ADS Technologies Instant Video PCI - Manuel (Page 6)

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technology that can reduce the file size of video more than 5 times
smaller than DVD while offering similar quality. This takes intense
processing power. This is why the minimum CPU requirement Instant
Video PCI is set at 2.4 GHz.
The software included with your Instant Video PCI installs the Divx Video
codec, Microsoft Windows Media Video 9 codec and MPEG-1 codec
allowing you to easily capture into any of these video formats.
What can I do with these video compression formats?
DivX Video
DivX™, much like MP3 is a format for digital music. DivX™ is the brand
name of a very popular patent-pending video compression technology
created by DivXNetworks, Inc. The DivX™ codec is based on the
MPEG-4 compression standard. This codec is so advanced that it can
reduce an MPEG-2 video (the same format used for DVD or Pay-Per-
View) to ten percent of its original size.
• Divx video files can be copied to a CD-R disc and then be played
back in DivX Certified DVD players. You can generally get a 2 hour
movie on a single CD-R disc.
• Many portable video players support DivX playback.
• Most Pocket PC and PALM PDA’s can support DivX video playback
when a compatible software player has been installed.
• DivX Video is compatible with the ADS Tech Media-Link
Entertainment receiver. Capture video in the DivX video format and
then distribute the video over your wired or wireless Ethernet
network. The Media-Link Receiver decodes the video and displays
it on your Big Screen TV.
MPEG-1
MPEG-1 video can be played back on any Windows PC with the
Microsoft Media Player. No extra software required. This makes MPEG-1
a very easy video format to share with friends or business colleagues.
MPEG-1 is generally targeted at a low bit rate of 1.5Mb (Megabit) per
second. This is about the speed of a double speed CD-ROM. The video
resolution is also rather low, commonly set to 352 x 240 (NTSC) or 352
x 288 (PAL), commonly referred to as SIF resolution.
Applications:
• Insert MPEG-1 Video into PowerPoint presentations
• Archive video clips to hard drive or CD in small files sizes for
viewing on the PC
• Create a Video PCI