From: MLONG@isucard.card.iastate.edu
Subject: Full motion video - no extra HW
Organization: CARD
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 23:08:48 GMT

IBM ANNOUNCES SOFTWARE MOTION VIDEO SUPPORT FOR OS/2                            
November 10, 1992                                                               
                                                                                
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 10 . . . IBM today is announcing                       
software motion video support for the OS/2* platform.  This                     
support is contained within IBM's Multimedia Presentation                       
Manager/2* (MMPM/2) beta version which is now being made                        
available to developers.                                                        
                                                                                
Software motion video is a technology that provides digital                     
video in a window on the desktop without a video overlay board.                 
An audio card is required to play back the audio with the digital               
video.                                                                          
                                                                                
The MMPM/2 beta contains a generic video player called                          
Matinee'*.  This interfaces with an installable video algorithm                 
manager, providing playback of assorted compressed video formats.               
                                                                                
While MMPM/2 will ultimately support multiple video                             
compressions algorithms, the beta package contains: Ultimotion*,                
an IBM-developed video compression algorithm, optimized for high                
quality software video playback; and Photomotion*, a compression                
algorithm optimized for low-power CPU's.                                        
                                                                                
In the beta version is a capture tool for movie creation and                    
a large number of sample movies.                                                
                                                                                
IBM is also working with Intel to support the video                             
compression algorithm family, Indeo** video technology, Intel's                 
real time scalable video solution.  Indeo video provides playback               
under Matinee' in a software-only environment, or under the                     
Actionmedia** II card in a hardware-assisted environment.                       
                                                                                
While the quality of Ultimotion makes it the premier digital                    
video software for title publishing and application development,                
the networking and cross platform qualities of Indeo video make                 
it a logical choice for a networked business environment.                       
                                                                                
"We are pleased to be providing this advanced multimedia                        
function in OS/2," said Lee Reiswig, Assistant General Manager of               
IBM's Personal Systems Programming.  "The robustness of OS/2 has                
allowed us to provide very reliable and very high-quality                       
software motion video with unsurpassed audio and video                          
synchronization."                                                               
                                                                                
These new features of MMPM/2 will be made generally                             
available when the product meets customer requirements as                       
 identified by the beta users.                                                  
                                                                                
 *    Indicates trademark or registered trademark of the IBM                    
      Corporation.                                                              
                                                                                
 **   Indicates trademark or registered trademark of the Intel                  
      Corporation.                                                              
                                                                                
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