New application provides easy
and fast file conversion between
popular P2 file types and
non-linear editing file formats
CAMPBELL, CA – October 15, 2007
–
Focus Enhancements, Inc.
(NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide
leader in media management and
Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless
technology, today announced HD
File Converter Pro, a
Windows-based application for
conversion between DVCPRO HD,
DVCPRO 50 and DVCPRO/DV P2 file
types and various
non-linear editing (NLE) file
formats
such as QuickTime, AVI Type 2
and MXF.
“Panasonic’s P2 solutions are
being widely used in numerous
applications around the world,”
said Matt McEwen, senior product
manager for Focus Enhancements.
“Many customers have been asking
for a simple utility that allows
for quick conversion between
different DVCPRO HD/50/DV file
types and NLE formats such as
QuickTime. We created HD File
Converter Pro to fulfill these
customers’ needs.”
“We have worked with Focus
Enhancements on various projects
over the years, including the
original DV File Converter Pro
and the successful FS-100
Portable DTE Recorder,” said
Tadao Shimozuru, Director of
Professional AV Systems
Division, Panasonic AVC Networks
Company. “With HD File Converter
Pro, P2 users have additional
options to exchange files
between various versions of
editing systems or existing
content without loss of video
quality.”
When working with DVCPRO HD and
DVCPRO 50 content, HD File
Converter Pro makes it possible
to convert between P2 and
QuickTime, QuickTime Reference,
AVI Type 2, Avid MXF and RawDV.
When working with DVCPRO/DV
content, HD File Converter Pro
makes it possible to convert
between P2 and QuickTime,
QuickTime Reference, AVI Type 1,
AVI Type 2, Canopus AVI, Matrox
AVI, Avid OMF, Avid MXF, MXF
OP1a and RawDV. The application
also supports write back to P2
cards, auto conversion mode,
file joining (for spanned
files), audio extraction and
insertion (DVCPRO/DV only), and
FTP transfer direct from the
application. Additionally, HD
File Converter Pro supports
DVCPRO HD PN modes for
conversion, as well as the
complete P2 directory structure
including thumbnails and XML
metadata files.
HD File Converter Pro is
available now for a US MSRP of
$299 at the Focus Enhancements
webstore,
www.focusinfo.com/go/hdfcpprbuy,
and on the HD File Converter Pro
product page,
www.focusinfo.com/go/hdfcppress.
For more information, please
visit www.focusinfo.com.
About Focus Enhancements, Inc.
Focus Enhancements Inc. (NASDAQ
CM: FCSE), headquartered in
Campbell, CA, is a leading
designer of world-class
solutions in advanced,
proprietary video and wireless
video technologies. The
company’s Semiconductor Group
develops integrated circuits
(ICs) for high-performance
applications in the video
convergence market, including
IPTV set-top boxes and portable
media players. Focus
Enhancements is currently
developing a wireless IC chip
set based on the WiMedia UWB
standard and designed to be
compatible with Wireless USB,
and used in personal computer
(PC), consumer electronics (CE),
and mobile electronics
applications. The company’s
Systems Group develops video
products for the digital media
markets, with customers in the
broadcast, video production,
digital signage and digital
asset management markets. More
information on Focus
Enhancements may be obtained
from the company’s SEC filings,
or by visiting the Focus
Enhancements home page at
http://www.focusinfo.com.
Safe Harbor
Statement
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which are not historical
including statements regarding
management’s intentions, hopes,
expectations, representations,
plans or predictions about the
future are forward-looking
statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Because these forward-looking
statements involve risks and
uncertainties, there are
important factors that could
cause our actual results to
differ materially from those in
the forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially
include customers’ acceptance of
recently introduced products,
changes in customer order
patterns, the performance and
acceptance of the HD File
Converter Pro, and the risk
factors specified in the
company's Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2006, and
Form 10-Q for the period ending
March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007
as well as other filings with
the SEC. These statements are
based on information as of
October 15, 2007 and the company
assumes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new
information, future events, or
otherwise.
