Canopus PROCODER 3.0 User Manual
ProCoder 3
Installation and User Guide
ProCoder 3
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This manual is written for people who have a basic knowledge of how to use a computer. If there are no
special instruction, perform the same operation as a normal computer operation.
Windows XP (collective term of Home Edition, Professional and Professional x64 Edition) in this book
means Microsoft® Windows® XP operating system.
In this manual, ProCoder 3 is called 'ProCoder'.
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ProCoder 3
Installation and User Guide
Copyright © 2007 Grass Valley.
March, 2007
All rights reserved.
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Contents
Contents
Chapter 1
1 Before Installing ProCoder ........................................ 8
Before Using ProCoder .......................................................... 8
Support ............................................................................... 9
2 Key Features ......................................................... 10
3 Navigating this Manual ............................................ 12
Minimum System Requirements ............................................. 12
Chapter 2
1 Installing ProCoder ................................................. 14
2 Uninstalling ProCoder.............................................. 20
Chapter 3
1 Using ProCoder 3 Wizard ........................................ 24
Convert a Source ................................................................. 25
Choose Conversion Settings .................................................. 28
Choosing Output Location ..................................................... 31
Confiming Your Settings ........................................................ 32
Converting Files ................................................................... 34
Conversion Finished .............................................................. 35
Create a Watch Folder .......................................................... 36
Other Watch Folder Options .................................................. 38
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Using ProCoder
1 QuickStart ............................................................ 40
Assigning a Target format ..................................................... 42
Converting the file ................................................................ 44
2 Source Tab ............................................................ 45
Source Properties ................................................................ 45
Advanced window ................................................................. 50
Video Filter tab .................................................................... 52
Audio Filter tab .................................................................... 58
3 Target Tab ............................................................. 62
Assigning Targets ................................................................. 62
Modifying Targets ................................................................. 64
Customizing Advanced Settings .............................................. 66
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Advanced window ................................................................. 66
Video Filter tab .................................................................... 68
Audio Filter Tab .................................................................... 73
4 Convert Tab ........................................................... 77
Playing converted files ........................................................... 78
5 Presets and Profiles ............................................... 79
Loading and Saving Custom Settings ....................................... 79
Loading and Saving Target profiles .......................................... 79
6 Queue Manager ..................................................... 80
Cancelling and managing jobs ................................................. 81
Managing Jobs .................................................................... 82
Clearing the Queue ............................................................... 83
7 Watch Folders ....................................................... 84
Creating Permanent Watch Folders ........................................ 85
Removing Permanent Watch Folders ....................................... 88
Creating Temporary Watch Folders ......................................... 88
8 Transcoding Settings .............................................. 89
Processing Options tab ......................................................... 89
Conversion Options tab ......................................................... 93
Default Target Folder Tab ...................................................... 95
9 Application Settings ................................................ 96
Settings ............................................................................. 96
Confirmation ........................................................................ 96
10 Advanced Features ............................................... 97
Droplets ............................................................................. 97
Command-line Automation ..................................................... 99
Premiere Plug-in.................................................................. 101
EDIUS Plug-in ..................................................................... 104
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Helpful Hints
2 Using Filters ........................................................ 109
When to apply filters ............................................................ 109
Why filters are necessary ..................................................... 109
3 Improving your Video .............................................. 110
Video is blocky or appears to break up ................................... 110
Video appears fuzzy or blurry ................................................ 111
Video has halos or blocks near objects ................................... 113
Video appears to jitter ......................................................... 113
Video movement appears jumpy ............................................ 114
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Audio and video are out of sync ............................................. 115
Video shows strange patterns or blocks ................................. 116
Video appears stretched or squashed .................................... 117
Cannot load encoded MPEG files into DVD authoring software ... 118
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1 Source Options ..................................................... 120
Common Source Options ..................................................... 120
AC3 Audio Source .............................................................. 122
AVI Source ......................................................................... 123
DV Source ......................................................................... 123
DVD (VIDEO TS.IFO) Source ................................................. 124
Flash Source ...................................................................... 125
H.264 Source .................................................................... 126
HDV(m2t) Source ................................................................ 127
MP3 Audio Source .............................................................. 129
MPEG Source .................................................................... 129
PCM (WAVE) Audio Source ................................................... 131
QuickTime Source ............................................................... 131
RawDV Source ................................................................... 132
Still Image Source ............................................................... 132
Windows Media Source ........................................................ 134
2 Target Options ...................................................... 135
Common Target Options ...................................................... 135
AC3 Audio Target ................................................................ 139
AVI Target .......................................................................... 140
DV Target .......................................................................... 143
Flash Target ....................................................................... 145
H.264 Target ..................................................................... 147
HDV Target ........................................................................ 149
MP3 Audio Target ............................................................... 150
MPEG Target ...................................................................... 151
PCM Audio Target ............................................................... 156
Poster Frame (Still Image) Target ........................................... 157
Preview DVD Target ............................................................ 158
QuickTime Export Target ...................................................... 160
QuickTime Target ................................................................ 161
Raw DV Target ................................................................... 165
RealMedia Target ................................................................ 166
Windows Media Target ......................................................... 170
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601 Correction - Expand Color Space Filter ............................ 177
601 Correction - Shrink Color Space Filter ............................. 177
601 to 709 Color Correction Filter ....................................... 178
709 to 601 Color Correction Filter ....................................... 178
Adaptive De-Interlace .......................................................... 179
Bitmap Keying Filter ............................................................. 179
Black/White Correction Filter ................................................. 181
Blur Filter .......................................................................... 182
Broadcast Color Safe Filter .................................................. 182
Circular Blur Filter ............................................................... 183
Color Correction Filter ......................................................... 183
Fade In/Out Filter ................................................................ 184
Gamma Correction Filter ...................................................... 184
Gaussian Blur Filter ............................................................. 185
Median Filter ...................................................................... 185
Pulldown Filter .................................................................... 186
Relative Crop Filter .............................................................. 187
Rotate Filter ....................................................................... 189
Sharpen Filter .................................................................... 190
Temporal Noise Reducer....................................................... 191
Video Inverse Telecine Filter .................................................. 192
4 Audio Filters ......................................................... 193
Channel Mixer Filter ............................................................. 193
Fade In/Out Filter ................................................................ 193
Lowpass Filter .................................................................... 194
Normalize Filter .................................................................. 194
Volume Filter ...................................................................... 195
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Chapter 1
Introduction
ProCoder 3
Before Installing ProCoder
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Before Using ProCoder
Precautions
IN NO EVENT SHALL GRASS VALLEY BE LIABLE TO USER OR ANY OTHER PARTY
FOR INCIDENTIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING UNDER
THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT,
INDEMNITY, PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED HEREIN, GRASS VALLEY MAKES
NO REPRESENTATIONS, EXTENDS NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MARCHANTABILITY,
NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ASSUMES
NO RESPONSIBILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT HEREUNDER.
FURTHER, GRASS VALLEY MAKES NO WARRANTIES OF PROPER OPERATION
OF THIS PRODUCT UNDER OTHER USAGE ENVIRONMENT THAN THAT
RECOMMENDED BY GRASS VALLEY FOR THIS PRODUCT.
Unauthorized recording of copyrighted television programmes, compact discs, digital
versatile discs, video tapes and other materials may infringe the right of copyright
owners and be contrary to copyrights laws.
IN NO EVENT SHALL GRASS VALLEY BE LIABLE TO USER OR ANY OTHER PARTY
FOR WORKS AND/OR THEIR REPRODUCTIONS THAT PRODUCED, REPRODUCED,
OR EDITTED BY USE OF THIS PRODUCT.
IT IS SPECIFICALLY RECOMMENDED THAT USER SHALL CONSULT WITH ITS
LEGAL ADVISOR, FOR THE RISK OF INFRINGEMENT MAY DEPEND ON THE USAGE
ENVIRONMENTS.
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Support
Customer Support
For questions regarding hardware setup and usage, please contact your local Grass
Valley office, distributor or the store where you have purchased this product.
Web-site
Including ProCoder, the latest company information is announced at our web-site:
http://www.canopus.com/
The latest drivers utilities, product manuals, FAQs, etc. are also available at our web-
site.
Online User Registration
You can register your ProCoder here.
http://www.canopus.com/support/
ProCoder 3
Key Features
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Whether you’re encoding MPEG for DVD production or a Windows Media Video for Web
streaming, ProCoder makes conversion from one video format to another quick and easy.
Featuring Grass Valley’s highly optimized DV and MPEG codec technologies, ProCoder
provides high-quality output without the long wait and guesswork of similar tools.
Supports the loading/exporting of Dolby Digital audio (.ac3)
Dolby Digital audio (.ac3) and MPEG files that contain Dolby Digital audio, such as a
video recorded with a DVD recorder, can be used as audio sources, as can AVCHD
files.
Dolby Digital audio can also be exported and you can map audio channels with an
audio filter, channel mixer.
Audio channel mixer
You can load a source file with multiple audio channels and allocate audio channels
before exporting the file.
You can allocate the audio tracks of an EDIUS project to specified channels and
export these as an audio file.
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High-speed HDV encoder (Speed Encoder)
On a PC with multiple CPU cores, ProCoder 3 can export HDV MPEG-TS files at high
speed. By utilizing original GRID encoding technology, the encoding time can be
reduced, depending on the number of CPU cores.
* RAM larger than [number of the CPU cores] x [512MB] is required.
Supports Flash encoding
You can generate a file in the Flash7 format, which is suitable for Web Video contents.
Supports H.264 encoding
You can generate an H.264 file that can be played on mobile terminals, including
cellular phones.
Convenient features for loading DVD files
When you load a DVD (VOB) onto the ProCoder, the chapter information can be
retained for use. You can also load files and split these, based on the chapters.
Improved progressive video quality
The noise reduction filter has been improved, which reduces the combing noise
that ordinarily occurs when converting an interlaced video to a progressive format.
Another filter that specializes in Inverse Telecine has been added.
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Key Features
Improved scaling quality
Video quality when changing the video size (scaling) has been improved. ProCoder 3
excels at converting SD video to HD video and/or NTSC to PAL.
Marker function
When you create a new file by joining multiple source files, markers can be added at
the joining points.
Supports Drop/Non-Drop timecodes
Drop/Non-drop timecodes can be used during file seek operations.
Supports conversion of files with VBI data
When you convert files that have their original size data (720x512, 720x608, etc.)
stored in a VBI (vertical blanking interval) format, scaling and cropping can done
properly.
Supports retention of the original timecode
When a file is being converted, the original timecode can be retained and when a file
is exported from EDIUS version 4, the EDIUS project timecode will be retained.
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Navigating this Manual
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To install ProCoder 3 on your system, go to
Chapter 2: Installation.
To learn about the easy-to-use ProCoder 3 Wizard, go to
Chapter 3: ProCoder 3 Wizard.
For an overview on ProCoder 3 and its major features, go to
Chapter 4: Using ProCoder.
For some helpful hints and tips on how to improve video quality, go to
Chapter 5: Helpful Hints.
For a complete ProCoder Reference guide, go to
Chapter 6: ProCoder Reference.
For definitons of common video and compression terminology, go to
Chapter 7: Glossary.
Minimum System Requirements
Intel® Celeron® / Intel Pentium® III 800MHz +, or AMD Athlon™ 800MHz +.
Multiple processors and Hyper-Threading support included
(If multiple CPU's are installed on a PC (including multi-core), the Speed Encoder
feature of ProCoder 3 will improves the HDV/MPEG2 conversion speed.)
256MB RAM (512MB RAM for HD encoding, [Number of CPU Cores] x 512MB RAM
for Speed Encoder feature)
800MB free hard disk space
DirectX 9.0 or later
Windows® XP Home, Windows® XP Professional + SP2
USB 1.1 port for USB Hardware Key
(also compatible with USB hubs)
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Installation
ProCoder 3
Installing ProCoder
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To install ProCoder:
Before installing, make sure the USB hardware key that comes with your software is
NOT plugged in.
In order to install, you must log in as a user with administrator privileges.
If QuickTime has not been installed on your system, go to My Computer, open CD-
ROM drive, QuickTime folder, and run QuickTimeInstaller_7.1.exe to install it.
Insert the ProCoder CD-ROM in your CD drive. The CD launches automatically if
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Window’s Autorun feature is enabled. If Autorun is not enabled, then go to My
Computer, double-click on the CD-ROM drive and run Setup.exe.
The Welcome screen appears. Click the Next button to go to the next installation
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The License Agreement appears. Select I accept the terms of the license
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agreement to accept the terms of the license and click the Next button.
The Customer Information window appears. Enter your name and company name
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and click the Next button.
ProCoder 3
Choose Typical, specify a destination location for ProCoder, and click the Next
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button. To change the destination location, click the Browse button and select a
new destination folder.
Select No and click the Next button.
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If you are going to use a Tarari board, select Yes.
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Click the Install button.
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Install Windows Media Format 9.5 runtime files.
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Click the Yes button.
The License Agreement appears. Click the Yes button to accept the terms of the
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Click the OK button.
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When the installation is finished, you must restart your computer to complete the
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installation. Choose “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” and click the Finish
button to restart your computer.
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When the computer finishes restarting, plug-in the USB Hardware Key that comes
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with your software. You can use the computer's on-board USB ports, a USB PCI
card or a USB hub connected to either of these ports. The USB Hardware Key
MUST be connected before starting ProCoder.
ProCoder 3
Uninstalling ProCoder
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Before starting uninstallation, close all the other applications that may be running in the
task tray.
In order to uninstall, you must log in as a user with administrator privileges.
To uninstall ProCoder:
From the Start menu, select Control Panel, and choose Add or Remove Programs.
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Select Remove and click the Next button.
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The computer will reboot. Uninstallation is completed.
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ProCoder 3 Wizard
ProCoder 3
Using ProCoder 3 Wizard
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The ProCoder 3 Wizard is very easy-to-use. Its Wizard interface makes converting your
videos as straightforward as answering a few simple questions. Simply launch the
ProCoder 3 Wizard by going to the Start menu and choosing All Programs > ProCoder 3 >
ProCoder 3 Wizard.
The ProCoder 3 Wizard lets you configure a conversion by simply answering the questions
displayed in the dialog. ProCoder’s online help has more detailed information regarding the
questions you will be asked. Press the F1 key on your keyboard to access the online help at
any time.
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The Welcome screen appears when you launch the application and gives you two choices
– Convert a source file to a different format or Create a watch folder. Make a selection
and click the Next button.
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Using ProCoder 3 Wizard
Convert a Source
If you choose to convert a source file, the Load Source screen appears. Click the Load
button to choose the video file you want to convert.
The ProCoder 3 Wizard can load a variety of different video file formats for conversion.
If you cannot see the file you want to load but you know it exists, the file may not be a
supported source type. For example, some file types, such as RealMedia files, cannot be
loaded due to licensing restrictions.
If the ProCoder 3 Wizard has problems loading the selected file, please make sure the file
has the proper file extension for its format. For example, an MPEG-1 file that should have
the .mpg file extension may be mislabelled with the .wmv file extension. Windows Media
Player may play the file properly but also display an error message about the file extension
not matching the file type.
Checking the Source
The Source Parameters section of the window shows the selected source’s file
information. You can see a preview of the video and scrub through it on the right side
of the screen.
Changing Source Parameters
If you want to modify the In/Out points or change the cropping parameters, click the
Config Source File Settings option in the bottom left-hand corner and click the Next
button.
ProCoder 3
Setting In/Out points
Setting In and Out points on your video clip allows the ProCoder 3 Wizard to ignore
portions of video at the start and end. For example, you may have a few seconds of
blank video at the beginning or end that you don’t need to encode.
Click and drag the scrubber below the Preview window to choose where you want
the final encoded video to start and click the Set In Point button.
The timeline to the left of the scrubber turns gray, which means any footage that
appears before the scrubber will not be included in your final converted video. Click
and drag the scrubber to set the video’s out point and click the Set Out Point button.
The timeline to the right of the scrubber turns gray, which means any footage after
this point will not be included in your final converted video.
The Default button restores the in and out points to their original settings.
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Advanced Settings
Advanced Settings let you set the video cropping mode for your source video.
Choose a cropping mode and click the Next button. If you choose the Manual option,
then click the Select Cropping button to open the Crop dialog.
To modify more advanced source settings, click the Select Settings button to open
the Config dialog. The Config dialog lets you modify additional parameters that affect
your source video. This is only recommended for advanced users and should be used
with caution.
ProCoder 3
Choose Conversion Settings
Next, the Use the Wizard or Select a History Entry screen appears. This screen gives you
three options – you can use the Wizard to help you select a target; select a generic target
format and modify the parameters yourself if you are an advanced user; or you can choose
the settings from a previous encoding job from the history list. The last option is not
available if you have not performed any previous encoding jobs. Click the Next button to
proceed to the next screen.
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The ProCoder 3 Wizard must be running in order for watch folder monitoring and file
conversion to occur.
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Selecting a Target format
The Select Target screen appears and lets you choose the conversion settings for
your source video.
You can choose from any of the following formats.
Web Video Create a QuickTime, RealMedia or Windows Media for viewing on a
Web page.
CD-ROM Video Create video files in AVI, MPEG-1, QuickTime or Windows Media
format for delivery on CD-ROM.
VideoCD Create MPEG-1 files that are ready to be used in VideoCD authoring
software.
Super VideoCD Create MPEG-2 files that are ready to be used in Super VideoCD
authoring software.
DVD Create high-quality MPEG-2 files that are ready to be used in DVD
authoring software.
HD (High Definition) Create HD-compliant video streams that can be viewed on an
HDTV.
Email Attachment Create a Windows Media file that is small enough to send via email.
Video Editing Convert your source video to a format that is compatible with your
video editing software.
After selecting your desired target format and clicking the Next button, the Wizard
begins asking you a series of questions so that it can choose the appropriate settings
for your final encoded video. Proceed through the Wizard’s questions until you get to
the Saving Your File screen.
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Selecting Generic Targets
Advanced users that know what output settings they want to use can select a generic
target type and bypass the Wizard questions. The settings of the target can be
specified later in the Job Summary screen by clicking the Advanced Output Settings
button.
Choose one of the output types and click the Next button.
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About the Formats
AVI AVI is used for a variety of applications ranging from CD-ROM
video to video editing and archiving. It is really a file type, versus a
compression type. AVI files can contain many types of compressed
video data depending on the codecs installed on the system. Any
available DirectShow codec on the system can be used as the
compressor.
AVI (DV) DV AVIs are usually used by DV video editing software.
MPEG MPEG is commonly used as a delivery and distribution format
because it provides small files sizes. VideoCD, Super VideoCD
and DVD all use MPEG compression. Both MPEG-1 and MPEG-2
streams can be created.
QuickTime QuickTime is also more of a file type versus a format. QuickTime
files can contain many types of data depending on the codecs
available on the system.
WindowsMedia Windows Media files are often used for web video and more
recently, high definition video.
RealMedia RealMedia files are normally used for streaming video.
Raw DV Raw DV files are used by some DV video editing systems.
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