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Media 100, a unit of Optibase and a developer of advanced media systems, announced Media 100 HD compatibility with High Definition Video (HDV) via Lumière HD. Through a software codec featuring Lumière HD support, customers will be able to shoot their projects in the HDV format and, without additional hardware, bring the footage in for editing with all the 10-bit, Macintosh-based power of Media 100 HD.

Producers may encode their HD output into an HDV MPEG-2 transport stream and transfer back to HDV cameras and decks, or produce masters for other formats, such as DVD. For producers not working in an SDI facility, support for HDV via Lumière HD, a stand-alone software, enables Media 100 HD customers to maximize this new shooting medium while saving on the costly equipment and infrastructure typically needed to shoot, convert and deliver in HD.