Audio Video, Maxfair Techonology Limited

Editing. Audio. DVD. Effects. One application. Avid Liquid Pro 7 - adds flexible analog and digital video and audio I/O to Liquid. Capture and finish your video productions using Liquid's integrated solution which features a professional editing toolset, multi-channel audio processing, DVD authoring from the timeline and powerful visual effects.

Easy Capture. Easy to Finish - Liquid Pro let's editors choose the video and audio connection that suits the footage and the equipment available. IEEE-1394 (For DV and HDV), Composite, component and S-video video I/O. Stereo and S/PDIF audio I/O as well as six-channel surround sound monitoring via a simple to set up USB-2 connection.
Complete HDV Workflow - Liquid features frame-accurate editing of HDV content. Liquid's real-time effects engine provides multiple streams of HDV, video monitoring with Liquid Pro and a smooth workflow for finishing in SD or back to HDV tape.
Format flexibility - Liquid supports Avid Open Timeline. Liquid lets videographers edit DV, MPEG I-frame, MPEG IBP, uncompressed, Windows Media, DIVX and MPEG-4 in SD as well as HDV.
Smooth DVD Production - Edit, create titles and effects and then dive into a DVD authoring toolset that lets users define the interactivity, create menus, add a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround mix and then burn a finished DVD.
Upgrade from Pinnacle Studio - Import Studio 10 projects into Liquid 7 and keep effects, transitions and titles to Liquid's unlimited timeline tracks, a library of 1000s of real-time effects and a new user interface that will make Studio users fell at home.

Key Features

Integrated DVD authoring
Author interactive DVDs from the Liquid timeline.
Create interactive DVDs, custom menus and preview from the editing timeline. To update your DVD, re-arrange your edit and check your changes from the DVD preview feature. No back and forth between applications.
Native HDV Editing
Edit pure, native HDV video streams.
Native HDV editing keeps quality high by avoiding quality crushing and time consuming transcodes.
GPU real-time effects
Liquid uses the Graphics Processor to process real-time effects
By using both the CPU and GPU (graphics processor) to calculate real-time effects, Liquid maximizes real-time processing while editing. More real-time power provides the freedom to preview multiple creative directions.
Avid Open Timeline
Mix HD and SD resolutions with Liquid-supported codecs
Mixing HDV and SD content with multiple codecs gives editors the flexibility to work with a broad spectrum of content to maintain quality and avoid transcodes and renders.
Dolby Digital 5.1 Support
Mix and finish to Dolby Digital 5.1
Liquid audio engine enables real-time audio mixing including Dolby Digital 5.1. Special surround panners provide perfect control of surround mixes in real-time.
Multicamera Editing
Choose edits from up to 16 cameras.
Select multi-camera edit decisions in real-time. Playback the multi-cam clip and select camera angles as the clip plays back. Correct decis
Secondary Color Correction
Choose specific colors to correct within a clip.
Select which color to correct within a shot. Change red to blue. Make everything else black and white. Multi-point tone and color balancing offering both color correction and creative color tools.
VST plug-ins Support
Support for industry standard audio effects plug-ins.
Add audio effects and tools to Liquid written to the audio industry standard VST plug-in specification.
Background Rendering
Liquid renders effects in the background without interrupting the edit.
Create complex composites and layered effects. Liquid previews the effects in real-time and then if final renders are required Liquid will finish the effect without throwing up a render progress bar and stopping the edit.
Liquid Pro Breakout Box
IEEE-1394, Composite, component and S-video video I/O. Stereo and S/PDIF audio I/O as well as surround sound monitoring via a USB-2 connection.
Choose the video and audio connection that suits the footage and the equipment available. Liquid Pro adds access to the uncompressed codec for high quality output and MPEG IBP captures at DVD-compliant bit rates for streamlined DVD production.

Technical Specifications

	Minimum System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements
	For DV and MPEG-2 IBP SD Editing	For DV and MPEG-2 IBP SD Editing
CPU	Intel Pentium 4 Processor 2.4GHz	Intel Pentium 4 Processor 3.0GHz or 2 X 2.2 GHz or better
OS	Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition (SP1 or SP2)	Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP1 or SP2)
RAM	512MB RAM	1GB RAM
Graphics Card	AGP 4X Graphics Card with 64MB RAM, DirectX 9 Hardware Support	AGP 8X Graphics Card with 128MB RAM, DirectX 9 Hardware Support
Additional	Soundcard, certified USB 2.0 controller, Microsoft DirectX 9 Software, DVD-ROM drive (required for software installation)	Soundcard, certified USB 2.0 controller, Microsoft DirectX 9 Software, DVD-ROM drive (required for software installation)

	Minimum System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements
	For HDV Editing (720p)	For HDV Editing (720p)
CPU	Intel Pentium 4 Processor 2.8GHz (Hyperthreading enabled)	2 X 3.0 GHz or better (Hyperthreading enabled)
OS	Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition (SP1 or SP2)	Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP1 or SP2)
RAM	512MB RAM	1GB RAM
Graphics Card	AGP 8X Graphics Card with 128MB RAM, DirectX 9 Hardware Support	AGP 8X Graphics Card with 128MB RAM, DirectX 9 Hardware Support
Additional	Soundcard, certified USB 2.0 controller, Microsoft DirectX 9 Software, DVD-ROM drive (required for software installation)	Soundcard, certified USB 2.0 controller, Microsoft DirectX 9 Software, DVD-ROM drive (required for software installation)

	Minimum System Requirements	Recommended System Requirements
	For HDV Editing (1080i)	For HDV Editing (1080i)
CPU	Intel Pentium 4 Processor 3.0GHz (Hyperthreading enabled)	2 X 3.0 GHz or better (Hyperthreading enabled)
OS	Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Home Edition (SP1 or SP2)	Microsoft Windows XP Professional (SP1 or SP2)
RAM	1GB RAM	1GB RAM or better
Graphics Card	PCIe Graphics Card with 256MB RAM, DirectX 9 hardware support	PCIe Graphics Card with 256MB RAM or better, DirectX 9 hardware support
Additional	Soundcard, certified USB 2.0 controller, Microsoft DirectX 9 Software, DVD-ROM drive (required for software installation)	Soundcard, certified USB 2.0 controller, Microsoft DirectX 9 Software, DVD-ROM drive (required for software installation)