Archive - HD Processing Forum

* Special Articles

[October 16, 2008]
Trend towards High-Definition video: Japan ahead of U.S. and Europe
- Technology Trend at CEATEC JAPAN 2008 (4)

[October 7, 2008]
Potential revolutions ahead for HD video editing environment
- Technology Trend at CEATEC JAPAN 2008 (1)

[July 9, 2008]
HD-PLC Alliance Goes More Global
- Aiming at high-speed in-home network up to 210Mbps

[July 1, 2008]
Advancement of HD imaging in Medical Electronics
- Deep-Color displays and CCD cameras with Full-HD resolution demonstrated

[June 16, 2008]
PC Trend Observed at COMPUTEX TAIPEI 2008
- UMPCs in the limelight, permeating HD trend, and gaming PCs in pursuit of performance

[June 10, 2008]
HD-capable PC strategy by Taiwan's Acer
- Computex Taipei 2008 Report

[November 27, 2007]
Do you watch SD videos on a full-HD TV set?
- Video scaling technology increasingly important

[October 5, 2007]
Upcoming Full-HD Trend:
- Video processing engine is key to HD video editing and processing

[November 26, 2008]
"SpursEngine helped achieve high-quality in Blu-ray video"
- Interview: Mr. Wataru Hisaki, Assistant Manager, Product Planning & Marketing Dept., Thomson Canopus Co., Ltd.

[July 18, 2008]
CRI Middleware joins SpursEngine Partners Group
- Planning to offer SpursEngine middleware for MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 codec

[August 25, 2008]
FixStars Joins SpursEngine Partners:
- Specialized in multi- core processor, Cell/B.E., and relevant businesses

[February 25, 2008]
"Attractive content is the key for growth in HD-capable PCs and digital media equipment markets"
- Interview:Mr. Taiming Parng, CTO, ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. Core Technology Center

[January 23, 2009]
Leadtek Starts Offering SDK for SpursEngine Developers
- Every multicore chip vendor provides development kits before OpenCL popularization

[December 9, 2008]
Toshiba to make SpursEngine an open platform
- SDK to be released for free and multiple SpursEngine cards to run in parallel

[November 28, 2008]
CRI Middleware releases video encoder "CRI SpursCoder," free for personal use
- Allowing to specify H.264 codec parameters on a command line basis

[November 5, 2008]
Leadtek and CRI Middleware to work together to expand SpursEngine software
- Released in Leadtek's presentation at DIY PC Expo 2008 Autumn

[July 7, 2008]
Edit AVCHD video comfortably:
- Leadtek Research announces SpursEngine board

[October 5, 2007]
Toshiba Unveils "SpursEngine": the Processor that inherits the Cell's architecture
- Developed for video and recognition processing engines

[April 2, 2009]
Leadtek to release a new model of video encoder card powered by SpursEngine
- Adding Pegasys' TMPGEnc 4.0 Xpress as bundled software to WinFast PxVC1100

[March 23, 2009]
EDIUS, Thomson Canopus' video editing software, supports SpursEngine
- Boosting speed in H.264 video editing and Blu-ray authoring for both pros and amateurs

[February 27, 2009]
Pegasys and CRI Middleware begin offering encoder software supporting SpursEngine
- Allowing to encode MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format videos at high speed

[July 31, 2008]
SpursEngine Partners to undertake co-marketing activities
- Aiming at further business development

[July 30, 2008]
Toshiba launches SpursEngine Partners Group
- With third-party partner companies to perform collaborative marketing

[July 14, 2008]
"SpursEngine Developers Forum"
- Partners and Product Strategies Revealed

[December 4, 2008]
SpursEngine Partners Group expanding, software supporting the chip on the rise, too?
- Pegasys and start-ups, Loilo and Morpho, also to participate in the Akihabara event

[November 4, 2008]
Leadtek demonstrates WinFast PxVC1100 at DIY PC Expo
- Promoting to DIY PC users video accelerator featuring Toshiba's SpursEngine processor

[July 30, 2008]
Toshiba Semiconductor hosts SpursEngine Developers Forum
- "Goal: to sell 6 million units or more over the next 3 years"

[April 3, 2008]
HD Processing Forum Launched in Taipei, Taiwan
- Initial Forum members include Corel, CyberLink, Leadtek, and Toshiba

[April 2, 2008]
HD Processing Forum: Conference Report - Spring 2008
- "HD Driving PC & Digital Media: Global Market & Technology Trend," held in Taipei, Taiwan

[February 22, 2008]
HD Processing Forum Taiwan , Spring 2008
- "HD Driving PC & Digital Media: Global Market & Technology Trend"

[January 11, 2008]
The first conference held by HD Processing FORUM:
- “HD Trend, Driving Digital Media and PC Market, and its Issues”

[December 27, 2007]
"Once you have experienced high-def (HD), you can not get back to SD."
- CRI Middleware Co., Ltd. lectured on HD and showcased HD video demonstration