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Texas Instruments Achieves Real-Time Video and Audio Encoder Certification for Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series

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Texas Instruments Incorporated has announced that its TMS320C64x digital signal processor (DSP) core-based digital media processors have achieved the first real-time video and audio encoder certification for Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series. This achievement marks a significant milestone in the development of high-quality video products, enabling developers to design products today that deliver end-to-end streaming multimedia.

Key Takeaways:

  • Texas Instruments' TMS320C64x DSP core-based digital media processors have achieved real-time video and audio encoder certification for Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series.
  • The certification enables developers to design products that deliver high-quality video and audio quality at any bit rate, from dial-up to broadband.
  • TI's digital media processors deliver exceptional video quality with next-generation functionality and real-time D1 (720x480) resolution encode and decode at 30 frames per second using Windows Media 9 Series.
  • The certification demonstrates TI's commitment to providing customers with easier product integration and differentiation, as well as faster time-to-market.
  • The company has collaborated with numerous development partners to offer production-ready reference designs, embedded operating systems, and media codecs that device manufacturers can easily port to the suite of digital media processors.

Statistics:

  • 20% efficiency improvement for audio
  • 15-50% efficiency improvement for video
  • 720x480 resolution encode and decode at 30 frames per second using Windows Media 9 Series
  • Next-generation functionality and real-time D1 resolution encode and decode
  • Certification for real-time video and audio decoder

Sources:

  • "Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced that the TMS320C64x(TM) digital signal processor (DSP) core-based digital media processors have achieved the first real-time video and audio encoder certification for Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series."

- PR Newswire

  • "Windows Media 9 Series delivers high quality audio and video quality at any bit rate -- from dial-up to broadband, for streaming, download-and-play, and delivery of content on physical media -- with compression improvements over other technologies."

- Texas Instruments Incorporated Press Release

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