Las Vegas, 7 April 1997. Optibase, the world recognized leader in
MPEG digital compression equipment, will showcase several
Windows 95 digital video systems at booth S5826, located in the
Sands Convention Center at NAB between 7-10 April 1997. Visitors
to the Optibase booth will be able to see the VideoQuest, Optibase's
new MPEG-2 decoding board, the MPEG ShowSite, an MPEG-1
encoding system designed for low bit rate encoding and the MPEG
ComMotion, an MPEG-2 transmission system with new multi-board
capabilities. Also on display will be Optibase's premium line of
encoding systems, controlled by a new and powerful version of the
MPEG Composer management software. VideoQuest, the latest
addition to Optibase's line of MPEG decoders, is a high-end
decoding board designed for professional playback environments.
The VideoQuest supports YCbCr and RGB component video
outputs and balanced and unbalanced audio outputs that make it an
excellent solution for applications such as tape-to-tape systems, news
gathering, medical imaging, distance learning, high-end kiosk and
video wall applications. Additional features include back-to-back
playback and Closed Caption display. MPEG ShowSite, Optibase's
new MPEG-1 encoding system is now shipping. The MPEG
ShowSite is designed for video publishing on Intranets, the Internet
and corporate presentations. Based on unique Optibase technology,
the MPEG ShowSite can achieve video bit rates as low as 28.8
Kbit/s. MPEG ComMotion is a system which encodes and transmits
MPEG video live to viewers anywhere in the world over T1, E1 or
RS-422 lines. At NAB, Optibase will be demonstrating the MPEG
ComMotion's multi-board capabilities. This new feature allows the
MPEG ComMotion to transmit video streams from several encoding
boards residing in the same PC. This multi-board support gives users
central control over several video sources which are encoded and
transmitted simultaneously by the same system. Optibase's premium
line of encoding systems includes the MPEG Fusion, an MPEG-2 Full
D-1 encoding system, the MPEG Forge, an MPEG-2 Half D-1
encoding system and the MPEG Super Suite an MPEG-1 encoding
system. These systems are controlled by a new version of the MPEG
Composer Management Software which now supports real-time
Transport multiplexing and Closed Caption display. The MPEG
Composer interleaves Closed Caption data with the encoded MPEG
stream so that it is displayed together when the file is output to a TV
monitor. The MPEG Composer also has a redesigned MPEG
Organizer, a tool that offers total control over all MPEG Composer
tools in batch mode. |
