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 timeñand 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 (see specifications).
Key Features
• Four to five times faster than real time encoding of Blu-ray compatible video • 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*
* Future release
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 creation • 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
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 1024xi768 dpi resolution 32 bit or higher color (must support DirectX 9.0c) • CD-ROM drive is required for software installation • Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional (SP2 or later, 32-bit) • Windows Vista (SP1 or later, 32-bit or 64-bit), including the following operating systems: • Windows Vista Home Basic • Windows Vista Home Premium • Windows Vista Business • Windows Vista Ultimate * Clips will be downcoverted when outputting to DVD** 23.98p only supports Blu-ray
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