Texas Instruments and Microsoft enable you to start video/imaging designs using TI’s TMS320C64x™ DSP core based digital media processors with Microsoft® Windows Media 9 Series.

TI's Digital Media Processors Obtain Industry's First Video and Audio Encoder Certification for Microsoft Windows Media 9 Series.

The first to market with certification for encode and decode means developers can design products today that deliver end-to-end digital media from content authoring to delivery and playback for today's consumer electronic devices.  TI has a wide variety of DSPs certified on Windows Media 9 Series that are picture perfect for video/imaging applications. For example, the TMS320DM64x generation of digital media processors has up to 6 channels of simultaneous video input/output and enables high speed encode and decode of Microsoft's Windows Media Audio and Video 9 codecs. TI and Microsoft work closely to provide these capabilities to the market. Hear what Microsoft has to say about why they chose TI for it's Windows Media 9 Series of codecs by clicking on the "view video clip" in the right hand margin.

Windows Media 9 Series delivers the same quality audio and video quality at 1/3 the bit rate of MPEG2 and ½ the bit rate of MPEG4. Compression innovations such as these, combined with some of the most competitive licensing terms for consumer device manufacturers delivers both state of the art quality and value. This powerful combination also offers tremendous flexibility offering audio and video delivery from dial-up to broadband, for streaming, download-and-play, and even delivery of content on physical media at 720 and 1080p resolutions. The comprehensive platform of Windows Media 9 Series also provides scalability and reliability, enabling developers to build on existing functionality and integrate technology into complete solutions for advanced audio and video entertainment products.

The DM64x offers multi-channel encoding, decoding and transcoding of Microsoft’s Windows Media 9 at a variety of price and performance points. These fully software-programmable devices support applications requiring high-quality video over all digital networks and offers the options you need to easily develop tomorrow’s products today at a reduced system cost. Get started today with silicon, software and development tools available now.

• DM64x provides Industry's first code support for broadcast-quality Windows Media 9 encode at 30 frames per second at CIF resolution
• DM64x has integrated high-definition capable video ports
• DM64x also has other features such as glueless Ethernet, multi-channel audio and 66-MHz PCI connectivity
• DM642 is sampling today
• Samples of DM641 and DM640 will be available in early 1Q’04

DM64x digital media processors are based on the TMS320C64x core. The C64x DSP generation offers the highest level of performance to address the demands of the digital age. At clock rates of up to 720 MHz, C64x DSPs can process information at rates up to 4800 MIPS, or nearly five billion instructions. In addition, built-in extensions enable more work each cycle.

Both the DM64x and the C64x generations can be used for any of the following applications:

• IP based video recorders
• Set top boxes
• Security surveillance
• Network cameras
• Digital video recorders
• High performance imaging applications requiring multi function processing
• And many more – the list is endless!

TI’s integrated DSP–based processor provides the highest performance available for your video/imaging applications. See the difference our DSP based digital media processors can make in your designs.