Canopus Announces DVStorm2 Pro+

DVStorm2 gets component video output and is bundled with a comprehensive collection of video editing, transcoding, effects and authoring software for producing professional video productions

[DVStorm2 Pro+ is available now from Audio Intervisual Design, Canopus' Authorized Partner for Southern California, at a suggested retail price of $1599.]

San Jose, Calif. (October 20, 2003) – Canopus Corporation today announced DVStorm2 Pro+, the newest addition to the company’s popular DVStorm2 product line. Designed for the professional, DVStorm2 Pro+ features component video output and MPEGCraft, Canopus’s new, frame-accurate MPEG editing tool. To provide a powerful and attractively priced realtime editing offering, Canopus is bundling its EDIUS LE realtime editing software that delivers exceptional productivity and flexibility, and the Adobe® Video Collection, which is comprised of the company’s award-winning video software, including Adobe Premiere® Pro for nonlinear video editing, Adobe After Effects® for effects and compositing, Adobe Audition™ for audio editing and Adobe Encore™ DVD for professional DVD authoring.

DVStorm2 Pro+’s new Adobe Premiere Pro plug-in lets users preview and output both native Premiere Pro effects and Canopus effects simultaneously in realtime. When using the full version of Canopus EDIUS or Adobe Premiere Pro, DVStorm2 Pro+ delivers five simultaneous realtime video streams and unlimited title and graphics layers. DVStorm2 Pro+ provides unmatched realtime multi-track editing, an ample collection of realtime filters, 3D effects and realtime, render-free DV output. DVStorm2 Pro+ also provides realtime color correction with waveform/vectorscope, variable speed control, the industry’s leading DV chroma key, auto white balance, region filter, voiceover recording, and more.

“We’re pleased to offer this integrated component video solution for DVStorm2 Pro at such a cost-effective price,” said Robert Sharp, general manager of the sales and marketing division of Canopus Corporation. “The addition of Adobe’s award-winning production solutions with DVStorm2 Pro+ gives an added incentive to those video professionals who have been craving the productivity gains, realtime advances and the higher-quality video output that Canopus brings to the video production market.”

“The new professional features in Premiere Pro are well-matched with DVStorm2 Pro+’s realtime effects, providing our customers with tremendous improvements in realtime handling,” said David Trescot, senior director of Digital Media at Adobe. “The combination of Premiere Pro, After Effects, Encore DVD and Audition deliver the professional capabilities videographers need to create stunning projects.”

Since MPEG capabilities are vital to today’s video editor, DVStorm2 Pro+ includes a realtime hardware-based MPEG encoder, as well as MPEGCraft, the company’s new MPEG editing tool. Using the included Canopus MediaCruise MPEG capture software, DVStorm2 Pro+ captures DV and analog source video and encodes them to MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files in realtime.MPEGCraft provides video professionals with frame-accurate MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 editing, GOP-based editing, and segment-only reencoding capabilities for fast, efficient production of MPEG footage. In addition, Canopus includes its acclaimed ProCoder LE for EDIUS. Designed for speed and flexibility, ProCoder LE is an easy-to-use transcoding software tool for video professionals who need to deliver multiple video formats on a regular basis. DVStorm2 Pro+ also includes the Canopus Xplode effects and transitions package for EDIUS and Premiere Pro.

About Canopus

Canopus Corporation, based in San Jose, Calif., is the U.S. division of Canopus Co., Ltd, headquartered in Kobe, Japan. Canopus designs and manufactures award-winning digital video and graphics solutions for video professionals and enthusiasts. The company combines innovative hardware and software designs to set new standards in performance, functionality and reliability. Canopus’s advanced DV and MPEG codec technologies are recognized by industry leaders worldwide and are featured in the company’s acclaimed realtime render-free, multi-track video editing solutions and transcoding products. Canopus also has offices in the U.K., Germany, Italy, Australia and China in addition to an extensive worldwide distribution network. For more information contact Canopus at (408) 954-4500 or visit their Web site at www.canopus.com.

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