Innobits Releases New MPEG-2 Encoders for Mac OS
June 16, 2003
Langhord, Sweden - Innobits AB has announced an extensive upgrade, as well as a "Lite" version, of its BitVice MPEG-2 Encoder for Macintosh.
BitVice is a true variable bitrate (VBR) encoder that produces MPEG-2 video (m2v) files compatible, with DVD Studio Pro and other DVD authoring programs.
BitVice uses the latest technology to compress movies into a format playable by any compliant MPEG2 decoder, the manufacturer reports. It does not do multiplexing, but the video streams created are MPEG2 compliant, and as such,
can be mounted in any compliant MPEG2 authoring or multiplexing tool. The BitVice is stand-alone software, not a QuickTime codec, but it makes use of QuickTime features when it comes to reading and compressing the movie.
BitVice 1.3.1, which requires MacOS 9 or MacOS X and a G4 CPU, adds several new features including:
Multiprocessor support for faster encoding times on dual CPU Macs
Encoding engine enhancements including improved RGB to YUV transform
Batch processing for encoding several files in one session
User definable settings that can be saved
Pulldown for making 29.97fps NTSC video from 24fps film source
Improved vertical resolution of progressive frames in interlaced mode
New noise dithering, soft filters and deinterlacing options
Fixed GOP option for creating multi-angle DVDs
Existing features include multi-processor awareness, an advanced Digital Video noise canceling system and other options for additional enhancement of source video, including color and luma correction options for older DV codecs, automatic scene change detection, selectable limits for the upper and lower bitrates, adaptive GOP Structure, and special still picture encoding.
System Requirements:
Mac with PPC G4 processor
Mac OS 9.1 or later, Mac OS X
QuickTime 5.0 or later
180 MB RAM
Summary of BitVice MPEG2 Encoder Features:
Scene change detection
True Variable Bit Rate
Adaptive GOP structure
IBP GOP sequences
Special still picture encoding
Adaptive Quantization and Bit Rate Control
Interleaved rate control
Extensive block matching
DV input color and gamma correction
BitVice Lite 1.3 is priced at $56 and BitVice 1.3.1 at $297. The latter is a free upgrade for current registered BitVice users. Both products, and a trial version, are now available.
For more information, visit:
www.innobits.se
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