MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. -- Digital Origin is now shipping EditDV 2.0 for Windows, its latest version of EditDV which delivers professional-quality digital video (DV) editing capability for Windows 95/98/NT users.

EditDV 2.0 for Windows, the industry's highest-performance desktop video editor, supports third-party plug-ins, providing access to a host of third-party special effects. It includes native multi-processor support, enabling a significant speed advantage on multi-processor machines, as well as productivity-enhancing features for DV editors such as batch capture, improved editing from the timeline, and built-in export to web video formats.

"EditDV 2.0 is a tool every Windows DV editor should have," said Tom Fristoe, Digital Origin's vice president of marketing and business development.

"We've taken EditDV-- the best DV editor available on the Macintosh platform -- and optimized it for Windows users, providing them with the tools they need to be creative, productive, and more successful," he added.

EditDV's open architecture enables direct support for QuickTime and QuickTime Effects, the plug-in widely used by experts to create custom effects for multimedia and video productions. In addition, EditDV 2.0 lets users access QT Export for direct export to popular web streaming formats.

With native multi-processor support, EditDV 2.0 for Windows gives users nearly twice the rendering speed on dual-processor machines, the company says. Dissolves taking 7.8 seconds on a 500 mhz single-processor machine can now be accomplished in 4.3 seconds with EditDV 2.0 running on a dual-processor system. Improvements in processor performance will yield corresponding improvements in EditDV rendering speed.

EditDV 2.0 for Windows also includes batch capture, which saves time by allowing the user to log clips while viewing footage. It captures entire projects in a single pass and saves precious disk space by enabling the user to easily archive and move projects to different computers as needed.

Improved editing from the timeline and more tools for directly manipulating clips from the timeline are also featured in EditDV 2.0. Clip linking and multiple selection for dragging, and roll and ripple editing from the sequencer are all designed to make editors more productive, the company says.

EditDV 2.0 for Windows includes the EditDV 2.0 software application; Digital Origin PhotoDV for still image capture and manipulation; Sonic Foundry Sound Forge XP 4.5 for audio recording, resampling and manipulation; Pixelan Spicerack ProLite plug-in effects; and a Digital Origin 1394 FireWire (i.Link) interface card and cable. The suggested retail price of EditDV 2.0 for Windows is $799; a software-only version is available for $599. Registered users of EditDV 1.0 for Windows can upgrade to 2.0 for $99.

Digital Origin is the leading developer of a full suite of digital video (DV) products for DV camcorder owners, with products for still capture, motion capture, non-linear editing and post-production. These products not only increase productivity and enhance existing creative processes, but also make possible new applications of digital media.

Digital Origin is headquartered at 460 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, CA 94043. Its products are available through a worldwide network of Digital Origin authorized resellers, system integrators and distributors. Digital Origin may be reached at 650/404-6300 or at www.digitalorigin.com

Customers who purchased EditDV 1.0 after 10/20/99 will be entitled to a free electronic upgrade to EditDV 2.0 which does not include the PhotoDV application included in the full upgrade to EditDV 2.0.