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Turbo.264 HD
USB 2.0 H.264 Encoder / Accelerator

Mac

Turbo.264 HD adds an extra engine to your Mac and saves you time if you convert a lot of video. Whether you're a camcorder enthusiast who puts home movies on an iPad or iPhone, or an EyeTV user who streams live TV, simply connect the Turbo.264.HD hardware accelerator and fasten your seat belt. Comes complete with Turbo.264 HD video converter software, which gives you an easy way to convert camcorder & video files for iPhone or iPad in an extremely high-quality format. The software can be used with or without the hardware accelerator.

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  • Comes complete with video converter software for Mac, which can be used with or without the hardware accelerator
  • Boosts the software's speed of video conversion by a factor of 2x-4x, even on the fastest Macs
  • Accelerates the delivery of EyeTV recordings to iPhone and iPad
  • Maximizes the picture quality of the EyeTV app (available on the App Store for $4.99) by adapting the video stream to available bandwidth during live TV streaming

Video converter with hardware accelerator

Turbo.264 HD adds an extra engine to your Mac and saves you time if you convert a lot of video. It's highly recommended for HD camcorder enthusiasts and EyeTV users.

Turbo.264 HD comes complete with video converter software for Mac, which gives you an easy way to convert camcorder & video files for iPhone or iPad in an extremely high-quality format.

Boost the speed of even the fastest Mac

The speed of your Mac determines how long it will take to convert video. For example, it determines how long it will take to prepare EyeTV recordings for export, and whether it's able to stream live TV to an iPhone and iPad. Turbo.264 HD connects via USB to act as a "co-processor" and accelerates video conversion two to four times, even on the fastest Mac.

Supercharge EyeTV exports to iTunes

A killer feature of EyeTV is the ability to watch EyeTV recordings on your iPhone and iPad, anywhere and anytime.

Turbo.264 HD works with your Mac and with EyeTV to transfer your content even more quickly so you can be out the door with the latest TV almost as soon as the show is over.

Better Live TV Streaming

If you use the EyeTV app (available on the App Store for just $4.99), you've already discovered the freedom of streaming television live to your iPhone and iPad.

Turbo.264 HD gives you the best possible viewing experience and eliminates stuttering when your network connection gets weak; it automatically adjusts the bit rate of the video delivered to your iPhone and iPad whenever the connection signal fluctuates.

Package Includes
  • Turbo.264 HD video encoder hardware
  • Turbo.264 HD video encoder software
  • USB Cable
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Specifications  
Input Formats
  • AVCHD Video, QuickTime, AVI, DV, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 Program/Transport Stream, MPEG-4, MP4, M4V, H.263, H.264 AVC, Xvid, VIDEO_TS and many more.
Output Formats
  • iPad, iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, YouTube, YouTube HD, HD 720p, HD 1080p, Sony PSPĀ®, custom profiles.
Input / Output
  • USB 2.0
Power
  • Bus powered via USB port
Mac System Requirements
  • Macintosh computer with Intel Core processor
  • 512 MB of RAM
  • Built-in USB 2.0 port
  • Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later
  • QuickTime 7.6 (or later)
Warranty 1 Year Manufacturer Warranty
Physical  
Dimensions " x " x 0.39" (73 x 30 x 10 mm)
Weight 0. oz. (18 g)
Reviews

"The Turbo.264 HD is a must-buy for any Mac user, amateur or pro, who dabbles heavily in video and does lots of footage converting. Ditto for heavy EyeTV users like me; it's already saved me tons of time."

Julio Ojeda-Zapata
St. Paul Pioneer Press

"We've come to rely on the (original Turbo.264) as a key component in our production workflow, with keys installed on most production machines. The speed and encoding quality is unmatched, especially for a "consumer" level product being used in a professional environment. The only thing we could not handle were HD encodes. The new Turbo.264 HD is exactly what we have been waiting for, and after seeing the speed it is more than we could have imagined. It is truly an amazing product."

Matt Silverman
Creative Director, Bonfire