Aurora Launches PipePro SDI Card for Apple RT Extreme Engine and Final Cut Pro
December 11, 2003
Sterling Heights, MI - Aurora Video Systems has announced its new PipePro SDI video capture and editing card, a high-performance yet extremely cost-effective addition to the Aurora Pipe product family.
The PipePro allows editors to take advantage of the RT Extreme capabilities within Final Cut Pro. Both the PipePro and the original Aurora Pipe system provide an affordable solution for online and offline editors working with a variety of formats from uncompressed to DV.
Aurora Pipe cards integrate seamlessly with Final Cut Pro and After Effects
so that editors can take advantage of new technologies such as RT Extreme.
The new PipePro video capture and editing card outperforms more expensive
competing devices and offers 10 bit inputs and outputs across the board, the manufacturer reports.
The card features an SDI input, which enables editors to connect directly
to a DigiBeta deck, while two SDI outputs allow for a direct connection to
an external video monitor and to a digital deck controlled via PipePro's RS
422 serial port. Simultaneously PipePro can output analog video via
composite, S video and YUV connections facilitating video monitoring on a
lower-cost analog solution and laying off to analog decks such as BetaSP. A
Genlock input is also provided for synchronization to studio equipment, but
is not required as PipePro produces an internal genlock signal onto which
the deck can lock.
In addition to outputting two channels of 24 bit, 48kHz analog audio for
monitoring purposes, the PipePro features four channels of high-quality,
48kHz SPDIF (AES/EBU compatible) digital audio I/O, which offers excellent
sound and compatibility while giving users the ability to work in multiple
channels. In addition, PipePro supports up to eight channels of 48 kHz
audio embedded in the SDI inputs and outputs. A second desktop feature
allows editors to view and manipulate video in other applications, such as
Photoshop, and then see how it will appear when output by the PipePro card.
The entry level Pipe product offers composite and S-video inputs and
outputs, as well as 24-bit, 48 kHz, dual-channel RCA unbalanced audio I/O.
Upper- and lower-field PAL is supported with no rendering required to
operate in an upper-field-first PAL timeline. Single- and dual-field stills
provide a perfect image for color correcting or graphics editing. Aurora's
Open Video Technology allows for simple and regular driver updates, giving
users quick access to the newest features and functions.
Because Aurora Pipe cards are true QuickTime solutions for the Mac OS, no
third-party software is necessary for previewing video in applications
other than Final Cut Pro. In addition to moving data from Final Cut Pro and
putting it on screen, Aurora Pipe cards provide real-time preview
compatibility with programs such as Adobe's After Effects and Discreet's
Combustion.
The PipePro is priced at $799.00; the original Aurora Pipe has been reduced to $499.
Aurora's PipePro will be shipping in February 2004.
For more information, visit
www.auroravideosys.com
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