BitJazz releases SheerVideo 2.0 with Synchromy
updated 04:00 pm EDT, Mon October 25, 2004
SheerVideo 2.0 video codec
BitJazz has released , an update to its realtime lossless software video codec. The company says that SheerVideo doubles both the speed and the capacity of transmission and storage while encoding and decoding on-the-fly "with perfect fidelity." The new version adds 10-bit channels, an optional alpha channel in all formats, gamma tracking, and interconversion between all standard pixel formats. It also introduces Synchromy, which it says is "the world's most accurate" color converter. It interconverts between spectral RGB colors and video Y'CbCr colors absolutely without any information loss. The SheerVideo Reader v2.0 is free, while SheerVideo Pro v2.0, available as a set of QuickTime components, is $150. A G5-optimized version will be available as a free upgrade.
