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ProCoder

ProCoder is a video-encoding and transcoding software initially developed by the Canopus Corporation, now Thomson SA. Canopus ProCoder 1.2 was released in 2002, Canopus ProCoder 1.5 in 2003 and Canopus ProCoder 2 in 2004. In 2005 Thomson Multimedia acquired Canopus in order to bolster their Grass Valley broadcasting and network market. ProCoder is offered as a part of Thomson Grass Valley video products under the name Grass Valley ProCoder. Grass Valley ProCoder 3.0 was released in 2007.

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ProCoder is a video-encoding and transcoding software initially developed by the Canopus Corporation, now Thomson SA. Canopus ProCoder 1.2 was released in 2002, Canopus ProCoder 1.5 in 2003 and Canopus ProCoder 2 in 2004. In 2005 Thomson Multimedia acquired Canopus in order to bolster their Grass Valley broadcasting and network market. ProCoder is offered as a part of Thomson Grass Valley video products under the name Grass Valley ProCoder. Grass Valley ProCoder 3.0 was released in 2007.

Key claims

  1. release date: 2002 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "2002". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377417498

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