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To: Stoctrash who wrote (44571)	9/8/1999 4:59:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

VIDEO CAPTURE SIMPLIFIED WITH NEW ATI RELEASE 09/08/1999 The Edmonton Sun Final Page 52 (c) Copyright 1999 The Edmonton Sun. All Rights Reserved. ATI Technologies Inc. recently announced the ATI-Video Wonder(TM) add-in-board, a new video upgrade for any graphics card with video overlay that turns the PC into a digital VCR. The board provides digital video editing, TV tuning, instant replay and still and video capture. The ATI-Video Wonder also enables time-shifting, where viewers can scroll back TV broadcasts to view missed segments, then scroll ahead to "catch up" to the program in progress. "This is the ultimate video upgrade for the PC," said Alan McCann, Director of the Visual Products Group, ATI. "ATI has been the leader in effectively converging the intelligence and power of the PC with the massive content of TV. Now we have gone the logical step further to converge the features and functions of the VCR, bringing the benefits of digital technology to PC video enthusiasts. It's what those users who have tons of family videos have been waiting for." ATI's new product, which is installed easily into a PCI slot, provides all the features and functionality of a VCR. A high quality TV tuner means that TV broadcasts can be recorded to the hard drive for later playback. Programs can be recorded with one easy click of a button and, with video compression technology, the ATI-Video Wonder can record over two hours of programming and store in under 3 Gigabytes of free hard drive space. Video Wonder's frame-accurate video editing capabilities feature simultaneous MPEG-2 encoding and decoding through the use of C-Cube 's DVxplore(TM) chip. Frame-accurate MPEG-2 editing is required for real time transitional effects during editing and smooth transitions between edited scenes. Current solutions require transitional scenes to be rendered, causing the user to wait for a transitional scene to appear and thus hindering the editing process. The (US) $199 suggested retail price ATI/ C-Cube solution replaces the need to buy a second VCR and video editing consoles.