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Creating New Project

This section explains how to create a new project when or after EDIUS starts.

To create a project, set a project format according to the format for the export destination, and register it as a project preset.

Project presets are registered in advance, depending on the application. If this happens, select a project preset according to the format for the export destination.

Creating New Project Presets at Initial Start-up

When you start up EDIUS for the first time after installation, configure the format of the project to create, and register it as a preset.

1Click [New Project] in the [Start Project] dialog box.

The [Create Project Presets] wizard will start up.

2Check more than one item for [Size], [Frame Rate], [Bit] (in this order), and click [Next].

Configure the video size and frame rate, and video quantization for the project format to create with EDIUS. Multiple check boxes can be selected for each item.

3Check the content.

A list of formats corresponding to the setting configured in step 2 is displayed.

A preset of the checked formats will be created. Uncheck the formats you do not use.

4Click [Completed].

The [Project Settings] (Simple Settings) dialog box appears, showing the created project preset as an icon in [Presets List].

[Project Settings] (Simple Settings) Dialog Box

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Creating New Project at Start-up

When EDIUS starts up, select a project preset and create a new project.

1Click [New Project] in the [Start Project] dialog box.

The [Project Settings] (Simple Settings) dialog box appears.

[Project Settings] (Simple Settings) Dialog Box

2Enter a project name in [Project name] of [Project file].
3Select a project preset, and click [OK].
[Project Settings] (Simple Settings) Dialog Box
[Project file]
[Project name]

Click the input field to enter a project name.

[Folder]

Set the destination to save projects. To change the destination, click [...] and select a folder.

Check [Create folder with project name] to create a folder with the project name in the destination folder.

[Presets List]

Display registered project presets in a list. Double-click the icon to open a new project file with the selected project preset setting.

[Customize]

Check this item to change the detailed project preset settings (rendering format, and the number of tracks and so on) and create a new project file. The settings of the existing project preset will not be changed.

Changing Project Settings Temporarily to Create a New Project

If you use the restricted user profile, the detailed settings of a project preset cannot be changed.

[Description]

Display the settings of the project preset selected in [Presets List].

Changing Project Settings Temporarily to Create a New Project

When EDIUS starts up, you can temporarily change the detailed project preset settings (rendering format and the number of tracks and so on) and create a new project.

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1Enter a project file name in [Project name] of [Project file] in the [Project Settings] (Simple Settings) dialog box.

[Project Settings] (Simple Settings) Dialog Box

2Select a project preset.
3Check [Customize], and click [OK].

The [Project Settings] (Detailed Settings) dialog box appears.

[Project Settings] (Detailed Settings) Dialog Box

4Configure a project, and click [OK].
[Project Settings] (Detailed Settings) Dialog Box
[Video Preset]

Display a list of commonly used video formats. From this list, select a video format that suits the export environment.

[Audio Preset]

Display a list of commonly used audio formats. From this list, select an audio format that suits the export environment.

(Expand button)

Click this button for detailed settings.

[Advanced]

Click the expand button to customize detailed settings based on the format selected in [Video Preset] and [Audio Preset]. You cannot change the items displayed in gray.

[Frame Size]

Select a frame size from the list.

Select [Custom] to enter a setting value in pixel. (The width must be a multiple number of 4. The maximum value is 4096×2160 pixel.)

[Aspect Ratio]

Select an aspect ratio from the list.

[Frame Rate]

Select a frame rate from the list.

[Field Order]

For interlace, a field order can be selected.

[Video Channel]

Select the channel to be exported (color channel/alpha channel) from the list. Select [YCbCr] to export only color channel. Select [YCbCr + Alpha] to export both color channel and alpha channel.

[Video Quantization Bit Rate]

Select a video quantization bitrate from the list.

[Pulldown Type]

This setting is only available for a frame rate of 24p or 23.98p. Select a convert format to convert a 23.98p video to a 59.94i or 59.94p video signal. [Pulldown(2-3-2-3)] enables a smooth playback, but is not appropriate for re-editing. Select this item for the final export. [Advanced pulldown(2-3-3-2)] does not provide a smooth playback. Select this item to create a temporary file to edit.

[Stereoscopic Editing]

For 3D editing, select [Enable]. The stereoscopic edit mode is set.

Stereoscopic Edit Workflow

[Sampling Rate]

Select an audio sampling rate from the list.

[Audio channel]

Select the number of audio channels from the list.

[Audio Quantization Bit Rate]

Select an audio quantization bitrate from the list.

[Setup]
[Render format]

Select the default codec to be used for rendering and file export during editing. RGB, UYVY, YUY2, RGBA and v210 are uncompressed AVI.

For some codec, the rendering quality can be configured by clicking [Detail].

Detailed Settings for Codec

[Overscan Size]

Enter the ratio when you use overscan. The value range is between “0” and “20”. If you do not use overscan, enter “0”.

[Audio reference level]

Set the audio reference level. If you switch the display of the [Audio Mixer] dialog box to a VU meter, a scale with the specified audio reference level at “0” is displayed.

[Resampling method]

Select a resampling method when transforming video with the layouter.

Video Layout

[Sequence setup (Default)]

Default settings for creating a sequence.

[TC preset]

Enter the start timecode of the timeline.

[TC Mode]

When NTSC has been selected for the project setting, select either drop frame or non drop frame timecode display.

[Total length]

Set the length of the timeline by entering a number when the final total length is fixed. When the project exceeds this length, the color of the timeline section that is over the limit change.

[Track (Default)]

Default settings of a number of tracks and a channel map for creating new projects or sequence.

[V Tracks]/[VA Tracks]/[T Tracks]/[A Tracks]

Set the number of tracks in which you place clips.

You can add or delete any tracks after opening a project.

[Channel map]

In the [Audio Channel Map] dialog box, configure the audio output channel of each track.

Configuring Audio Channel Map

Entry of Values

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Detailed Settings for Codec

You can configure the rendering quality for each codec in the [Project Settings] (Detailed Settings) dialog box.

[Project Settings] (Detailed Settings) Dialog Box

Grass Valley HQ AVI/Grass Valley HQX AVI/HQ MXF/HQX MXF

For the details of the items, see the [Settings - Grass Valley HQ]/[Settings - Grass Valley HQX] dialog box of [Preset Wizard], by clicking [Hardware] in [System Settings] [Device Preset]. Click [Save as default] to save the current settings as defaults.

[Settings - Grass Valley HQ]/[Settings - Grass Valley HQX] Dialog Box

MPEG2 Program Stream
[Basic Settings] tab
[Segment Encode]

Check this item to export a clip of a raw source without re-encoding. Output speed is fast.

[Size]

Select an image quality.

[Quality/Speed]

Select quality from the list. The higher the quality, the more time it takes to be encoded.

[Bit Rate]

Select a bitrate type.

[CBR] sets a fixed transfer rate, allocating a fixed number of bits during the encoding process. Select a bitrate from the [Average(bps)] list. You can also enter a value directly.

[VBR] sets a variable transfer rate, altering the number of assigned bits according to the complexity of the movement or image quality. Compared with [CBR], the media volume can be used more efficiently, and this enables more consistent image quality overall. Select a bitrate from the [Average(bps)] and [Maximum(bps)] lists. You can also enter a value directly.

[Extended Settings] tab
[Field Order]

For interlace, a field order can be selected.

[Chroma Format]

Select a YUV pixel format from the list.

[Profile & Level]

Select a profile & level. If [Chroma Format] is [4:2:0] and [4:2:2], the profile will be set to Main Profile and 422Profile, respectively. The level for SD image quality will be Main Level, and the level for HD image quality will be High Level. The profile & level changes according to the format selected in [Chroma Format].

[GOP Structure]

For MPEG, a certain number of frames is considered as a group, and operations such as compression/enlargement and cut editing are performed on a GOP basis. A GOP comprises “I frame”, “P frame” and “B frame”. The I frame allows images to be reproduced independently, the P frame is for recording and reproducing only the differences with the preceding image, and the B frame reproduces images from the differences in the preceding and following images. Select I, P and B frame patterns of the GOP from the list. Normally, select [IBBP].

[I-Frame Only] is comprised of only I-pictures. Editing is made easier, but the amount of data increases in size.

[Picture count]

Set the number of frames included in a group.

[Closed GOP]

Check this item to complete information within each GOP. Although the amount of data increases, the video can be re-edited using software that supports GOP-based editing. Normally, leave this item unchecked.

MPEG2 for GF I frame only (100 Mbps)/MPEG2 for GF Long GOP (50 Mbps)/MPEG2 for XDCAM HD422/MPEG2 for XDCAM HD LP/MPEG2 for XDCAM HD SP/MPEG2 for XDCAM HD HQ

Items that can be configured are the same as [MPEG2 Program Stream].

MPEG2 Program Stream

MPEG2 MXF
[Segment Encode]

Check this item to export a clip of a raw source without re-encoding. This increases the output speed.

[Bit Rate]

Select a bitrate type.

[CBR] sets a fixed transfer rate, allocating a fixed number of bits during the encoding process. Select a bitrate from the [Average] list. You can also enter a value directly.

[VBR] sets a variable transfer rate, altering the number of assigned bits according to the complexity of the movement or image quality. Compared with [CBR], the media volume can be used more efficiently, and this enables more consistent image quality overall. Select a bitrate from the [Average] and [Max] lists. You can also enter a value directly.

[Quality/Speed]

Select quality from the list. The higher the quality, the more time it takes to be encoded.

[Field Order]

For interlace, a field order can be selected.

[GOP Structure]

For MPEG, a certain number of frames is considered as a group, and operations such as compression/enlargement and cut editing are performed on a GOP basis. A GOP comprises “I frame”, “P frame” and “B frame”; the I frame allows images to be reproduced independently, the P frame is for recording and reproducing only the differences with the preceding image, and the B frame reproduces images from the differences in the preceding and following images. Select I, P and B frame patterns of the GOP from the list. Normally, select [IBBP].

[I-Frame Only] is comprised of only I-pictures. Editing is made easier, but the amount of data increases in size.

[Picture count]

Set the number of frames included in a group.

[Closed GOP]

Check this item to complete information within each GOP. Although the amount of data increases, the video can be re-edited using software that supports GOP-based editing. Normally, leave this item unchecked.

[Chroma Format]

Select a YUV pixel format from the list.

[Profile & Level]

Select a profile & level. If [Chroma Format] is [4:2:0] and [4:2:2], the profile will be set to Main Profile and 422Profile, respectively. The level for SD image quality will be Main Level, and the level for HD image quality will be High Level. The profile & level changes according to the format selected in [Chroma Format].

JPEG2000 MXF
[Bit Rate]

Select a bitrate from the list.

HDV
[Segment Encode]

Check this item to export a clip of a raw source without re-encoding. Output speed is fast.

If the frame rate of the export format is 23.98p, segment encode is not available.

[Quality/Speed]

Select the quality of the part to be re-encoded from the list. The higher the quality, the more time it takes to be encoded.

DV AVI

Check [Use MSDV codec] to export the content to an MSDV codec AVI.

Creating a New Project after Start-up

You can create a new project after starting up EDIUS.

1Click the [Create New Sequence] list button on the timeline.
2Click [New Project].

If you create a new project during the editing operation, a confirmation dialog box appears to ask if you want to save the current project file.

The [Project Settings] (Simple Settings) dialog box appears.

[Project Settings] (Simple Settings) Dialog Box

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3Enter a project name in [Project name] of [Project file].
4Select a project preset, and click [OK].
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