Archive for April 20th, 2008

PARK RIDGE, N.J., April 18, 2008 – Sony is announcing a professional solution for Blu-ray Disc™ encoding, with the introduction of the BAE-VX1000 multi-codec video encoder. It is designed for real-time encoding of MPEG-2 or H.264/AVC primary and secondary video streams suitable for the Blu-ray Disc format.
“With Blu-ray technology now being recognized as the HD optical disc format for the consumer electronics industry, more studios are increasing production of BD titles,� said Chris Marchitelli, marketing manager in Sony Electronics’ content creation division. “This encoding solution provides a range of features to speed the BD-ROM workflow, offering high-quality and ease of operation for BD-ROM authoring professionals.�
The BAE-VX1000 encoder is designed to meet the needs of the growing encoder market as applications grow beyond BD-ROM to more