Intel Video Product Captures And Compresses Video For Hard Disk, CD-Rom, And The Internet; For $199 MSRP, the Intel Smart Video Recorder III lets PC Users Create Video and Exciting Web Sites.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1996--Intel Corporation today introduced a personal computer enhancement product that lets PC users capture and compress video from ordinary sources like VCRs and camcorders, edit it on their PCs, and then store the video to a computer disk or send it out to the Internet. The Intel Smart Video Recorder See DVR, DVD-R and DVD drives. III includes hardware plus software for editing the video and creating an Internet home page displaying the video. By breaking the $200 manufacturers suggested retail price barrier, the Intel Smart Video Recorder III sets a new standard for price/performance in video capture boards. The Intel Smart Video Recorder III makes the PC an excellent platform for publishing video for the PC and the Internet. The Intel Smart Video Recorder III captures and compresses video on the fly -- in real time. That means the video it stores to disk is already compressed. Compressed video compressed video - video compression takes up less disk space than uncompressed video, and it plays back instantly. Because the Intel Smart Video Recorder III uses Intel Indeo(r) video technology to perform the compression, the video can be played back on any Pentium(r) processor-based PC. Appeal for traditional customers -- and new ones Multimedia developers, who traditionally are the largest group of customers for video capture boards, will find that the Intel Smart Video Recorder III delivers the features they need to create video for business presentations, Internet web pages and 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). based software, such as video games See video game console. . In addition, the Intel Smart Video Recorder III is ideal for corporate videographers, who produce their own video for training, sales, and other business purposes, often under tight budget constraints. The product will also appeal to home video hobbyists. "The Intel Smart Video Recorder III promises to make the Internet a livelier place by putting video within the reach of PCs and the people who use them," said Jim Johnson, vice president of marketing, Intel Internet and Communications Group. "By bringing the richness of high-quality video to PCs on and off the Net, the Intel Smart Video Recorder III lets people who use PCs share more information -- and enjoy the experience." The Intel approach to PC video The Intel Smart Video Recorder III performs real-time video capture and compression in software, on the PC's Pentium(r) processor. That means the Intel Smart Video Recorder III's Indeo video compression Encoding digital video to take up less storage space and transmission bandwidth. See video codec and data compression. video compression - Compression of sequences of images. software "scales" with the processor -- the faster the Pentium processor, the better the product's performance. And, with software controlling compression, the product can be upgraded with a simple software update instead of a board replacement. Video can be played back on any Pentium processor-based PC. No dedicated playback hardware is required. More technical details The Intel Smart Video Recorder III is a PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). board designed to plug into an Intel Pentium processor-based PC running at 90 MHz (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 higher. Minimum system requirements include the Microsoft Windows(a) 95 operating system and S-VGA graphics card (displaying 256 colors). The Intel Smart Video Recorder III comes complete with Indeo video software, an RCA See RCA connector and video/TV history. and an S-Video cable, user's manual, and two popular software packages. One is Asymetrix Digital Video Producer(a), the award-winning video editing tool recognized for its ease of use. The other is Asymetrix WebPublisher(a), which enables video to be embedded in a Web page at the click of a button. Availability The Intel Smart Video Recorder III is an 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. standard product for sale in North America only. When released, it will be available through retail distributors. For more information about Intel Smart Video Recorder III, including order placement, visit Intel's web site at http://www.intel.com/imaging. Intel, the world's largest chipmaker chip·mak·er n. A manufacturer of electronic and integrated circuit chips. , is also a leading manufacturer of personal computer, networking, and communications products. Through innovative technologies, Intel is committed to improving the Internet experience for PC consumers. Additional information is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. -0- Note (a) Other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Intel Corp. Donna Loveland, 503/264-6281 Donna_Loveland@ccm.jf.intel.com |
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