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Thomson Infinity Camcorder Enhanced By New CineForm
I-J2K Suite For JPEG 2000 Workflow With Adobe CS3 and Apple
FCP
July 24, 2008
Source: Thomson-Grass Valley
Thomson, the worldwide leader in video solutions,
today announced that it has joined with CineForm, makers of
advanced software-based codecs and CPU accelerators for desktop
editing systems, to develop the I-J2K Suite that enables Adobe
CS3 and Apple Final Cut Pro (FCP) users to have a complete,
real-time, 10-bit, 4:2:2 workflow for JPEG 2000 files captured
with the Thomson Grass Valley™ Infinity™ Digital
Media Camcorder (DMC).
The new I-J2K Suite, which is part of CineForm's HD Link technology,
can be found in the company's Prospect HD and NEO HD products.
These products will include a plug-in decoder module that
seamlessly converts JPEG 2000 files generated with the Infinity
DMC to a file format that is easily recognized by PC and Mac
users of the Adobe CS3 Production Suite, and Apple Final Cut
Pro Studio. In addition to making the JPEG 2000 files available
for high-quality, file-based, non-linear editing, it creates
AVI or QuickTime files for preview and playback on both Windows
and Mac systems, allowing JPEG 2000 files to be as easily
edited and viewed as other popular media file types.
"Adding this new Infinity JPEG 2000 decoding capability
to our product line fits in perfectly with our strategy to
offer clients the tools they need to succeed," said David
Taylor, CEO of CineForm. "JPEG 2000 is now emerging as
a new way to efficiently capture and distribute video with
a minimum of bandwidth requirements, so it makes sense to
support the Thomson Grass Valley Infinity product family.
We're happy with the support Thomson has provided us during
the development of this new product and look forward to continuing
to work with them in the future."
"The industry is recognizing the image quality and bandwidth-saving
benefits of capturing images with the JPEG 2000 compression
format offered on the Thomson Grass Valley Infinity Digital
Media Camcorder and complete Infinity product family,"
said Jeff Rosica, Senior Vice President of Thomson's Broadcast
& Professional Solutions within the Systems division.
"In supporting our customers' needs, we are happy to
be working with a respected industry leader in compression-based
digital intermediate post workflows. This collaboration between
our companies helps Infinity users maintain the highest possible
image quality across the entire content creation chain."
In addition, CineForm has developed separate DirectShow (Windows
OS) and QuickTime (Mac OS X) components that allow the company
to OEM its new (Infinity) JPEG 2000 decode plug-in to other
third-party companies, thus enabling them to build the capability
to convert Infinity JPEG 2000 files into their respective
transcoding products for use with Avid Technology and other
systems.
The Windows version is now available for purchase from CineForm's
website (www.CineForm.com), and the Mac version will be available
soon. Licenses for Windows and Mac versions of CineForm's
I-J2k Suite will cost $99 per seat.
At the NAB Show in April, Thomson introduced the Thomson Grass
Valley DMC 1000/20, a high performance camcorder for ENG and
EFP applications. The new DMC 1000/20 offers expanded recording
capacity and improved performance over the previous generation
via Thomson's new REV PRO XP and ER disks.
This new CineForm initiative is part of a technology agreement
between Thomson and a wide range of third-party vendors who
are part of the Infinity Open Alliance Program.
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