Just another recap of DVxplorer...........................
techweb.com
November 16, 1998, Issue: 817
Section: Systems & Peripherals
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C-Cube simplifies MPEG 2 codec
Stephanie Green
Milpitas, Calif. -- C-Cube Microsystem's DVxplore provides OEMs with a single-chip consumer MPEG 2 and DV25 video codec at consumer price points, executives at the company said.
C-Cube, based here, has taken a high-end, professional-level MPEG 2 Codec and removed a few expensive, tricky things that no more than 5 percent of the market would be interested in, said Jon Peddie, president of Jon Peddie Associates, a Tiburon, Calif.-based research firm covering digital media technology. This allows them to make it less complicated and more affordable for C-Cube's OEM customers, he said.
DVxplore records, edits, authors and plays back DVD type quality MPEG 2 video on the PC. Video can come from any source, such as TV, VCR, analog or DV camcorders, or VHS tape. Video transfers to any output such as DVD, Web pages, CD-RW or PC hard drive disks or E-mail.
There have been other solutions but they were not single-chip, were outrageously expensive, or they just were not very good, said Martin Reynolds, vice president of technology assessment at Dataquest, a San Jose, Calif.-based research firm.
"C-Cube is bringing almost professional capabilities to the consumer space," said Peddie.
Other features include simultaneous record and playback, realtime DV to MPEG 2 transcoding, variable bitrate recording, and special effects such as wipes, fades and dissolve.
Consumers can select and record programs from the PC. DVxplore also may be intelligent enough to look for programs on a specific topic, or record a regular program without prompting.
C-Cube will begin shipping DVxplore to OEM's in the fourth quarter of this year.
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