The Vweb Software Codec will be launched in Q3 2000. It will be an optimal platform for high quality MPEG encoding at a fraction of the cost of traditional hardware-based solutions. By combining, Vweb's patent-pending motion estimation algorithm and Intel's MMX technology, the Vweb Software Codec will offer the best possible real-time compression quality.
The Vweb Software Codec will offer system designers the ability to integrate the Codec features with their existing applications or to run the Codec in stand-alone mode. The feature set will include:

Category Features Benefits Input Format  AVI is supported using an AVI Codec DLL. An example of an AVI Codec DLL is included. Compressed or Uncompressed Video in YUV format. Linear PCM data at 48, 44.1 and 32KHz. The AVI codec can be easily updated as more complex formats become available. Output Format MPEG-2 program streams MPEG-2 video elementary streams MPEG-1 video elementary streams MPEG-1 audio layer I & II elementary streams Completely MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 compliant. Exceptional viewing and creating quality for a broad range of content. Frame Rates 29.97 (NTSC) and half speed NTSC. Supports streaming video. Compressed data rates 128Kb/s to 16Mb/s for MPEG-2 video 50Kb/s to 4Mb/s for MPEG-1 video Good quality at very low bit-rates Batch processing Encode all of your files by creating an encode list Reduced user interaction Interlace Support Several techniques for reducing the artifacts caused by interlaced video Better image quality.