Canopus launch MVR-1000 MPEG authoring solution

Canopus Corporation, based in London and makers of digital video editing systems, have announced the release of MVR-1000 – a real-time MPEG encoding and authoring solution.
MVR-1000 features advanced pre-filtering and variable bit rate encoding capabilities to provide excellent quality MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video even at low bit rates, making it a perfect solution for preparing video for CD, DVD or network transmission.
The high-quality, low-bandwidth MPEG-2 video compression MVR-1000 is based on the MN85560 MPEG-2 encoder chip from Panasonic in combination with Canopus' MPEG audio encoding technology to deliver the high-quality video and audio output required by today's video professionals.
MVR-1000 also features advanced 3D Y/C pre-filtering, which is far superior to standard 2D filtering, to provide enhanced image quality. MVR-1000 supports both main profile at main level MPEG-2 (MP@ML) and I-frame-only encoding. When using MP@ML, the MVR-1000 delivers the high-quality video and audio MPEG-2 output essential for CD-ROM delivery, DVD authoring and network transmission.
With composite and S-video inputs, MVR-1000 is scalable up to full-D1 resolution with NTSC and PAL format support. On the audio front, MVR-1000 supports PCM and MPEG Layer I and Layer II formats up to 48khz at 16 bits. MVR-1000 has an easy-to-understand user interface that provides complete control of the MPEG compression process, along with preview before and during encoding.
MVR-1000's on-screen preview takes the guesswork out of when to start and stop the encoding process and its high-quality on-screen playback lets users check the encoded files instantly.
Canopus UK, www.canopus-uk.com
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