April
18, 2005
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FastVDO demos
world’s first real-time H.264/AVC High Profile HD playback in
Windows Media Player
March 10, 2005 -
FastVDO
announced today that it has the world's first software H.264/AVC
High Profile decoder, supporting real-time HD (720p, 24/30 fps)
playback, in Windows Media Player.
May 4, 2004
-
FastVDO LLC announced today
that it was awarded the prestigious Advanced Technology Program
(ATP) grant from the US Department of Commerce's National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST). The awarded contract, valued at
$1.66M, was initiated on 5/1/04.
Continuing to lead the development in
hardware H.264 video capture & encoding devices, FastVDO
introduces SmartCast. SmartCast captures
video/audio, encodes and streams the encoded data realtime for live
streaming applications. SmartCast uniquely combines
the essential features for easy streaming.
Advanced video and audio coding techniques (H.264 and AAC)
No static IP or port forwarding
required for SmartCast
Remotely set parameters and
control streaming through Control Center
Compatible with Wowza media
server, Darwin Apple server and broadcaster
H.264 and AAC streams
compatible to play in Flash player, VLC, Quicktime, etc.
On June 5, 2008, FastVDO, a worldwide leader in developing image/video compression technologies, announced the unprecedented availability for sale of intellectual property believed to be pertinent to a variety of mainstream media codecs. Due to third party interest and time needed for due diligence, FastVDO today extends the Closing Date for offers; it also expands the set of patents in the portfolio. This is a unique, one-of-a-kind opportunity to acquire patents bearing on some of the most popular multimedia technologies and services worldwide. These include high-definition DVD (Blu-Ray), digital television, mobile video, internet publishing, and a host of mainstream applications. Among the vital codec technologies to which the FastVDO patents are believed to be relevant are:
1. ITU-T H.264 | ISO/IEC MPEG-4 Part 10 (AVC) video codec.
2. Microsoft’s HDPhoto image codec (part of Windows Vista).
3. ISO/JPEG XR image codec, based on Microsoft’s HDPhoto.
4. SMPTE VC-1, based on Windows Media 9 video codec (part of Windows and Silverlight).
5. Scalable Lossless Audio, an ISO standard.
FastVDO invites inquiry and offers from investors and qualified parties.
Patent / Appl.
Status
Title
US 6421464
granted
Fast Lapped Image Transforms Using Lifting Steps
US RE40081E
granted
Fast Signal Transforms Using Lifting Steps
US 11/896522
pending
Fast Signal Transforms Using Lifting Steps
US 6771829
granted
Method for Local Zerotree Image Coding
US 20060245497
pending
Device and Method for Fast Block-Matching Motion Estimation…
US 20070127577
pending
Device and Method for Fast Sub Sample Block-Matching Motion Estimation…
US 20070196025
pending
Fast Multiplierless Integer Invertible Transforms
91133.21621
pending
A Method and Apparatus for Advanced Resampling and Reconstruction…
Investor/Bidder Inquiries
FastVDO invites both investors and bidders to contact us. Bidders should make their offers to FastVDO in signed letters on letterhead, and send by the Closing Date. All offers will be held in strict confidence. FastVDO reserves the right to accept or reject any and all offers in its sole discretion. This is an open invitation for offers of investment or IP purchase for private consideration, and is not an auction.
Extended Closing Date: 1 Aug. 2008. Offers should be submitted by 5pm. EDT.
About FastVDO
FastVDO is an innovator in video processing technologies, focusing on state of the art standards in audio/video compression. FastVDO has been involved in the development of H.264 from its inception, making numerous contributions to the development effort. FastVDO’s achievements include the world’s first single-CPU HD H.264 software playback (NAB05), the world’s first software HD H.264 encoder on an off-the-shelf server (NAB06), and the world’s first H.264 NTSC/PAL USB capture board (NAB07).
FastVDO, a worldwide leader in developing image/video compression technologies, is undertaking an unprecedented offer for sale of intellectual property believed to be pertinent to a variety of mainstream media codecs. This is a unique, one-of-a-kind opportunity to acquire patents bearing on some of the most popular multimedia technologies and services worldwide. These include high-definition DVD (Blu-Ray and HD-DVD), digital television, mobile video, internet publishing, and a host of mainstream applications. Among the vital codec technologies that the offered patents are believed to be relevant to are:
1. ITU-T H.264 | ISO/IEC MPEG-4 Part 10 (AVC) video codec.
2. Microsoft’s HDPhoto image codec (part of Windows Vista).
3. ISO/JPEG XR image codec, based on Microsoft’s HDPhoto.
4. SMPTE VC-1, based on Windows Media 9 video codec (part of Windows and Silverlight).
5. Scalable Lossless Audio, an ISO standard.
FastVDO is offering these patents, and invites inquiry from investors and qualified bidders.
Patent / Appl.
Status
Title
US 6421464
granted
Fast Lapped Image Transforms Using Lifting Steps
US RE40081E
granted
Fast Signal Transforms Using Lifting Steps
Investor/Bidder Inquiries
FastVDO invites parties interested in investing in FastVDO to contact us at any time. Parties interested in bidding on these patents are invited to make their offers to FastVDO directly, by signed letters on company letterhead, and sent by fax or email, any time between this press release and the Closing Date. All offers will be held in strict confidence. FastVDO reserves the right to accept or reject any and all offers in its sole discretion. This is an open invitation for offers for investment or IP purchase for private consideration, not an auction.
Closing Date: 3 July 2008. Bidding ends 5pm. EDT.
About FastVDO
FastVDO is an innovator in video processing technologies, focusing on state of the art standards in audio/video compression. FastVDO has been involved in the development of H.264 from its inception, making numerous contributions to the development effort. FastVDO’s achievements include the world’s first single-CPU HD H.264 software playback (NAB05), the world’s first software HD H.264 encoder on an off-the-shelf server (NAB06), and the world’s first H.264 NTSC/PAL USB capture board (NAB07).
FastVDO
will be showcasing its latest technologies at the CES, 7-10 January 2008, in Sands Expo, Las Vegas, at booth 73213. At CES FastVDO will be unveiling the consumer version of its world's first and smallest USB-based live video-capture device: SmartCapture Lite™. FastVDO CEO, Pankaj Topiwala feels strongly about the opportunity: "Shipments to customers have started. We are getting ready for volume shipment and large scale distribution through automated supply chain logistics, and turn-key fulfillment programs and are now seeking out retail distributors and resellers in North America."
Catering to the rapid consumer demand for bringing live video to PCs and the Internet from cameras and camcorders, SmartCapture Lite™ is priced at under $99. Designed to make video capture effortless for the consumer, this device enables one-click content uploads to Apple® TV, iPod®, Sony PSP® and video sharing websites such as Youtube® and Google® video.
True to a consumer based design, the SmartCapture Lite™ is an external device which connects the VCR, camcorder or camera to a PC or laptop. About the size of a USB stick, SmartCapture Lite™ comes with its own playback software (or could use Quicktime®), weighs less than 0.3 ounces and does not need an external power source.
March
13, 2007 -
FastVDO will exhibit at NAB Show 2007 at Booth C3051 in Las Vegas
FastVDO
will be showcasing its latest technologies at the NAB Show, 16-19
April 2007, in Las Vegas, at booth C3051 at the Central hall of
Las Vegas Convention center. On display will be a variety of video
solutions based on the now dominant H.264/AVC video coding standard,
including: (a) advanced codec solutions for PCs, PDAs and cell
phones; (b) solutions for the DVB-H market such as receivers and
head-end encoders; and (c) specialized hardware solutions for
convenient camera capture.
October
2, 2006 -
FastVDO will exhibit at the 2007 International CES in Las Vegas
FastVDO
will be showcasing its latest technologies at the International CES
Show, 8-11 January 2007, in Las Vegas, at booth 70329 at the
Sands Expo. On display will be a variety of video
solutions based on the now dominant H.264/AVC video coding standard,
including: (a) advanced codec solutions for PCs, PDAs and cell
phones; (b) solutions for the DVB-H market such as receivers and
head-end encoders; and (c) specialized hardware solutions for
convenient camera capture.
March 28, 2006 -
FastVDO will demo world's first real-time HD H.264 software encoder
in a 1U rack at NAB2006 Show in Las Vegas, Booth # C10825, and at
the AVC-Alliance Booth # SL1976
FastVDO will demo world's first real-time HD H.264 software encoder
in a compact 1U rack server at NAB2006 Show in Las Vegas! Find us at
Booth # C10825, and at the AVC-Alliance Booth # SL1976, April 24-27.
Once again, FastVDO will demo an array of world-leading
technologies, all built around the incomparable international
standard H.264/AVC video codec. FastVDO, one of the creators of this
standards technology, demonstrates it in full action, on screens big
and small. From cell phones to HD, FastVDO has the solution.
FV-Mobile: FastVDO has a suite of solutions for video
encoding/decoding on the ARM, Intel PXA, and Intel WMMX processors,
covering a wide variety of platforms from series 60 Nokia phones to
PDAs/handhelds such as the HP-iPaQ and Dell Axim. FastVDO codecs
support both Symbian and WinCE OS, and provide real-time support.
Our decoder can decode up to 25 fps at CIF, while our encoder can
support up to 10 fps at QCIF. FastVDO also supports the MP4 file
format, and full-multimedia playback.
FV-HD: Hallmark of FastVDO technologies, this toolset allows
real-time decoding AND encoding of HD material (720p, 24fps), all in
software. Now you can playback your HD movies, in the format of your
choice (Blu-Ray or HD-DVD) on a normal PC (single-chip P4 or AMD
Athlon). The real-time encoding is performed on a 1U, multi-chip
off-the-shelf rackmount server, powered by our software. If it is
real-time encoding of HD 720p content at high-quality – at an
affordable price – look no further, FastVDO has the solution.
January 2, 2006
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CES --
FastVDO announces a world's first: real-time HD encoding in SW in 1U
Once again, FastVDO announces a world's first in the field of
advanced video coding. On the eve of the International CES Show,
FastVDO announced today that it had achieved the world's first
real-time high-definition H.264/AVC encoding in software in a very
compact 1U rackmount design. Specifically, 720p (1280x720x24fps)
was achieved in a compact COTs design, an off-the-shelf 1U server
with quad-opteron configuration, using 80% utilization of available
CPU cycles. Further optimizations are in store, and 1080p encoding
is being targeted next. This landmark achievement marks another
first for the company, whose past achievements include the world's
first real-time HD decoding of H.264/AVC, demo'ed at the NAB2005
Show, as well as one of the first real-time decodings of QCIF video
on cell phones/pdas. FastVDO plans to demo its complete line of HD
codec solutions at the NAB2006 Show.
FastVDO announced today that it will be demonstrating its H.264/AVC
software solution at the ARM DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE ’05 to be held in
Santa Clara, CA. In the Santa Clara Convention Center where the
conference is held from October 4-6, FastVDO will exhibit its
H.264 on ARM,
the focus will be on its small screen and mobile
solutions. FastVDO will show its H.264 decoder solution ported on
different mobile and hand held devices like Nokia 6630, Dell Axim
etc.
Come see the world's best video technology in action at booth 1218
at the ADC ’05.
This
event will bring all third parties/ARM Partners together in one
place with a strong exhibition focus in over 45,000 sq. feet.
Silicon partners/engineers will gain enormous benefit from exposure
to OEMs as well as networking opportunities with tools, systems and
other IP-partners. EDA, tools, and third-party Partners will gain
valuable exposure to OEMs and SiPs
more…
April 18, 2005-
Las Vegas, NV, FastVDO demos world’s first real-time H.264/AVC High
ProfileHD playback in Windows Media Player
The
AVC video standard is making enormous strides as the world's most
sought-after coding technology, from mobile devices, to broadcast,
HDTV, high-def. DVD and more. Both the DVD Forum and Blu-Ray Disk
Founders have chosen AVC High Profile for their video formats, and
industry is racing to put disk drives for them into PCs in 2005.
"For software playback, we’ve got the answer. Our integration of
real-time High Profile decoder right in Windows Media player puts to
rest the question of wide availability of HD to the home," said Dr.
Pankaj Topiwala, CEO of FastVDO. "We can now all enjoy the full
quality of Digital HD multimedia content, bundled in the world's
most advanced video technology." Other integrations such as for
QuickTime and Premiere are coming soon, as are 10-12 bit versions.
FastVDO also demoed integrations of H.264 into mobile phones/PDAs.
FAstVDO’s ARM9 and StrongARM integrations can reach globally to a
wide variety of devices, from series-60 mobile phones like Nokia
6600, Samsung P900 to WinCE devices such as the iPak. “From mobile
screens to HD, we have your number,” says Pankaj.
FastVDO is part of the AVC Alliance (booth SL4101 at LVCC), a
consortium of like-minded companies supporting the AVC standard,
including giants Sony, Panasonic, Nokia, Motorola, and others. “We
are delighted to be part of the Alliance. We are confident this
technology will usher in new levels of convenience and quality for
the consumer.” FastVDO’s center-stage presence at the AVC Alliance
booth marks its front-runner status in the fast-paced world of video
technology. “As a global company we understand what it takes for
technology to be effective worldwide, and strive to make every
change in technology a step forward for the user. We make technology
work for you”.
March 10, 2005 -
FastVDO announced today that it has the world's first software
H.264/AVC High Profile decoder, supporting real-time HD (720p, 24/30
fps) playback, in Windows Media Player.
The H.264/AVC
video coding standard is making enormous strides in industry as the
world's most advanced and sought-after coding technology, from cell
phones to broadcast TV to high-definition DVD and beyond. Companies
worldwide are developing technology for this standard, in both
hardware and software. Among the H.264/AVC profiles, the High
Profile has emerged as the leading contender for high-quality
applications like broadcast TV and high-def DVD. In fact, H.264/AVC
High Profile is a requirement for both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. "Our
integration of real-time High Profile at HD puts to rest the
question of wide availability of HD content to the home," said
Pankaj Topiwala, CEO of FastVDO. "We can now all enjoy the full
quality of HD, using the world's most advanced video coding
technology." Other integrations such as for Apple's QuickTime and
Adobe's Premiere are coming soon, as are the 10-12 bit versions.
"To our
knowledge, Apple* was the first to show real-time HD playback of AVC
on a G5 at NAB last year. Then Sony* showed real-time playback of
AVC on a P4 at IBC. With today's announcement, FastVDO joins an
elite group of companies that are showing HD playback supporting the
world-leading H.264/AVC codec. And with 10+ bit support coming
soon, we are paving the way to the future."
*Media Player is
a trademark of Microsoft Corp. *Apple and Sony are trademarks of
their respective companies
Feb. 25, 2005 -
AVC Alliance
booth, Las Vegas Conv. Center, 18-21 April, South Hall, Stand
SL4101.
FastVDO announced today
that it will be demonstrating its H.264/AVC High Profile software
solution at the NAB2005 Show, Las Vegas, 18-21 April. It will be
part of the AVC Alliance booth, a joint exhibit shared by technology
companies from around the world that are developing solutions based
on the leading H.264/AVC video coding standard.
Come see the world's best video technology in action... at the
NAB2005 Show.
FastVDO LLC today
announced early test results using the latest generation
standardized video codec: H.264/AVC HP, part of the new
Ammendment called the Fidelity-Range Extensions (or FRExt),
finalized just in July, 2004! This brand new technology is
already making waves all over industry as the codec to beat!
Our test results show that this codec is dramatically
superior to the existing MPEG-2 standard, by effectively
3:1. In fact, 6 Mb/s of FRExt is equivalent to 18 Mb/s of
MPEG-2! Similar conclusions were also reached based on
subjective tests by the Blu-Ray Disk Founders (BDF); see the
paper below.
FastVDO
evaluation of the H.264/AVC HP on 720p HD content,
indicating it is 3X more efficient than MPEG-2
FastVDO LLC today announced
the beta release of its software H.264 encoder/decoder (codec),
supporting both Baseline and Main Profiles, bringing world leading
performance. Initial testing has confirmed the following indicative
specs (on left), timed on a P4 2.8 GHz*. In particular, real-time
decoding of standard-definition sized video in SW is a no problem!
That's 50 fps of high-quality SD in pure C++!
Real-time
encoding of CIF content with the Baseline Profile indicates
readiness for the cell-phone/PDA/videoconferencing markets,
while real-time SD decoding for the Main Profile decoder
indicates readiness for the broadcast/set-top/DVD markets.
Moreover, the decoder is written purely in ANSI C++, making
it fully portable to all platforms. Further advances in its
software and DSP implementations will be announced in the
near future. For further information, please provide your
contact information.
For potential customers/partners, please contact directly:
Dr. Pankaj Topiwala
President/CEO
410-309-6066
Fig. Snapshot of a 4CIF sequence encoded/decoded with the
FastVDO Main Profile codec.
About H.264
ITU-T Recommendation H.264 |
ISO/IEC MPEG-4 Part 10 ("AVC") is a jointly developed pair of
specifications for a video codec with unmatched compression
efficiency, suitable for an extremely wide range of applications.
These range in the low end from cell phones and PDAs to
videoconferencing; through a midrange including home networking, and
broadcast and satellite TV, including especially high-definition
television (HDTV) and high-definition DVD (HD-DVD); and finally at
the very high-end to applications beyond HDTV, up to digital cinema.
Commonly known as H.264/AVC, this emerging video codec is estimated
to be two to three times more efficient than the widely used MPEG-2
video codec. H.264/AVC is also the next-generation replacement for
the visual coding technologies previously specified as MPEG-4 Part
2.
G. Sullivan*, P.
Topiwala**, A. Luthra***, "The H.264/AVC Advanced Video
Coding Standard: Overview and Introduction to the Fidelity Range
Extensions," Proc. SPIE, Denver, July, 2004
* G. Sullivan,
Microsoft Corporation; ** P. Topiwala, FastVDO LLC; *** A. Luthra,
Motorola
About FastVDO LLC
FastVDO LLC is an innovative
developer of video processing technologies, focusing on state of the
art standards in video compression. FastVDO has been involved in the
development of H.264 virtually from its beginning as the H.26L
project within ITU. FastVDO's participation in this development
spans over four years, during which it has made numerous
contributions to the development effort. FastVDO's vision is to
develop advanced solutions based on H.264 for the commercial and
government sectors.
May 4, 2004
(Columbia, MD) -
FastVDO LLC announced today
that it was awarded the prestigious Advanced Technology Program
(ATP) grant from the US Department of Commerce's National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST). The awarded contract, valued at
$1.66M, was initiated on 5/1/04.
The aim of this project is
to develop video compression technology, based on the newly minted
H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC International Standard, suitable for putting over
90 minutes of high-definition (HD) movie content on a standard DVD.
The DVD has been the hottest selling consumer electronics product in
history, reaching the 25% penetration point in the US faster than
any other CE product category. 2003 sales of DVDs exceeded 1 B
worldwide, and over 250M in the US alone. While these sales figures
are impressive, the true potential of the DVD is yet to be
unleashed. High-definition video is coming next to the DVD. "With
advanced compression, in the form of H.264, we can pack up to three
times more video on a DVD than we could with MPEG-2," says Pankaj,
CEO of FastVDO. That means you can get up to 6 hours of standard
television sized video on a single red-laser DVD, or get up to two
hours of high-definition. "HD is the real excitement here," says
Pankaj. "We believe HD on DVD will set new records yet, and usher
in the day of high-definition for everyone."
