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From: jet@karazm.math.uh.edu (J Eric Townsend)
Subject: Re:  CDTV Motion Video
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Date: Sat, 8 Jun 1991 03:43:28 GMT

In article <ottmar.4130@ajberl.UUCP> ottmar@ajberl.UUCP (Ottmar Roehrig) writes:
>>In article <1991Jun7.025704.21505@watserv1.waterloo.edu> tcapener@watserv1.waterloo.edu (CAPENER TD - ENGLISH ) writes:
>>The C= rep said that right now decompression is done in software because
>>the standard for compressed video in hardware has not yet been finalized.
>>When it is, he said that C= will incorporate it.
>That's the same as I know.  BTW:  The "standard" mentioned is designed
>by a group called MPEG (motion picture expert group) and is something
>like JPEG for stills.  (in short :-)

You might want to look at the company UEC.  Rumor has it they're
doing the compression tech for CBM.



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