ADS Technologies Announces USB Instant DVD -- USB Device Transfers Video To PC in DVD Format.Business Editors CERRITOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2001 ADS Technologies, a leader in consumer video editing solutions, today announced USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. Instant DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. , the first consumer device that converts video from any analog video source to full resolution DVD format, then transfers the video to the PC. Users can import home movies or videos from a camcorder, VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. , DVD or laser disk, then edit and create their own movie projects and save as DVD, MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 2, MPEG1, VCD See Video CD. VCD - Video Compact Disc or SVCD See Video CD. with included Ulead VideoStudio 5.0 and Sonic Solutions MyDVD 3.0. USB Instant DVD is scheduled to ship September worldwide at an estimated street price of US$229. USB Instant DVD makes transferring and sharing video simple and convenient. Instant DVD imports video from a DVD player, laser disk player, camcorder or VCR to a PC via USB connection, then utilizes hardware-based MPEG-2 compression (the same format used in DVD movies) for smooth video at full 720 X 480 NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) The committee that developed the television standards for the U.S, which are also used in Canada, Japan, South Korea and several Central and South American countries. Both the committee and the standard are called "NTSC. (720 X 576 PAL) resolution and stereo sound. USB Instant DVD and the included DVD-authoring application, MyDVD 3.0, can archive existing videos with real time burn to DVD-R (DVD-Recordable) A write-once (read only) DVD disc for both movies and data endorsed by the DVD Forum. DVD-Rs are often called "DVD Dash Rs" or "DVD Minus Rs" to distinguish them from the competing "Plus R" format (see DVD+R). or CD-RW (CD-ReWritable) The only rewritable CD technology. CD-RW disks look like other CD media, but with close inspection, they have a more polished surface with a very dark blue-gray cast. . Users also can edit their video with the included video editing application Ulead VideoStudio 5.0 to create unique video projects. "For the first time consumers can utilize MPEG2 technology at full resolution," said Mike McCoy, president of ADS Technologies, Inc. "Compressing video to DVD format gives users the freedom to create or archive their movies at a smaller file size and easily share by means of the Internet, or burning DVDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs or Video-CDs without sacrificing the quality of video or audio." Features and Benefits -- MPEG-2 compression yields full resolution, high-quality video and audio -- Plug and play USB device connects easily to PC -- MyDVD 3.0 software burns video directly to DVD-R or CD-R in real time -- Ulead VideoStudio 5.0 software provides powerful functionality with intuitive interface -- Archive existing video collections or create new movie projects and share them by DVD-R, CD-R, VHS tape or over the Internet USB Instant DVD Contents -- USB Instant DVD -- 6' USB cable -- Audio/Video connection cables -- Power Supply (5VDC 1.5 amp) -- Instant DVD CD complete with: Ulead VideoStudio 5 (Full Version), MyDVD 3.0 Real time DVD to CD-RW or DVD-R (Full version), Sonic Foundry's Sound Forge XP, Sonic Foundry's Acid Style, Microsoft Media Player 7 Availability USB Instant DVD will be available through ADS Technologies' network of online and retail channels worldwide September 2001 at an estimated street price of US$229.99. For more information, visit http://www.adstech.com. About ADS Technologies, Inc. ADS Technologies, Inc. brings the cutting-edge technology of upgrade, multi-media, network and presentation solutions to the personal computer marketplace. The privately-held company manufactures USB and 1394 hardware, and scan converters for both PCs and Macs. For more information or graphics, visit the ADS Technologies' Web site at http://www.adstech.com. |
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