5.3 What video and audio encoding tools are available?
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This article is from the DVD Formats FAQ, by jtfrog@usa.net (Jim Taylor) with numerous contributions by others.
5.3 What video and audio encoding tools are available?
Video encoding tools
* Astarte
o M.Pack. MPEG-2 video encoding software for Mac OS. (PixelTools
encoding engine.) $400.
* AuthoringWare
o DVD WISE. Low-end DVD-Video authoring software for Windows.
$1,000.
* Canopus
o Amber MPEG-2 Archiving and Mastering Kit. MPEG-2 hardware
designed for encoding and archiving video onto DVD-RAM discs. VBR
and CBR. In spite of its name, it doesn't actually do any
mastering. (Panasonic MN85560 encoder chip). Windows NT. $2,500.
* Custom Technology
o Cinemacraft. MPEG-2 real-time NTSC video encoding software for
Windows NT.
* Darim
o MPEGator 2. MPEG-2 real-time encoding hardware for Windows and
Windows NT. $1,800.
* Digital Ventures
o DVDComposer. MPEG-2 video encoding system for SGI. VBR and CBR.
(C-Cube chip). $50,000.
* Digital Vision
o BitPack. MPEG-2 video encoding workstation. Extendable to HDTV.
o DVNR system for video pre-processing.
* Digigami
o MegaPeg. MPEG-2 video encoding software for Windows. VBR and CBR.
$500. Also available as Adobe Premiere plug-in for Windows or
PowerMac. $400.
* DreamCom (formerly Gunzameory)
o MPEGRich. Professional MPEG-2 real-time encoding hardware. CBR
and VBR. Windows NT.
* DV Studio
o Apollo Expert. MPEG-2 video encoding (and decoding) hardware for
Windows NT. $2,000.
* FAST Multimedia
o 601 [six-o-one]. MPEG-2 non-linear editing system with "print to
DVD" option to output MPEG-2 ES or PS.
* Heuris
o MPEG Power Professional and MPEG Power Professional DVD. MPEG-2
video encoding software for Mac OS and Windows. DVD version
includes VBR encoding. $1,500 and $2,500.
o Cyclone. MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoding software designed for OEMs.
Mac OS and Windows NT.
* Ligos
o LSX-MPEG Encoder. MPEG-2 video encoding software. CBR and VBR.
Windows. $150.
* Microcosmos/Nanocosmos
o MPEG SoftEngine. MPEG-2 video encoding software for Windows,
Solaris, and Linux. $250 to $3500.
* Minerva
o Compressionist 110, 200, and 250. Professional MPEG-2 real-time
encoding hardware. CBR and VBR. Mac OS host computer. $70,000.
[No longer available.]
o Publisher 300. Professional MPEG-2 video and MPEG Layer 2 audio
real-time encoding hardware. CBR and VBR. Mac OS. [No longer
available.]
* Optibase
o 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.
* Philips
o DVS3110. Professional MPEG-2 video encoder for PAL and NTSC. CBR
and VBR.
* PixelTools
o Expert-DVD. MPEG-2 video encoding software. CBR and VBR. Windows.
$2,000.
o Simple-DVD. AVI-to-DVD conversion utility for Windows. $1,5000.
* Sonic Solutions
o Sonic DVD Studio. Professional MPEG-2 video encoding hardware.
CBR and VBR. Segment-based reencoding. Mac OS.
o 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
o DVA-V1100. High-end MPEG-2 video encoding hardware. CBR and VBR.
Windows NT.
* Spruce Technologies
o MPEGXpress 3000. Professional MPEG-2 real-time encoding hardware.
CBR and VBR. Windows NT.
o MPEGXpress 2000 (formerly from CagEnt). Professional MPEG-2
real-time encoding hardware. CBR and VBR. Windows NT.
* Tele-Cine
o Film to video (telecine) transfer services.
* VisionTech
o MVCast. Low-end real-time MPEG-2 video/audio encoding hardware
for Windows NT and Solaris. AVI-to-MPEG-2 conversion. $2000.
* Vitech
o MPEG Toolbox-2. AVI to MPEG-2 VBR/CBR. MPEG-2 video editing.
Windows 95/98/NT. $250.
* Wired
o MediaPress. MPEG-2 encoding hardware (PCI). CBR and VBR. Mac OS
and Windows 95/98/NT. $2,500.
* Zapex
o 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.
o 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.
Audio encoding tools
* Astarte
o A.Pack. Multichannel Dolby Digital audio encoding software for
Mac OS. $800.
* Digital Vision
o BitPack. Multichannel audio encoding workstation for Dolby
Digital, MPEG-2, and PCM.
* Dolby
o DP569. Multichannel Dolby Digital audio encoding hardware.
* Microcosmos
o MPEG SoftEngine/Audio. MPEG audio encoding software for
Windows/Solaris. $95/$350.
* Minerva
o Audio Compressionist. Professional Dolby Digital real-time,
5.1-channel encoder. Windows NT.
* Philips
o DVD3310. Professional MPEG-2 multichannel audio encoder.
* PixelTools
o Expert-Audio. MPEG Layer 2 audio encoding software. Windows.
* Sonic Solutions
o Sonic DVD Studio. Professional real-time Dolby Digital 5.1,
MPEG-2, and PCM audio encoding hardware. Mac OS.
* Sonic Foundry
o Soft Encode. Dolby Digital 2-channel or 5.1-channel audio
encoding software. Windows 95/98/NT. $500 and $900.
* Sony
o DVA-A1100. High-end, real-time Dolby Digital 5.1, MPEG-2, and PCM
audio encoding hardware. Windows NT.
* Spruce Technologies
o ACXpress 2000 (formerly from CagEnt). Professional Dolby Digital
real-time, 2-channel encoder. Windows NT.
o ACXpress 5100 (formerly from CagEnt). Professional Dolby Digital
real-time, 5.1-channel encoder. Windows NT.
* Zapex
o ZP-100. Real-time PCI encoder for 2- or 5.1-channel Dolby Digital
and MPEG Layer 2. Windows NT.
Other production tools
* Computer Prompting & Captioning Co.
o CPC-DVD. Closed Caption production system. DOS. $6,000.
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