Native Support for SD and HD Codecs



Through AMA (Avid Media Access) you can start editing footage right away without transcoding on the timeline. NewsCutter features native support for a wide range of SD and HD codecs, including: NTSC, PAL, DV, HDV, XDCAM, AVC-Intra, AVCHD, GFCAM, QuickTime, and DVCPRO HD, HDCAM SR Lite, and more




Direct to HD Down-conversion



More content today is shot in high resolution formats such as 4K, while the majority of programming is still HD. With the new FrameFlex tools, you can immediately start working in HD directly from high-res sources and maintain full creative control of the image reframing and keyframing, from beginning to end




Closed Caption and Ancillary Data Support



Seamless SMPTE 436-compliant ancillary data is supported and preserved from ingest, through edit, to playback




H.264 Proxy Support



Edit H.264 proxies created by the AirSpeed server and automatically conform to high res material for faster response, higher stream count, and broader availability across the network




720p Proxy Transcode



Use NewsCutter to create lightweight proxy versions of 720p material for easier collaboration, simpler searching, and efficient high-res archive/low-res on-line workflow




Play-to-Air



When you finish editing the story, push it to AirSpeed or other playout servers with a single click. Plus, you can route audio signals when sending to air for easier multi-version workflows., and pull material from selected play-to-air servers, edit the content, and push it back




Multimedia Export



Use the integrated tools to create a large variety of high-quality output formats for Web or electronic delivery. Take advantage of easy-to-use compression templates or create your own




Broadcast WAV Support



View location sound metadata from Broadcast Wave files with support for iXML. Insert the sequence timecode based on project type when exporting the timeline audio tracks as BWF (Broadcast WAV). Provides fast and easy sync reference for downstream process that do not support OMF or AAF such as slave playback devices




Avid DNxHD Support



Edit HD material in real time on your software system using Avid DNxHD encoding, including HD offline using Avid DNxHD36 media. The high-efficiency Avid DNxHD codec is designed to maintain image quality during multi-generation editing

Share Media and Ideas in Real Time



NewsCutter is designed for collaboration. With ISIS shared media networks and Interplay Production asset management, teams work in parallel as producers, assistants, and reviewers located anywhere find, shot-list, review, and annotate while editors simultaneously access the same media




Interplay Services



With the Interplay Sphere option for remote cloud-based collaboration, you can edit camera-acquired content in the field, incorporate media on the ISIS storage back at the station, and upload the finished package quickly, easily and transparently using the same tools and workflows you know and trust. As soon as it's on the ISIS storage, everyone in the workgroup -- including others in the field -- can instantly access and use the material




Integrated Graphics Power



Add high-impact graphics and effects with Avid Motion Graphics (AMG). With Avid Motion Graphics, customized graphics and effects from templates created AMG or Deko can be completed in NewsCutter and incorporated into packages, saving time and steps while delivering consistent, eye-catching station branding

Color Correction



NewsCutter Features a fully integrated 10-bit color correction toolset. Use the one-click analysis tool to automatically correct each clip in a sequence, or NaturalMatch to quickly and accurately color-match shots




Titles and Graphics



Complete all elements of your news story in your editing software. Add lower thirds, titles, and graphics using the fully integrated and easy-to-use tools. Create and save templates for a consistent, branded look and feel

One-Step Keys



One-step keys for editing speed: Top, Tail, Review Edit, Extend. Quickly execute commonly used enhanced edits and shortcuts, single-keystroke trimming, and instant edit viewing without shuttling




Edit to Timeline



In this mode material appears directly on the timeline as it's recorded




Top and Tail Buttons



Time saving one-button position marking of in and out points while simultaneously extracting unwanted footage in front of or following the marked points




Edit Review



One button replay of an edit




Play Standby Button



Places play in standby mode to prepare for playback

AMA (Avid Media Access)



A plug-in architecture that accelerates file-based workflow by allowing media on removable card or disc devices to viewed and edited right away, eliminating the need to first transcode or copy media to a local drive in order to view or extract the clips. XDCAM, P2, GFCAM, and Canon XF formats are supported as well as QuickTime files. This feature is shared with Media Composer and Symphony




Frame Chase Editing



Play or edit MXF media that is currently being captured by another supported device such as Avid AirSpeed Multi Stream. Eliminates a digitizing bottleneck; multiple workstations can begin editing immediately as footage is acquired




Quick Record



Enables mouse-free and keyboard-free recording and shot selection of material into NewsCutter using the VTR shuttle knob. When Quick Record mode is enabled, NewsCutter starts capturing automatically whenever the servo-lock mode is detected from the deck. When the deck is playing and servo-lock is detected, capturing begins and continues until play is stopped, at which point it will wait for the next servo lock signal. In this way recording and rough NewsCutter edits can be completed just using the VTR jog knob




Timed Capture (Scheduled Recording)



Unattended recording at preset times for multiple events. Allows recording through NewsCutter to local or Avid Unity shared storage of a one-time or regularly occurring event or satellite feed




Custom Record Tool Fields
Extra text fields (up to 10) are available for entry of descriptive metadata and annotation before and during capture such as journalist name, location, etc. The extra text fields appear as columns in the bins

Voice Over Record



Record voice-overs directly into the NewsCutter application




AutoVO



Quickly repurposes an SOT story into a B-roll video ready for anchor voiceover. A time-saving way of repurposing stories for later use or to quickly create multiple versions of a story




HyperClip



A tag to include information and formatting for any linked clips in a story. When a video clip is hyperlinked to a story, HTML formatting, Javascript code, text, and other elements can be linked as well. HyperClip is also a part of Post to Web functionality




Alternate Edit



Cycles through pre-selected alternate shots within a story to decide which works best in context or to repackage news stories instantly. One button previewing and overwriting of a selected clip in a sequence with any other pre-selected clips. Each time the button is pressed, the clip where the position indicator is located is replaced by a clip in the Alternate Edits bin

Locators



Locators mark a single frame within a clip or sequence to allow the point to be easily found later. The locater can include an attached text note or link. Locators can be added on-the-fly or after recording. Color coding of locators facilitates finding clips b category or content. Eight colored locators are mapped to eight (F5-F12) function keys




NRCS Tool



Opens an iNEWS or ENPS interactive session within NewsCutter. Editors can view rundowns and scripts and edit video to scripts by dropping selected or pre-selected (based on locaters created in iNEWS) text directly to the timeline. Clips are pre-timed to reporter's read rate. Improves, simplifies, and speeds story creation between journalist and editor; full functionality with Asian-language scripts. Includes several capabilities including sending mail within iNEWS workgroups




Loaded Cues



Links that act as pointers within an iNEWS script to master clips stored in Avid bins. Makes it easy to move clips or sequences between scripts and bins as a story is edited. Includes display of a loaded cue icons and head frames




Associations



Locate sequences with associated NRCS stories or locate stories from their associated video sequences. Makes it easier to find stories on the iNEWS server or to load sequences for iNEWS scripts directly into the timeline




Post to Web



Through the NRCS tool, NewsCutter can generate a hypertext version of the iNEWS story for viewing on a web site. The Post to Web feature helps you create internet


content directly from a single script rather than requiring the production of multiple content versions for broadcast and for the web. When a story is posted to the web, the Web


page can include the text of the iNEWS story, as well as links to video and image files. User-designed templates provide formatting for the Web content. Post to Web automatically changes NRCS scripts that have


been written in uppercase to lower case except for the first words


in sentences. It also deletes presenter instruction and closed


captions. This feature works in conjunction with any application


that can receive HTML, and works with the Avid Active Content


Manager online news publishing application

Send to Playback Command



This command is typically


used by an editor or journalist to simultaneously create and


send a single "flat" file to a playback or transmission server.


Enhancements to this feature in v.8.0 save several steps and


simplify workflow, especially when using proxy editing or


different resolutions for editing and transmission. With one


click the Send to Playback command automatically:

• Re-links to full resolution media specified by the
  
  
  target settings
  
  
  
• Renders any un-rendered effects
  
  
  
• Performs necessary transcoding from the editing
  
  
  resolution to desired playback resolution
  
  
  

Digital Cut with Audio Mix Mode



The Digital Cut Tool


allows sequences to be easily recorded to another device. In


NewsCutter, an Audio Mix Mode button allows the editor to


do a pre-mix of audio tracks with preset levels for voice and


ambiance, for example. This can avoid the need for mixing by


a sound engineer




Disable Resolutions



A user or administrator can specify


resolutions that should be disabled, preventing disallowed


resolutions to be accidentally played to air




GPI Triggers



NewsCutter can send signals to a V-LAN


VLXi deck controller and a general purpose interface GPI

DVD authoring software to help you compose professional DVD and Blu-ray media complete with full interactive menus

Avid's own effects composition software. Avid FX allows you to create and animate titles, effects, transitions, and more

This dedicated titling application helps you created 2D and 3D titles to add a finished, professional feel to your stories

Transcoding software that allows you to export your stories to a wide range of formats from broadcast and DVD friendly to Web and mobile optimized

The Nitris DX allows you to capture from a variety of analog and digital video sources, as well as capture analog or digital video:

• Two HD-SDI inputs and outputs which can be combined as dual link for passing high bandwidth 4:4:4 and RGB signals
  
  
  
• One SD-SDI input and output
  
  
  
• Component, composite, and S-video input and output
  
  
  
• Four channels balanced XLR in and out and two channels unbalanced RCA in
  
  
  
• Optical S/PDIF or ADAT in out for up to eight channels
  
  
  
• HDMI and balanced TRS output for monitoring
  
  
  
• Reference sync and timecode in and out