OpenStream to Bring Full-Featured Video Architecture to Linux
LOS ANGELES, ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO (E3), --(May 11, 2000)--
Indrema Corporation, the Open Source digital entertainment company,
announced that Linux users will soon enjoy a wave of professional video
applications thanks to an Open Source project called OpenStream. The
OpenStream project is a collaboration of several development groups,
including Indrema, LiViD, and other major Linux vendors soon to be announced
working to create a new royalty-free gold standard for professional
video on Linux.
The project will be hosted on VA Linux's SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net)
where Open Source developers are encouraged to contribute to the API
and code development. The project will produce the OpenStream 1.0 API
specification and Sample Implementation with support for MPEG2 encoding,
decoding hardware acceleration-an access architecture for various CODECs,
and drivers for a variety of popular MPEG2 hardware. In other news,
Indrema announced its selection of NVIDIA's future-generation graphics
processing unit (GPU) as the standard GPU in the Indrema L600 Entertainment
System, which will take advantage of advanced gaming performance and
OpenStream video technology.
"The OpenStream API will enable professional quality hardware video
acceleration compatible with the Direct Rendering Infrastructure now
distributed in XFree86 4.0," said John Gildred, CEO and founder
of Indrema. "The plan is to create a scalable video architecture
which surpasses that of Microsoft or Apple, with an Open Source code
base so everyone can contribute to its fast evolution."
The OpenStream 1.0 specification will be released to a standards body
to govern its future development as an Open Standard, and the code development
will continue to evolve according to the Open Source model. Professional
non-linear editing software, multimedia presentation software tools
and Internet video authoring tools are all examples of products that
will benefit from a common open standard for video on Linux.
"The Linux Open Source community is in great need of a standardized
video architecture which offers scalability and high performance,"
said Matthew R. Pavlovich manager of LiViD, an initiative to
coordinate various Open Source projects for Linux video. "The LiViD
project is very hopeful that OpenStream will be that architecture, and
we are pleased to see the OpenStream project members take the initiative
to work with LiViD to ensure that the development efforts are not fragmented."
Indrema and other supporters of the Standard hope to see many video
products released with OpenStream support soon after the 1.0 specification
is completed. A completion date for the final 1.0 specification will
be expected later this year, but start-up funding for the project has
been provided by Indrema. Other major Linux vendors have also agreed
to help fund the project and their participation will be announced shortly.
More information about the OpenStream project and related technologies
will soon be available at http://indrema.com/openstream.
About Indrema
Indrema designs, markets and sells consumer electronics and Open Source
system software for digital home entertainment. Founded on January 1,
2000, Indrema believes that all operating system software must evolve
in an Open Source environment, where application software may remain
proprietary. Indrema is currently developing a new distribution of the
Linux operating system specifically designed for TV and HDTV applications.
Indrema consumer electronics products will offer digital audio, video,
Internet and next-generation 3D gaming features for the Open Source
platform. For more information, please visit the company's Web site
at http://www.indrema.com.
SOURCE Indrema Corporation
CO: Indrema Corporation
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