Canopus Codecs
Canopus has long been regarded as a leader in video codec technology. Developed exclusively by the Canopus engineering team, innovative high-quality, high-speed codecs for video editing and conversion are at the heart of Canopus products, and are also licensed for use by other well-known brands.

Balancing Image Quality with Data Quantity
When it comes to speed, faster is simply better. But when considering “image quality,” as accuracy is improved, the amount of data increases significantly, and this can degrade the efficiency of the NLE system as a whole. Increased amounts of data mean increased storage costs and lower throughput. To ensure that the optimum specifications are achieved for the right Return on Investment (ROI), you must think about the system in its entirety, and compression technology becomes a critical feature. Compression that can reduce the quantity of data without any degradation is ideal and is the only way to achieve the balance between image quality and data quantity. Canopus compression codecs achieve this balance.

To learn more about Canopus codecs, read:

• Canopus Base Technology White Paper
• EDIUS HD Codec White Paper
• EDIUS HQ Codec White Paper

To learn why YUV colorspace processing is better than RGB, read:

• Setting the Record Straight White Paper
  

Read the Canopus HD Codec White Paper (PDF download)

Canopus HQ Software Codec
Built with Canopus Scalable Technology, this completely new codec offers the highest image quality and performance available today in any HD editing platform. The Canopus HQ codec not only provides superior Luma and Chroma sampling of HD video, but also features an adjustable bitrate, for increased video quality when capturing and encoding on high-performance systems.