One of the largest broadcasters in the US, Raycom Media, has selected Grass
Valley EDIUS Pro 6.5 as its nonlinear editing (NLE) system of choice for its news
operation.
Headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, Raycom will integrate EDIUS Pro 6.5
with the Bitcentral media content management and Panasonic P2 media formats
used at the stations it owns and manages. Any Raycom stations using a
previous version of EDIUS will be upgraded to EDIUS Pro 6.5, so that all edit
seats are standardised across the organisation.
The main reasons for selecting EDIUS Pro 6.5 was the software’s loudness
metering, its ability to handle closed captioning, the USB dongle-free software
licensing solution, and the ability to deploy EDIUS Pro 6.5 across the entire
enterprise, including desktops and laptop field editors. By using Grass Valley’s
EDIUS, Raycom will be one step closer to simplifying the way their content is
produced and delivered across multiple platforms.
“All of our stations have been using EDIUS 5.5 for a while and they love it,’ said
David Folsom, VP and CTO for Raycom Media. “The release of EDIUS Pro 6.5 gave
us the perfect opportunity to not only standardise our NLE systems across our
organisation, but to also address specific production needs. The fact that we
have the same editing ability in all of our stations and our journalists’ laptops
makes our workflows much more efficient.’
The rollout will begin with Raycom bench testing at each station for verification.
EDIUS is software-upgradable between versions (Neo, Express, Pro and Elite),
so that users can have the exact functionality and constant performance they
require.
