Sonic BD PowerStation

The Sonic BD PowerStation™ is an all-in-one suite of professional applications that give you the power to deliver HD content on Blu-ray Disc and DVD-Video.  The BD PowerStation includes Hollywood-proven video encoding, authoring and emulation that uses the same technology trusted to deliver the majority of commercial BDs and DVDs to consumers today.  If you’re thinking about getting into BD, then the BD PowerStation is the perfect way for you to begin harnessing the power of Blu-ray Disc.

A COMPLETE BD WORKSTATION FOR PROFESSIONAL VIDEOGRAPHERS

The BD PowerStation can output to both Blu-ray Disc and DVD-Video using the same project, reducing time and effort needed by having to author for both formats.

With BD PowerStation, you can create titles using the same Hollywood-proven encoding, authoring and multiplexing engine used to deliver the majority of Hollywood BD titles. You can also test your output using our Scenarist QC emulation application – in short, you get commercially proven title creation technology from the leader in BD to deliver your client projects with maximum quality, compatibility and playability.

The Sonic BD PowerStation suite is a collection of professional applications that are simple to learn and use; create stunning HD video, author with motion menus and buttons; full language and subtitle stream support; and then deliver your projects to either BD-recordable or BD replication - quickly, easily and with the ultimate in player compatibility.

Specifications

Encoding

• Video Codec Support - VC-1 Advanced Profile (Levels 2 and 3) and MPEG-2 Main Profile (Main and High levels)
• Encoding Modes - One- and two-pass bit rate-controlled VBR and One-pass CBR
• Full preset editors giving complete parameter access to VC-1 and MPEG-2 encoding parameters
• Segment Re-encoding – Adjust the bit rate and maximum quantization level for an unlimited number of segments.
• Parameter change logs for preset editors
• Batch encoding – queue multiple encoding sessions in a batch
• Import chapter points directly from CSV or Sonic StreamData files
• HD-SDI playback of source and movie (requires NVIDIA Quadro FX SDI GPU, not included)
• Sync mode playback - slave encoded movie transport to source transport for instant comparison
• QC Loop mode - Automatic alternating replay of a selected section of the source and movie
• Varispeed playback for source and movie files
• Parameter Legalization Tools - Blu-ray Disc primary video, Blu-ray Disc secondary video, DVD-Video
• Video Resolution Support - 1920 x 1080, 1440 x 1080, 1280 x 1080, 1280 x 720, 960 x 1080, 720 x 576, 720 x 480, 704 x 576, 704 x 480, 544 x 576, 544 x 480, 480 x 576, 480 x 480, 352 x 576, 352 x 480, 352 x 288, 352 x 240
• Frame Rate Support - 59.94, 50, 29.97, 25, 24, 23.98, 3:2 pull-down insertion
• Supported Input Formats - QuickTime® files (.qt and .mov), AVI files (.avi), DPX image sequences (RGB 10-bit), Planar YUV files (.yuv), MPEG-2 video files, MPEG-4 video files, Windows Media Video files (.wmv)

Authoring

• Video Codec Support – AVC, VC-1 and MPEG-2
• Video resolution support – 1080p, 1080i, 720p, and 480i
• Built-in motion menu compositor
• 8 Audio Streams
• 32 Subtitle Streams
• HD Slideshow creation
• 999 images per slideshow
• 65 slide transitions
• Slideshow audio playlists
• AACS and CSS copy protection support
• Region Coding Support
• Jacket Picture Support (DVD)
• DVD-ROM Creation
• Dual format mastering – Output to both Blu-ray Disc and DVD
• BD Volume and Image output
• Blu-ray Disc and DVD mastering
• Premaster DVD projects to DLT
• CMF support for BD mastering

Emulation

• Playback from local or network hard drive and BD-R
• Emulation of non-AACS encrypted images
• Color-coded trace log utility
• Command debugging control
• Command breakpoint support
• Profile 1.0, 1.1, and 2.0 support
• Comprehensive player status reporting