Wired Previews Mason HD Precision MPEG Decoder at DV Expo.BIRCHWOOD, Minn. -- At DV Expo in Los Angeles, Wired is previewing their all-new Mason HD video decoder. The Mason HD is a professional MPEG decoder and playback card for the Macintosh. Designed for the most demanding applications, Mason HD allows you to decode and preview 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). streams to an external SD or HD monitor via s-video, component or DVI (1) (Digital Video Interactive) An earlier compression technique that provided up to 72 minutes of full-screen video on a CD-ROM. Acquired by Intel in 1988 from RCA's Sarnoff Research labs, Princeton, NJ, DVI never caught on. outputs. The Mason HD can decode MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 streams at bitrates up to 45 mbps. Precision Preview Video and 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. pros have long known that the only way to see what encoded video really looks like is to view it on a TV; seeing it on a computer screen is just not the same. Viewing MPEG on a computer monitor is also hampered by limitations of the software-based decoding engines that are used in most playback and preview systems. The Mason HD solves both problems by letting you view your MPEG streams on the monitor of your choice, and by handling the decoding and color space conversion Changing one type of color-encoded signal into another. Converting from RGB to YUV and back to RGB are common color space conversions when working with video formats (see YUV). Converting from the display color space (RGB) to the printer color space (CMYK) is another common example. in hardware. Integrates with MediaPress Encoders For users of Wired MediaPress encoding systems, the Mason HD adds full realtime hardware preview while encoding. It's now possible to make color and image adjustments on-the-fly and see just how they'll look on your finished DVD. Professional Outputs Featuring composite, s-video, component and DVI outputs, the Mason HD can display MPEG streams to everything from a standard consumer TV to high resolution projectors and LCD displays. The built-in scaler can output SD or HD material to 480i, 480p, 720i, 720p and 1080i. Digital Audio Besides the awesome video output capabilities, the Wired Mason HD features a SP/DIF digital output for connection to external decoders for DTS (1) (Digital Theatre Sound) A digital audio encoding system used in movie and home theaters. Popularized by the movie Jurassic Park, the six-channel (5. and Dolby audio. Availability The Mason HD will be available in the first quarter of 2005. Pricing and configuration options TBD TBD abbr. to be determined . Founded in 1990, Wired is one of the world's leading suppliers of realtime MPEG encoders and decoders for DVD production and streaming applications. Wired products are available from selected resellers around the world. MediaPress X, MediaPress LE, BUB bub n. Slang Used as a term of familiar address, especially for a man or boy: See you around, bub. [Probably alteration and shortening of brother.] Box and Mason HD are trademarks of Wired Inc. All rights reserved. |
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