BE TIED TO BINS
You may use your Configuration Files as in the past, or you may now have a different Configuration File associated with each BIN. Change a BIN, change your configuration. Automatically!

GV MODEL 200 AUX BUS PREVIEW / ABEKAS A82/A83 AUX BUS PREVIEW
With GV Model 200 series switchers and Abekas A82 or A83 switchers, you may now preview on an AUX BUS. This allows you to monitor your Pre-read edits in either Preview or Record directly on your Program monitor without the need for a preview switcher. You have the option of selecting which AUX BUS and which Program cross-point to use. This new feature also gives you Preview Pre-selector capability. If you SWAP your Recorder, the re-routing of the R-VTR signal path to the Program monitor is automatic.

1.44MB DISK CAPABILITY W/AUTO DETECT - RT11
Super Edit can now import and export EDLs directly from and to High Density 1.44 MB floppy disks as well as the current 720K disks, and automatically detect the difference. Floppy drive must be 1.44 MB compatible (Most are. Check with Editware to see if yours is. If not, we have many solutions.)

PRE-READ FROM/TO R-VTR
In Version 8, Super Edit users can now transition directly from and to the R-VTR for Pre-read edits, without having to use a separate Source cross-point dedicated to the R-VTR.

PRE-READ VERIFY AT RECD & PVW TIME
You can now be confident that when Super Edit says Pre-read is on during a preview or record, it truly is, even when a VTR has been switched to local and back.

LEARN GV E-MEM FROM SWITCHER - [SHIFT][L]
Learn and assign an EMEM in any GV switcher directly from the VPE keyboard by pressing [SHIFT][L].

MULTI HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED
The MULTI function has been implemented. Version 8.1 includes MULTI PLAY, REW, FF, STOP, SEARCH, MARK IN, MARK OUT, SET IN, SET OUT, AND DURATION.

ADD DH2: AND DH3: CAPABILITY ON SBC4
Additional 3rd and 4th partitions, DH2: and DH3: are now supported on PCMCIA hard disk drives.

INCREASE HARD DISK CAPACITY TO 100MB ON SBC4s
Increase the usable space on the PCMCIA drives in the VPE 331, 341, 351 editors by four times (to a minimum of 20MB in each of 4 partitions).

PEGS SAVE
Super Edit now has 10 dedicated buffers in which to Store and Recall complete sets of PEGS Registers.

STORE COLOR CORRECTOR DATA IN EDL/DISK
Super Edit will now store and recall Color Corrector Data from a Videotek Color Corrector to and from the EDL.

FRAME INCREMENT
The ability has been added to advance and retard any device Frame-by-Frame or by a defined amount of frames, with a single keystroke.

VARIABLE PULSE WIDTH GPI TRIGGERS
Set your GPI pulse width to any length from 1 to 100 units. A "-1" setting will keep the GPI contact closed for the duration of the edit.

SEARCH TO OUT-POINT
Now cue directly to the OUT point of a Source.

ZAXCOM DMX-1000 E-MEM STORE AND RECALL & AUDIO PITCH CONTROL
Store and Recall data between the DMX-1000 audio mixer and the VPE EDL. Also, when you send a PM speed command to a device from Super Edit, the Zaxcom TruePitch feature in the Zaxcom DMX-1000 is also instructed to correct the audio pitch simultaneously (Must have the TruePitch option in the mixer).

 

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