Avid Ships Eskape Labs' MyCapture with Avid Cinema Web Pak for Windows; Eskape Brings USB Video Capture to Avid's Popular Video Editing and Publishing Solution for the PC.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999-- Eskape Labs, Inc., a Silicon Valley start-up dedicated to the development of 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. and FireWire display appliances, announced today that Avid Technology "Avid" redirects here. For the "Advancement Via Individual Determination" educational program, see AVID. Avid Technology, Inc NASDAQ: AVID is an American company specializing in video and audio production technology; specifically, digital non-linear media editing (NLE) is now shipping Eskape's MyCapture USB video capture appliance with Avid Cinema Web Pak version 1.5 for Windows, the newest version of Avid's award-winning video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. and publishing solution. The first USB capture device of its kind, MyCapture enables Avid Cinema users to easily capture high-quality video on their PC without the need to open up the computer. The complete solution is compatible with all 233MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. (or faster) Pentium II The successor to the Pentium Pro from Intel. Pentium II refers to the CPU chip or the PC that uses it. Code named "Klamath," the Pentium II was a Pentium Pro with MMX multimedia instructions. , Celeron and K6 machines running Windows 98 and is currinema users to attach and detach the device without having to shut down the computer. MyCapture has been shipping with Avid Cinema for Macintosh with USB since April 1999 as part of the first video editing and publishing solution for the iMac or any Macintosh G3 system with USB. With the release of Avid Cinema Web Pak for Windows 1.5, Avid is bringing to the PC marketplace the same successful hardware/software bundle that until now was only available to Macintosh users. "There is no mistaking the phenomenal demand for USB peripherals," said Mark Basler, director of marketing at Avid Technology. "With Eskape Labs' MyCapture USB video capture appliance, Avid is able to leverage this significant consumer trend by offering a complete hardware and software video editing and publishing solution on video editing enthusiasts." "Eskape Labsresident of sales and marketing. "The two products, MyCapture and Avid Cinema, are uniquely suited for one another. With MyCapture users are getting the equivalent of a digital VCR for their Windows 98 PC, with none of the installation headaches normally associated with PC hardware; with Avid Cinema they're getting an application that breaks new ground in ease-of-use and functionality. Together, as Avid Cinema Web Pak for Windows, Avid is providing a complete solution with an unparalleled balance of simplicity and performance." Superior Quality and Performance MyCapture is the first USB capture device of its kind for Windows-based PCs, providing full frame 30fps video capture at 320x240 VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. video resolutions while maintaining superior lip-sync sound synchronization. Powered by Zoran M-JPEG See MPEG. M-JPEG - Moving JPEG hardware compression, MyCapture's digital video quality and performance set a new level of expectation for USB capture solutions. Because MyCapture captures video in MJ-PEG format, the digital file is superior for editing, adding titling, transitions and special effects. MyCapture supports both 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. and PAL video formats and comes equipped with connections for both composite and S-video inputs. About Eskape Eskape Labs, Inc. is founded upon the vision of taking the computer outside the box by leveraging new external bus architectures (USB & FireWire). Its mission is to make computer and digital devices more enjoyable through simple, modular expansion. Eskape Labs is located at 2148 Bering Drive, San Jose, CA 95131. Phone: 408/232-0123 Fax: 408/232-0133. World Wide Web: www.eskapelabs.com |
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