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<div class="left_inner_box_heading"><h1>Elgato Turbo.264 Software Update: Version 1.3</h1></div>
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<p>Elgato Turbo.264 Software Update: Version 1.3</p>
<p>Direct YouTube upload, chapter markers and surround sound for Apple<br />
Devices, support for QuickTime Broadcaster</p>
<p>Munich, May 21, 2007 -- Elgato Systems has released Turbo.264 version 1.3,<br />
a free update for its award-winning video encoder in USB stick format. The<br />
update includes many new features for YouTube users as well as owners of<br />
Apple devices such as video-enabled iPods, the iPhone, and Apple TV. Elgato<br />
Turbo.264 now enables YouTube users to convert video to a YouTube-friendly<br />
format and upload the encoded clips automatically. Navigating within<br />
Turbo.264-encoded movies is now easier for users of Apple devices thanks to<br />
Turbo.264's support for DVD chapter markers. The new software also<br />
preserves Dolby Digital audio for playback on surround sound speakers<br />
connected to Apple TV. Furthermore, this update to Turbo.264 version 1.3<br />
supports QuickTime Broadcaster.</p>
<p>YouTube Upload<br />
Turbo.264 1.3 makes it even easier to upload video to YouTube, with good<br />
quality and short upload times. To create a YouTube-friendly file and<br />
upload it to YouTube, users simply choose the new YouTube preset, add<br />
metadata, and enter their account data.</p>
<p>DVD Chapter Markers<br />
Viewers can use chapter markers to navigate to specific scenes within a DVD<br />
movie. When encoding unencrypted DVD content, Turbo.264 version 1.3 merges<br />
these markers into chapter markers that are readable by video-enabled<br />
iPods, the iPhone and Apple TV.</p>
<p>Dolby Digital Passthrough for Apple TV Exports DVD content as well as<br />
digital TV recordings often contain Dolby Digital audio tracks. When<br />
exporting to Apple TV format, Turbo.264 will pass through the digital audio<br />
to the resulting file, thus enabling a multichannel audio experience on an<br />
Apple TV with surround sound speakers.</p>
<p>QuickTime Broadcaster Support<br />
Turbo.264 adds support for compressing live streaming video into H.264<br />
using QuickTime Broadcaster. CPU load will be significantly lower than with<br />
software compression, and the quality of the stream is always 100%. No<br />
frames are dropped.</p>
<p>In addition, the software update offers numerous improvements and bug<br />
fixes. Compatibility with iMovie projects, Freebox recordings and WMV media<br />
has been improved, as well as general stability.</p>
<p>About Elgato Turbo.264<br />
Turbo.264 is the easiest and fastest way to convert videos to superior<br />
quality H.264 (MP4) files for iTunes, and is perfect for anyone who wants<br />
to put their own video content on an iPod, iPhone, Apple TV or Sony PSP.<br />
Because Turbo.264 is a hardware encoder, it frees up the processor for<br />
other tasks while video encoding is in progress. Think of it as a<br />
"co-processor" for your Mac--a real benefit for anyone who likes to keep<br />
several applications open while converting videos, especially on older Macs.</p>
<p>Turbo.264 comes with its own video converter software. The application<br />
converts the files, drops them into iTunes, and automatically syncs with an<br />
iPod, iPhone, or other device connected to iTunes.</p>
<p>Turbo.264 also supports the export command of most popular Macintosh video<br />
applications, such as iMovie, QuickTime Pro, Final Cut Pro and EyeTV.<br />
Turbo.264 works in conjunction with these applications to dramatically<br />
accelerate the video encoding process, and is highly recommended for use<br />
with EyeTV's Wi-Fi Access feature.</p>
<p>Price and Availability<br />
Elgato Turbo.264 is available for 99.95 Euros or US Dollars or =A369.95, in<br />
the Elgato Online Store, the Apple Store and in retail outlets. The box<br />
includes a USB 2.0 hardware encoder, Elgato Turbo.264 software, a user<br />
guide on CD-Rom, a Quick Start Guide and a USB extension cable.</p>
<p>About Elgato Systems<br />
Elgato Systems is the home of internationally acclaimed EyeTV software, the<br />
world's leading TV software for the Mac. Elgato's award-winning EyeTV<br />
hardware offers a complete range of solutions to watch, record, and edit<br />
Standard Definition Television (SDTV) and High Definition Television (HDTV)<br />
on the Mac, and create video content for the iPod, Apple TV, and iPhone.</p>
<p>=46ounded in 1992 by Markus Fest, the creator of Toast software, Elgato is a<br />
privately held company with headquarters in Munich, Germany and a US<br />
subsidiary in San Francisco, California.</p>
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