Software DVD Player for Embedded Linux
From: | Annette Oevermann <aoevermann@pacifico.com> | |
To: | <lwn@lwn.net> | |
Subject: | Software DVD Player for Embedded Linux | |
Date: | Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:36:29 -0800 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MontaVista and InterVideo Team Up to Offer Software DVD Player for Embedded Linux InterVideo¹s LinDVD Provides High Quality Video, Audio and Multimedia Playback for Consumer Devices Running MontaVista Linux SUNNYVALE, Calif., and FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 20, 2002 MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, and InterVideo, Inc., a leading provider of DVD software, today introduced LinDVD, InterVideo¹s Linux DVD-playing software which has been validated and optimized for MontaVista Linux®. LinDVD provides DVD playback on MontaVista Linux, producing crystal clear images at full video frame rates, AC-3 5.1 channel audio and other advanced features found on high-end DVDs. LinDVD can also support hardware MPEG decoders for set-top box and PVR (Personal Video Recorder) applications. InterVideo will exhibit in the MontaVista Software booth (Number A-15) at the Embedded Technology (ET) show, November 20 to 22, 2002, in Yokohama, Japan. ³Consumer electronics OEMs increasingly look to Linux as a robust and cost-effective development platform,² said Steve Ro, founder and CEO of InterVideo. ³By using cutting-edge technology from InterVideo and MontaVista Software, OEMs can now develop unique applications for audio, video and multimedia personal entertainment devices, with a shorter time-to-market and greater operating efficiencies.² InterVideo¹s LinDVD takes advantage of much of the technology in WinDVD, the world¹s most popular and most advanced software DVD player. For example, LinDVD utilizes InterVideo¹s high quality DVD navigator, which has been rigorously tested with more than 2000 titles. ³InterVideo provides the widest range of popular media CODECs for MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Windows Media Player, Real Player, and now LinDVD on MontaVista Linux,² said Sheila Baker, vice president, Marketing, MontaVista Software. ³InterVideo¹s DVD software and media CODECs, together with MontaVista Linux, will help consumer electronics companies meet the high productivity and low power requirements of new complex consumer devices.² MontaVista Linux MontaVista Linux Professional Edition is one of the most widely used embedded Linux operating systems and development platforms. It includes an impressive array of cross-development tools for system and application code, unparalleled processor and board support, native real-time performance in Linux, and hundreds of deployable utilities, libraries, drivers and other run-time components. Earlier this year, MontaVista Linux Professional Edition was named ³Best Embedded Linux Solution² at the New York Linux World and Expo. The product received the ³Electron d¹Or² award for ³Best Embedded Tool and Development Solution for 2002² from the prestigious French publication ³Electronique,² and the ³Readers¹ Choice Award² for ³Favorite Embedded Solution 2002² from the American magazine ³Linux Journal.² Availability LinDVD is currently available from InterVideo only to consumer electronics OEMs for evaluation and integration and is not sold as stand-alone software. The Linux player software is compatible with a number of popular CPUs, including Intel IA-32, StrongARM and XScale processors, ARM, and MIPS CPUs. MontaVista Linux Professional Edition is available from MontaVista Software and its worldwide distribution channels. It is offered as a product subscription, providing customers with the MontaVista Linux kernel, utilities, development tools, software updates, access to the MontaVista Zone and full technical support. About InterVideo Inc. InterVideo is a leading provider of DVD software and offers a broad suite of advanced digital video and audio multimedia software products that allow users to record, edit, author, distribute and play digital multimedia content on PCs and consumer electronics devices. InterVideo's software is bundled with products sold by nine of the top 10 PC manufacturers, ranked in terms of sales by IDC, including Dell Products L.P., Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH, HP, Medion AG, NEC, Sony Corporation and Toshiba Corporation. The company is headquartered in Fremont, Calif., and with regional offices in Europe, Taiwan and Japan. For more information contact InterVideo at 510/651-0888 or visit the Web site at www.intervideo.com. About MontaVista Software Inc. MontaVista Software is a leading global supplier of systems software for intelligent connected devices and their associated infrastructure, for applications ranging from communications infrastructure to consumer electronics. MontaVista powers the embedded revolution by providing GNU/Linux based open-source systems software solutions. Founded in 1999 by real-time operating system (RTOS) pioneer James Ready, MontaVista Software¹s principal products include MontaVista Linux® Professional Edition and MontaVista Linux® Carrier Grade Edition. The Professional Edition comprises a Linux-based embedded source and binary distribution, cross development environments, and a versatile set of tools for the x86/IA-32, PowerPC, StrongARM, MIPS, SH, ARM, XScale, Xtensa and other microprocessor architectures. The Carrier Grade Edition is a next-generation high availability product and the first Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Linux platform for telecommunications and carrier-grade applications. MontaVista Software also provides several complementary technology products addressing specific customer needs, such as Java development and runtime, powerful graphics capabilities and more. Headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, in Sunnyvale, Calif., MontaVista Software is a privately held company funded by leading investors such as Alloy Ventures, US Venture Partners, RRE Ventures, WR Hambrecht + Co., IBM, Intel Capital, Panasonic, Sony and Yamaha Corporation. For more information about MontaVista Software, please visit http://www.mvista.com, email to info@mvista.com or call (408) 328-9200. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. MontaVista is a trademark of MontaVista Software Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective companies. Contacts: Chris Cutter PR Manager InterVideo Phone: 508-875-9445 Email: chris@intervideo.com Joe Samagond Director of Marketing and Corporate Communications MontaVista Software Inc. Phone: 408-328-9234 Email: jsamagond@mvista.com Patricia Colby PR Strategy and Business Development Pacifico Inc. (For MontaVista) Phone: 408-293-8600 x340 Email: pcolby@pacifico.com
Posted Nov 22, 2002 18:58 UTC (Fri)
by stonedown (guest, #2987)
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Posted Nov 25, 2002 3:53 UTC (Mon)
by hexCAESAR (guest, #5214)
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Posted Nov 25, 2002 9:16 UTC (Mon)
by NAR (subscriber, #1313)
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It's no problem for me to get the decss plugin for Ogle or Xine, but it's a showstopper for the average computer user. I think it would be smart for Mandrake to partner with Intervideo so they can include a software DVD player with the next release of their distie. These sort of things should work out of the box.
How about a DVD player for the desktop?
That'd be nice and all..... if it were Free Software, but that ain't gonna happen!
How about a DVD player for the desktop?
When I installed ogle via apt-get on my woody (Debian 3.0), it asked me if I want to install decss also. I answered yes, and it automagically downloaded, compiled and installed decss. I think it is quite comfortable even for an average user.How about a DVD player for the desktop?