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To: Stoctrash who wrote (35083)8/10/1998 2:10:00 PM
From: DiViT  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 50808
 
The only one not on the DVD boat now is Spielberg...

Twentieth Century Fox to Release Product on DVD
biz.yahoo.com

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE) announced today that it will enter the open DVD market with six initial titles on November 3, 1998. Fox's debut DVD titles include the popular favorites THE ABYSS, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, PORKY'S, PREDATOR, JINGLE ALL THE WAY and MARKED FOR DEATH and each is priced at US$29.98/C$32.98 (M.A.P. US$24.95). Also part of the initial launch are HOME ALONE 3 and HOPE FLOATS, with each of these new releases priced at US$34.98/C$36.98 (M.A.P. US$29.98). Specific on-disc features and programming information will be forthcoming.



To: Stoctrash who wrote (35083)8/10/1998 10:23:00 PM
From: John Rieman  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 50808
 
Divicom, MV-40........................................

aee.asiansources.com

DiviCom video encoder has "look-ahead" capability
The MPEG-2 DVxpert platform-based MediaView MV40 program encoder maintains picture quality at extremely low bit rates. The MV40 features Dual-pass look-ahead variable bit-rate encoding (DaviTrack), adaptive video pre-processing and noise reduction, switchable 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 formats, DVB and ATSC compliance, and PAL and NTSC decoding.

The encoder is designed to optimize transmission bandwidth for broadcasters, satellite operators, cable providers, wireless cable operators, and telecom services providers. It increases the number of program channels and integrates into standards-based environments.