SADiE Releases Version 5.2 Software
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October 15, 2003
SADiE has announced the imminent release of its new Version 5.2 software for the SADiE Series
5 range of digital audio workstations. The new release introduces a number of powerful new features and options including fully integrated support for the new Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) file interchange standard for multimedia and
DV-AVI Video Support for audio post sweetening applications. In addition, V5.2 includes a Normalize Function, the welcome reintroduction of Speech Edit, plus a range of further enhancements to Playlist editing.
The main features of V5.2 are summarized as follows:
- AAF file support for cross-platform project interchange
- DV-AVI video support for post applications
- Speech Edit function for simple automatic silence removal
- Normalize function for the automatic setting of peak levels
- Playlist edit enhancements
The Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) is a new multimedia file format designed to allow images, graphics, sound, and metadata to be easily exchanged across different platforms and applications. AAF is intended to help deliver the full benefits of digital media to content creators including film, television, Internet, and postproduction professionals, and is currently supported by a growing number of the video, film, and audio industry's leading manufacturers.
Video support is now available on the SADiE Series 5 range in the form of DV-AVI. Version 5.2 supports the playback and recording of video files in the DV-AVI format. Video material may be imported from pre-existing AVI files, recorded directly from a DV source via a FireWire interface, or alternatively recorded and played back from a composite video source using an optional interface box. Time stamped video signals may be played back in a separate window directly onto the SADiE Playlist for 'desktop' post applications, or additionally played back on an external high quality video monitor or projector for the production suite.
The Speech Edit function has been reintroduced into SADiE V5.2 due to popular demand from users, especially those involved with radio feature production, and news or dialogue editing for film and video. Speech Edit provides a simple, automatic method of removing all extraneous parts of a recording, leaving the useful audio arranged into clips ready for immediate use.
The Normalize function analyzes the amplitude of a selected clip and automatically adjusts the level so that the loudest part of the clip reaches maximum peak level. This is particularly useful in mastering applications for optimizing dynamic range.
In addition, a number of the enhancements recently introduced into SADiE's acclaimed Trim Window function have now been introduced for general Playlist editing, enhancing the speed of operation for every operator.
SADiE Software Version 5.2 will be supplied on all new SADiE Series 5 workstations from
mid October and will also be available for download by existing Series 5 owners.
For more information, visit their web site at www.sadie.com. | 
