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FireCoder Blu

Accelerated Blu-ray Encoding 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 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 material 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 (see specifications).

 
Key Features
  • Transcodes AVCHD to MPEG-2 (transport stream and program stream) and MPEG-2 to H.264 (transport stream)
  • 2 times faster than real-time encoding of HD Blu-ray compatible video
  • 4-5 times faster than real-time encoding of SD Blu-ray compatible video
  • Direct writing to Blu-ray disc
  • Supports 1080i and 720p as well as native 24p Blu-ray
  • Up- and down-conversion of SD and HD sources
  • Included FIRECODER WRITER software provides basic Blu-ray and DVD authoring tools including creation of titles and chapters from Canopus DV, Canopus HQ (avi), HDV (m2t) and MPEG-2 PS (mpg, m2p) source files
  • Encodes or transcodes files created by Grass Valley EDIUS nonlinear editing software (not included)
Package Contents
  • FIRECODER Blu (HMX-C1) PCI Express x1 bus card
  • FIRECODER WRITER v1.11 installation CD-ROM
  • User Manual
Specifications

Bus Interface

  • PCI Express Rev. 1.1 x1 lane

Input Formats (FIRECODER WRITER)

  • Canopus DV
  • Canopus HQ
  • H.264 (AVCHD compatible)
  • MPEG-2 transport stream (TS)
  • MPEG-2 program stream (PS) (HDV 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 TS), MPEG-2 PS, MPEG-2 TS (HDV)

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)
  • 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 1024x768 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
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