Digital Origin’s Content Creation/Streaming Media Authoring Tool EditDV Now
Fully Optimized for Apple’s New Dual-Processor Power Mac
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–Sept. 6, 2000–Digital Origin, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Media 100, (NASDAQ:MDEA) announced today a free upgrade to
its content creation and streaming media authoring tool EditDV which is now
fully optimized for Apple’s new dual-processor Power Macintosh.
EditDV uses Digital Origin’s unique scalable software codec designed
specifically for the DV format. This enables EditDV, already compatible
with the new Power Macintosh systems, to achieve maximum performance on the
new dual-processor systems. According to Mike Micheletti, Product Manager
for Digital Origin, the combination of Digital Origin EditDV and the
dual-processor Power Macintosh offers the fastest Mac OS desktop
environment for DV-format content creation and streaming media workflow in
the industry. “Because our video codec is entirely software-based, our
tools – which already offer the fastest rendering times in the market – can
easily leverage any performance increase in host processors like those
recently announced by Apple. By integrating this scalable performance into
our products, Digital Origin is maximizing the huge investment our
customers make in their hardware systems.”
Digital Origin offers a full suite of products for video still capture,
motion capture, non-linear editing and post production with tools for
automated export to the web, DVD, CD-ROM or tape. By enhancing EditDV for
optimum performance on dual-processor Power Macintosh systems, Digital
Origin underscores its commitment to the Macintosh platform as well as to
new products that accelerate the streaming media production workflow.
Pricing And Availability:
The current version of EditDV is available directly through Digital Origin
or through authorized resellers. The updated codec is available to
registered EditDV 2.0 owners free of charge from www.digitalorigin.com.
The EditDV package includes the EditDV software application, Digital Origin
RotoDV for painting and special effects, Digital Origin PhotoDV for still
image capture, Media Cleaner EZ 4.0 from Terran Interactive, SpiceRack Pro
Lite from Pixelan Software, and a Digital Origin 1394 IEEE FireWire card
and cable for $599. A software-only version is available for $499.
About Digital Origin
Digital Origin, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Media 100 (NASDAQ: MDEA), is
the leading developer of a full suite of digital video (DV) products for DV
camcorder owners, with products for still capture, motion capture,
non-linear editing and post production. These products not only increase
productivity and enhance existing creative processes, but also make
possible new applications of digital media, such as streaming video on the
Internet. Digital Origin is headquartered in Mountain View, CA and its
products are available through a worldwide network of Digital Origin
authorized resellers, systems integrators and distributors. Digital Origin
can be reached at 650.404.6300, or on the web at www.digitalorigin.com.
About Media 100
Media 100 Inc. (Nasdaq:MDEA) develops software and systems that simplify
the creation and delivery of video on the Internet, DVD and CD-ROM. Media
100 provides the market’s most comprehensive suite of streaming media
solutions — ranging from video/audio acquisition and editing to dynamic
media compression, from MPEG-2 encoding to real-time transcoding – and is
the only company in the world that supports all three major streaming media
formats; Real Systems G2, Windows Media, and QuickTime 4. The Media 100
family of companies, including Digital Origin, Terran Interactive and
Wired, have added key technologies to Media 100’s streaming media workflow,
enabling customers to seamlessly connect DV cameras to the Internet,
empowering a new breed of Internet broadcaster. For more information, visit
www.media100.com.
