The Ultimate Format Converter

Grass Valley ProCoder 3 software combines speed and flexibility into a streamlined video conversion tool for professionals. Widely acknowledged as the leading software transcoder, ProCoder 3 features extensive input/output options, advanced filtering, batch processing and an easy-to-use interface.

Whether encoding MPEG video for DVD production, producing Windows Media for streaming or transcoding between NTSC and PAL, ProCoder 3 makes video format conversion quick and easy. Encode a single source to multiple targets simultaneously, run multiple conversion jobs back-to-back in batch mode, or use drag-and-drop preset icons to start conversion with a single click.

Upgrade ProCoder 2.0 or the ProCoder Express for EDIUS software shipped with your copy of EDIUS Pro or EDIUS Broadcast, to a full ProCoder 3 package.

This new version of ProCoder 3 features a number of enhancements for today’s multi-format production needs:

• More Mobile Video Format Support — With the addition of H.264 encoding and decoding, ProCoder 3 is ready to convert and produce for popular mobile video devices such as the Apple iPod® and Sony PSP™.
• Added Assistance for EDIUS Production Workflows — The Canopus HQ codec is now included with ProCoder 3, allowing standalone encoding and decoding of Canopus HQ files without requiring Grass Valley EDIUS software installed on the machine with ProCoder.
• Support for the AVCHD Camcorder Format — AVCHD decoding capability allows the conversion of video footage from the new generation of compact camcorders for editing, streaming and DVD production.
• Encoding Speed Enhancements for Multi-core Systems — Grid Encoding support for MPEG-2 (Transport Stream) provides even greater encoding speed on modern multi-core and multi-CPU computer systems. This feature is automatically engaged when you choose the 'Preview DVD Target' or 'HDV Target' formats for encoding.
• Dolby® Digital Audio Support — Common in DVD production as well as retransmission, ProCoder 3 supports Dolby Digital audio encoding for enhanced audio quality in less space. ProCoder 3 also allows you to add, swap, and remove individual channels of audio within the target format with the inbuilt channel mixer.

ProCoder 3: Key Features

• Professional high-speed, high-quality encoding and conversion of video to all popular formats including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Windows Media®, QuickTime® and more
• Grid encoding for MPEG-2 (transport stream, program stream) – support for multiple CPUs within one PC (including dual and quad core CPUs). Applies to 'HDV Target' and 'Preview DVD target' settings ^NEW
• Watch folder function for automated encoding
• Job queuing manager with priority functions
• Stitching of multiple source files to create a single file
• Simultaneous creation of multiple target files
• Aspect ratio conversion
• NTSC/PAL conversion
• Frame rate interpolation and conversion
• Timecode creation and preservation ^NEW
• Automatic adaptive deinterlacing
• 3:2 pulldown
• Inverse telecine ^NEW
• Multi-pass VBR processing
• Full HD support for MPEG and Windows Media
• VOB file and DVD-Video image creation with chapter points
• Save droplets for quick, drag-and-drop conversion
• Separate audio import/export options including multiplexing
• Audio channel mapping ^NEW
• Export plug-in for Grass Valley EDIUS version 4 and Adobe Premiere Pro 2.x, which provides extensive timeline export capabilities including DVD-Video image export options
• Multiple colorspace support including YUV and RGB

ProCoder 3: Features  Close-up

Produce, Perfect, Process
Grass Valley ProCoder 3 provides powerful tools to prepare source video for conversion. Features such as stitching allow multiple source clips in different formats and resolutions to be linked together to create one or more target clips. Video and audio filters provide useful enhancement tools such as bitmap overlay, cropping and volume adjustment to ensure perfect input before encoding. Target filters add the flexibility to make specific adjustments for particular output formats.

Specify Advanced Encoding Parameters

Speed Without Limits
Utilizing the full power of your CPU through Canopus scalable technology architecture, ProCoder 3's conversion speed increases with the power of the system. In many cases, ProCoder 3 can transcode files faster than realtime, outperforming many costly hardware encoders.

Any Format In; Any Format Out
Grass Valley ProCoder 3 includes conversion options for many popular video codecs out of the box, including the high-quality, high-speed, Canopus DV and Canopus HQ codecs, and supports additional codecs already installed on the system. ProCoder 3 also imports still images for animation sequence encoding and additional external audio files for music and narration, or for multiplexing with elementary video streams for output.

Local/Networked Watch Folders
ProCoder 3 can be configured to automatically encode any video file copied to a designated watch folder. Assign specific encoding parameters to the desired watch folder and place it on a network so that anyone, including editors on Mac OS-based systems, can encode video with ProCoder.

Create Watch Folders to Automatically Encode Footage

Queue Management
Prioritize multiple transcoding jobs using the ProCoder 3 Queue Manager. Keep track of which jobs are being encoded, and pause, remove or restart jobs as needed. The Queue Manager also provides information on each job's progress, as well as warnings or error messages if they occur.

ProCoder 3 Job Queue Manager

HD and HDV Support
ProCoder 3 fully supports HD (720p, 1080i and 1080p) and can transcode between HD and SD seamlessly. It can also encode HD resolutions and frame rates between formats, including MPEG-2, H.264, Windows Media and QuickTime. ProCoder 3 is fully compliant with HDV-1 and HDV-2 MPEG-2 Transport streams captured from HDV cameras and decks.

Wizard Mode
ProCoder 3 can also be run as an easy-to-use wizard that prompts users with a few simple questions about the desired target medium. When engaged, the wizard automatically sets the optimal quality settings for the selected medium, while still providing advanced controls for manual customization.

ProCoder 3 Wizard

ProCoder 3: Specifications

Package Contents:

• ProCoder 3 installation CD-ROM
• ProCoder 3 user manual
• ProCoder 3 USB dongle

Technical Specifications:
Source Formats

• Canopus DV
• Canopus HQ
• Microsoft DV
• H.264 ^NEW
• AVCHD ^NEW
• Dolby Digital AC-3 audio ^NEW
• Most Video for Windows codecs
• Most DirectShow codecs
• Most QuickTime™ codecs
• MPEG-1, MPEG-2
• Flash® (v7)
• Windows Media™
• MP3 and PCM WAV files
• AVISynth script files
• Still images including BMP, TGA, TIF, PNG and JPG

ProCoder 3: Target Formats

• Canopus DV
• Canopus HQ
• Microsoft DV
• H.264 ^NEW
• Dolby Digital AC-3 audio ^NEW
• iPod video (MPEG-4) ^NEW
• MediaEdge/HDMA4000 video (MPEG-2, MPEG-4) ^NEW
• Most Video for Windows codecs
• Most DirectShow codecs
• Most QuickTime codecs
• MPEG-1, MPEG-2 (using Canopus codec)
• VOB (DVD-Video image)
• ACM codecs
• Flash (v7)
• Windows Media
• RealVideo®
• MP3 and PCM WAV files

ProCoder 3: Video Filters

• 601 to 709 Color Correction (ITU-R BT 601 SD to ITU-R BT 709-5 HD)
• 709 to 601 Color Correction (ITU-R BT 709-5 HD to ITU-R BT 601 SD)
• 601 Correction - Expand Color Space
• 601 Correction - Shrink Color Space
• Adaptive De-Interlace
• Bitmap Keying
• Black/White Correction
• Blur
• Broadcast Color Safe
• Circular Blur
• Color Correction
• Fade In/Out
• Gamma Correction
• Gaussian Blur
• Median
• Pulldown
• Relative Crop
• Rotate
• Sharpen
• Temporal Noise Reducer
• Video Inverse Telecine Filter ^NEW

Audio Filters

• Channel Mixer ^NEW
• Fade In/Out
• Lowpass
• Normalize
• Volume

Minimum System Requirements:

• Intel or AMD 800MHz CPU or faster (Multiprocessor, multi-core and Hyper-Threading support included)
• 256MB RAM (512MB of RAM required for HD encoding)
• 80MB free disk space
• DirectX 9.0 or later
• Windows® XP Home or Windows XP Professional
• One free USB port (1.1 or higher)

Service and Support:

• Software: 90-day limited warranty
• Access to the Product-related Downloads section for ProCoder 3, when you register your product in an active Canopus User Account