Roland established Edirol in 1989 to create and sell Desktop Media Production (DTMP) products such as audio and video editors, but it wasn't until 1998 (which, incidentally, was the year that Edirol Europe was born) that many of its products travelled beyond Japanese shores. The V5 Video Canvas was one of these, and was probably the most significant stepping-stone in Roland's transition from an audio company into an audio-visual company.

