Rhozet Ships Version 2.0 of Carbon
Coder Universal Transcoding Software
New
release adds expanded format support
and accelerated transcoding
SAN
JOSE, CALIF. (Streaming Media West
2006), October 31, 2006 - Rhozet
Corporation today announced the
availability of Carbon Coder version
2.0, the latest version of the
company's enterprise-level
transcoding solution for broadcast
and web professionals. Carbon Coder
2.0 provides a host of enhancements
such as accelerated transcoding and
support for additional video formats
including H.264, MXF OPAtom, JPEG
2000, DPX, and AAC.
"Rhozet
is continually expanding the range
of supported formats," said David
Trescot, CEO of Rhozet. "Our
customers depend on us to provide
them with high-speed, cost-effective
transcoding across the broadest
range of compression standards."
Carbon Coder 2.0 now supports the
following compression formats
tailored to a wide range of
production needs:
-
H.264 support lets Rhozet customers
use this emerging compression
standard that delivers stunning
quality at remarkably low data
rates, and supports uses from mobile
networks to HD;
- MXF
OPAtom support lets Rhozet customers
use footage directly from the
Panasonic P2 camera, as well as
directly transcode footage from Avid
editing systems;
-
JPEG 2000 provides very high
compression while maintaining image
quality, making it a powerful
acquisition and archival format.
Rhozet users can now import this
format, providing support for new
devices like the Grass Valley
Infinity Digital Media Camcorder;
- DPX
support in Carbon Coder 2.0 allows
users to import files coming from
professional film scanners, enabling
transfer into editing and
distribution formats;
- AAC
is a successor to MP3 that is used
in video and audio applications.
Carbon Coder 2.0 supports the import
and export of AAC format.
In
addition to supporting these new
formats, Carbon Coder 2.0
dramatically accelerates the
transcoding process. Many broadcast
formats (including Omneon, Grass
Valley, and Leitch) now transcode up
to 400% faster using multiple
processing cores within a single
computer.
New
features in Carbon Coder 2.0 also
include Carbon Drop, which streams
data from Carbon Coder to Carbon
Server for "farm" encoding; Poster
Frame extraction at markers or time
increments; YUV file import and
export; improved VOB subtitling and
chapter point handling; improved
Line 21 and VBI handling; increased
audio channel mapping flexibility;
and improved Watch Folder
management.
Carbon Coder 2.0 is available now
through Rhozet for US$4,995. For
more information about Carbon Coder
please visit the Rhozet Web site at
www.rhozet.com.
Rhozet Carbon Coder is a universal
transcoding application that
supports over 40 compression formats
to facilitate the transfer of media
between acquisition, editing,
playout, archive, Web, mobile and
more. Carbon Coder can run as a
stand-alone application or as part
of a multi-node, fully-automated
rendering farm. Carbon Coder
provides high-performance, scalable
and cost-effective transcoding for a
broad range of business
environments, from specialized
studios to enterprise-scale
installations.
Rhozet Corporation is dedicated to
providing video and broadcast
professionals with accelerated
high-quality media transcoding
solutions. Rhozet offers both
off-the-shelf and customized
software configurations for the
production and content delivery
markets. For more information about
Rhozet please contact the company at
408-432-3333 or visit the company
website at
www.rhozet.com.
