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New Codecs Enable MPEG-2 Editing For PCs
(07/13/98; 7:38 p.m. ET)
By Kristen Kenedy, Computer Reseller News
Ligos Technology announced new codecs Monday that let PC users capture and edit MPEG-2 images.
The codecs, called GoMotion, are designed for use with high-end, Intel Pentium II systems that contain Intel740 graphics cards, company officials said. Codecs are small software routines, and Ligos' new additions let users perform digital media recording, videoconferencing, and video editing without costly hardware add-in boards.
Codecs currently exist that enable video manipulation in software, but those do not support high-quality MPEG-2 video.
"GoMotion will set free a market encumbered by expensive digital video hardware. Because Ligos' codecs are completely MPEG-2 compliant, they will affect a broad range of markets, including broadcast media, professional, corporate, and consumer," said Richard Coward, vice president of engineering at Ligos.
Tests of the GoMotion codecs with current MMX technology have demonstrated real-time performance at 352x240 resolution on a 400-MHz Pentium II processor platform with the Intel740 graphics chip, according to the company. The codecs will be made available as a Microsoft DirectShow component, providing original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) a method to integrate these new capabilities into their own systems and applications, company officials said.
Ligos has a patent pending on the technology. The company is currently licensing the GoMotion codecs and is holding demonstrations next week at Siggraph, an computer graphics and video trade show in Orlando, Fla.
Ligos Technology, a multimedia solutions developer, provides OEM technology and applications for digital media recording and navigation. Headquartered in San Francisco, Ligos is a wholly owned subsidiary of Integrated Data Systems, Savannah, Ga.
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