Friday, March 18 2005 16:14 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Bangalore: Pinnacle Systems Inc, a leading provider of digital video solutions, today (Mar 18, 2005) announced the immediate availability of Pinnacle Liquid Edition version 6.1, which offers expanded HDV capabilities that provide true end-to-end HDV workflow with the inclusion of comprehensive deck and device support for Sony's popular prosumer and professional lines of HDV cameras and decks.

With Liquid Edition version 6.1, editors also gain a real-time full screen preview of their editing timeline for all formats, including HDV, directly on a computer monitor, allowing editors to preview their work on location, on vacation, or anytime they do not have a video monitor available. These new features, combined with Liquid Edition's SmartRT true multi-stream native HDV editing, provide a robust end-to-end workflow solution for HDV production, the company release said.

"The combination of Pinnacle's Liquid Edition and Sony HDV products can offer video production professionals a powerful and cost-effective end-to-end HDV production solution," said Juan Martinez, senior product manager, Acquisition Systems Broadcast and Professional Division, Sony.

"Users should be able to work within the native HDV format throughout their production process, from their first day of shooting, through editing and up until final distribution."