Extensive Format Support

Encodes to and from all leading new media formats – plus advanced professional formats

New v4.2 encoding: VC-1, HDV, WMA Pro (incl surround sound), ATSC A/52 for 5.1audio

Repurpose media for Web, DVD, iPod, mobile phones, portable media players, PDAs, more

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Extend your broadcast server or image sequence workflow

The Episode Gateway option for Engine products allows you to encode and transfer files directly to leading broadcast servers. Initial support includes Harris Nexio, Omneon Spectrum and Grass Valley K2 servers.

Import large film sequence files (DPX, tif & targa) directly into Engine applications. Automatically monitors, submits and wraps thousands of huge film sequence files
Episode Engine

Transcodes common input formats to QuickTime®, Windows Media® 9, Flash, and more

Supports Event Actions for easy, event-driven system script integration with your production workflow

Monitor several engines simultaneously; cancel, abort reprioritize jobs in the monitor queue

Includes DVCPro 25/50/100, 3GPP, MPEG-2 elementary, BlackMagic (in/out), Sorenson (in), program stream output and the ability to create entry level content for mobile phones
Episode Engine Pro

Provides peak performance and reliability for high-end, time-critical environments

Offers the widest range of format support, including high-end broadcast formats: MXF, IMX, GXF, H.264 High Profile and Transport Streams (in/out), HDV and all 3GPP formats

Enables systems management via SNMP

Clustered servers with the Split-and-Stitch option provide faster than real-time transcoding speed, distributing jobs in parallel over each server in your cluster
Running on Apple’s Unix-based and award winning Mac OS X, Episode Engine and Episode Engine Pro offer ultimate robustness for the most demanding media encoding workflows