DV Studio Offers Panasonic DVD-RAM Drive in Its Apollo Expert Archiver -- Drive Thoroughly Tested, Fully Compatible.IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 1999-- DV Studio Technologies, LLC(TM) (www.dv-studio.com) announced today that the award-winning Panasonic LF-D101 DVD-RAM A rewritable DVD disc endorsed by the DVD Forum. Using phase change technology, DVD-RAMs are like removable hard disks, and the media can be rewritten 100,000 times compared to 1,000 times for DVD-RW and DVD+RW. The first DVD-RAM drives with a capacity of 2.6GB (single sided) or 5. Drive is now available in the Apollo Expert Archiver(TM), DV Studio's complete solution for archiving VHS and other video standards onto 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. discs. "We conducted rigorous testing of the Panasonic and a number of other DVD-RAM rewritable drives," stated Dr. Ash Pahwa, chief executive officer of DV Studio. "The Panasonic drive is fully compatible with Apollo Expert Archiver and was chosen for inclusion because of its excellent performance and reliability." The Apollo Expert Archiver features Apollo Expert(TM), DV Studio's revolutionary single-board MPEG-2 encoding hardware and software. A half-size PCI card that can be installed in any Pentium-based computer, Apollo Expert captures video and audio from any video source, in real time, and converts it into MPEG-2 video and digital audio formats. The highly compressed MPEG-2 files created by Apollo Expert can be used in any digital domain including DVD, DVD-ROM DVD-ROM: see digital versatile disc. A read-only DVD disc used to permanently store data files. DVD-ROM discs are widely used to distribute large software applications that exceed the capacity of a CD-ROM disc. , Super VCD, the Internet, and broadcasting. Apollo Expert provides excellent video quality and is very easy to install and use. The Panasonic LF-D101 DVD-RAM Drive can read/write to all current DVD-RAM and PD disc formats, and can read from discs currently accepted by CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , CD Audio, CD-R (CD-Recordable) A writable CD technology using a type of compact disc that can be recorded, but not erased (CD-Rs are "write once" discs). CD-R discs are used to master CD-ROMs, to back up data and to make copies of data for distribution. , 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. and video CD drives, as well as DVD video, DVD-ROM and 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). drives. It offers stability, rapid data transfer, high-speed access, and a huge capacity. "We are pleased to have this strategic relationship with DV Studio," said Jeff Saake, group general manager, Computer Technology Group, Panasonic Industrial Company. "Apollo Expert Archiver opens a wide array of marketing opportunities." The Apollo Expert Archiver is affordably priced at $2,495. Computer system requirements include 233 MHz MMX, 64MB RAM or higher, 600MB free on hard disk, 4x CD-ROM or higher, 1 PCI slot free, and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0. A FREE Software Development Kit for developing customized Apollo Expert applications is available from DV Studio. This kit can be used with Apollo Expert Archiver when large- capacity storage of MPEG-2 output is required. DV Studio Technologies, LLC, produces state-of-the-art digital encoders at affordable prices. Its products enable users to produce digital video content for DVD, Super VCD, DVD-ROM, broadcast, video conferencing and Internet applications. DV Studio's main sales channels are OEMs and resellers. The company is located at 15375 Barranca Parkway, J-103, Irvine, CA 92618. Phone: 949/453-1702, Fax: 949/453-1311. Web site: www.dv-studio.com The Panasonic DVD-RAM OEM drive is manufactured by Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, Ltd. (MEI) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MC)(PCX (1) A bitmapped graphics file format that handles monochrome, 2-bit, 4-bit, 8-bit and 24-bit color and uses RLE to achieve compression ratios of approximately 1.1:1 to 1.5:1. Images with large blocks of solid colors compress best under the RLE method. See PC Paintbrush. :MC), one of the world's leading producers of CD-ROM and DVD-ROM drives and other digital electronic products. For more information, contact Panasonic Industrial Company, 1600 McCandless Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035; 408/945-5600, FAX 408/262-4214, E-mail berzind@panasonic.com. Or, visit the company's Web site at www.panasonic.com/oemdvd-ram . |
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