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Inside DSP on Digital Video: H.264: the Video codec to watch By Jennifer Eyre, 3/14/2005 Digital video found its first big consumer market in DVD players, and has moved on from there. Now you can buy digital set-top boxes, camcorders, personal video recorders (PVRs), portable media players, and even digital-video-enabled cell phones. (More)

Inside DSP on Digital Video: Processors for video – Know your options By , 3/14/2005 To create a successful digital video product, you need to choose the right processor. Sounds simple—but of course, it isn't. A big part of the challenge is that there are so many types of processors from which to choose: general-purpose CPUs, FPGAs, DSPs, configurable processors, and fixed-function chips, among others. (More)

Inside DSP on Digital Video: Developing Software for a Digital Video Product By Amit Shoham, 3/14/2005 Implementing real-time video processing functions in software is a challenging task. In this article we explore the particularly difficult challenges presented by video compression algorithms. Although we focus on video compression algorithms, the ideas and techniques in this article also apply to other types of video processing software. (More)

Inside DSP on Digital Video: Trends to watch – Digital video looks to the future By , 3/14/2005 Digital video technology is reshaping our lives, changing everything from how we entertain ourselves to how we protect ourselves. (More)

Inside DSP on Digital Video: Growing a digital video ecosystem By Jeff Bier, 3/14/2005 A few years ago, it seemed obvious that we were on the verge of a major change in how consumers obtain and view movies at home. (More)