Canopus Launches Real-time MPEG Encoder/Decoder
December 02, 2003
San Jose, CA - Canopus Corporation has announced the new MVRD2200, a
professional real-time MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoding and decoding board.
MVRD2200 is the successor to the Canopus Amber, the company describes, and features additional analog video signal filtering, cleaning and stabilization technology. An updated software development kit (SDK) provides full board function control and backward compatibility for Amber and MediaEdge applications.
MVRD2200 is a high-quality professional MPEG encoder with the ability to
filter, stabilize and enhance analog source video quality prior to encoding.
Powerful pre-filtering features include advanced 3D Y/C separation to reduce
color noise and improve image quality, 3D digital noise reduction to
eliminate noise in the analog video signal, a line time base corrector
(LTBC) to correct jittery video images, and digital frame synchronization
and auto gain controls.
MVRD2200 delivers the high-quality MPEG-2 output required by today's video
professionals when encoding using the Main Profile at Main Level (MP@ML)
setting. MP@ML features true IBP frame format, providing the highest-quality
video output at the lowest bandwidth. In addition, MVRD2200's variable
bitrate capabilities - from one Mbps to 15 Mbps - are some of the most effective techniques available for maintaining video quality while reducing the
overall file size, the manufacturer reports.
MVRD2200 supports both composite and S-Video inputs and is scalable up to full-D1 resolution with NTSC and PAL format support. MVRD2200 also supports I-frame-only MPEG-2 encoding.
The software bundle included with MVRD2200 includes MPEG Station, a capture
and playback software utility, and a DV AVI-to-MPEG file conversion utility.
MPEG Station provides full-resolution overlay for previewing footage during
capture and features a detailed selection of adjustable encoding settings
that users can modify to meet their video quality requirements.
An Adobe Premiere timeline export plug-in is included for encoding
directly from the timeline. An SDK is also included to let program
developers create custom software that utilizes the MVRD2200 hardware for
specific encoding tasks.
MVRD2200 will be available this month for a suggested retail price of $1499.
For more information, visit
www.canopus.com
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