Canopus FireCoder, Editing System for Creating Portable and DVD Ready Video, for Windows

Mfr. Part: 603057 SKU: VDCAFC

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FireCoder PCI Express bus card - Installation CD-ROM (Device drivers, MPEG applications) - User Manuals - Canopus 3-year limited warranty -

Description

Enjoy Feature-packed Versatility... The FireCoder package includes software applications and plug-ins specifically designed to harness the FireCoder board's MPEG encoding hardware technology, dramatically reducing the time it takes to prepare your video.

Handle Multi-format Video Encoding with UltraCoder:
UltraCoder software lets you convert MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, and Windows Media video to MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 at high speed, via the FireCoder board. But the conversion capabilities don't end there - UltraCoder supports software-based encoding between any of these formats, as well.

Queue up multiple encoding jobs and, in one step, batch convert them at a later time. Trim out unwanted sections of your video; create watch folders to automatically process any video files copied to them; and convert to file formats that are ready for DVD, Apple iPod and Sony PSP. UltraCoder even supports encoding of Windows Media HD and DivX HD.

Cut, Stitch and Burn MPEG Video with MPEGCraft 3 DVD:
The latest version of this easy-to-use MPEG editing software from Canopus can trim, cut, stitch, and re-encode MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video, even without requiringany encoding at all, in some cases. MPEGCraft 3 DVD also provides DVD import, chapter and menu creation for DVD export, and of course, it fully supports the FireCoder hardware's MPEG-2 encoding capabilities.

New to MPEGCraft 3 DVD is the ability to work with native HDV MPEG-2* footage, and use segment HDV encoding. With MPEGCraft 3 DVD, you can capture directly from your HDV camera, easily trim and remove sections of HDV content without having to wait hours and hours for a new HDV file to be created, and then exportback to tape. You can also use MPEGCraft 3 DVD to turn your HDV footage into a DVD for others to enjoy. You can export your MPEGCraft 3 DVD projects via the UltraCoder option, facilitating more export format possibilities.

Timeline Export Plug-ins:
If you prefer to edit your video content within a true NLE software package, FireCoder features plug-ins that enable the hardware to be used to export your Grass Valley EDIUS or Adobe Premiere Pro v1.x timeline to MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video at high speeds.

Features

	Create Portable and DVD-ready Video - Blazingly Fast!
	Engineered with hardware-based MPEG encoding technology, and designed with a PCIExpress form factor, FireCoder generates MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 files at blistering, faster-than-realtime speeds
	FireCoder is as versatile, as it is speedy! Use FireCoder to:
	Capture video from DV and HDV cameras
	Edit MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, including native HDV
	Author and burn DVDs
	Convert video into files compatible with Apple iPod and Sony PSP
	Export video projects from Grass Valley EDIUS and Adobe Premiere Pro 1.x NLE software
	The hardware-software combination featured in the FireCoder package provides a variety of ways to help you reduce the time it takes you to prepare your video.
	Powered by Hardware, Driven by Software
	Even with today's high-speed PCs, the time you spend waiting for your video projects to encode to MPEG format for DVDs or portable media devices can still stretch out to unbearable lengths. Instead of relying solely on the PC's CPU
	(as do software-only video editing, DVD authoring and format conversion products), the onboard MPEG encoding chip engineered into the FireCoder PCI Express board handles the tough encoding tasks.
	The advantages of FireCoder are two-fold:
	Speed - Create MPEG-2 files for DVDs and MPEG-4 files for portable media devicesmuch faster - often more than twice the speed of realtime in most cases
	Productivity - Free up your CPU for other work, while your video is being encoded.
	FireCoder: Key Features
	MPEG-2/MPEG-4 encoding hardware technology, incorporated into a high-speed PCI Express design
	Faster-than-realtime MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video file creation
	IEEE 1394 OHCI FireWire input for DV and HDV capture
	Cut, stitch and trim MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and HDV video
	Video format conversion software, supporting Windows Media, DivX, DV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 and more
	DVD authoring, "Watch" folder and batch conversion support
	Timeline export plug-ins for Grass Valley EDIUS, Adobe Premiere 6.5 and Adobe Premiere Pro 1.x

Specifications

Video Input	1 x 6-pin IEEE 1394 FireWire 2 x 4-pin IEEE 1394 FireWire (for internal connection)
Video Resolutions	MPEG-2: 720x480, 720x576, 704x480, 640x480, 480x480, 352x480, 352x576, 352x240, 352x288, 320x480, 320x240, 176x120 MPEG-4: 720x480, 720x576, 704x480, 640x480, 480x480, 352x480, 352x576, 352x240, 320x240, 176x120
Video Frame Rate	MPEG-2: 29.97fps (NTSC), 25fps (PAL) MPEG-4: 15fps (NTSC), 30fps (NTSC), 25fps (PAL)
Video Compression	MPEG-2: (ISO/IEC 13818-2) Main Profile @ Main Level (I, B, P frames) I-frame support only MPEG-4: (ISO/IEC 14496-14)
Video Bitrate	MPEG-2: 128kbps - 15Mbps MPEG-4: 32kbps - 8Mbps Variable (one-pass) and Constant Bitrate support
Audio Sampling Rates	MPEG-2: 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz MPEG-4: 24kHz, 48kHz
Audio Compression	MPEG-2: MPEG-1 Layer 2 MPEG-4: AAC
Audio Bitrates	MPEG-2: 96 to 384kbps MPEG-4: 32, 48, 64, 96, 128, 144, 182, 224, 256, 288kbps
Minimum System Requirements	Intel Pentium 4, Intel Pentium D, Intel Pentium M, Intel Celeron D, AMD Athlon XP Processor or AMD Athlon MP Processor CPU 256MB RAM or more (512 recommended) 200MB free hard disk space for the applications DirectX 9.0c or later Windows XP Home (Service Pack 2 or later), Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2 or later), or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition One free PCI Express x1 slot
Warranty	Canopus 3-year limited warranty Access to the Canopus Registered Users Web site at www.canopus.com when you register your product in an active Canopus User Account