Unlike Premiere’s endless stacked video tracks, Edius 7 uses a V-track system that feels like a hardware switcher. The Pro: You can perform complex "cut-to-still" or "picture-in-picture" moves in seconds. The Con: If you are coming from Layer-based editing, the timeline takes a day to get used to.

Edius 7 is famous for its ability to edit almost any codec natively. You can drop AVCHD, XAVC, XDCAM, DSLR H.264, ProRes, and even uncompressed SD/HD footage onto the timeline without converting it first. This native workflow saves hours of ingestion time.

Use the Source Browser window. It looks like a file explorer but shows thumbnails of video files. You can right-click a clip and select "Add to Bin" or "Add and Transfer" (copy to a local folder).

Edius 7 Video Editing

Unlike Premiere’s endless stacked video tracks, Edius 7 uses a V-track system that feels like a hardware switcher. The Pro: You can perform complex "cut-to-still" or "picture-in-picture" moves in seconds. The Con: If you are coming from Layer-based editing, the timeline takes a day to get used to.

Edius 7 is famous for its ability to edit almost any codec natively. You can drop AVCHD, XAVC, XDCAM, DSLR H.264, ProRes, and even uncompressed SD/HD footage onto the timeline without converting it first. This native workflow saves hours of ingestion time. Edius 7 Video Editing

Use the Source Browser window. It looks like a file explorer but shows thumbnails of video files. You can right-click a clip and select "Add to Bin" or "Add and Transfer" (copy to a local folder). Unlike Premiere’s endless stacked video tracks, Edius 7