Canopus delivers portable DV editing workstation for under $3,000

San Jose, CA-based Canopus Corp. says it significantly simplified DV movie editing with the launch of its DVStation, an all-in-one DV editing workstation that combines the company's DVRaptor easy-to-use capture board and editing software with a lightweight, highly portable PC. DVStation also includes a full version of Adobe Systems' Premiere 5.1 and other special effects and soundtrack creation software to deliver all the tools necessary for creating video productions, quickly and easily for a low price of $2,999

DVStation is a high performance ready-to-edit system including a lightweight 15" LCD flat panel, a high performance PC and plenty of video storage.

DVStation's 550 MHz Pentium III CPU, 128 MB RAM, 15-inch integrated LCD display and 30 GB of storage allow users to simply plug in their DV or Digital8 camera and begin editing. DVStation's small size (7" deep x 15" tall x 15" wide), low-weight of less than 20 pounds, and convenient handle for one-handed carrying, make it portable editing solution.

At the heart of the DVStation is Canopus' DVRaptor capture board that offers features such as full-motion, full-screen preview (through an S-video or composite connection to the DV camcorder) and seamless batch capture of long video segments (greater than 20 minutes). The company also announced a streaming module (which will be available free to users later this summer) it says will turn DVStation into a mobile Internet streaming workstation.

DVStation is available now from Canopus for a suggested retail price of $2,999.

Edited by John Spofford