CineVision^® SD

Video codec support

• MPEG-2

Encoding modes

• One- and two-pass bit rate-controlled VBR
• One-pass CBR

Pre-processing and Mastering tools

• DVO Brickwall – Advanced low-pass filtering
• Full resolution preview
• Save and edit custom parameter presets
• DVO Grain – Film grain filtering and management [optional]
• DVO Aperture – Aperture (sharpness) correction [optional]
• DVO Regrain – Add grain to material [optional]
• DVO Alias – Filtering for out-of-band frequencies in interlaced material [optional]
• DVO Dust – Dust and scratch removal [optional]

Encoding Tools

• Full preset editors giving complete MPEG-2 parameter access
• Informative parameter change logs for preset editors
• Detailed encode progress display, including current speed and expected completion time
• Batch encoding – queue multiple encoding sessions in a batch
• Multi-input source sessions – encode a single movie from multiple captured files
• Embedding of source timecode in encoded files
• Import chapter points directly from CSV or Sonic StreamData™ files
• Flexible chapter timecode entry based from zero or any given source timecode reference

Movie Timeline

• Bit rate track
• Decoder buffer fill rate graph
• Frame by frame picture structure track (I, B and P)
• Custom entry point location track
• PSNR track
• Quantization track
• Windowed and GOP averaging views for all tracks
• Target Bit Budget™ with MB used/remaining display
• Source timecode/movie timecode display modes
• Mean bit rate displays for movie and segments

Video preview

• HD-SDI playback of source and movie (requires Nvidia FX-4500 SDI GPU – not included)
• Instant toggle between source and encoded movie preview
• Sync mode playback – slave encoded movie transport to source transport for instant comparison
• QC loop mode – Automatic alternating replay of a selected section of the source and movie
• Varispeed playback for source and movie files
• Transport controls for source and encoded file

Advanced Segment-based editing and re-encoding

• Edit in-point, out-point and segment duration fields
• Segment edit tab with parameter values
• Absolute and relative bit rate editing via simple slider control
• Access to wide number of key encoding parameters
• DVO mastering tools available for segment changes
• Mark new I-frames during segment editing
• Multiple-take segment management
• ExpressQC™ – Auto segment marking based on quality metric (PSNR)

Parameter legalization tools

• DVD-Video (SD)

Video resolution support

• 720 x 576
• 720 x 480
• 704 x 576
• 704 x 480
• 352 x 576
• 352 x 480
• 352 x 288
• 352 x 240

Frame rate support

• 29.97
• 25

Supported input formats

• QT files (.qt and .mov)
• AVI files (.avi)
• CSV
• StreamData

Export formats

• StreamData
• Uncompressed AVI from encoded movie
• Segments text list

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• Technical Specifications

• CineVision Datasheet
• CineVision Configuration Guide

• CineVision SD FAQs

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