Spruce MPX3000 Delivers Highest Quality Video and Audio Encoding to DVDStation at Breakthrough Price.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 1999-- Spruce Technologies' (www.spruce-tech.com) new MPX MPX - Multiplexor Channel 3000(tm) encoder card raises the standard for DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. video and audio encoding by delivering superior encoding quality for very low cost. The MPX3000 is an integrated PCI card that delivers pristine picture quality using C-Cube's DVxpert(TM) single-chip codec, as well as superior 2-channel Dolby Digital audio encoding. The MPX-3000 is available as part of an integrated DVDStation(tm) encoding and authoring system with the customer's choice of DVDMaestro(tm) or DVDConductor(tm) authoring software. "MPX3000 delivers the perfect mix of quality and cost-effectiveness for DVDStation customers," says Joseph Matheny, Spruce Product Manager. "It has the high-end features and reliability needed to take full advantage of the creative potential of DVD, plus the uncompromising video and audio quality needed to ensure that every project looks its very best." The video encoding features of the MPX3000 include single pass Constant Bit Rate (CBR (1) (Computer-Based Reference) Reference materials accessible by computer in order to help people do their jobs quicker. For example, this database on disk! (2) (Constant Bit Rate) A uniform transmission rate. ) and Statistical Variable Bit Rate (SVBR) real-time encoding, as well as multi-pass VBR (1) See MP3 VBR. (2) (Variable Bit Rate) Refers to a communications or computer channel that changes its transmission speed based on any number of criteria. for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. Multi-pass VBR, inverse telecine, forced I-frame insertion, and segment re-encoding, which are essential features for producing the highest quality images at the best compression ratio, are all directly supported when using DVDMaestro, or DVDConductor with the optional DVDEncoderPack(tm). Video input and output for the MPX3000 is via industry-standard SDI SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, White Plains, NY, www.smpte.org) A professional society for motion picture and TV engineers with more than 9,000 members worldwide. It prepares standards and documentation for TV production. 259, with support for embedded audio SMPTE 272M. Resolutions supported include full, 1/2, 1/3 and 2/3 D1. Digital video is CCIR See ITU. 601 component format, and support for analog composite and component I/O is available as an option. During the encoding process, DVDStation provides real time video monitoring of the encoded video stream for quality assurance. MPX3000 uses Motorola's Onyx 56301 DSP which provides audio support for 2-channel Dolby Digital real time encoding. Support for 5.1 channel Dolby Digital surround sound is available with an optional Spruce ACXpress(tm) 5100 PCI card. Digital AES/EBU (Audio Engineering Society/European Broadcasting Union) A professional serial interface for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD players to amplifiers and TVs. AES/EBU is typically used to transmit PCM and Dolby Digital 5. inputs and output are provided as is an option for analog I/O. About Spruce Technologies, Inc. Spruce Technologies creates and markets a new generation of DVD authoring systems for both high-end Hollywood content and the growing and increasingly important corporate market. Based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , Spruce combines the best Silicon Valley software expertise with extensive DVD, MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). and postproduction knowledge. Note to Editors: Spruce Technologies, Inc., Spruce, DVDConductor, DVDMaestro, DVDStation, DVDPowerPack, DVDEntertainmentPack, DVDEncoderPack, MPEGXpress and ACXpress are trademarks of Spruce Technologies, Inc. C-Cube and the C-Cube logo are registered trademarks of C-Cube Microsystems. Other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. |
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