Tuesday, 24 October 2006
KARLSBAD, Germany Nero, leaders in digital media technology, announces today
that Zoran’s new Vaddis 888 DVD multimedia processor chip is Nero Digital™
Certified. Nero Digital™, co-developed by Nero and Ateme, is based on industry
standards MPEG-4 Video (MPEG-4 SP/ASP and AVC/H.264) and MPEG-4 Audio (LC AAC
and HE AAC) compression technologies. It enables the delivery of more high
quality MPEG-4 compliant audio and video content at lower bit rates, while
offering advanced interactive features. Vaddis 888 is an advanced DVD multimedia processor with integrated video
up-conversion and HDMI interface. The Vaddis 8 processor not only enables HDTV
connectivity via HDMI and analog component HD-video with six 14-bit video DACs,
but also is capable of supporting the full range of audio features including
DVD-Audio and SACD playback. Its SD-to-HD up-conversion enables consumers to
view their standard definition content at HD screen resolutions. The HD-JPEG
feature enables display of JPEG images at HD resolution of up to 2 Mpixels.
“Our Vaddis 888 is ideal for manufacturers to address the full range of
features for HDMI enabled DVD players,” said Mitchell Golner, Sr. Director, DVD
Player Product Line, Home Entertainment Division at Zoran. “By enabling
comprehensive Nero Digital playback, the end user benefits from the ability to
play back more content, delivering a broader entertainment experience.”
“By supporting the Nero Digital codec, Zoran adds another important tool to
its Vaddis 888 processor to meet consumers’ growing expectations and demands for
performance and flexibility in their home and mobile entertainment experiences,”
said Tim Windsor, General Manager, Nero Digital. “Nero Digital and the Vaddis
888 processor together deliver a formidable competitive edge to DVD
manufacturers.”
For more information, visit www.nerodigital.com.
About Nero
Nero (www.nero.com) develops and
distributes the world’s leading digital media solutions for consumers and
professionals. Today more than 200 million users worldwide rely on Nero’s
award-winning and trusted, industry approved applications to manage the needs of
the connected digital home and forward thinking corporations.
Nero’s rapidly-growing portfolio of products defines new levels of innovation
in the company’s three key areas of focus: Digital Media Solutions – delivering
multimedia applications for data, audio, video, photo and TV capturing, editing,
burning, managing and sharing; Audio and Video Compression Technologies –
providing world-class interoperable standards-based solutions for encoding and
decoding digital content with support for Next Generation HD and popular
handheld formats; and VoIP Solutions - providing cost-effective voice, text and
video communication over the Internet for home and business.
Nero products are globally distributed by leading hardware manufacturers,
international distribution partners and online portals, and can be purchased
directly at www.nero.com. Nero provides
worldwide coverage through Nero AG Headquarters based in Karlsbad, Germany and
three regional offices worldwide: EMEA in Karlsbad, Germany; Americas in
Glendale, California, USA; and APAC in Yokohama, Japan.
Nero®, Nero Digital™ and Nero Sipps™ are trademarks of Nero AG and its
subsidiaries. Any other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective owners. © 2006 Nero. All rights reserved.
Zoran, the Zoran logo and Vaddis are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Zoran Corporation and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other
countries. All other names and brands may be claimed as property of others. |
