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Breakthrough price-performance for high-quality encoding |
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Increased productivity for pro video authoring workflows |
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Consistently high throughput encoding even for difficult, high-motion video content, due to hardware acceleration |
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Integrated NLE test-compression workflow for convenience and quick turnaround; using familiar Adobe tools |
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Transparently integrated in the Adobe workflow and user interface for convenience and much faster export |
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Pyro Kompressor HD is based on programmable technology which allows adding more accelerated compression formats and video processing functions. Watch for future offers of downloadable software components. |
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Programmable technology is future-proofed - it can be updated as video standards evolve. |
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Simple, trouble-free installation |
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Up to 5.1 level Baseline, Main and High profiles |
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Available Bitrates: At least up to Blu-Ray, HD-DVD bitrates |
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I, P, B slices. One picture can comprise slices of one type only. Pyramid structure is enabled. |
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Resolution: Up to 5.1 Level restriction (36864 macroblocks) |
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Chroma Format: 4:2:0 |
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Multiple instances at a time on a computer |
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Multi CPU usage supported |
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Pyro Kompressor HD's accelerator card accelerates encoding many times faster than software-only, depending on system configuration |
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CBR, VBR, multi-pass encoding is enabled, plus constant quantization |
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Intra modes: 16x16 and 4x4 for luma, 8x8 for chroma |
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Inter modes: 16x16, 16x8, 8x16, 8x8, the Skip mode for P- and B- frames, Spatial Direct mode for B-frames |
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CABAC/CAVLC according to the standard profiles' specifications |
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Multi-reference inter-prediction |
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In-loop de-blocking filter |
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Interlace support: Up to 5.1 level Baseline, Main and High Profiles |
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Multi-pass encoding |
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AVCHD decoding |
| Input formats | MPEG-1 MPEG-2 DV HDV H.264/AVC VC-1 DVCPRO 25/50 DVCPRO 100 (HD) JPEG 2000 AVCHD DirectShow import (Windows) QuickTime import (Windows + Mac) YUV files import RGB files |
| Output video formats | Accelerated MPEG-2 (and software MPEG-1) Accelerated H.264/AVC (MPEG-4 Part 10) Pro level encoder |
| Output audio formats | PCM MPEG-1 Audio AAC Dolby Digital (AC-3) WMA |
| Output muxer formats | MPEG-2 program or transport stream MP4 ASF |
| Audio | MPEG Audio PCM Audio Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Stream Type | MPEG-2 program stream, transport stream |
| System Requirements | Microsoft Windows XP, (the tested and supported Service Pack is SP2), with Microsoft DirectX 9.0, QuickTime 7 Pro for windows 1 PCI Express slot available for the accelerator card |
| System Requirement RAM | 2GB for HD encoding (Most professional HD editing and compositing software vendors recommend at least 4GB of system memory) |
| Processor | At least two cores recommended, four cores or better recommended for HD encoding performance |
| Adobe Software | Creative Suite version 3 is required for the included plug-in |
| Warranty | Pyro AV 1 year warranty |
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