IBM ANNOUNCES SOFTWARE MOTION VIDEO SUPPORT FOR OS/2
November 10, 1992

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 10 . . . IBM today is announcing
software motion video support for the OS/2* platform.  This
support is contained within IBM's Multimedia Presentation
Manager/2* (MMPM/2) beta version which is now being made
available to developers.

Software motion video is a technology that provides digital
video in a window on the desktop without a video overlay board.
An audio card is required to play back the audio with the digital
video.

The MMPM/2 beta contains a generic video player called
Matinee'*.  This interfaces with an installable video algorithm
manager, providing playback of assorted compressed video formats.

While MMPM/2 will ultimately support multiple video
compressions algorithms, the beta package contains: Ultimotion*,
an IBM-developed video compression algorithm, optimized for high
quality software video playback; and Photomotion*, a compression
algorithm optimized for low-power CPU's.

In the beta version is a capture tool for movie creation and
a large number of sample movies.

IBM is also working with Intel to support the video
compression algorithm family, Indeo** video technology, Intel's
real time scalable video solution.  Indeo video provides playback
under Matinee' in a software-only environment, or under the
Actionmedia** II card in a hardware-assisted environment.

While the quality of Ultimotion makes it the premier digital
video software for title publishing and application development,
the networking and cross platform qualities of Indeo video make
it a logical choice for a networked business environment.

"We are pleased to be providing this advanced multimedia
function in OS/2," said Lee Reiswig, Assistant General Manager of
IBM's Personal Systems Programming.  "The robustness of OS/2 has
allowed us to provide very reliable and very high-quality
software motion video with unsurpassed audio and video
synchronization."

These new features of MMPM/2 will be made generally
available when the product meets customer requirements as
identified by the beta users.

 *    Indicates trademark or registered trademark of the IBM
      Corporation.

 **   Indicates trademark or registered trademark of the Intel
      Corporation.
 
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