Digital Vision and MGI Software Ink Deal to Deliver Video Capture and Video Streaming Solution.TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 1997--MGI Software Corp. (CDN (Content Delivery Network) A system of distributed content on a large intranet or the public Internet in which copies of content are replicated and cached throughout the network. MGIS MGIS Musa Germplasm Information System ) ComputerEyes/PCI Combines With MGI MGI Mouse Genome Informatics MGI Modular Gateway Interface MGI McKinsey Global Institute MGI Military Geographic Information MGI Marine Geological Institute MGI Policy on the Management of Government Information (Canada) VideoWave to Feature 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). , Video Streaming See streaming video and video stream. for Corporate and Educational Users Creating Web Video Content MGI Software Corp. (Canadian Dealing Network- MGIS), the world's leading provider of PC photography and video publishing software, and Digital Vision, Inc., a leading manufacturer of PC and Macintosh video capture devices, today announced an agreement that combines MGI VideoWave SE Plus with Digital Vision's ComputerEyes/PCI video capture hardware. The combination, which features a special version of MGI's software that provides MPEG compression and Iterated Systems' ClearVideo streaming format, aims at the growing need among corporate users for a low cost, easy-to-use, quality solution for creating on-demand video content for the Internet and corporate Intranets. ComputerEyes/PCI is available immediately through traditional distribution and retail channels for a special introductory offer of US$200 until December 31/97 (suggested list price after is US $299.95). Under the agreement, Digital Vision will also market the combination to its OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and (Original Equipment Manufacturers) customers. "There's been a lot of coverage of streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. standards, but one area that the Internet pundits have overlooked is 'Who will create the content?," said Gerry Bell, president of Digital Vision. "Webmasters may create some content, and perhaps contract out some content requirements to professional media people, but for the most part video content will be created by the users within an organization. These users need an inexpensive, reliable, quality solution that's very easy-to-use. We are pleased to be working with MGI Software to deliver such a solution." "Existing video editing See nonlinear video editing and video editor. applications are very costly and have a high learning curve, not suitable for the relatively non-technical general business user," said Anthony DeCristofaro, MGI Software president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The combination of our software with ComputerEyes/PCI, with its MPEG and Web streaming video support, is an ideal solution for corporate, educational and home users." Like all of Digital Vision's products, ComputerEyes/PCI makes it easy to capture excellent quality stills and motion video from any video source, such as from any standard video camera, camcorder, or 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. , into a user's computer. ComputerEyes/PCI's special forte is its speed. The ComputerEyes/PCI video frame grabber A device that accepts standard TV signals and digitizes the current video frame into a single, bitmapped still image. Frame grabbers can be stand-alone devices that plug into a port on the computer or a function built into the video capture board or display adapter. takes advantage of the new powerful high-speed PCI bus to deliver much higher performance than available on traditional ISA bus machines. Using MGI VideoWave SE Plus, users can quickly and easily combine moving pictures, animation, graphics, photos, sound, music and narration to "tell a story" in video. MGI VideoWave SE Plus is an OEM version based on MGI Software's award-winning product that lets users quickly and easily capture, edit and produce video on their PC. Aimed at the non-technical, general business and home user, MGI VideoWave takes a fresh approach to video production by eliminating the traditional timeline interface used by other products. Its unique Storyline for video composition, powerful editing functionality and real-time previewing capability, lets users quickly and easily produce videos in AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) A Windows multimedia video format from Microsoft. It interleaves standard waveform audio and digital video frames (bitmaps) to provide reduced animation at 15 fps at 160x120x8 resolution. Audio is 11,025Hz, 8-bit samples. , QuickTime, MPEG and Internet streaming video formats for playback on PCs, Macintosh computers, and the Internet or output back to tape. The retail version of MGI VideoWave sells for about U.S. $99 (Cdn $129). MGI VideoWave SE Plus users can upgrade to the retail version for US$59.90 (price includes shipping and handling). About Iterated Systems Iterated Systems (www.iterated.com), based in Atlanta, is the leader in developing digital video and still image products and technologies. Through its products, technologies, and strategic alliances, Iterated Systems is developing a new level of quality in networked digital media of all kinds, including video, still image, and audio, to enable high quality, industry leading networked and wireless multimedia solutions. For more information, contact Iterated Systems at 404/264-8000. About Digital Vision Founded in 1984, Digital Vision, Inc. (www.digvis.com) manufactures a wide line of ComputerEyes color and gray scale video capture devices, both for PC and Macintosh computers. It also manufactures the TelevEyes line of computer-to-TV video scan converters with audio voice-over recording and genlock/overlay animation and titling capabilities. Digital Vision products are available through Ingram Micro, mail order catalogs, and direct. The company can be contacted at 781/329-5400. About MGI Software Founded in 1995, MGI Software's mission is to "change the way you picture the world" by revolutionizing the way people use photos, videos and other multimedia on their computers and the Internet. The company's award-winning product line includes MGI PhotoSuite, MGI VideoWave, MGI 3DVision, and MGI Calamus calamus (kăl`əməs): see arum. Publisher. Its customers and partners include Sony, Hitachi, Canon, Packard Bell, Konica, Panasonic, Sanyo, Kodak, Yashica, Citizen, Mitsui, Adaptec, miro, Iomega, Diamond Multimedia, and ATI Technologies. In a recent Dataquest report, MGI Software was ranked the world's leading supplier of consumer photo editing software for Windows. The company shipped more than 5 million copies of its PhotoSuite brand in 1996, and retained about 85 percent of the worldwide OEM market. MGI Software (http://www.mgisoft.com) is based in Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill (2006 population 162,704) is a town in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area. History The area was first surveyed by Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe in 1794 while he was constructing Yonge Street. and can be contacted at 905/764-7000. -0- Note To Editors: MGI, MGI PhotoSuite, MGI VideoWave, MGI 3DVision, and MGI Calamus Publisher are trademarks or registered trademarks of MGI Software Corp. ComputerEyes and TelevEyes are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digital Vision, Inc. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. CONTACT: MGI Software Corp. Shelly Sofer sofer or sopher In Judaism, a scholar-teacher of the 5th–2nd centuries BC who transcribed, edited, and interpreted the Bible. The first sofer was Ezra, who, with his disciples, initiated a tradition of rabbinical scholarship that is still central in , 905/707-3609 shellys@mgisoft.com or Digital Vision, Inc. Steve Sarsfield, 617/329-5400 sarsfield@digvis.com |
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