• 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)

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