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2006-04-16 · Long Beach, CA - April 17, 2006 · Digigami today announced it is shipping MoviesForMyPod/PSP 1.0, a simple, yet powerful batch movie converter. The Macintosh program, available as a free download from the Digigami web site, makes it easy to convert a collection of QuickTime videos for delivery to Web, Video iPod 5G and/or Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) devices.

 
 
 
2005-12-22 · Long Beach, CA - December 22, 2005 · Digigami today announced its new MegaPEG HDTV VBR MPEG-2 encoder is capable of matching and, in many cases, exceeding the picture quality while offering reduced bitrates compared to current H.264 encoders.


 
 
 
2005-10-24 · Long Beach, CA - October 24, 2005 · Digigami today announced it is shipping MoviesForMyPod, a simple batch processing freeware application for converting QuickTime movies into iPod friendly 320x240 MPEG-4 and H.264 movie files. The Macintosh program, available as a free download from the Digigami web site, makes it easy to convert a collection of QuickTime movies "To Go" with you on your video iPod. Read the full Press Release.

 
 
 
2005-09-28 · Long Beach, CA · Digigami today announced it is now shipping MegaPEG HDTV 3.1 for Macintosh OS X (BSD unix-based workstations), its flagship MPEG-2 Encoder for compressing High-Definition video into standards-compliant MPEG-2 (ISO/IEC 13818) bitstreams. The product creates streams compatible with ATSC (North American), ISDB-T (Japan) and European (EBU) standards for HD, and can perform format conversion on the fly, including SD upconversion and HD downconversion and conversion from ATSC to EBU and vice-versa. Read the full Press Release.

 
 
 
2005-06-28 · Long Beach, CA · Digigami today announced it is now shipping MPressionist HDTV 3.0 for Macintosh OS X (BSD unix-based workstations), its flagship diagnostic testing and analysis tool for HDV/DTV/DVB device designers, and quality assurance, broadcast and software engineers working with standard (SD) and high-definition (HD) MPEG-2 bitstreams. Read the full Press Release.

 
 
 
2005-06-27 · Digigami has moved its operations to Long Beach, CA.

 
 
 
2005-06-20 · San Diego, CA · Digigami today announced it is now shipping MPressionist.X Pro HD 3.0 for Macintosh, improves statistical quality analysis and introduces comparative picture differencing to DVD video compression. Read the full Press Release.

 
 
 
2005-05-30 · San Diego, CA · Digigami today announced it is now shipping MegaPEG.X Pro HD 3.0 for Macintosh, featuring both improved standard definition "SD" and superb high-definition "HD" MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 encoding. The new encoder, which features a built-in "videophile" MPEG decoder for transcoding from MPEG-2 (DVD, HDTV, DVB, HDV) sources, provides a missing piece to the high-definition puzzle: how to deliver high-definition content to existing Macintosh and PC computer desktops. Read the full Press Release.

 
 
 
2005-03-25 · San Diego, CA · Digigami today announced it is now shipping a MegaPEG.X Pro DVD Render Farm Bundle, which combines multiple versions of Digigami's innovative MegaPEG.X Pro DVD encoder into a functional suite aimed at increasing project throughput in your post facility. Turn your collection of Macintosh computers into an asset for your DVD projects, putting your current and previous generation machines to work as a rendering farm. Read the full Press Release.

 
 
 
2005-03-14 · San Diego, CA · Digigami today announced it is now shipping Master your Moving Picture Pro Bundle, a software collection which combines Digigami's three most popular MPEG compression tools for Macintosh. All three professional products are native Macintosh applications with full support for the latest versions of the Mac OS X operating system and have been extensively optimized for use with the Velocity Engine(tm). Digigami MegaPEG.X Pro, for instance, replaces 30 bottlenecks with routines optimized for Altivec(tm), resulting in unparalleled performance on modern G5 systems. Read the full Press Release.

 
 
 
2004-11-28 · San Diego, CA · Digigami today announced it is now shipping Digigami MegaPEG.X Pro, a new MPEG VBR (variable bitrate) encoder for Apple Macintosh computers with Mac OS X. The quality, file size and bitrate output from this revolutionary new compression tool rivals or exceeds competing formats such as WindowsMedia, Flash and Real (even MPEG-4), while continuing to support the universally recognized international standard known as ISO/IEC-11172 or simply 'MPEG-1'. Read the full Press Release.

 
 
 
2004-11-22 · San Diego, CA · Digigami today announced it is shipping Digigami MPressionist HDTV 2.0 for Macintosh. MPressionist HDTV is the evolution of Digigami's innovative MPEG-2 bitstream and picture quality analysis/diagnostic tool, which initially began shipping in May 2004 as an innovative and unique solution for DVD authors and professional compressionists. Read the full Press Release.

 
 
 
2004-11-19 · Digigami has updated all our major product lines with brand-new versions for every kind of Macintosh video enthusiast. Read about the new MegaPEG.X here and the new MPressionist.X here, and contact sales@digigami.com if you are an existing customer and wish to upgrade.

We have both Pro and Standard versions of our new products available. Generally, the Standard products are exactly the same as the Pro versions, but the Pro versions are completely and thoroughly optimized for the G4/G5 Velocity Engine, do not run on G3 processors and are five to twenty-five times faster than the equivalent G3 version. Our G3 versions are heavily optimized as well, running at about four times faster than their predecessors.

 
 
 
2004-07-22 · Digigami has updated the QuickTime export plug-in for MacOS and in version 1.5.9.1 fixes a compatibility problem with QuickTime 6.5 under Panther. The update works with all previous supported combinations of QuickTime and Mac OS X. MegaPEG QT is compatible with iMovie, iDVD, DVD Studio Pro, QuickTime Player Pro and any other MacOS X application which supports QuickTime spit exporters. The update is free for registered users of MegaPEG QT 1.5.x. Contact sales@digigami.com.

 
 
 
2004-05-14 · San Diego, CA - · Digigami Announces it is now shipping Digigami MPressionist.X for Macintosh. The product is the first and only premastering tool for DVD video picture quality for DVD authors and professional compressionists, and is currently available only for Macintosh. Read the full Press Release.

 
 
 
2002-05-18 · Digigami has updated the QuickTime export plug-in for MacOS and in version 1.5.9 introduces support for OS X. The plug-in conforms to the QuickTime 'spit' export architecture, and can be used with Final Cut Pro, QuickTime Player Pro, and Discreet Cleaner. The update is free for registered users of MegaPEG QT 1.5.x. Contact sales@digigami.com.

 
 
 
2003-07-22 · Digigami has been hard at work on some new products exclusively for Mac OS X. For a peek into the possibilities, check the blog maintained by Digigami CEO, Gen Kiyooka

 
 
 
2002-05-08 · Digigami has updated the Mac versions of the MegaPEG product line to version 1.5.8:
  • MegaPEG AP for Adobe Premiere 5.x and 6.x running on MacOS (Classic).
  • MegaPEG QT QuickTime plug-in running on MacOS (Classic).
  • MegaPEG Batch for MacOS (Classic) and OS X.
The updates are free for registered users of version 1.5.x. Contact sales@digigami.com.

 
 
 
2002-04-25 · Digigami has started testing MegaPEG X, Batch encoder for MacOS X. If you are a registered user of MegaPEG Batch for MacOS or MegaPEG QT, you are eligible for testing. Contact megapegtech@digigami.com.

 
 
 
2002-04-18 · Digigami has updated the MegaPEG Batch Encoder and QuickTime plug-in to version 1.5.5. The update corrects a problem with 'Toast-Ready' file generation. The update is free for registered users of version 1.5.x. Contact sales@digigami.com.

 
 
 
2001-11-17 · Digigami has updated the MegaPEG Batch Encoder and QuickTime plug-in to version 1.5.4. The update is free for registered users of version 1.5.x.

 
 
 
2001-10-12 · Digigami is now shipping MegaPEG QT for MacOS (8.x and higher). The product is a QuickTime export plug-in which provides native exporting to MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 directly from inside Media100 MediaCleaner ProAdobe After Effects, and the QuickTime Pro Player. The product features Digigami's high quality MPEG encoding engine, available on MacOS since 1998. Owners of earlier versions of any MegaPEG product can upgrade for just $99.00.

A demonstration version is available here.
The product is available for immediate purchase and download.

Educational prices? Contact sales@digigami.com.

 
 
 
2001-10-01 · Digigami has updated MegaPEG LE for both Windows and MacOS. MegaPEG LE is the free version of MegaPEG bundled with Adobe Premiere 5.x. To get your free update to the new version, simply register.

The product update includes many new features and bug fixes.

 
 
 
2001-09-14 · Digigami has released a new version of the MegaPEG Batch encoder for MacOS (Version 1.5.B1):
  • New encoding algorithms speed encoder up to 20x.
  • Time-based interpolation for frame rate conversion.
  • Template presets even easier to use!
  • Compatible with System 8.6 and higher.
  • MPEG-2 ISO 13818 Program Streams.
A full working demo version of the software is available for download
Contact sales@digigami.com. Registered users of earlier versions of MegaPEG Batch can upgrade for $89.95.

 
 
 
2001-09-14 · Digigami has released a new version of MegaPEG AP for MacOS (1.5.B1):
  • New encoding algorithms speed encoder up to 20X.
  • Time-based interpolation for frame rate conversion.
  • Adds support for full Movie compiling (timeline output).
  • Works with Premiere batch processing.
  • Compatible with Premiere 4.2, 5.x and Premiere 6.x.
  • Template presets even easier to use!
  • Compatible with System 8.6 and higher.
  • MPEG-2 ISO 13818 Program Streams.
A full working demo version of the software is available for download
Registered users of earlier versions of MegaPEG AP can upgrade for $79.95. Contact sales@digigami.com.

 
 
 
2001-07-20 · Digigami has updated MegaPEG AP and MegaPEG Batch Encoder for Windows to version 1.50.09.011. The update is available at no charge to registered usersof version 1.5. Owners of earlier versions of the product can upgrade for just $79.95.

sales@digigami.com.

 
 
 
2001-06-19 · Digigami has released a new build of the MegaPEG Batch Encoder for Windows (1.50.09.004):
  • New DirectShow input filter provides transcoding from .MPG files (both MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 if DirectShow drivers are available) and Type-1 and Type-2 DV files.
  • New resizing algorithms for VideoCD ensure maximum quality for VideoCD playback on traditional TV.
A full working demo version of the software is available for download
Registered users of MegaPEG Batch version 1.5 can upgrade at no charge. Contact sales@digigami.com. Registered users of earlier versions of MegaPEG Batch can upgrade for $89.95.

 
 
 
2001-06-15 · Digigami has released a new build of the MegaPEG AP for Windows (1.50.09.003):
  • New frame resizer for VideoCD.
  • Fixed: Audio encoding causing system instability.
  • Fixed: Color flickering on bottom frame line.
  • Fixes for Matrox RT2000 users which provides for exporting directly from the timeline with no intermediate step.
  • Fixes for intermittent clicks in the audio tracks of encoded files.
A full working demo version of the software is available for download
Registered users of MegaPEG AP version 1.5 can upgrade at no charge. Contact sales@digigami.com
Registered users of earlier versions of MegaPEG AP can upgrade for $79.95.

 
 
 
2001-03-21 · Digigami is now shipping MegaPEG Batch Encoder 1.5 for Windows. A major upgrade, version 1.5 includes many new features and enhancements:
  • Optimized for speed. Supports Intel PII, P3, P4 and AMD Athlon. Now, VideoCD encoding runs at up to half real-time, which means a 30 minute movie takes as little as 1 hour to encode, without compromising quality (varies with machine performance and source material, tested in new P4 series from Dell).
  • Optimized for quality. Use even higher quality for those tight VideoCD encoding jobs.
  • Optimized for quality. Use even higher quality for those tight VideoCD encoding jobs.
  • All-new AVI reader reads compressed AVI audio and files conforming to the OpenDML specification for files larger than 2 gigabytes (Win 98/ME) or 4 gigabytes (Win NT/2K).
  • All-new QuickTime reader reads ALL QuickTime video and audio formats, including compressed audio. Tested with QuickTime 4.x.
  • New batch templates allow a single set of settings for all the movies in a batch. Each movie in the batch can use either the batch settings or settings custom to that one movie.
  • works with Windows 98, ME, NT4, 2000 and XP
  • Preset encoding templates and user-defined templates.
  • Files play on all PC DVD software and hardware players.
  • ISO-13818 · MPEG-2 Program Stream Multiplexing.
  • Other improvments and fixes too numerous to mention.
  • A full working demo version of the software is available for download

     
     
     
    2001-02-20 · Digigami is now shipping MegaPEG AP 1.5 for Windows. A major upgrade, version 1.5 includes many new features and enhancements:
    • Full support for Adobe Premiere 5.x and 6.0.
    • Faster encoding: encoding speeds up to half-real-time. 1 hour VideoCD job takes just 2 hours on a modern PC.
    • Higher quality: output quality is greatly improved.
    • ISO-13818 · MPEG-2 Program Stream Multiplexing.
    • Works with Premiere batch processing.
    A full working demo version of the software is available for download
    Registered users of earlier versions of MegaPEG AP can upgrade for just $79.95. Contact sales@digigami.com

     
     
     
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