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"MOVIEMAKER HD" MPEG-2 High
Definition PCI Encoder Launched
Other Topics:
IPTV Operator Services,
IPTV Real Time Encoding
Garland Partners Ltd
May 25, 2006
Garland Partners Ltd is pleased to announce the launch of the new
Moviemaker HD from Optibase. This new MPEG-2 PCI encoder is the only
single-chip, hardware-based card that can support 4:2:2 up to
150MBPS and has been designed for content creation, post-production,
archiving and video on demand markets.
Moviemaker HD offers 1080i and 720p HD as well as SD resolutions and
supports both 4:2:2 and 4:2:0 encoding. It has up to 4 AES-EBU
stereo pairs, Dolby Digital stereo and Dolby 5.1 pass-through.
Bit-rates up to 150Mbps are supported. |
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There are three versions are available. The Moviemaker HD Prime is a
professional MPEG2 HD encoder supporting SD/HD-SDI video input,
MPEG2 SD/HD encoding, as well as PCM and MPEG1 L2 audio. The
Pro version has all the features of the Prime with additional
support for Dolby Digital Stereo encoding and Dolby Digital 5.1
pass-through. The top of the range Moviemaker Max combines all
the features of the Prime and the Pro with additional support for
4:2:2 encoding at 150Mbps.
This hardware-based HD encoder comes bundled with Optibase's 'MPEG
Composer’ software, a comprehensive and powerful encoding management
application, allowing full control over the HD content encoding
process. A powerful SDK is also available for developing unique
applications.
Other features include multi-board support in a single server and
also 'Decode-whilst-Encode' when used with Optibase's VideoPlex HD
PCI decoder. Professional and accurate tape deck control allows
material to be imported and encoded in just one step.
Notes to editors:
Garland Partners Limited are specialists in providing off-the-shelf
and custom video encoding, streaming and playout solutions to a
range of markets and clients. Headquartered in the UK, GPL is proud
to work as an Optibase Business Partner, supporting the whole range
of Optibase products and solutions. |
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