Firecoder BLU tarjoaa rautapohjaisen reaaliaikaa nopeamman H264- ja MPEG2 - enkoodaustuen. Tekniikan avulla enkoodaukseen käytetty aika lyhenee merkittävästi ja säästynyt aika voidaan käyttää tehokkaaseen työskentelyyn. H264 on erittäin tehokas ja laadukas koodekki jota käytetään niin Blu Ray-levyillä kuin Internet-pohjaisessa videotuotannossa (mm. Flash tukee H264 enkoodattuja videoita sekä streameja).

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Accelerated Blu-ray Encoder and More
Based on the PCI Express form factor, our FIRECODER Blu board provides accelerated encoding of Blu-ray compatible video sourced from any number of video applications, including our own EDIUS nonlinear editing software. You can then output its results directly to a Blu-ray disc or to a Blu-ray compatible file for additional authoring.

The FIRECODER Blu board also lets you transcode between H.264 and MPEG-2 formats; it supports 1080i and 720p as well as native 24p Blu-ray formats. It supports up- and downconversion of standard- and high-definition (SD and HD) sources. And it encodes HD source materials 2X faster than real time—and SD source materials 4-5X faster than real time.

The board also includes our FIRECODER WRITER software, a collection of basic Blu-ray and DVD authoring tools. Among other capabilities, these tools let you create chapters from Canopus HQ source files.

FIRECODER Blu: Key Features

Faster than real-time encoding of Blu-ray compatible video
HD source materials: 2X faster than real time
SD source materials 4-5X faster than real time
Direct writing to Blu-ray disk or output to file for additional authoring
Transcodes between H.264- and HDV-compatible MPEG-2 formats
Supports 1080i and 720p as well as native 24p Blu-ray formats
Up- and downconversion of standard- and high-definition (SD and HD) sources
Bundled FIRECODER WRITER software provides basic Blu-ray and DVD authoring tools including creation of chapters from these source files:
Canpous HQ/Canopus DV
MPEG-2 transport stream
MPEG-2 program stream (HDV compatible)
H.264 (AVCHD compatible)
Encodes files created by EDIUS nonlinear editing software

FIRECODER WRITER Software for Transcoding and Authoring

Package Contents:
FIRECODER Blu (HMX-C1) PCI Express x1 bus card
FIRECODER WRITER installation CD-ROM
User Manual

Technical Specifications
Bus Interface
PCI Express Rev. 1.1 x1 lane
Input Formats (FIRECODER WRITER)

Canpous HQ/Canopus DV
MPEG-2 transport stream
MPEG-2 program stream (HDV compatible)
H.264 (AVCHD compatible)

Output Formats (FIRECODER WRITER)
BD-R/BD-RE writing: H.264, MPEG-4 AVC
DVD writing: MPEG-2
File output: H.264 (MPEG-2 transport stream), MPEG-2 program stream, MPEG-2 transport stream (HDV)

Supported Encoding Resolutions (Hardware)

DVD/Blu-ray creation
1920x1080/59.94i, 23.98p, 50i *, **
1440x1080/59.94i, 23.98p, 50i *, **
1280x1080/59.94i, 23.98p, 50i *, **
720x480/59.94i
720x576/50i
HDV file output
1920x1080/59.94i, 50i
1440x1080/59.94i, 50i
1280x1080/59.94i, 50i
720x480/59.94i
720x576/50i

Power Requirements

+12V: 1.75A, +3.3V: 0.15A

Physical Dimensions

111.15 x 167.65 mm (4.375 x 6.600 in.) (HxW)

Regulatory Compliance

CE, FCC CLASS B, C-Tick

* Clips will be downcoverted when outputting to DVD
** 23.98p only supports Blu-ray

Minimum System Requirements

PC/AT compatible machine with an Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or higher
1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)
BD-R/RW and/or DVD+/-R/RW drive (USB or serial ATA), for Blu-ray and DVD creation
One free PCI Express x1 (Rev. 1.1) bus slot
500 MB or more space required for software installation
Drive with serial ATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 rpm drive or faster for capturing
A graphics card with 1024×768 dpi resolution 32 bit or higher color (must support DirectX 9.0c)
CD-ROM drive is required for software installation
Windows 7/Vista/XP

Hardware/Software Compatibility Notes
The following hardware and software has been tested with FIRECODER Blu.

1440x1080 H.264 - compatible video (audio will be re-encoded)
1440x1080 MPEG-2 Program Stream - incompatible (audio is not recognized)
1440x1080 AVCHD - compatible video (audio will be re-encoded)
1440x1080 HDV - compatible (video and audio will be re-encoded)
1440x1080 Canopus HQ - compatible (video and audio will be re-encoded)
1920x1080 H.264 - compatible video (audio will be re-encoded)
1920x1080 MPEG-2 Program Stream - incompatible (audio is not recognized)
Roxio DVDit HD
1440x1080 H.264 - incompatible (first frame is broken, must change file extention from '.m2ts' to '.264')
1440x1080 MPEG-2 Program Stream - compatible (video and audio will be re-encoded)
1440x1080 AVCHD - incompatible (format not supported)
1440x1080 HDV - incompatible (cannot detect video format)
1440x1080 Canopus HQ - incompatible (video is upside down)
1920x1080 H.264 - incompatible (first frame is broken, must change file extention from '.m2ts' to '.264')
1920x1080 MPEG-2 Program Stream - compatible (video and audio will be re-encoded)

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