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FAROUDJA'S NEW DIGITAL FORMAT TRANSLATOR WINS
"PICK OF THE SHOW" EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD AT NAB '98
BUSINESS EDITORS & HIGH-TECH WRITERS SUNNYVALE,
CALIF.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--APRIL 14, 1998-- CITED FOR
SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 14, 1998--
Cited for Advancement in the Art and Science of Television
Broadcast
Faroudja Inc. (Nasdaq NM:FDJA.O) Tuesday announced that the
Company's new DFT 5000 Digital Format Translator with Aspect Ratio
Control has won the "Pick of the Show" Editor's Choice Award at NAB
'98 (the National Association of Broadcasters convention held in Las
Vegas).
The Award was given by Television Broadcast Magazine for
"advancement in the art and science of television broadcast."
Faroudja's line of Digital Format Translators provides a range of
modular solutions for broadcasters, cable and satellite services
seeking to deliver a variety of Digital Television (DTV) and
High-Definition (HDTV) video formats to meet the new HDTV/DTV
standards.
Mike Moone, president of Faroudja, stated: "We are honored that
the DFT 5000 was chosen 'Pick of the Show' at NAB this year.
Faroudja's engineers worked closely with the technicians and engineers
at the FOX Broadcasting Co., Tribune Broadcasting, Modern
Videofilm and Four Media in the development of the Digital Format
Translator. Our combined efforts have made the DFT a success.
"There has been a tremendous response to the DFT line from
broadcast engineers at networks, at station groups and at
post-production houses. These are the people who must solve the
dilemma of multiple-format sources and the delivery of FCC-compliant
digital signals. It is imperative that stations have a top-quality and
flexible solution, since they have expressed their intention to shift
formats by program dayparts.
"We believe that we do, indeed, provide easy DTV solutions to
broadcasters, whether they choose to broadcast in 480p, 720p, 1080i or
to deploy dual standards. The Digital Format Translator makes it
possible for TV stations and studios to provide HDTV-quality video in
the new DTV formats from today's analog and digital sources, and to
convert archive materials."
The Digital Format Translator can convert any 480i signal (NTSC,
S-Video, analog component, D2 or D1) into the most popular of the new
DTV formats specified by the U.S. Advanced Television Standards
Committee (ATSC). The DFT 5000 also provides a variety of options for
converting the aspect ratio of the image to 16:9.
Faroudja's growing number of consumer and commercial products are
designed to bring HDTV-quality images to the digital broadcast,
display, PC/TV convergence, and home theater markets. Faroudja is
recognized around the world for its superior video processing
technology, and holds more than 50 patents. Faroudja has received
numerous awards, including an Emmy(R) award for Engineering
Development.
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