Enseo Announces Four New, Industry-Leading Products for High-End Video-on-Demand and Digital Signage Applications
RICHARDSON, Texas --(Business Wire)-- April 19, 2004 -- Enseo, Inc.:
-- Alchemy HD Supports Multi-Channel, High-Definition MPEG Decode;
-- DVinci HD Adds Full-Color Graphics, Text & Web Animation;
-- PC104+ Offers Multi-Channel, Multi-Media Capabilities for Embedded Systems;
-- Alchemy Efx Combines Video and Graphic Effects
Enseo, Inc., a recognized leader in the digital video and graphics industry, announced the launch of four new high-end products in the areas of Video On Demand (VOD) and digital signage. The new products include Alchemy HD, the industry's first product for multi-channel, high definition MPEG decode; DVinci HD, which adds full-color graphics, text and web animations; PC104/+, the world's first multi-channel, multimedia product for embedded system applications; and Alchemy Efx, which supports mixing of live standard definition video, high-quality MPEG 1 / 2 video, graphics overlays and web effects.
Enseo will be featuring the four new products at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Convention April 19-22 in Las Vegas (booth #SL673).
"We are very proud of our efforts this year and the amount of significant technology that we have brought to the market," said Vanessa Ogle, CEO of Enseo. "We have made significant advances in Video-on-Demand with the introduction of our Alchemy HD product, as well as in the area of graphics and video with the multiple advancements with both Alchemy Efx and DVinci HD. Alchemy PC104/+ launches us into the Linux world and into other markets."
Alchemy HD
Alchemy HD stands out as the digital signage industry's first product for multi-channel, high-definition MPEG decode. It includes the ability to take standard definition MPEG video and up-convert it to high definition or take high definition MPEG video and simultaneously output standard definition. Alchemy HD is also a powerful audio tool as it decodes MPEG levels 1 and 2, MP3, and WAV files and outputs balanced differential audio as well as digital PCM, AC3 and Sp/Diff. Alchemy HD is available in one to four-output channel configurations.
DVinci HD
As Enseo's newest and most powerful high-end MPEG video / graphics mixer, DVinci HD offers impressively powerful capacity for decoding HD MPEGs of up to 45 mbps and for processing graphics with its dedicated 2D graphics engine. DVinci HD also delivers the ultimate in flexibility as it allows virtually any input source (SD, HD, MPEG 1, 2, and 4, analog SD or HD input) to be combined with true 32-bit graphics and output in all standard video formats. This encompasses DVI, SD resolution and HD resolution analog video through composite, component, S-video, and XVGA resolutions. High definition genlock as well as standard definition genlock is also supported with this product. DVinci HD also constitutes a powerful audio tool as it decodes MPEG levels 1 and 2, MP3, and WAV files and outputs balanced differential audio as well as digital PCM, AC3 and Sp/Diff.
Alchemy PC104/+
Alchemy PC104/+ is the world's first multi-channel product of its kind for embedded systems applications. This groundbreaking product combines the performance of MPEG video, the power of Enseo's Digital Media Engine, Alchemy, and the embedded PC104/+ architecture to deliver the first multi-channel, multi-media product of its kind. Alchemy PC104/+ is a multi-channel MPEG video and audio decoder designed for deployment in demanding VOD and media retrieval environments, such as airlines, cruise lines, military and industrial security applications, where the robust nature of the PC104/+ architecture may be exploited for multi-media capabilities for the first time. A unique PA audio override feature makes the product ideal for transportation entertainment systems and transit security or defense applications. Alchemy PC104/+ has current design wins and FAA approval for in-flight VOD applications.
Alchemy Efx
Alchemy Efx constitutes a breakthrough product for Enseo and for the digital signage industry because of its advanced capabilities for combining video and graphic effects. This product is available in a one-output channel configuration and supports full hardware decode of MPEG 1 / 2 standard definition video, full-screen or in a window, with either simultaneous or independent display. Full 32-bit graphics capability allows bitmap overlays, scrolling text or graphics, blending, and even animated web surfaces to be displayed on each channel blended with or next to the digital video. Drivers for Windows 2000 and Windows XP are included. Enseo's exclusive Author/On the Air application software for creating and scheduling the dynamic output of the product also is available. Alchemy Efx supports flexible video output, including composite video, S-Video, component RGB, and RGB VGA, as well as NTSC and PAL input and output for international venues.
About Enseo, Inc.
Enseo is a leading manufacturer of video servers and board level components for Video-on-Demand, Digital Signage, Visual Merchandising, Education and Broadcast applications. Enseo products offer the ultimate most flexibility available today for displaying video and graphics simultaneously on virtually any display device.
More than 10,000 installations have been completed over the last four years. Installation markets and sites include sports arenas, themed entertainment venues, museums, retail shops, schools, malls, financial institutions, cable channels, hotels, car dealerships, restaurant/bars, houses of worship, hospitals and cruise ships. Enseo, Inc. is located at 401 International Parkway, Suite 100, Richardson, TX 75081.
For product information, call 972-234-2513, direct e-mail to sales@enseo.com or visit the company's web site at www.enseo.com.
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