InterVideo Selects ATVEF Technology from Intel for WinDTV Digital TV Software Offering Will Permit Consumers to Enjoy High Definition Interactive TV on Their PCs.Business/Technology Editors COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). Fall 2000 Booth L6530 FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 2000 InterVideo, Inc., the leading developer of PC video and audio software, today announced that it has partnered with Intel to bring interactive high definition television viewing to consumers. InterVideo will combine and enhance software developed by Intel that supports the ATVEF (Advanced Television Enhancement Forum) A consortium of broadcast, cable and computer companies founded in 1998 that developed the ATVEF Enhanced Content Specification, an HTML and JavaScript-based format for adding content to interactive TV. standard with its own HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates playback software, WinDTV(TM). ATVEF, which stands for the Advanced Television Enhancement Forum, has defined an interactive standard that allows broadcasters to embed interactive data into their programming. WinDTV with ATVEF support will allow PC users to experience high definition broadcast television -- including interactive content -- on their PCs with no additional hardware besides a low cost PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). Digital TV receiver card. "By combining Intel's ATVEF development efforts with our own DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. technology, WinDTV will be one of the first convergence products that will enable consumers to not only view HDTV, but also to interact with the content for a more enriched and compelling experience," stated Joe Monastiero, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for InterVideo. "We are excited to be partnering with Intel in this pioneering effort." Using the ATVEF specifications, broadcasters can add interactive content and data to a broadcast video stream. Examples of ATVEF enhancements include allowing TV viewers sitting at their computers to see detailed sports statistics during a baseball game, participate in game shows, like the popular Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, study remotely and interactively, and even purchase items during commercials. "We are pleased InterVideo has included support for Intel's ATVEF in their WinDTV software, enhancing consumers' experience of digital television on a personal computer," said Greg Fischer, vice president of marketing for Conexant's Digital Infotainment Division. "WinDTV combined with Conexant's DStream(TM) ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. solution based on the Fusion(TM) 878A video decoder, establishes a robust platform for digital television's advanced, interactive features in addition to traditional analog television capabilities." WinDTV provides software decoding of high definition 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). 2 and AC-3 streams, synchronizes them for delivery to the viewer along with enhanced television content (ATVEF) when available. The software decodes all 18 ATSC formats, and delivers up to 1920x1080 video resolution and 19Mbps of data. WinDTV is part of InterVideo's new WinCinema(TM) suite of products, which also includes WinDVD(TM), the world's top selling DVD player, WinDVR(TM), InterVideo's new digital VCR for the PC, WinRip(TM), the suite's MP3 player/encoder, WinCoder for capturing MPEG-1 & 2 video clips, WinProducer(TM), the company's new MPEG-1 & 2 video editing software Video editing software is application software which handles the editing of video sequences on a computer. It usually includes the ability to import and export video, cut and paste sections of a video clip, and add special effects and transitions; and it sometimes includes the , and WinStream(TM) for streaming audio and video files to the desktop for the Internet or from Intranets. InterVideo will demonstrate WinDTV and all of the other WinCinema products at Fall Comdex in Las Vegas from November 13th - November 17th, 2000 in Booth #L6530 in 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. . About InterVideo, Inc. (IVI IVI Intelligent Vehicle Initiative IVI International Vaccine Institute IVI Interchangeable Virtual Instrument IVI Intravenous Infusion IVI Interactive Video Instruction IVI Intra Venous Injection IVI Institute for Vision Improvement IVI Interactive Video Initiative ) InterVideo is the number one distributor of software 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. solutions worldwide. The company produces and markets the top-selling software DVD player-decoder for Windows, WinDVD, as well as other advanced audio and video software products. Customers include Dell, Gateway, IBM, HP, Compaq, Fujitsu, Fujitsu Siemens, Acer, Micron, Toshiba, Creative Labs, and 3DFX. InterVideo's executive team is comprised of PC veterans instrumental in the formation of the PC multimedia industry, coming from industry pioneering companies such as NexGen, LuxSonor, Sigma Designs, Chromatic Research, Conexant, Zoran, MetaCreations, ST Microelectronics and E4. InterVideo's popular DVD playback software, WinDVD, has won a number of awards worldwide. InterVideo is privately held, with headquarters in Fremont, and with regional offices in Europe, Taiwan, Los Angeles, Redmond, WA and Japan. For more information about IVI, contact InterVideo at 510/651-0888 or visit the Web site at www.intervideo.com. Note to Editors: WinDVD is a trademark of InterVideo, Inc. 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