Grass Valley NewsroomSuite v.5.5 - Manual (Page 24)

Chapter 1 Introducing the NewsroomSuite System
20 Digital News Production
Software
NewsroomSuite software consists of the following Digital News Production
applications:
• NewsEdit—Nonlinear editor
• FeedClip—Feed capture system, designed for live events and sporting
contests
• NewsQ—Manual playback system
Comparing the NewsEdit Products
This table shows how each of the NewsEdit products, XT, SC, and LT compare
in their features:
NewsEdit XT NewsEdit SC NewsEdit LT
Codec Hardware Targa 3K Software Software
Platform Tower or Rack Tower or Rack Laptop
Media Formats NTSC DV, DVCAM,
DVCPRO, MPEG, IMX DV, DVCAM,
DVCPRO, MPEG
(playback only) DV, DVCAM,
DVCPRO, MPEG
(playback only)
Media Formats PAL DV, DVCAM,
DVCPRO, MPEG, IMX DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO
Max Data Rate 50 Mb/s 25 Mb/s 25 Mb/s
Breakout Box Required Yes No (IEEE 1394 Firewire) No (IEEE 1394 Firewire)
Ethernet Workgroup Yes Yes Yes
Fibre Channel Option Yes Yes (no for SCE Option) No
GXF Transfer Support Yes Yes Yes
Color Correction and
2D Support Yes Yes Yes
3D Support Yes No No
Titling Options Yes Yes Yes
Cuts and Transitions Yes Yes Yes