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GENROCO to Develop & Provide Next Generation Thomson Film Scanner Interface
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TO BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY EDITORS:
GENROCO to Develop & Provide Next Generation Thomson Film Scanner Interface
WEITERSTADT, Germany, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- GENROCO, Inc.
(OTC: GRCI) announced today that the Company has been contracted to design and
manufacture an ultra high speed computer interface for the next generation of
digital film scanners being developed by the film imaging subsidiary of global
electronics giant, Thomson multimedia, S.A. (Thomson) (NYSE: TMS). Scanning
speeds at 2K resolution are currently limited to approximately 5 frames per
second by HIPPI ("High Performance Parallel Interface"), the 100 megabyte per
second physical connection used to transport the data. The new interface from
GENROCO will be up to 5 times faster, which will bring the process close to
real time data transfer speeds in the very near future.
Digital scanning makes it possible to preserve the resolution and format
independent properties of a film, by transferring the image into an electronic
master copy of the original which can be used to generate the desired
distribution formats needed for broadcast delivery, special effects
insertions, etc.
The GENROCO interface is being designed to be available not only on future
systems, but also as a retrofit option for existing users. In addition,
Thomson expects to employ high performance switches and routers from GENROCO
in digital film studios.
About Thomson multimedia
With annual sales of over $9 billion and 73,000 employees in more than
30 countries, Thomson multimedia provides a wide range of technologies,
systems, finished products and services to consumers and professionals of the
entertainment and media industries. Offerings include televisions, VCRs,
consumer audio equipment, telephones and digital products such as DVD players
and set-top boxes for satellite broadcasting. The company distributes its
products under the popular THOMSON, RCA and TECHNICOLOR brand names.
Thomson film imaging continues leadership of the technology for the film
to digital transfer process. The revolutionary Spirit DataCinea film scanner,
with an installed base of 200 systems, has "raised the bar" in terms of
features, image quality, and performance supporting not only today's TV
standards but is ready for HDTV, high speed data transfers and DTV standards.
More information about Thomson multimedia can be found at:
thomson-multimedia.com .
About GENROCO
GENROCO, Inc. is a 27-year-old, engineering and marketing company that
specializes in providing I/O solutions for users of high speed computers. By
offering open systems support for its patented technology, the Company is able
to deliver unique, extraordinarily high bandwidth, low host overhead products
for these markets. GENROCO enjoys a global customer base that includes
Thomson, Compaq, Fujitsu, SGI, Sun, IBM, the US Departments of Defense and
Energy, CERN, and other research institutions.
VideoPropulsion, Inc., which was spun off from GENROCO last year,
announced recently that it hopes to combine with its former parent in the next
few months and focus its efforts on providing hardware and software products
for the emerging interactive television and high definition digital video
image processing markets.
Additional facts about GENROCO can be found at:
genroco.com .
Contact: Don Woelz of GENROCO, Inc., 262-644-2505, or don@genroco.com
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Aug-23-2001 16:24 GMT |
