Telestream® will unveil the latest version of its Episode video encoding software at
IBC 2015, taking place from 10 to 15 September in Amsterdam. The new version
brings bigger performance gains, added format support and easier to use features.
Episode’s new 64-bit native transcoding engine is designed for the entire production
workflow – maintaining high quality files from the camera to edit and all the way to
final delivery. Episode has the ability to scale from a single seat to a cluster of
cross-platform workstations.
“Thanks to its split-and-stitch capability, even large files can be transcoded quickly, utilising multiple cores on a single machine or multiple machines in a larger
cluster,’ said Barbara DeHart, vice president of Desktop Business at Telestream.
“As the volume and complexity of content grows, the ability to intelligently spread
the workload across multiple Mac and Windows CPU cores becomes increasingly
important when meeting tight deadlines.’
Episode’s new version focuses on giving users flexibility and improved features.
New features in Episode 7 include:
• Native 64-bit support provides faster encodes and better memory allocation
for large jobs
• Support for 4K includes R3D ingest and HEVC presets
• New encoding/transcoding support for:
– JPEG2000
– DNxHD and DNxHR
– DVCPro HD
– Improved preview functionality
• Name storage destinations directly from the Episode user interface
• Updated Episode plug-in for Adobe Premiere Pro for compatibility with the
Adobe CC 2015
• New Audio Channel Configurator enables mapping to standard input/output
formats or customised audio channel layouts
Availability and Pricing:
Episode 7 is expected to be available early in Q4 2015 in three levels: Episode,
Episode Pro and Episode Engine.
Pricing and more information on Episode 7 can be found here.
