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Video Plex Xpress MPEG-2 Decoder

VideoPlex XPress™ is an MPEG-2 video-in-a-window decoding board designed for integration into desktop clients. Targeted at large scale video networking applications, VideoPlex XPress offers high-quality, cost effective MPEG video hardware acceleration based on the PCI Video Inlay method or the Video Port Extension (VPE - part of the PC 98 recommendations).

Fully Digital

VideoPlex XPress is a true digital component in the PC. It receives MPEG from the PCI bus and produces CCIR-656 streams. These are converted to analog for display via the Composite or S-Video output connectors or transferred through the feature connector to the VGA card. This technology gives a crystal clear image on the VGA.

Fully Compliant

Optibase DirectShow™ (ActiveMovie) filters have been successfully installed with thousands of VideoPlex boards. VideoPlex XPress benefits from the experience Optibase has gained with COM (Common Object Model) programming and support for developers and integrators. And by implementing the VPE recommendations, VideoPlex XPress benefits from wide PC industry support.

Network Oriented

Optibase has gained extensive understanding in networking, Winsock programming and MPEG over networks from working with MPEG ComMotion™ UDP, system integrators and developers and from providing end to end components. As a result, VideoPlex XPress features crucial requirements for transmitting MPEG over public networks, such as the ability to:

• Auto-detect and recover from network errors.
• Handle underflows.
• Handle clock discrepancies.

Following the proven success of Optibase's VideoPlex MPEG-2 playback family, VideoPlex XPress is the best platform for creating custom video playback applications based on DirectShow™ architecture such as video-over-satellite, video server and video-over-ATM networking solutions. And by joining Progression, Optibase's developers support program, integrators can enjoy the specially developed software tools needed to develop digital video networking applications.

Features

• Video-in-a window
• Composite and S-Video outputs
• Video inlay or for digital video transfer to the VGA
• MPEG-1 System & MPEG-2 Program and Transport streams
• Drivers for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0/5.0 Beta (Windows 2000)
• DirectShow 2.0 in Pull and Push modes
• Supports Full D-1, Half D-1 and SIF resolutions
  

Technical Specifications

Standard Compliance:
ISO 11172 (MPEG- 1); ISO13818 (MPEG- 2)
VideoPlex XPress accepts MPEG System, MPEG Program and MPEG Transport multiplexed files.

Video

Audio

• MPEG Layer 2
• Sampling Frequency: 44.1, 48 kHz
• Channels: Mono, Stereo
• 16/20 bit audio D/A
• Software adjustable audio output levels

Physical Interfaces

• VPE-Video Port Extension (AMC, LBP, and VMI busses compliant to PC 98 specifications)
• Composite video out (BNC) & S-Video out (Mini-DIN)
• Unbalanced stereo analog audio out (3.5 mm mini jack)
• DVD / CD-ROM audio pass through with output to the sound card using soundcard like connectors
• PCI 2.1 compliance

Physical Size

• Half size PCI slot (6.88" x 4.2")

Software

• DirectShow with support for Push and Pull stream delivery models
• Filter automatically detects, de-multiplexes and plays back MPEG clips
• Third party network client support
• Drivers for Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Linux

Certifications

• CE Class B
• FCC Class A

System Requirements:

• Half size PCI slot (a second slot might be required for a new VGA card, depending on the specification of your VGA adapter and PC).
• Pentium II 233 MHz and higher or Pentium 200 MMX and higher
• 32 MB RAM
• A DirectX compliant VGA board with 8 MB RAM
• Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4.0, Service Pack 3 or above