Atomos Edit Public Beta Now Available

Atomos Edit Public Beta Now Available

By Jennifer P 0 Comment July 18, 2023 atomos, atomos connect, Atomos Edit, Beta, Camera to Cloud, Shogun Conenct, ZATO CONNECT

Matthew Allard ACS recently wrote an article for NewsShooter discussing Atomos Edit Public Beta. Atomos Edit Public Beta, a cloud-based video editing platform, has been released. Atomos Edit, an Australian company, states to be “here to revolutionize your video editing experience.” Atomos Edit was first announced in April 2023 as part of Cloud Studio, a suite of cloud-based video production services.

Atomos Edit differs from traditional NLE programs in that it can only be accessed and used through a web browser. According to Atomos, this gives users access to a powerful suite of editing tools at any time and from any location. To use it, simply sign in on any computer and begin editing. This enables you to edit content without the need for physical storage, software installation, or drivers.

KEY FEATURES

Professional-style timeline with multiple audio and video tracks
Multi-user editing with the ability to lock the timeline
Collaborative review, comment, tag and approve workflows
High-speed, interrupt-resilient uploads of large video files
Effects and transitions
Powerful sequence versioning
The ability to directly import stock video content

The pitch for Atomos Edit is that it removes the hassle of cables, offloading media, and transportation. Atomos claims that Edit is the ‘Ultimate tool for immediate social media sharing to YouTube and other social media platforms‘.

You can have multiple audio and video tracks on the Atomos Edit timeline. It also includes multi-user editing, as well as the ability to lock the timeline to ensure that edits are properly managed.

You can use effects and transitions, as well as directly import stock video content, to enhance your video. According to Atomos, there are over two million royalty-free stock elements available for dragging and dropping into your timeline to save time and money.

While shooting, Atomos Edit allows you to upload files to your Atomos Edit bin in the background. With the free public beta release of Atomos Edit, it is no longer possible to upload footage directly from Atomos Connect products, nor is it possible to add additional storage. This functionality, according to Atomos, will be available in the shipping version. This is strange given that Atomos Edit is intended to work with Atomos CONNECT. ATOMOS CONNECT is built into Zato CONNECT and Shogun CONNECT, and adds network connectivity and cloud services (via subscription) to existing products such as the Ninja V and Ninja V+.

The entire pitch at launch was that you would be able to upload media directly from an Atomos device in the field and then edit it on any browser using Atomos Edit, so I am not sure what you will be able to do with the Beta version.

The Ninja V and V+ with ATOMOS CONNECT and Shogun CONNECT can capture from most video cameras and record internally using a high-quality codec such as ProRes or ProRes RAW. At the same time, they can record high-quality full HD H.26, a much smaller but still high-quality codec. This proxy format is automatically uploaded to the cloud and is immediately editable with Atomos Edit. Zato CONNECT is optimized for cloud use and records directly into H.264, which also serves as a proxy format.

According to Atomos, if you want a more professionally finished version later, you can transfer your full-resolution files to popular editing software and relink using Atomos Edit’s XML data.

You can also use collaborative workflow tools to allow users to review, comment, tag, and so on. This can be accomplished using a smartphone, tablet, or desktop computer. Atomos provides activity reports and push notifications to show you who has viewed, downloaded, and commented on the shared video files.

Once you’ve finished editing, you can upload finished media to the cloud or publish directly to YouTube and Vimeo without downloading and editing large media files.

So what can you do with the Public Beta version?

What is available with the Public Beta version is shown above. Atomos recommends using Chrome or Firefox for the best performance. The editor does not support Internet Explorer. Safari is mostly supported, but live color correction rendering during editing is not currently possible.

Price & Availability

According to Atomos back in April, Atomos Edit will be available in three subscription plans: