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To: C. Niebucc who wrote (37141)	11/6/1998 3:42:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

Nice trading Cubette. You're a short termer like rarebird. At least you tell us your prices and limits before you trade. Here's a little piece on MSFT and Avid........... news.com Microsoft holds Avid stake By Reuters Special to CNET News.com November 6, 1998, 12:15 p.m. PT Software giant Microsoft holds a 9.4 percent stake or 2,344,490 common shares in Avid Technology, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Microsoft disclosed its latest position on Avid in a 13G filing, which are usually made by institutions and large investors with "passive" investment objectives in a company. Unlike 13D filings, those reports do not list the latest transactions. Avid and Microsoft have collaborated on projects specific to the entertainment industry. At the end of October, Avid began shipping its new computer editing system that allows producers to edit television programs in real-time, replacing older videotape-based editing systems. The new product, known as Avid Symphony, is designed to run on Microsoft's Windows NT operating system. Avid, based in Tewsbury, Massachusetts, is a provider of digital audio and video tools for information and entertainment uses.

To: C. Niebucc who wrote (37141)	11/6/1998 5:42:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Divicom's TransRator..................................... digitaltelevision.com Transcoding With TransRator In an exclusive first look, DiviCom showed us their TransRator realtime MPEG-2 rate changing transcoder. Using C-Cube's E4 chip and software specially written by DiviCom, the TransRator can handle small bitrate changes without having to transcode to baseband video (i.e., 6 Mbps in and 4 Mbps out). For larger variations, the TransRator decodes to baseband on a macroblock by macroblock basis using decoding information to more accurately re-encode the video in realtime with a one second latency delay. DiviCom's TransRator is scheduled for release in 1999 and is targeted for those doing 4:2:2 acquisition and 4:2:0 ad insertion. DiviCom believes that in time, TransRator will be able to handle non-baseband logo insertion as well.