Based on the PCI Express form factor, our FIRECODER Blu board provides accelerated encoding of Blu-ray compatible video sourced from any number of video applications, including our own EDIUS® nonlinear editing software. You can then output its results directly to a Blu-ray disc or to a Blu-ray compatible file for additional authoring.

The FIRECODER Blu board also lets you transcode between H.264 and MPEG-2 formats; it supports 1080i and 720p as well as native 24p Blu-ray formats. It supports up- and downconversion of standard- and high-definition (SD and HD) sources. And it encodes HD source materials 2X faster than real time—and SD source materials 4-5X faster than real time.

The board also includes our FIRECODER WRITER software, a collection of basic Blu-ray and DVD authoring tools. Among other capabilities, these tools let you create chapters from Canopus® HQ source files (see specifications).

Faster than real-time encoding of Blu-ray compatible video
HD source materials: 2X faster than real time
SD source materials 4-5X faster than real time
Direct writing to Blu-ray disk or output to file for additional authoring
Transcodes between H.264- and HDV-compatible MPEG-2 formats
Supports 1080i and 720p as well as native 24p Blu-ray formats
Up- and downconversion of standard- and high-definition (SD and HD) sources
Bundled FIRECODER WRITER software provides basic Blu-ray and DVD authoring tools including creation of chapters from these source files:
Canpous® HQ/Canopus DV
MPEG-2 transport stream
MPEG-2 program stream (HDV compatble)
H.264 (AVCHD compatible)
Encodes files created by EDIUS® nonlinear editing software