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To: Tim McCormick who wrote (36107)	9/21/1998 2:16:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Review: CVD or SVCD 09/21/98 Xinhua news agency - ceis (copyright 1998) (1) Beijing (ceis) -- the disputes on the new standards of vcd which had been going on for nearly a year have wound up to a close as the government has given the final say. At the beginning of September, the standards known as SVCD were adopted at the china recording committee as the official standards for the upgrade of vcd. This means that china has its own copyright in the production of electronics. The disputes over standards were the result of inability of china to have its own VCD chips. It was learned that in 1997, C-Cube made over 270 million us dollars by providing VCD chips to china as all the decoders adopted by such VCD producers as Idall, Shinco and Malata all came from the united states. Other decoder providers included ESS of the United States, Sony of Japan and Philips of the Netherlands. The last that has got the certification would get the access to the Chinese market. The disputes started four months ago when Idall and Shinco released the CVD standards. But the Chinese government responded with a "nay" and a promise to work out official standards. In late June, the china recording committee started talks with Sony, Panasonic, JVC and Philips and reached a common understanding to name the new standards SVCD, with 2/3d1 as the coding format. The standards were submitted to the iec on June 30. On august 15, a meeting was held in Beijing to examine and finalize the "technical norms for the standards of SVCD system". At the meeting, Idall and Shinco strongly demanded to incorporate « D1 into the standards of the trade and the demand was turned down. In the final voting, Idall and Shinco voted "nay" and some other enterprises opted for abstention. But SVCD was finally adopted for getting the majority votes. (more)

To: Tim McCormick who wrote (36107)	9/21/1998 2:28:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

VIDEOLOGIC: Videologic launches DVD player for PCs (Sigma inside) M2 PRESSWIRE-21 September 1998-VIDEOLOGIC: Videologic launches DVD player for PCs (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD -- Second Generation DVD Playback Ready For OEMs and Upgrades VideoLogic -- the international company that develops, designs and supplies market-leading 2D/3D graphics accelerator and audio products for PCs, games consoles and arcade entertainment machines - has launched DVD Player, a low cost PCI add-in card that elevates any standard PC with a DVD- ROM drive to a powerful DVD movie player. Designed for the PC OEM (original equipment manufacturer) and upgrade markets, DVD Player is shipping now in the UK and Europe. DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) is the new standard that stores high-resolution movies on a 5" disc resembling a CD. DVD movies are massively superior in picture and sound quality to VHS videotapes. DVD movie discs frequently include bonuses such as: documentaries on the movie's production; multi- channel audio and surround sound; both widescreen and fullscreen formats; a choice of camera angles for the same scene; foreign-language soundtracks and subtitles for the hard of hearing. DVD Player has all the necessary hardware to fully exploit these features. DVD has been a remarkably successful technology - superseding the fast rate of adoption enjoyed by CD on its launch - and over 1400 films are available in English world-wide. Over 200 films will be released domestically in the UK by Christmas 1998 with many more available on import. VideoLogic DVD Player uses the latest generation of integrated decoders which combines low-cost with exceptional digital video quality to provide high- definition, full-screen, full frame rate DVD (MPEG2) video with Dolby Digital audio for a complete home-cinema experience, even with a Pentium 133 class machine. MPEG2 is the same standard that will be used for digital television transmissions. A comprehensive second-generation solution, DVD Player works with the user's existing graphics card to provide superior picture and sound quality, on a par with expensive stand-alone DVD players. DVD Player supports all DVD audio formats including Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, MPEG-2 and stereo. It can be used with a Dolby Digital decoder/amplifier to drive a complete 6-speaker (5.1 channel) surround system, with a Dolby Pro Logic decoder/amplifier, or with a PC sound card such as SonicStorm from VideoLogic. VideoLogic DVD Player can be connected to either a PC monitor or a television (NTSC/PAL with composite and high-quality S-Video connectors) for a real home cinema experience. Movie titles are already available from Time-Warner, MGM and other major studios and are available on the UK high-street. DVD Player is compatible with all DVD-ROM drives and also supports other popular CD formats, providing hardware-accelerated playback for Video CDs (VCD) and other MPEG1 or MPEG2 video files, including DVD-ROM. DVD Player will be available from Electronics Boutique and Game in the UK from October 1998. DVD Player is supplied with a five-year warranty and backed by world-wide customer support, including technical support hotlines, an Internet web site and ftp services. Technical Notes Minimum System Requirements: Pentium P133 PC or equivalent, with 16MB RAM, DVD-ROM drive and Windows 95 or Windows 98. Audio-video processor: Sigma Designs EM8300 integrated DVD audio and video decoder. Bus architecture: 32-bit PC1 2.1 local bus. Plug and Play compliant. External connectors: NTSC/Pal with composite and S-Video connectors; S/P- DIF AC-3 audio out; 15-pin D-shell monitor connector; VGA analog loop-through. About VideoLog!c VideoLogic Group plc is an international company that develops, designs and supplies market-leading 2D/3D graphics accelerator and audio products for PCs, games consoles and arcade entertainment machines. Since it was founded in 1985, the company has introduced, directly or via licensing arrangements, a succession of innovative silicon chips and add-in boards which have played a major role in the development of multimedia and computer-based entertainment systems. VideoLogic has its corporate headquarters in the United Kingdom and is publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange (FOOTSY:VDO). Product details, news, technical support and the latest software are all available on the VideoLogic web site at www.videologic.com. CONTACT: David Harold/Rebecca Miles, VideoLogic Ltd Tel: +44 (0)1923 260 511 Fax: +44 (0)1923 270 188 e-mail: dharold@videologic.com newsalert.com