ATI + Pinnacle + PCI Express = High-Definition video editing possible on a PC

[rbV5]

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ATI works with Intel and Pinnacle Systems to use PCI Express* Technology to make High-Definition video editing possible on a PC
PCI Express opens the door to many graphics-intense applications and will dramatically change the video, gaming and graphics landscape

On the heels of the announced HDTV Wonder, looks like they're leveraging the software for the nextgen cards to make use of the technology. I just wonder how all this plays with the broadcast flag and the MPAA going forward? Next couple years could prove to be pretty exciting in the HTPC arena.

 

[sumrtym]

I think it's going to take more than a few years to sort out all the High-Def issues, not the least of which is how to store a video in that format. DVD won't cut it, and I don't see blu-ray making it very soon.

Well, I take that back I guess....Microsoft windows media 9 would fit on a DVD in high-def, but it takes a high-end cpu to handle 1080p (which is what microsoft is pushing for). If PLAYING the files is so intensive, I can only imagine what it does to a CPU to edit them.

 

[akshayt]

it should be here in 10months

 

[rbV5]

Its going to take a stout rig to edit and encode HD, no doubt. My rig is just above the low threshold for decent 1080p playback, I got a couple stutters with the "Step into liquid" clip, but it handled the entire T2 movie just fine at 1080p, 720p is no problem. It wouldn't hurt to have a lttle Video shader acceleration assist, but using VMR9 with zoomplayer works pretty good.

 

[Woodsea]

From The Enquirer-
NV4X generation has MPEG 1,2,4 encode/decode

Next generation video support


By Fuad Abazovic: Thursday 04 March 2004, 19:07

NVIDIA'S NV40 is not going to be just fast in shaders and pixels, it will have some additional features that will be interesting to anybody that messes with Video.
The video capabilities of NV40 are quite something.

It seems that all NV4X generation of cards will feature very attractive video options.

Nvidia wants to promote NV4X generation of chips as the ones with high quality video, complete and ready for HDTV and PVR.

High quality video will brought motion adaptive de-interlacing, high quality scaling and filtering, good old video de-blocking and integrated TV encoder.

As for HDTV, Nvidia claims Transport stream handling, HDTV output (720p, 1080p, 480p CGMS) and HDCP - High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection as well as HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface support.

The PVR part is the most interesting as Nvidia claims that the NV4X generation will have support for no more and no less then MPEG 1/2/4 encode and decode as well as WMV9 decode acceleration.

This means that all decoding and encoding operation previously done by software and very CPU dependant will be able to be processed on NV4X chips. We are not aware specifically how Nvidia plans to do that but it sounds promising.

NV40's introduction is just weeks away. µ