Amber for DVD

Amber for DVD combines the real-time MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoding capabilities of Amber, with the power of Spruce DVDVirtuoso DVD-authoring software to provide a complete DVD-Video authoring solution.

The Amber hardware encodes MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video in real time using constant or variable bit rates. Furthermore, Amber supports MPEG Layer audio, and MP@ML IBBP MPEG-2 video, the same video format used on DVD-Video discs.

Powerful DVD authoring
The included DVDVirtuoso software from Spruce Technologies uses the same DVD authoring engine used by many Hollywood studios. Adding menus and subtitles is easy with the built-in menu and subtitle editors. DVDVirtuoso gives you everything you need to put your MPEG1 or MPEG2 video on DVD.

Amber Hardware Features:

Single PCI board
High-quality MPEG2 video and audio capture up to 15 Mb/s
Simultaneous high quality VGA video overlay and analog video output
MPEG-2 D1, Half-D1, and MPEG-1 real-time encoding
Encodes I,P,B frames (DVD-compatible MP@ML encoding)
MPEG Layer I and II audio encoding
S and composite video input and output
Video and audio locked in sync during capture and playback

DVDVirtuoso Authoring Software Features:

Windows NT 4.0 compatible
NTSC and PAL support
4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratio support
Import MPEG1 and MPEG2 video
Import 48 KHz PCM 16-bit, AC-3 2-channel, and MPEG1 (Layer I and II) audio
Import Photoshop still images
Up to 99 chapter points
Built-in subtitle generator
Built-in menu editor
Navigation Simulation and Real-time preview
Write out to DVD-R or DLT