Grass Valley unveils laptop-based non-linear news editor

Grass Valley Group have announced the release of their laptop-based NewsEdit LT non-linear editing system for field journalists.
The company say the system will enable news professionals to both work more rapidly in the field and more efficiently at their desks.
Combining cuts-only edit bay capabilities, traditional A/B roll suite functions, and a highly networked design, the turnkey NewsEdit LT system offers a powerful toolset for journalists requiring instant mobility.
The Grass Valley Group also announced the addition of the NewsBrowse low-resolution browsing system and the NewsShare shared-storage system to its Digital News Production Solution.
"With the addition of NewsEdit LT, NewsBrowse, and NewsShare our Digital Production Solution is the most comprehensive and integrated product suite for hard-news production available, bar none," said Tim Thorsteinson, president and CEO of the Grass Valley Group.
"The kinds of efficiency gains our products create will only accelerate the digital transition of newsrooms worldwide," he added.
The NewsEdit LT system offers journalists a fast, feature-rich, hard news editing system that can go virtually anywhere. NewsEdit LT supports DV media, up to four channels of audio, and more than 60 gigabytes of storage.
Combining the functions of a record deck in a cuts-only edit bay with features common to an A/B roll suite, field journalists can use the NewsEdit LT system to control camcorder VTRs, ingest and review materials, edit materials with cuts or transitions, create Edit Decision Lists (EDLs), add audio tracks, and send their finished output back to the camcorder for storage or to a microwave or satellite uplink.
When not in the field, the NewsEdit LT system can be used in a networked newsroom with other NewsEdit non-linear editing systems. This flexibility creates new opportunities for news organisations to improve workflows and time efficiencies. For example, because the NewsEdit LT system can maintain MOS linkages to third-party newsroom computing systems it can enable station editors to rapidly turn round material for immediate broadcast.
The turnkey NewsEdit LT system is scheduled to ship in June.
Grass Valley Group, www.grassvalleygroup.com
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