imagio's having a banner day....The Duck Corporation Releases Latest Version of TrueMotion 2.0 Compression Tool Kit for QuickTime 3
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 1999--
Advanced Video Quality Now Available to QuickTime Developers of
Multimedia Productions, Video Games and Web Sites
The Duck Corporation, a leading developer of award-winning digital video software solutions, today released the final version of their TrueMotion 2.0 Compression Tool Kit for QuickTime 3, for both Macintosh and Windows platforms.
The Duck Corporation's advanced compression technology meets the increasing demands for full-motion video by multimedia, video-game and Web site developers. A full-featured trial version of the TrueMotion 2.0 Compression Tool Kit can be downloaded free of charge at HERE
With the improved design of TrueMotion 2.0, game, multimedia and Web site developers can take full advantage of the latest QuickTime-compatible authoring tools to deliver broadcast quality video and ultimately enhance the experience of the end-user.
Leveraging TrueMotion's intuitive user interface, effective data rate controls and 24-bit color support, designers can more cost-effectively and efficiently develop products with high-quality video playback. Enhanced profiles for various media types enable designers to integrate video, film, and animation sources easily into their applications.
Whether using interactive media, 3-D games or surfing the Web, users will appreciate the 24-bit-color, full-screen and full-motion playback at broadcast resolutions (up to 640-480). Because The Duck Corporation develops its tools for the widest user base, TrueMotion products can be designed for all major platforms, including Macintosh, PC, consoles, kiosks and arcade machines, without requiring extra hardware. Minimizing costly hardware requirements increases the number of potential consumers, and expands the reach of content developed with this unique technology.
"The Duck Corporation has been a leader in the desktop video space for over five years now, and our TrueMotion technology has been used in many popular game and multimedia titles by leading developers," says Dan Miller, president of The Duck Corporation. "With our latest version, TrueMotion 2.0, developers working in the popular Quicktime environment will now be able to fully benefit from the power, flexibility and quality of our compression technology."
"QuickTime 3 is known throughout the industry as the standard for digital video. It delivers high-quality content and easily. As the industry standard, it's also multi-platform and widely available to customers," said Mitchell Weinstock, senior QuickTime product manager, Apple Computer, Inc. "Today's announcement should benefit gaming and software developers who will quickly see the value of leveraging TrueVision 2.0 compression technology with the most current QuickTime 3-compatible tools."
Key features of TrueMotion 2.0 are:
-- Higher quality playback utilizing TrueMotion's superior
codec technology
-- Improved data rate control
-- Optimized profiles for video, rendered animation and film,
simplifying encoding
-- Scalability and optimization for multiple platforms,
including Macintosh, PCs, consoles, kiosks and arcade
machines
-- Playback support included in Windows 98
TrueMotion, The Duck Corporation's groundbreaking video compression technology, was first introduced in 1994. Since then, it has been experienced by millions of video game enthusiasts in popular titles such as Virtua Fighter II, Star Trek Borg, Final Fantasy VII and many others.
Recently, Sega announced its selection of TrueMotion video technology for the new Dreamcast game console. Visit HERE to find out more about Duck's groundbreaking products.
The Duck Corporation was founded in 1992 to pursue technological breakthroughs in the delivery of digital content. Its first major advance was the development of TrueMotion. The Duck Corporation's patent-pending developer and consumer products include compression applications and plug-in codecs (for Windows and QuickTime), video playback engines (TruePlay(tm)) and desktop video applications (DuckVision(tm)).
The privately held company has its headquarters at New York City's Tribeca Film Center. More information on the company and its products is available at the Duck Corporation's Web site, HERE For press information, please contact Anne Watkins at Imagio Public Relations at 206/625-0252 or anne@imagio.com.
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