Obviously have already had 20,000 editors registered for the program and the closed beta program will have produced a very good feedback. Whatever the case, then it will be far off. On 29 November there will be a free download, but only for those who are the website for the open source program have registered.'s Announcement mail to clarify with already a few open questions. It is still not a Windows (XP and 7) indicate version, a port to OSX and Linux held not earlier than the end of 2011. It was also already known, will be that certain codecs (such as Avid DNxHD
, Apple ProRes
, RED, AVC-Intra, AVCHD
, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX) probably charge for licensing reasons to buy on the store. Also some (marked * below) other features will be available only for cash. However, this is primarily on current information and 3D collaboration tools. We definitely have the itch Download fingers after we get the following, updated feature list to see. That sounds too good to be true to: Application features Capture
and Playback Edit While Capture
, Firewire
, SD (and analogue digital), HD-SDI with optional I / O cards Full-screen, real-time SD, HD, and 2K preview playback on desktop display, dual HD-SDI and DVI for stereoscopic playback editing resolution, format and codec independent editing Edit at 23.976, true 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, or 60 Advanced multicam editing with unlimited sources Effects Real -time effects in SD, HD and 2K Field
or frame based varispeed * Keyframe
graphs Effects layers with node-based layering tool multiple real-time primary and secondary color correctors Tools multitrack audio mixer with full bus routing and multiple mixes Customization templates for Avid and FCP shortcuts Voice Over tool for adding narration directly to edit Shot sync - sync two sources for playback comparison Customizable BITC timecode and film footage overlays Film Support for 35mm 3-perf 35mm 4-perf, and 16mm-20 and mixed film formats View feet and frames in Edit View keycode and ink number 24-fps EDL
import, export and conversion to and from 29.97 fps Import ALE, FLX, and CSV files Cut list, changelist, optical list, pull list, dupe list 3rd Party Support Inscriber Title Motion, Boris FX, Combustion, After Effects, Premiere plug-ins, Sapphire, Digital Fusion support for any application that can exchange AVI
, MXF
and QuickTime files Collaboration Advanced Shared Projects with real-time review * I / O support QuickTime, MXF
, AVI
, DPX, DV, DV50, DV100, H.264, Uncompressed, OMF
, AAF
* Avid DNxHD
, Apple ProRes
*, RED *, AVC-Intra *, AVCHD
*, * XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX * Stereoscopic support for independent Left and Right * Telecine files to 29.97i 24p pull down removal 30fps and 25fps to 24fps import project New features New and intuitive user interface Basic wizard for user orientation Avid and FCP keyboard shortcut preferences Integrated help with indexed Light Works User Guide New style 'bins' On screen console controls Full screen video on secondary displays single or Advanced EditShare Project Sharing * Native support for Apple ProRes
, Avid DNxHD
and AVC-Intra * Native support for RED R3D files and Red Rocket cards * 10bit and 16bit DPX support H.264 and AVCHD
support for DSLR cameras Stereoscopic import and editorial support * Stereoscopic output through SDI
and DVI (dual stream, side by side, anaglyph) ** native 2K resolution support through DVI resolutions up to 2K in different browser windows 7 New project support output (32bit and 64bit) * Options available through the Light Works Store, ** SDI
output requires optional I / O hardware Minimum Specifications A PC computer with Intel Core Duo, Intel Xeon, or AMD processor 2 GB of RAM (3GB recommended) A PCI Express graphics card with 256MB memory or higher A display with 1024 x 768 resolution or higher (1440 x 900 or higher recommended) Windows XP Professional SP2 or Windows 7 (32 bit or 64 bit) QuickTime 7.6.6 or later 100 MB of disk space required to install Light Works Dedicated media hard drive (7200rpm or higher) WOW. 