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[5.3] What DVD production tools are
available?
[5.3.1] Video encoding tools
- Brent
Beyeler
- bbMPEG. Basic MPEG-2 encoder for
Windows. Free from various download sites.
- Canopus
- ProCoder. Software video format converter
with MPEG encoding. Two-pass VBR. Advanced features such as
NTSC<->PAL conversion, deinterlacing, 2-3 pulldown,
and batch processing. Windows. $700.
- MVR1000. Hardware real-time video
capture and MPEG encoder board for Windows. VBR and CBR. Includes
Sonic DVDit SE for DVD/VCD authoring.
- Amber. MPEG-2 hardware designed for
encoding and archiving video in MPEG format. VBR and CBR.
(Panasonic MN85560 encoder chip). Windows. $2,000.
- DVRaptor RT. Hardware DV video editing
with MPEG output. Windows. $600.
- DVStorm. Hardware video editing/encoding
system for MPEG and DV. Includes Ulead DVD Workshop
for DVD/VCD authoring. Windows. $1,100.
- DVRex RT Professional. Hardware video
editing/encoding system for MPEG and DV. Includes Sonic DVDit
SE for DVD/VCD authoring. Windows. $4,400.
- Custom
Technology
- Cinemacraft Encoder-PRO. MPEG-2 real-time
NTSC video encoding software for Windows NT. $38,000.
- Cinema Craft Encoder-SP. MPEG video
encoding software for Windows XP and 2000. CBR and VBR. $2,000
.
- Cinema Craft Encoder-Basic. MPEG
video encoding software for Windows. CBR and VBR. $60 .
- Darim
- MPEGator 2. MPEG-2 real-time encoding hardware
for Windows and Windows NT. $1,800.
- Dazzle
- Digital Video Creator II. MPEG-2
video capture/edit/encode system with PCI card. Includes Sonic
DVDit LE. Windows 98/2000. $300.
- Digital
Ventures
- DVDComposer. MPEG-2 video encoding
system for SGI. VBR and CBR. (C-Cube chip). $50,000.
- Digital
Vision
- BitPack. MPEG-2 video encoding workstation.
Extendable to HDTV.
- DVNR system for video pre-processing.
- Digigami
- MegaPeg. MPEG-2 video encoding software
for Windows. VBR and CBR. $500. Also available as Adobe Premiere
plug-in for Windows or PowerMac. $400.
- DV Studio
- Apollo Expert. MPEG-2 video encoding
(and decoding) hardware for Windows NT. $2,000.
- FlaskMPEG
- Freeware encoding software for Windows.
- Gunjarm
Digital/Metaware (formerly Gunzameory and DreamCom)
- MPEGRich. Professional MPEG-2 real-time
encoding hardware. CBR and VBR. Windows NT.
- Heuris
- MPEG Power Professional 1, MPEG Power
Professional 2, MPEG Power Professional DVD, MPEG Power
Professional DTV-SD, and Power Professional DTV-HD.
MPEG-2 video encoding software for Mac OS and Windows. DVD
and DTV versions include VBR encoding. $350, $1,000, $1,500
and $2,500.
- Cyclone. MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoding
software designed for OEMs. Mac OS and Windows NT.
- Ligos
- LSX-MPEG Encoder. MPEG-2 video encoding
software. CBR and VBR. Windows. $150.
- LSX-MPEG Suite. Adobe Premiere plug-in
for producing MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 output. Includes standalone
LSX-MPEG player. Windows 9x/NT. $400.
- Media100
- iFinish RealTime MPEG Option. Editing
software with MPEG-2 video encoding add-on. Windows NT. $6,000
to $18,000.
- Microcosmos/Nanocosmos
- MPEG SoftEngine. MPEG-2 video encoding
software for Windows, Solaris, and Linux. $250 to $3500.
- Minerva
- Compressionist 110, 200, and 250.
Professional MPEG-2 real-time encoding hardware. CBR and VBR.
Mac OS host computer. $70,000. [No longer available.]
- Publisher 300. Professional MPEG-2
video and MPEG Layer 2 audio real-time encoding hardware.
CBR and VBR. Mac OS. [No longer available.]
- Optibase
- MPEG MovieMaker 200. Professional MPEG-2
video and Dolby Digital audio real-time encoding hardware
for Windows and Windows NT. CBR and VBR. $7,000 to $22,000.
- Pegasys
- TMPGEnc and TMPGEnc Plus.
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 software video encoders, plus multiplexing/demultiplexing,
file joining, and trimming tools. Basic version is free; Plus
version is $48 to download, $88 in retail box.
- PixelTools
- Expert-DVD. MPEG-2 video encoding
software. CBR and VBR. Windows. $2,000.
- Expert-2. Professional, tweakable MPEG encoder.
Windows.
- Snell
& Wilcox
- Prefix CPP100, Prefix CPP200, NRS500,
Kudos NRS50, and Kudos NRS30.. Video preprocessors
(noise reduction and image enhancement).
- Sonic Solutions
- SD-1000. Professional MPEG-2 video
encoding hardware. CBR and VBR. Segment-based reencoding.
Mac OS and Windows OS. $13,000.
- DVD Fusion. Encoding/authoring plug-in
for Media 100 and QuickTime video editing systems. Hardware-accelerated
version (velocity engine) encodes VBR and CBR in real time.
Mac OS. $8,000 and $12,000.
- Sony
- DVA-V1100. High-end MPEG-2 video
encoding hardware. CBR and VBR. Windows NT.
- Spruce Technologies
Note: Spruce was acquired in July 2001 by Apple. The MPX-3000
encoder is still available from some dealers.
- MPX-3000. Professional MPEG-2 real-time
encoding hardware. CBR and VBR. Windows NT.
- MPEGXpress 2000 (formerly from CagEnt).
Professional MPEG-2 real-time encoding hardware. CBR and VBR.
Windows NT.
- VisionTech
- MVCast. Low-end real-time MPEG-2
video/audio encoding hardware for Windows NT and Solaris.
AVI-to-MPEG-2 conversion. $2000.
- Vitech
- MPEG Toolbox-2. AVI to MPEG-2 VBR/CBR.
MPEG-2 video editing. Windows 95/98/NT. $250.
- Wired
- MediaPress. MPEG-2 encoding hardware
(PCI). CBR and VBR. Mac OS and Windows 95/98/NT. $2,500.
- Yusuf
Motiwala
- YMPEG. Basic MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 plug-in
software encoder for Windows. Also does KVCD. Free.
- Zapex
- ZP-200. Real-time PCI encoder for
MPEG-2 video and PCM Audio. Non-real-time encoding and VOB
multiplexing from Adobe Premiere. Windows NT.
- ZP-300. Real-time PCI Encoder for
CBR/VBR MPEG-2 video, 2-channel Dolby Digital, and PCM Audio.
Non-real-time encoding and VOB multiplexing from Adobe Premiere.
Windows NT.
[5.3.2] Audio encoding tools
- Astarte
Note: Astarte was acquired in April 2000
by Apple.
- Digital
Vision
- BitPack. Multichannel audio encoding
workstation for Dolby Digital, MPEG-2, and PCM.
- Dolby
- DP569. Multichannel Dolby Digital
audio encoding hardware.
- Kind of
Loud Technologies
- SmartCode Pro/Dolby Digital. 5.1-channel
encoding software plugin for Digidesign Pro Tools. $1000.
- SmartCode Pro/DTS. 5.1-channel encoding
software plugin for Digidesign Pro Tools. $2000.
- Microcosmos
- MPEG SoftEngine/Audio. MPEG audio
encoding software for Windows/Solaris. $95/$350.
- Minerva
- Audio Compressionist. Professional
Dolby Digital real-time, 5.1-channel encoder. Windows NT.
- Minnetonka
Audio Software
- SurCode for DOlby Digital. Multichannel
Dolby Digital audio encoding software. $1000.
- SurCode DVD Professional for DTS.
Multichannel DTS audio encoding software. $2000.
- PixelTools
- Expert-Audio. MPEG Layer 2 audio
encoding software. Windows.
- Sonic Solutions
- Sonic DVD Studio. Professional real-time
Dolby Digital 5.1, MPEG-2, and PCM audio encoding hardware.
Mac OS.
- MLP Encoder. $9,000.
- Sonic
Foundry
- Soft Encode. Dolby Digital 2-channel
or 5.1-channel audio encoding software. Windows 95/98/NT.
$500 (2 channels) or $900 (5.1 channels).
- Sony
- DVA-A1100. High-end, real-time Dolby
Digital 5.1, MPEG-2, and PCM audio encoding hardware. Windows
NT.
- Zapex
- ZP-100. Real-time PCI encoder for
2- or 5.1-channel Dolby Digital and MPEG Layer 2. Windows
NT.
[5.3.3] Other production tools
- Alcohol
Software
- Alcohol 52%. Emulate CDs and DVDs
without physical disc. Windows. $28.
- Alcohol 68%. Copy CDs and DVDs. Windows.
$30.
- Alcohol 120%. Combination of Alcohol
52% and Alcohol 68%. Windows. $50.
- ASINT
- Industrial DVD players, touchscreens, and
DVD kiosk products.
- BCD Associates
- DVD controllers for custom installations.
- Cambridge
Multimedia
- Touchscreens and other custom interfaces
for industrial DVD players.
- Computer Prompting
& Captioning Co.
- CPC-DVD. Closed Caption production
system. DOS. $6,000.
- DCA (Doug Carson
& Associates)
- MIS (Mastering Interface System).
Mastering interface system for DVD and CD. Windows NT.
- ITS (Image Transfer System). Transfer
and convert DVD and CD images.
- DVS+ (Data Verification System).
Checks DVD and CD images. Includes Interra Surveyor
to check for DVD-Video spec compliance. Can transfer between
discs and tape. Windows NT.
- INMS (Integrated Network Mastering System).
Combination of MIS, ITS, DVS+ in a system with a RAID.
- Eclipse
Data Technologies
- EclipseSuite. DVD and CD premastering
tools to copy and verify images, copy tapes, etc. Windows
NT.
- ImageEncoder. LBR mastering interface
for CD and DVD mastering. Windows NT.
- FAB
- FAB Subtitler DVD Edition. Subtitle generator
program (text and bitmap formats) that works with most DVD
authoring systems. Windows.
- Heuris
- Xtractor. Software to extract video and
audio streams from unencrypted DVD-Video discs and DVD-VR
discs. $150.
- Isomedia
- DVD DLT utilities: copy DLTs, extract images,
inspect ISO/UDF/DDP info, checksums, etc.
- Museum
Technology Source
- DVD controllers for Pioneer industrial players
in custom installations.
- Novastor
- TapeCopy. Copy DLTs, inspect tape
blocks.
- PixelTools
- MPEGRepair. Software to analyze,
repair, insert Closed Captions, add panscan vectors, and do
other handy things to MPEG files. Windows.
- Smart
Projects
- ISOBuster. Inspect CD and DVD volumes
and image files. Freeware/shareware ($26).
- SoftNI
- The DVD Subtitler. Subtitle graphics
preparation software. Windows 95/98/NT/2000.
- The Caption Encoder. Closed Caption
production system. DOS, Windows 95/98.
- The Caption Retriever. Closed Caption
recovery and decoding system. Windows 95/98/NT/2000.
- Tapedisk
- TD Raw. Reads raw data from a SCSI
tape drive as if it were a hard disk. DOS/Windows. $500.
- TD RAW NT. Version of TD Raw for
Windows NT 4.0. $750.
- Technovision
- Touchscreens and other custom interfaces
for industrial DVD players.
- Teco
- ParseMPEG ($500) and Bitrate Viewer
(free). Software to analyze MPEG streams. Windows.
Also see 5.6 for DVD emulation,
verification, and analysis tools.
[5.3.4] Other production services
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