The proDAD Mercalli® V4 Suite Now Available for Grass Valley EDIUS Pro 7

SAN FRANCISCO, May 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- proDAD today announced the immediate availability of its Mercalli V4 Suite for EDIUS which includes the Mercalli V4 Stabilizr & Mercalli V4 cmosFIXR plug-ins for the Grass Valley EDIUS Pro 7.x video editing application, bringing advanced video stabilization and dynamic CMOS sensor distortion correction directly into the EDIUS timeline for seamless professional video editing.

The new Mercalli V4 Stabilizr plug-in for EDIUS offers a full-auto mode, analyzing selected clips selected on the timeline and choosing the appropriate settings for optimal results, though the user can control almost every step of the optimization manually if desired. The Stabilizr plug-in also provides interactive charts highlighting the critical shaky spots within a clip, assisting the user in finding the optimal correction for the specific scene.  The need to zoom-in is dramatically reduced with Mercalli V4 technology, maximizing video resolution.

The new Mercalli V4 cmosFIXR plug-in analyzes a video clip, learning the camera CMOS sensor characteristics and automatically correcting the distortions in the video caused by vibration and oscillations the camera was subjected to, effectively reducing wobble, jello, and vibration jitter.  When used with the Mercalli V4 Stabilizr plug-in, the combined CMOS distortion correction and advanced stabilization

"Ever since we introduced the new Mercalli V4 technology platform in December 2014 we have been besieged with requests for an EDIUS plug-in," said Robert DeMoulin, CEO of proDAD Inc.  "With the new Mercalli V4 Suite for EDIUS, we can now deliver the perfect one-two punch of advanced video stabilization coupled with exclusive CMOS distortion correction, right on the EDIUS timeline, to optimize the final quality of a user's video production."

"proDAD has been a long-time supporter of, and partner to, the EDIUS product family, and we're pleased to see them bring their latest innovations to our EDIUS customers," said Alex Kataoka, Director of Strategic Marketing, Editing Systems for Grass Valley.  "EDIUS continues to be one of the best video editing platforms available to the broadcast and pro-video segments and proDAD's new Mercalli V4 Suite for EDIUS smartly extends the capabilities of the EDIUS Pro 7 platform."

Unique to the Mercalli V4 Suite for EDIUS plug-ins is the "fade"-option to seamlessly start and end stabilization, bringing to life an oft-requested feature to stabilize a short sequence within a longer shot. In the past, users either made hard cuts or dissolve needed to be applied to achieve this.  A batch-processing function, keeping track of all files that have either been changed or not been analyzed yet, allows the user to initiate the analyzing-process whenever needed; thus making the workflow as efficient as possible.

Price & Availability

The Mercalli V4 Suite for EDIUS is currently available in three flavors. The "Mercalli V4 Suite for EDIUS" ($399) contains both plugins as well as the stand-alone version Mercalli V4 SAL+. The Mercalli V4 Stabilizr and Mercalli V4 cmosFIXR plug-ins can be also purchased separately for $149 each. Until May 31, 2015 there is an introductory special promotion, which gives a generous 20% discount off these prices. 

The Mercalli V4 Suite for EDIUS is also available on Amazon.com and selected authorized proDAD resellers.

Upgrades from older Mercalli versions are available as well. Please visit proDAD.com for more information.

About proDAD

proDAD develops and distributes innovative video effects and image enhancement solutions for creative video editing and multimedia applications. Founded in 1990, the company serves the international market with numerous renown, and award-winning products including Adorage® and VitaScene® video effects products, Heroglyph® video titling, and Mercalli® video stabilization + rolling-shutter correction plug-ins for popular video NLEs. proDAD also develops action/sports camera video enhancement as stand-alone tools, including ProDrenalin, ReSpeedr, and DeFishr. Headquartered in Immindingen Germany, proDAD also maintains branch offices in the U.S. and Japan.

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