MainActor 5 features the kinds of professional features you expect from previous versions, plus a dynamic new interface and powerful new capabilities.

Features:

Elegant Interface

• New track-based interface
• Convenient workspaces for different functions (media browsing, editing, etc.)
• Customizable workspaces - save your layouts for use later
• Multi-user functionality
• Familiar timeline concept
• Multiple timelines
• Unlimited audio and video tracks
• Easy access to all features
• Adjustable preview modes
• Explorer-style asset manager
• Drag-and-drop simplicity

Pro Quality

• High-quality DV Codec
• High-quality MPEG Codec
• Polydiagrams for unprecedented keyframe control

Productivity

• Convenient clipboards for organizing assets and sharing
• Clipboards can be shared to create network-based clip databases - even between Windows and Linux workstations
• Three modes for adding clips to a timeline
• Fast, easy trimmer
• Integrated capturing
• Unique keyword search function
• Numerous keyboard shortcuts
• Timeline DV playback
• Realtime preview
• Smart rendering
• Multi-file formats to overcome Windows file size limits

Full DV Support

• Fast, high-quality DV Codec
• IEEE 1394/FireWire support including OHCI compatibility
• DV device control

Powerful Effects

• Dozens of transitions, filters and special effects - including many new and exclusive ones
• Highly advanced compositing with precise control
• Slow-motion/time warp feature
• 2D and 3D motion paths
• Advanced, professional titling

Versatile Format Support

• Support for a wide variety of popular formats