Canon will adopt the MPEG-2 Full HD codec

Its new professional camera, still in development, will adopt the MPEG-2 Full HD (4:2:2) file-based recording codec with data recording up to 50 Mbps and twice the color range of HDV formats.

Canon has announced the adoption of a Full HD (4:2:2) MPEG-2 file-based recording codec for its new professional camcorder, which is currently under development. The Canon MPEG-2 codec will allow you to achieve high image and audio quality performance with data recording up to 50 Mbps and twice the color data than HDV formats.

The adoption of MPEG-2 Full HD compression (compatible with MPEG-2 4:2:2 HP@HL) will allow high definition video recording at 1,920 x 1,080 pixels. Additionally, compared to the 4:2:0 profile format used in HDV and other formats, 4:2:2 color sampling provides twice the data volume as well as twice the color resolution.

On the other hand, with a total data volume approximately double that of HDV, the new codec provides higher resolution and increased color data to enable high-quality video recording. Furthermore, as it is an MXF /Material eXchange Format), open source format widely accepted in the industry for recording video, audio and metadata, it allows maximum compatibility with most non-linear editing systems on the market.

Canon is working closely with Adobe, Apple, Avid and Grass Valley to ensure compatibility with the most popular editing solutions.