C-Cube Wins in Pinnacle Systems' New Video Production System; C-Cube Codec Delivers Realtime MPEG and DV Video Processing to TARGA 3000.Business Editors NAB2000 LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2000 C-Cube Microsystems (Nasdaq:CUBE) today announced that Pinnacle Systems has selected the digital video leader's single-chip nonlinear editing codec (1) (enCOder/DECoder) A hardware circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion. When analog signals are entered into a computer, cellphone or other device via a microphone or video source such as VHS tape or analog TV, to deliver real-time MPEG/DV compression and other advanced features to Pinnacle Systems' most powerful desktop editing and compositing solution. At the heart of Pinnacle's TARGA 3000 are two of C-Cube's mixed-format DVxpess-MX25 codecs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs Non-compression formats
"Pinnacle Systems' selection of the DVxpress-MX25 is a resounding re·sound v. re·sound·ed, re·sound·ing, re·sounds v.intr. 1. To be filled with sound; reverberate: The schoolyard resounded with the laughter of children. 2. endorsement of our mixed-format nonlinear editing solutions," said Bob Saffari, director of marketing for C-Cube's advanced video products. "DVxpress-MX25 offers the kind of advanced features that makers of digital video editors need to deliver next-generation products." C-Cube will hold a technology demonstration of DVxpress-MX25 at NAB 2000 in Sands Convention Center, booth M10222. Pinnacle Systems will demonstrate TARGA 3000 at the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. , booth 9457. TARGA 3000 delivers three real-time uncompressed video streams plus five real-time graphics streams. C-Cube's DVxpress-MX25 enables each stream to support multiple simultaneous real-time effects by using an integrated special effects engine that enables on-the-fly blending - on a pixel-by-pixel basis - of up to two video streams plus four 24-bit colors, allowing a full spectrum of 2D effects, including fades, wipes and dissolves, to be implemented in real-time. The DVxpress-MX25 codecs also provide part of the TARGA 3000's complete range of analog and digital I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output by exchanging 24-bit RGB (Red Green Blue) The computer's native color space, which is the color system for capturing and displaying images. RGB was derived from our own perception of color because human eyes are sensitive to red, green and blue (see trichromaticity). bitmap images via the integrated PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). interface. The RGB picture I/O enables decoded frames to be transferred to an external host processor for non-real-time rendering and bitmap images to be transferred into the codecs for MPEG or DV encoding. "With DVxpress-MX25, TARGA 3000 delivers more real-time video streams, more real-time effects on every stream, and more supported formats," said Aaron Feigin, director of the professional desktop solutions at Pinnacle Systems. "C-Cube's codec technology is a key reason TARGA 3000 far outperforms other desktop finishing solutions." About DVxpress-MX Mixed-Format About DVxpress-MX Mixed-Format Codecs P. The DVxpress-MX family of codecs brings MPEG and DV compression/decompression, side-by-side mixed-format editing and DV/MPEG transcoding to a single chip, providing an all-digital, seamless bridge for the transfer of video content from acquisition to editing to distribution. For example, an editing system with mixed-format capabilities can process video from a DV camera and MPEG video from a file server or transmission link, and convert DV video to MPEG for satellite broadcasting or 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. distribution. DVxpress-MX codecs feature PerfectView, C-Cube's patented encoding algorithm, to deliver the high image quality required by NLE (NonLinear video Editing, NonLinear video Editor) See nonlinear video editing. and DDR (Double Data Rate) Refers to an SDRAM memory chip that increases performance by doubling the effective data rate of the frontside bus. For more details, see SDRAM. DDR - Double Data Rate Random Access Memory applications. PerfectView produces superior MPEG-2 image quality at all bit rates by using multilayer motion estimation, error masking, inverse telecine and optimal bit allocation. About C-Cube C-Cube Microsystems Inc. is the industry leader in the development and delivery of highly integrated digital video silicon and systems solutions. C-Cube's Semiconductor Division delivers digital video silicon and systems solutions for the communications and consumer electronics markets. C-Cube's DiviCom Division is a leader in the deployment of digital video networks. C-Cube is headquartered in Milpitas, California with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its stock is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol CUBE. C-Cube can be reached at +1.408.490.8000 or at http://www.c-cube.com. C-Cube's DiviCom Division is based in Milpitas, Calif. and can be reached at +1.408.944.6700 or at http://www.divi.com. C-Cubeand the C-Cube logo are registered trademarks of C-Cube Microsystems, Inc. DiviCom is a registered trademark of DiviCom, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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