HDStorm Plus Includes: HDStorm PCI-e card + HDStorm Bay + EDIUS 5 software

A single PCI Express form factor board and packaged with a full version of the latest EDIUS editing software, HDSTORM allows you to work with HDMI inputs and outputs, and has a Canopus HQ hardware codec built-in for optimized, CPU-free capture and export of files.

HDSTORM empowers you with constantly synched, full-resolution preview of effects and content directly from the EDIUS timeline. The power of having the Canopus HQ codec on-board means you won’t be restricted by CPU speeds or workstation limitations when ingesting or creating high-quality Canopus HQ AVI files for editing. Keeping the compression processing separate from your CPU brings new reliability and system performance to the editing and effects creation environment.

Working as a perfect combination of software and hardware, HDSTORM can handle any mix of HD and SD video content; unlimited video, audio, title, and graphics layers; and any combination of real-time effects.

HDSTORM Key Features

• HDMI input/output for connectivity with HDMI devices and real-time monitoring from the included EDIUS editing software
• Works with many different native video formats, including DV, HDV, AVCHD, uncompressed, and more
• Real-time SD/HD resolution, aspect ratio and frame rate conversion and output, including 16:9 to 4:3 and NTSC to PAL
• Real-time SD/HD effects, keyers, transitions and titles
• Supports newer file-based formats, including Infinity JPEG 2000, XDCAM and XDCAM EX, P2 (DVCPRO and AVC-Intra), and GFCAM
• Onboard Canopus HQ hardware encoder for fast, high-quality capture and export of video to Canopus HQ AVI files
• Bay option for HD/SD analog component, S-Video, and composite input/output (included as standard with HDSTORM Plus)
• Compatible with Windows® XP and Windows Vista

Onboard Canopus HQ Codec Chip – Capture and Encode with the Best

Already a prominent part of the EDIUS software legacy, the Canopus HQ codec offers supreme visual quality without the excessive hard disk storage costs normally associated with HD video ingest. With HDSTORM, you can be assured that the HD video content you output from your HD sources will be perfectly preserved, ready for you to either edit, author to DVD or Blu-ray, or store for later usage. Because the input quality is so clean, subsequent conversions to other distribution formats—such as mobile phones or the Web—are cleaner too.

HDSTORM Specifications

Package Contents (HDSTORM):

• HDSTORM (HQX-E1) PCI Express x1 bus card
• EDIUS software installation disc set (DVD-ROM)
• EDIUS USB dongle
• EDIUS QuickStart guide
• Hardware setup manual

Package Contents (HDSTORM Bay):

• 5.25-inch HDSTORM Bay
• HDSTORM Bay connector cable
• 2 x miniDIN to RCA converter cables (S-Video to composite)

Technical Specifications (HDSTORM Bay)
Video Input

• 1 x HDMI™ Connector (HDCP not supported)
• 1 x component, S-Video and composite combined (RCA Y, Pb, Pr)

• 1 x HDMI Connector (HDCP not supported)
• 1 x component, S-Video and composite combined (RCA Y, Pb, Pr)

• 1 x HDMI (LPCM 8-channel)
• 1 x stereo (RCA, unbalanced)

• 1 x HDMI (LPCM 8-channel)
• 1 x stereo (RCA, unbalanced)

• 1 x HDMI™ Connector (HDCP not supported)

• 1 x HDMI Connector (HDCP not supported)

• 1 x HDMI (LPCM 8-channel)

• 1 x HDMI (LPCM 8-channel)
• 1 x stereo (3.5mm, unbalanced)

• 1920 x 1080/59.94i
• 1920 x 1080/50i
• 1280 x 720/59.94p
• 1280 x 720/50p
• 720 x 480/59.94p
• 720 x 576/50p
• 720 x 480/59.94i
• 720 x 576/50i

• LPCM 48/44/32 kHz, 24-bit 8-channel

• 1920 x 1080
• 1440 x 1080(1920 2/3 pixel aspect ratio)
• 1280 x 1080 (1920 3/4 pixel aspect ratio)
• 1280 x 720
• 960 x 720 (1280 2/3 pixel aspect ratio)
• 720 x 576
• 720 x 480

HDSTORM is capable of editing both SD and HD content in real time, however the system requirements for real-time HD editing are significantly higher than for SD editing.

The requirements shown here are for real-time HD editing

• Intel or AMD CPU with a 3 GHz processor speed or faster (multiple CPUs and/or multi-core CPUs are recommended. SSE2 and SSE3 instruction set supported)
• 1 GB RAM (2 GB or more recommended)
  
• One free PCI Express x1 slot
• 800 MB free disk space
• DVD-ROM drive for software installation
  
• ATA100/7200 rpm or faster hard disk, capable of sustaining at least 20 MB/sec data transfer. A RAID stripe set of two or more hard disk drives is required for multiple HD stream output
• Graphics card with at least 256 MB of graphics memory (512 MB recommended) with support for PixelShader Model 3.0 or later(i.e. DX9-based)
• One free 5.25-inch mounting bay (required if using the HDSTORM Bay)
• Windows® XP Home or Windows® XP Professional (32-bit, Service Pack 2 or later), or Windows Vista (32-bit**, Service Pack 1 or later)
• One free USB (1.1 or higher) port for security key
• Soundcard

** Windows Vista 64-bit driver support for HDSTORM is anticipated to be announced Q1 2009