Following strong market interest Panasonic Professional Broadcast & IT Systems (PBITS) Europe has announced that it is to extend its Grass Valley EDIUS Neo 2 Booster nonlinear editing software bundling promotion. The software will continue to be bundled for free with purchases of selected camcorder models until 30 September this year.

Owing to strong market interest, the promotion will now run beyond its original end date of 30 April for a further five months. The editing software will continue to be included free with purchases of Panasonic professional AVCCAM tapeless camcorder models AG-HMC71EU, AG-HMC151EU, and AG-HMC41EU and with the AG-HMR10EU recorder.

Any user purchasing any of these products after 1 January 2010 is eligible to receive Neo 2 Booster for free. Any users who made purchases between 1 April and 31 December 2009 are eligible to receive a free copy of the original Neo 2 software. The bundle is applicable to all units purchased and registered on Panasonic's website. New customers will receive the EDIUS Neo 2 Booster software license automatically following successful warranty registration. Full details regarding terms and conditions are available at http://www.panasonic-broadcast.com/en/EdiusNeo2Booster_Promo.php

The extended collaboration between the two companies will help to increase the adoption of the AVCHD format across the professional broadcast and production industry and is further evidence of Panasonic's existing support for EDIUS Neo 2 editing software and the AVCHD recording format.

By bundling its camcorder products with EDIUS Neo 2 Booster software, Panasonic continues to support a growing number of professional end-users as they look at cost-effective, high-quality ways to record and manage HD content.

Grass Valley's editing software is ideal for entry-level videographers. It offers native editing support of the AVCHD professional camcorder format, including Panasonic's exclusive PH record mode, allowing users to eliminate time consuming transcoding operations from the production process.

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