Blue Pacific Software Releases Turbine Video Engine SDK Version 3.0

Lisbon, Portugal, April 23, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Blue Pacific Software announced today a new major version of Turbine Video Engine SDK. TVE SDK creates FLV Flash Video encoded from virtually any video format. TVE SDK may be used in server applications to automatically convert uploaded video to FLV, or it can be used to build FLV Flash video conversion into multimedia applications.

This new major version 3 introduces a new lossless FLV codec ideal for screen capture type applications. Contrasting with other FLV video encoders, TVE SDK licensing is designed to be very simple and affordable, without any kind of hidden fees - completely royalty free. The SDK is much more than a simple Encoder - it is a complete tool for the automated creation of Flash streaming video, allowing full control over a wide range of audio and video settings from stunning visual FX to useful video quality and bitrate control.

Turbine Video Engine SDK includes the following features:

Straightforward No-Nonsense Affordable Licensing: TVE SDK licensing is designed to be very simple and affordable, allowing unlimited redistribution of your application and without any kind of hidden fees - completely royalty free.

Outputs both FLV and SWF Flash formats: Create FLV Flash Video which can be played in the Flash Player, streamed through Macromedia's Flash Media Server, or imported into Macromedia Flash. For maximum compatibility, TVE SDK also creates Flash 6+ (SWF format) files.

Converts Video and Audio from Virtually Any Format: Windows Media (AVI, WMV, ASF, WMA, WAV, using any AVI/WM codecs like DIVX, XDIV, etc.); QuickTime (MOV, QT, DV, AAC, AIF/AIFF, using any QuickTime codecs) and MPEG (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MP3). TVE SDK can also encode from a sequence of image files.

State of the Art Encoding Methods Supported: Besides CBR (Constant Bit Rate), TVE SDK also supports VBR (Variable Bit Rate, 1 and 2 pass) video encoding and crystal clear Constant Quality encoding. Now also including Lossless video Compression.

Available for a Wide Range of Programming Languages: The SDK is available with three different interfaces: a COM component, a .NET component and a linked library (DLL), making it usable from virtually any programming language like VB, VBScript, Delphi, C++, PHP, C#, PERL, etc.

Documentation and Examples: A number of examples of usage are included in the SDK. Extensive documentation detailing the object methods and properties in HTML Help format is also included.

Much more than a Simple Encoder: The TVE SDK is a very powerful and complete piece of video technology - much more than simple video encoding, TVE SDK is a complete tool for the automated creation of Flash streaming video, the most flexible and safe way of creating video for today's World Wide Web.

Availability
More information about Turbine Video Engine, including a fully-featured evaluation version is available at:
www.blue-pacific.com/products/turbinevideosdk

About Blue Pacific Software
Blue Pacific Software creates innovative technology that allows customers to communicate in new compelling ways, made possible by the power of Rich Media. From powerful Web server tools like the Turbine product range for dynamic Flash generation, to desktop tools like Rich Chart Builder and Turbine Video Encoder, Blue Pacific prides itself on staying at the cutting edge of Rich Media technology. Headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, Blue Pacific is available on the Internet at www.blue-pacific.com .

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