Bluefish444 introduces Acetylene for Discreet combustion 2.1

Bluefish444 has introduced Acetylene, a new SD-SDI video card for the recently launched combustion 2.1 desktop compositing software by Discreet.
Acetylene provides high-end broadcast real-time video playback with frame-buffer support for simultaneous real-time preview on YUV SD-SDI broadcast and analogue composite monitors.
Featuring broadcast support for uncompressed Standard Definition QuickTime video files (SMPTE 259M), the Acetylene video card supports true cross-platform flexibility. By rendering to QuickTime video files, compositions completed in Discreet combustion can be imported into Premiere 6.5, Final Cut Pro 3.X and Media Transfer 3.X for real-time output to tape using SD-SDI and analogue composite VTRs.
"Combustion software users can now see instantly the differences in colour, interlace, colour coding artifacts and image overscan in a YUV SDI environment," said Simon Hollingworth, Marketing Manager for Bluefish444. "The Acetylene card delivers perfect results for combustion users working with professional content."
John Worthington, Product Manager, Discreet, said: "Discreet combustion 2.1 compositing artists can use the Acetylene card on both the PC and Mac with full YUV SD-SDI frame buffer functionality.
"Acetylene is brilliant for those compositors who wish to output their rendered projects to a VHS 'client preview' or 'final spot' on Digital Betacam".
Acetylene for Discreet combustion 2.1 features:

• Frame-buffer support for SD-SDI and analogue composite monitors
• supports uncompressed SMPTE 259M video
• supports uncompressed analogue composite video
• 2 BNC x SD-SDI outputs
• SD-SDI 4:2:2 or 4:2:2:4 output
• 1 BNC x analogue composite output
• 1 BNC x genlock input for house sync
• Windows 2000 and Macintosh OS9/OSX drivers
• QuickTime interchange support
• Discreet combustion 2.1 compatibility
• Adobe Premiere 6.5 compatibility (PC)
• Final Cut Pro 3.X compatibility (Mac)
• Media Transfer 3.X compatibility (Mac)

The Acetylene video card with frame-buffer support and real-time video playback for Discreet combustion 2.1 is available from Bluefish444 resellers worldwide.
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