Pinnacle Avid Liquid PRO video capturing device

The ease of Avid Liquid plus SD analog video I/O
Avid Liquid Pro adds analog and digital video and audio I/O to Liquid’s integrated SD and HDV video editing, surround audio processing, DVD authoring and powerful real-time effects.

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 lets 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.


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.

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.