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  • Canopus Firecoder

    I just bumped into this: http://www.canopus.com/products/FireCoder/index.php

    Does anyone have experience with this product or has seen a review? Is the MPEG2 encoding on par with Procoder? What about the MPEG4 streams (I assume just Xvid/DIVX, not AVC/H264)?
    Apulo

  • #2
    From looking at the specs. No HiDef and no AC3 audio and I hate to think of the price if Procoder is anything to go by..
    paulw

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    • #3
      It costs about 325 Euro here. The advantage would be you don't need a high spec machine to do fast encoding, the card can typically do 2x realtime.

      HD isn't an issue here in Europe yet, and from the prices of HD equipment and pay TV to get (lousy quality from the demo I saw) HDTV on cable, I think it's a while yet.
      Apulo

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      • #4
        If it sounds too good to be true.........

        I'd say something has to give when you push the speed to the max.

        I have Procoder and the whole night to encode to Mpeg-2, serves me just fine.

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        EDIT: But then again, Canopus is known for it's quality...
        Last edited by ND66; 3 August 2007, 06:42.
        Diplomacy, it's a way of saying “nice doggie”, until you find a rock!

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        • #5
          this is whats going to replace my NLE computer:

          http://www.canopus.com/products/ADVC300/index.php
          If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

          Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Technoid View Post
            this is whats going to replace my NLE computer:

            http://www.canopus.com/products/ADVC300/index.php

            But it's a analog to DV convertor. Nothing about it being a MPEG convertor
            paulw

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            • #7
              Originally posted by paulw View Post
              But it's a analog to DV convertor. Nothing about it being a MPEG convertor

              One of the GREAT things with it (and yes I appologise for the OT )
              If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

              Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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