Avid Liquid software is a powerful SD and HD video editor for the PC that offers
integrated DVD authoring, surround sound audio processing, and thousands of
amazing real-time effects. Its integrated toolset provides all of the tools needed
to create high-quality productions and quickly output to tape, DVD or web streams.



Editing. Audio. DVD. Effects. One application.
Avid Liquid combines powerful video editing integrated with DVD authoring from the
timeline; surround-sound audio processing; and powerful visual effects. Editors only
have to learn a single interface to create high-quality video productions with
sophisticated effects and audio—and quickly output to tape, disc, or streaming media.

Complete HDV workflow
Avid Liquid offers native transfers and frame-accurate editing of 720p and 1080i HDV
content. It also includes an MPEG IBP render codec that provides the same 25Mbit
workflow editors use with DV media. Avid Liquid features a powerful real-time effects
engine that provides multiple streams of HDV in real time; video monitoring either on
the VGA monitor or downconverted to an SD monitor in real time using the Avid Liquid
Pro breakout box; and, most important, a smooth workflow for output to SD or back
to HDV tape.

Format flexibility
Avid Liquid supports the Avid Open Timeline: mix content from a variety of sources
without having to transcode between formats. Videographers can edit DV, MPEG
I-frame, MPEG IBP, uncompressed SD, Windows Media, DIVX and MPEG-4, as well
as HDV, in the same timeline. With such a broad palette of native codecs, Avid
Liquid editors can spend more time creatively editing instead of re-rendering from
format to format.

Smooth DVD production
Using Avid Liquid Pro software and hardware, editors can capture footage to a
DVD-compliant MPEG IBP codec. They can add titles and effects and then dive into
a full-featured DVD authoring toolset to define the interactivity; create and customize
menus and navigation; preview and modify the DVD from the Avid Liquid timeline;
add a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround mix; and then intelligently render out to a finished DVD.

Editing for everyone
Avid Liquid software offers a flexible user interface and functions that match any
level of editing experience. As users move to Avid Liquid software from either a
consumer-level or professional-level application, Avid Liquid makes the transition
as smooth as possible.

more info:
http://www.avid.com/products/liquid/