München, 26. November 2008 S3 Graphics, führender Anbieter innovativer Technologien zur grafischen Visualisierung im Markt für Notebooks und Desktop PCs, kündigte heute an dass es auf seinen Grafikkarten der Serien Chrome 400 und 500 Corel® WinDVD® für Blu-ray™ Wiedergabe integrieren wird. Die Integration der ChromotionHD™ 2.0 Video Engine von S3 Graphics’ auf den Chrome 400/500 GPUs in Kombination mit der weltweit führenden Video-Wiedergabe-Software Corel WinDVD wird den Nutzern eine realitätsgetreue HD-Wiedergabe für einzelne oder mehrere (Picture-in-Picture) Video Streams auf Desktop und mobilen Plattformen bieten.
Die ChromotionHD 2.0 Video Engine ermöglicht über verschiedene innovative Features einen effizienteren Dekodierungsprozess, der die CPU von multimedia-intensiven Arbeitsprozessen entlastet. Diese Produkteigenschaften zur Energieeinsparung machen S3 Graphics zum branchenweit führenden Anbieter im Bereich Energieeffizienz und Leistung-pro-Watt. „Über die Kombination der WinDVD Video-Wiedergabe-Software und der S3 Graphics Video Engine können Filmfans nun digitale Multimedia-Anwendungen auf einem breiten Spektrum von Desktop und Notebook PCs nutzen“, erläutert Dr. Ken Weng, General Manager bei S3 Graphics.
WinDVD® ist bei Corel Resellers weltweit und außerdem online unter www.corel.com erhältlich.
Weitere Informationen finden Sie unten in der im Original beigefügten Pressemeldung; Informationen zur ChromotionHD 2.0 Video Engine, der Grafikprozessoren-Serien Chrome 400/500 sowie zu S3 Graphics gibt es im Internet unter www.s3graphics.com.
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S3 Graphics Bundles Corel® WinDVD® For Industry-Leading High-Def Multimedia Experience
ChromotionHD™ 2.0 and Corel® WinDVD® playback software provide a true HD experience on desktop and mobile platforms
Fremont, California, November 26, 2008 – S3 Graphics, a leading provider of graphics and multimedia technologies, today announced it will bundle Corel® WinDVD® for Blu-ray™ playback on the Chrome 400/500 Series graphics cards. The seamless integration of S3 Graphics’ ChromotionHD™ 2.0 video engine on Chrome 400/500 GPUs and the world’s leading playback software, Corel WinDVD, gives users an incredibly vivid, cinematic HD playback experience for single and multiple (Picture-in-Picture) video streams on high-resolution digital displays.
S3 Graphics ChromotionHD engine uses the power of Corel WinDVD to deliver high-quality HD decoding for playback of the latest video Codecs, including H.264, VC-1, and MPEG-2 for Blu-ray movies. The ChromotionHD 2.0 is built around the concept of programmability that allows the engine to support a wide range of decoding and video acceleration features for high-quality Blu-ray playback and streaming digital video content, improving system performance and power draw by reducing CPU usage.
The ChromotionHD 2.0 video engine includes full bitstream decoding, inverse transform, motion compensation, and in-loop deblocking, for a more efficient decode process that offloads multimedia intensive tasks from the CPU to the GPU. These architectural and key power-saving features continue to make S3 Graphics the industry’s power efficiency and performance-per-watt leader.
“We are excited about the partnership with Corel in offering consumers another platform that supports HD content for an incredible digital entertainment experience,” said Dr. Ken Weng, General Manager for S3 Graphics. “Through the combination of WinDVD playback software and the S3 Graphics ChromotionHD video engine, users can now bring true digital multimedia to a broad spectrum of desktop and notebook PCs.”
“Corel is pleased S3 Graphics has selected WinDVD to provide a complete HD viewing solution with its graphics processors,” said James Carrington, Senior Director, OEM and Strategic Product Marketing, Digital Media at Corel. “With WinDVD, the world’s number one disc and video playback software, users will enjoy superior performance and quality benefits resulting in the ultimate HD viewing experience on their computers."
Please visit www.s3graphics.com for more information about ChromotionHD 2.0 and the DX10.1 Chrome 400/500 Series GPUs.
Availability and Licensing
WinDVD® is available through Corel resellers worldwide and online at www.corel.com.
About Corel Corporation
Corel is a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software with more than 100 million users worldwide. The Company's product portfolio includes some of the world's most popular and widely recognized software brands including CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® Paint Shop Pro®, Corel® Painter™, Corel DESIGNER®, Corel® WordPerfect® Office, WinZip®, WinDVD® and iGrafx®. Designed to help people become more productive and express their creative potential, Corel's software strives to set a higher standard for value with full-featured products that are easier to learn and use. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards recognizing Corel's leadership in software innovation, design and value.
Corel's products are sold in more than 75 countries through a well-established network of international resellers, retailers, original equipment manufacturers, online providers and Corel's global websites. The Company's headquarters are located in Ottawa, Canada with major offices in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, China, Taiwan, and Japan. Corel's stock is traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol CREL and on the TSX under the symbol CRE.
Über S3 Graphics S3 Graphics ist ein führender Anbieter innovativer Technologien zur grafischen Visualisierung im Markt für Notebooks und Desktop PCs. Als Top-Qualität Lieferant für OEMs und den Handel, liefert S3 Graphics Technologie für Consumer-, Unternehmens- und Multimedia-Plattformen. Das Unternehmen bietet seinen Kunden Energieeffizienz, Grafik- und Videoleistung und visuelle Qualitäten auf branchenweit führendem Niveau. S3 Graphics sieht sich gegenüber seinen Kunden dauerhaft verpflichtet zu Zuverlässigkeit, Qualität, Leistung und zur Lieferung von Produkten auf technisch aktuellstem Niveau auf dem Markt für PC Applikationen. www.s3graphics.com
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