Optibase Introduces Broadcast Quality HD Encoder at NAB 2005.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & HERZLIA, Israel -- MovieMaker mov·ie·mak·er n. One that makes movies, especially professionally. mov  ie·mak 200 HD
Encoding Board Will Provide Real-Time, High Quality HD Encoding, Which
Gives Content Creators and Video Server Providers Ultimate Control over
Video Quality from Encode to Final Delivery
Optibase, Ltd. (Nasdaq:OBAS OBAS Ofotbanen AS (Norwegian) OBAS Optical Bench Alignment System OBAS On-Board ATM-Switched (communication satellite protocol type) ), a leading provider of advanced digital video solutions, will show for the first time real-time professional MPEG-2 HD encoding for the PC, at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , April 18-21, 2005 in Booth #SL 343. Optibase's MovieMaker 200 HD is designed for professional quality ingest in·gest tr.v. in·gest·ed, in·gest·ing, in·gests 1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. See Synonyms at eat. 2. of HD for broadcasting, video on demand (VOD See video-on-demand. VoD - video on demand ), ad insertion, program initiation and post-production studios, as well as for integrators working on high-resolution military simulation Military simulations, also known informally as war games, are simulations in which theories of warfare can be tested and refined without the need for actual hostilities. Many professional analysts object to the term wargames or surveillance projects. Optibase is developing the MovieMaker 200 HD hardware encoder in response to the rising demand for high-quality HD compression solutions from its existing client-base who have been tapping Optibase's encoding platforms for professional encoding, 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. production, video server upload and archiving for over a decade. "All of our production for the past year or so has been in High Definition. The biggest bottleneck in our workflow is getting that rocking HD video onto DVD or into a Standard Definition broadcast," commented Terry Fryer, Managing Partner, ThirdWaveProductions.com, a leading content producer and Optibase customer. "Our normal procedure involves getting a down-res version of our HD content onto a Digibeta. Tweaking tweaking Vox populi Fine-tuning to produce optimal results the video and using a real-time encoder is time consuming, expensive and hard to control. Optibase has now come up with the MovieMaker200 HD--no more down resolution, no more transfers, and we get to do the HD encode in house, on our own schedule. This translates into less time, less money, and more control--so what's not to like? We're looking forward to folding the MovieMaker 200 HD into our workflow." The MovieMaker 200 HD board is designed to support both high definition and standard definition video input, with MPEG-2 compression support at up to 80Mbps. The board is designed to digitize from an array of inputs (file, analog or digital) and to drop files to a host as either compressed or uncompressed data. The MovieMaker 200 HD board will ship with Optibase's full-featured encoding management application, 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). Composer 200, version 4.0, with integrated device control, parameter setting, and encode status monitoring. The board will be released with a powerful software developer toolkit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) for system integrators and 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 partners to develop their own HD-based applications and products. "Users have long trusted our MovieMaker 200S as a reliable platform for top quality video and audio encoding," commented Boaz Gruener, vice president, Optibase's video technologies business unit. "With the introduction of MovieMaker 200 HD, we will be able to offer these customers six-times more resolution for even greater levels of detail -- which is the kind of quality improvement that is essential for all applications, from more accurate military surveillance to broadcast-quality video output for content creators." MovieMaker 200 HD is expected to be available in Q3 of 2005. For product specifications and details, please visit www.optibase.com. About Optibase Optibase, Ltd. (Nasdaq:OBAS) provides professional editing, compositing, encoding, decoding, video server upload and streaming solutions for telecom operators, service providers, broadcasters and content creators. The company's platforms enable the creation, broadband streaming and playback of high quality digital video. Optibase's breadth of product offerings are used in applications, such as: video over DSL/Fiber networks, post production for the broadcast and cables industries, archiving; high-end surveillance, distance learning; and business television. Headquartered in Israel, Optibase operates through its fully owned subsidiary in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. and offices in Massachusetts, Europe, Japan, China and Singapore. Optibase products are marketed in over 40 countries through a combination of direct sales, independent distributors, system integrators and OEM partners. For further information, please visit www.optibase.com. EDITOR'S NOTE Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : Product photography is available upon request. Statements made in this press release with respect to Optibase's current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs, particularly with respect to upcoming releases of new products, that are not historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements about the future performance of Optibase. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made based on management's current assumptions, expectations and estimates in light of the information currently available to it. Optibase cautions you that a number of serious risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements, and advises you not to place undue reliance upon them. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements made herein. |
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