The Affordable DCM - DVD Cut Machine - From VITEC Multimedia Provides A Complete DVD-Video

Real Time Encoding, Editing & Authoring Solution Includes All Hardware And Software Required To Produce DVD-Video From An Analog Or Digital Video Source For Less Than $800

19-May-00

The new DCM (DVD Cut Machine) from VITEC Multimedia allows users to convert old and new video film to DVD-Video format on a home PC. The new product features a complete suite of DVD creation tools for real-time encoding, authoring and editing for the entire range of MPEG-1 and -2 content including VideoCD and DVD compliant video. The DCM is a combination of VITEC Multimedia's DVD Toolbox software and a PCI card featuring a new proprietary chip - the VM2000ô. The chip has been three years in development and was fully funded by VITEC. The new chip provides high-quality, low-cost, real-time MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 encoding. The VM2000 is the first encoder chip set with a hybrid hardware/software architecture that allows the product to utilize the improvements of Pentium processing speeds. The chip acts as a specialized coprocessor of the Pentium. There is no memory on the board, thus leading to a low-cost BOM. ""The response to our new product at NAB was overwhelming. We have just released the product for shipment and have already sold out our first production run,"" stated Dan Loeffler, U.S. Director of Sales and Marketing for VITEC Multimedia. ""The ability of the DCM for turning analog into digital files and then providing encoding, authoring and editing functions makes it an indispensable tool for both professional and amateur video enthusiasts,"" Loeffler added. Also included is the ability to preview the video on a PC monitor while encoding or a pass-through option to a TV monitor when encoding. Along with the card, all the popular software features of the VITEC DVD Toolbox are included providing a comprehensive editing and authoring suite. The following applications are included: - MPEG MAKER-2: AVI and BMP to MPEG-2 and MPEG-1 converter - VIDEO Clip MPEG-2 SE: MPEG-2 software editor to edit existing MPEG files -- DVDMaker: simple authoring software to define linear chapters and generate DVD-Video image on disc - MPEGRemix: software to replace the audio component of an MPEG program file by a .wav file and remix it to a new MPEG program file.- VOBtoMPEG: software which reads back an existing DVD-Video and converts it into a MPEG-2 file which can be fed again inside the editor to create a new movie without having to decode the DVD file- Software DVD-Video Player: A DVD real time player to play and check the image of the DVD-Video before writing the DVD-R or the CD-RAbout VITEC Multimedia VITEC is one of the oldest companies in the MPEG field and offers product research and development, based on 12 years of experience. Manufacturer longevity is vital to developers and integrators that can trust complex integration projects to a company that is here to stay. VITEC was the first to provide MPEG-1 editing in 1995 with VIDEO Clip MPEGÆ. In 1998, the second generation VIDEO Clip MPEG-2 was the first software to edit MPEG-2 files at the frame level (I, B &P frames) in a native format. VITEC Multimedia can be reached at 408 752 8483, fax 408 752 8486, or through the web site at http://www.vitecmm.com.

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