DMN-86×3 Family of DVD Recorder System Processors from LSI Logic will Enable Playback of Advanced Interactive Features
BERLIN, GermanySeptember 2, 2005LSI Logic, a leader in innovative media processing technologies for the digital home, today announced that its family of third-generation DoMiNo® DVD recorder system processors will be among the first integrated circuit solutions to receive DivX Ultra Certification. The recently launched DivX Ultra Certification program will bring consumers a fully interactive, cutting-edge digital media experience by enabling next-generation consumer electronics devices to support the advanced features of the DivX Media Format.
LSI Logic has long been an official DivX partner with a number of DivX Certified IC solutions and was among the first companies to offer a DivX Certified Encoding solution to power DVD recorder and DVR devices. LSI Logic has received DivX Home Theater certification and supports DivX 6.0 on its industry-leading DVD recorder system processors based on the flexible DoMiNo architecture, which is an ideal fit for the advanced features of the DivX Media Format.
Key elements of the DivX Media Format supported in DivX Ultra Certification include interactive video menus, multiple subtitles, alternate audio tracks, video tags and chapter points. DivX Ultra Certified devices will support playback of all versions of DivX video, including DivX Video-on-Demand titles, while offering the premium, interactive experience enabled by the advanced features of the DivX Media Format.
LSI Logic offers advanced media processing solutions that power cutting-edge consumer devices, and by becoming an early adopter of DivX Ultra Certification they will expand their already strong position in the global marketplace, said Bill Holmes, vice president of Consumer Electronics at DivX, Inc. The real value of DivX Ultra lies in extending the powerful, interactive features of the DivX Media Format beyond the PC to provide consumers with an interoperable, customizable digital entertainment experience across a range of devices and platforms.
We are pleased to add DivX Ultra Certification to our line of media processing solutions, and we believe the advanced features and interactive functionality of the DivX Media Format will add real value to our customers products, said Jim Fox, director of DVD product marketing for LSI Logics Consumer Products Division. DivX has firmly established itself as an innovative technology leader helping create digital entertainment solutions that bridge the gap from the PC to the TV.
DivX, Inc. is providing a full demonstration of the DivX Ultra Certification program at the IFA technology fair in Berlin, Germany. For more information on LSI Logic, visit www.lsilogic.com
About DivX, Inc.
DivX, Inc. is a consumer-focused video technology company positioned at the center of multimedia convergence. The company’s core offering is the DivX® video codec, among the world’s most popular video compression technologies with over 250 million DivX software downloads. The patent-pending DivX video can acheive DVD-quality at a fraction of the size of MPEG-2/DVD files, enabling full-length films to easily fit on a CD or be delivered over broadband connections. DivX video technology powers a range of applications that span the convergence value chain, from a secure IP-based video-on-demand solution to next-generation consumer electronics products and video software applications. DivX, Inc. is headquartered in San Diego, California.
About LSI Logic Corporation
LSI Logic Corporation focuses on the design and production of high-performance semiconductors for Consumer, Communications and Storage applications that access, interconnect and store data, voice and video. LSI Logic engineers incorporate reusable, industry-standard intellectual property building blocks that serve as the heart of leading-edge systems. LSI Logic serves its global OEM, channel and distribution customers with Platform ASICs, standard-cell ASICs, standard products, host bus adapters, RAID controllers and software. In addition, the company supplies storage network solutions for the enterprise. LSI Logic is headquartered at 1621 Barber Lane, Milpitas, CA 95035. www.lsilogic.com