AuraVision and ODEUM Partner to Bring MPEG-2 Video to PCs.FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1996--AuraVision Corporation and ODEUM odeum Comparatively small, often semicircular roofed theater of ancient Greece and Rome used for musical performances. One still in use was built by Herodes Atticus at the base of the Athenian Acropolis (AD 161). Microsystems Inc., formerly Hyundai Digital Media (HDM) Division, today announced the availability of a reference design that provides the industry's most advanced and cost-effective MPEG-2 playback and video capture. Called Fly Fisher, the design allows OEMs to develop sophisticated MPEG-2 video solutions for personal computers and set-top boxes for a bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. of under $100. Incorporating ODEUM's ODM8212 MPEG-2 audio/video decoder (SAVi(TM)) and AuraVision's VxP524 Video Stream Processor, the Fly Fisher reference design enables PC-based systems to handle today's most demanding video applications, including digital video broadcasts based on the MPEG-2 audio/video compression standard, video conferencing, and live television. Alternatively, Fly Fisher boards using ODEUM's integrated ODM8111 (PrAVO(TM)) MPEG-2 video/Dolby AC-3 audio decoders allow consumers to enjoy 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. playback with both MPEG-2 and AC-3 audio. "ODEUM offers the most highly integrated MPEG-2 decoders available today, and AuraVision provides the highest quality video processors," said Chris Day, AuraVision's director of marketing. "In the Fly Fisher design, these technologies combine to provide our customers with the most cost-effective and speedy way to bring top quality MPEG-2 video systems to market." The recently announced ODM8111 (PrAVO) is the industry's first single-chip, DVD decoder with a program demultiplexer, MPEG-2 video and audio decoder, AC-3 decoder, Sub-picture decoder, S/PDIF (Sony/Philips Digital InterFace) A serial interface for transferring digital audio from CD and DVD players to amplifiers and TVs. S/PDIF is typically used to transmit PCM and Dolby Digital 5.1, but is not tied to any sampling rate or audio standard. formatter, Micro-SPARC RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. engine and built-in graphics overlay capabilities. "We're excited by the level of integration and quality achieved by the ODM8111P and VxP524," said Lit Lam, senior marketing manager for ODEUM's DVD Segment. "AuraVision's VxP524 ensures that MPEG-2 quality is maintained in PC applications." The Fly Fisher software offers support for Microsoft Media Player, ActiveMovie, and DirectX. Also provided are a VPM (Video Port Manager) client and provider, and AuraVision's video overlay and configuration applications. The VxP524 provides both PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). master and slave modes, with burst cycle support. In master burst mode, with EDO DRAM support, the VxP524 enables real-time video capture and playback, without bus and DRAM bandwidth bottlenecks. This design avoids the random frame dropping associated with other current PCI-bridge designs. AuraVision's VxP524 performs two-dimensional interpolated interpolated /in·ter·po·lat·ed/ (in-ter´po-la?ted) inserted between other elements or parts. scaling, dual-level polyphase Pol´y`phase a. 1. (Elec.) Having or producing two or more phases; multiphase; as, a polyphase machine, a machine producing two or more pressure waves of electro-motive force, differing in phase; a filtering, cropping, color adjustment and color-space conversion with full 24-bit resolution. It provides Improved Definition TV support, doubling the 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. video vertical resolution and eliminating half-line jitter. Samples and production quantities of the VxP524 and ODM8212P are available immediately. The Fly Fisher reference design and associated software will be available in August. Contact AuraVision at 510/252-6800 for more information. AuraVision Corporation designs and markets high-density integrated circuits and software that enable the capture, management, processing and display of full-motion video in personal computers. The company provides complete reference designs to enable customers to bring reliable, quality products to market quickly and efficiently. Founded in 1992 and based in Fremont, California, AuraVision is the leader in its field. ODEUM, formerly known as Hyundai Digital Media (HDM) Division, was formed on July 1, 1996 as a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Hyundai Electronics America (HEA). Its charter is to provide market-driven, highly-integrated digital silicon solutions for home entertainment worldwide. ODEUM is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. with offices in Bristol, England; Munich, Germany; and Tokyo, Japan. HEA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. -0- Note to Editors: ODEUM, HDM, SAVi and PrAVO are trademarks of ODEUM Microsystems Inc. HEA is a trademark of Hyundai Electronics America. CONTACT: AuraVision Chris Day, 510/252-6845 cday@auravision.com or The Hoffman Agency (for ODEUM) Michelle Herman, 408/975-3033 mherman@hoffman.com or Technology Solutions (for Aura Vision) Lisa Bullard, 408/280-6000 lbullard@ca.tsipr.com |
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