Announcement IBM United States October 4, 1994

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1 Hardware Announcement IBM United States October 4, 1994 IBM Ultimedia Video I/O, Audio Select, and The new generation Ultimedia Video I/O adapter f RISC System/6000 systems offers significantly enhanced function that provides superi suppt in many different application areas. The Ultimedia I/O features video in and video out and suppts PAL, NTSC, and S-video standards with the ability to suppt full-frame capture of video in YUV RGB col space. The Ultimedia Video I/O suppts: M-JPEG compression of incoming video decompression of video out, as selected. M-JPEG is one of the most widely used video algithms f enabling capture and playback of live video. A wide range of application areas with industry standard video fmats, compression algithms, and quality video. Applications include multimedia-enabled training, video-enabled collabation, desktop video editing, and video capture suppt f desktop publishing. Also offered: Ultimedia Audio f the RISC System/6000 as a no-charge select on Models 25T, 41T, 3AT, and 3BT. The no-charge select is available only on initial ders of these models. graphics adapter available f the RISC System/6000 Models 41W and 41T. This 8-bit, double-buffered 2D adapter provides enhanced perfmance f the softgraphics implementation of OpenGL application programming interface (API), which provides a cost-effective entry-level platfm f OpenGL applications. attaches directly to the PowerPC 601 local bus and does not require the use of any Micro Channel slots. suppts display resolutions of 1280 x 1024, 1152 x 900 and 1024 x 768, and it is available as a select up from the POWER GXT150L. Softgraphics OpenGL is provided through optional software suppt. IN BRIEF... Provides: M-JPEG hardware compression and decompression on guest feature card Software suppt, including Graphical User Interface (GUI) and callable multimedia object created with IBM s System Objects Model (SOM) IBM Ultimedia Audio no-charge select on Models 25T, 41T, 3AT, and 3BT Double buffered graphics, Graphics, f enhanced perfmance of Softgraphics OpenGL applications on Models 41T and 41W Suppts: Industry standard video fmats NTSC, PAL, and S-video Both video in and video out on base card 24-bit RGB, 8-bit RGB, and 16-bit YUV video capture Purchase Description Number Price Video I/O Base 2404 $1,995 Video I/O Guest ,500 Graphics ,195 Graphics Select Planned Availability Date: October 28, 1994 Registered trademark of International Business Machines Cpation Trademark of International Business Machines Cpation This announcement is provided f your infmation only. IBM s products can only be dered under the terms and conditions of IBM s applicable agreements. F additional infmation, contact your IBM representative the IBM Infmation Suppt Center at IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Cpation

2 Description IBM Ultimedia Video I/O The Ultimedia Video I/O f the RISC System/6000 provides a broad-based solution f video enablement on the RISC System/6000. The Video I/O adapter comprises two cards: A base Micro Channel feature card that provides video in and video out A guest card that provides hardware-assisted video data compression decompression The Video I/O adapter requires only one Micro Channel slot when the base card and guest cards are installed. The Ultimedia Video I/O adapter provides suppt f numerous multimedia applications requiring video, including: Still full motion video NTSC PAL video standards YUV RGB col A variety of image sizes is suppted in the video capture mode and one busmaster DMA channel is offered to enhance system throughput. Another benefit is the savings realized through the use of the compression and decompression algithm provided on the guest card. The guest card offers considerable assistance in transpting video data internally in the system across the netwk, as only the compressed data need be sent. The compression algithm suppted in hardware is a universal video compression/decompression fmat, M-JPEG. The compression/decompression hardware is fully programmable to allow selection of the desired compression level. The Ultimedia Video I/O adapter provides the required suppt f applications such as multimedia-enabled training, authing, desktop publishing, still live video collabation, and video distribution. Details of Suppted Functions Video Fmats Suppted: Analog Video In: NTSC, PAL S-video Analog Video Out: NTSC, PAL S-video Digital Video: YUV 4:2:2 (16-bit) RGB (8-bit) RGB (24-bit) Base Card Functions (#2404): The Ultimedia Video I/O Base directly suppts several programmable functions and also provides system level interface f the guest compression/decompression card. Functions provided on the base card include: Analog to digital conversion with video capture suppt Digital to analog conversion with video out suppt Selectable col space conversion f video in Moniting of incoming video images with a suppted IBM graphics adapter and/ an external video monit Scaling the size of the incoming video image DMA transfer of the digital image data to and from the card Video Capture: The adapter provides video capture on a frame-by-frame (field-by-field) basis of live video from a single source. Selection of S-video CVBS input fmats is enabled. The captured video is converted from NTSC (PAL) to YUV. The YUV digital video can be converted to 24-bit RGB, 8-bit dithered RGB, remain unchanged. Video Output: The base adapter suppts transfer of digital YUV ( bit) data. Through the guest card, both digital YUV and compressed M-JPEG data are suppted from the system to be output as PAL NTSC in both S-video CVBS fmat. The Video I/O adapter accepts input from the system as 320 x x 240 pixel fields, which are output as full-size NTSC (640 x 480) images to a display recder. Similarly, PAL images are output as 768 x 576 pixel images from 384 x x 288 pixel input fields. M-JPEG fmat is accepted from the system in the same field sizes as above, an output as full-size NTSC PAL images, if the compression/decompression card is used. Scaling: Captured video input can be scaled down from a maximum NTSC PAL resolution (640 x 480, 768 x 576) in even increments to the minimum resolution desired. Video Moniting: Moniting of incoming video data is suppted with a graphics adapter and/ a video monit suppted by IBM. The image sizes shown in table #1 are suppted f viewing with a suppted graphics adapter. Table #1 Video Moniting With a Suppted Graphics : 8 Bit Dithered Mode Selected on Graphics and Video I/O NTSC Source PAL Source 640 X 480 FULL SIZE 768 X X 240 CIF SIZE 384 X X 120 QCIF SIZE 192 X Bit RGB Mode Selected on Graphics and Video I/O NTSC Source PAL Source 320 X 240 CIF SIZE 384 X X 120 QSIF SIZE 192 X 144 Compression/Decompression Guest Card (FC2405): Video compression/decompression is suppted with the M-JPEG algithm in either the compression decompression mode. This card suppts full-motion video capture and video out utilizing functions provided by the base video card. Video moniting concurrent with M-JPEG compression is suppted. When compression is required, the quality of compressed infmation is provided by the user through a software interface, whereas the decompressed file sent to the adapter contains the necessary infmation f software to automatically interpret the necessary command and control infmation. Video out images can be accepted as either full-size NTSC PAL CIF-size NTSC PAL from the system. Scaling of CIF size images to full-size NTSC, PAL, S-video images f video out is featured through suppt on the base card. The Video I/O adapter suppts M-JPEG compression and capture of video in to CIF full-size frames with concurrent moniting of the video. The video can be viewed in an X-window, 8-bit dithered 24-bit RGB, on a suppted graphics adapter at CIF size 320 x 240 f NTSC 384 x 288 f PAL

3 External Connections: provided f: Video in S-VHS mini-din jack C-VBS RCA-type jack Video out S-VHS mini-din jack C-VBS RCA-type jack Four external connects are System Interface: The Video I/O adapter card functions as a 32-bit Micro Channel bus master that accepts streaming data and address in 32-bit widths. Parity checking is enabled on both address and data lines. Programmable Option Select (POS) is provided f software initialization. Cabling: adapter. No cabling is supplied with the Video I/O Programming Interface: Ultimedia Services f AIX 1.2, later, supplies the necessary device driver API and suppt GUI interfaces. Video I/O Physical Interface Specifications: Key Input Parameters NTSC composite video, digitized to 4:2:2 YCrCb, 75 ohms PAL composite video, digitized to 4:2:2 YCrCb, 75 ohms NTSC S-video input PAL S-video input Key Output Parameters NTSC composite video, 75 ohms, S/N 45db typical PAL composite video, 75 ohms, S/N 45db typical NTSC S-video output PAL S-video output Connect Type CVBS In: RCA jack CVBS Out: RCA jack S-video In: four-position S-video mini-din jack S-video Out: four-position S-video mini-din jack IBM Ultimedia Audio Select Refer to Hardware Announcement , dated July 26, 1994, f infmation on the Ultimedia Audio. The is an 8-bit, double-buffered graphics adapter that attaches directly to the PowerPC 601 local bus in models 41T and 41W. It offers enhanced perfmance f Softgraphics implementation of OpenGL API. The POWER GXT155l provides hardware acceleration of OpenGL API f points, lines, and flat-shaded non-z-buffered primitives. The hardware double-buffered direct frame buffer access (DFA) interface provides significant perfmance improvement f all other OpenGL primitives. The following OpenGL functions are accelerated when using : Col index anti-aliased lines Colmask, indexmask Logic ops RGB dithering Scissing Line/Polygon stippling Applications that utilize these functions will benefit most. also provides 2D acceleration f: Points Lines Triangles Rectangles Quadrilaterals Bit Block Transfer In addition, suppts: Hardware double buffer Pattern fill suppt Rectangular and non-rectangular clipping 60 to 77Hz refresh modes (ISO 9241 Part 3 Compliant on appropriate displays) 1280 x 1024, 1152 x 900 and 1024 x 768 display resolutions 256 simultaneous cols from a palette of approximately 16.7 Million Three hardware col maps Hardware window suppt A maximum of one local bus graphics adapter per system can be installed in the 41W and 41T. Product Positioning IBM Ultimedia Video I/O IBM Ultimedia Video I/O adapter f the RISC System/6000 provides a multimedia base component f POWERstations and POWERservers. The Video I/O is designed to provide a basis f suppting a wide range of multimedia applications in our current business environment. The IBM Ultimedia Video I/O adapter f the RISC System/6000 should be marketed in place of the M-Video Capture (#2400). The Ultimedia Video I/O adapter offers superi features and perfmance to those found in the M-Video Capture adapter. IBM Ultimedia Audio Select To provide access to new applications available on RISC System/6000 wkstations, select the Ultimedia Audio no charge select f new installations and Ultimedia Services software. The is a low-cost, 2D adapter that provides enhanced perfmance f the Softgraphics implementation of 3D OpenGL API. Based on the same technology as the POWER GXT150L, it is available f RISC System/6000 Models 41W and 41T and can be dered as a select up from the GXT150L. Enhanced GXT155L provides wireframe perfmance f OpenGL, which is nearly twice as fast as the GXT150L and shading perfmance, which is approximately 20% faster. Although OpenGL application perfmance will vary, based on Viewperf benchmark results, applications should be benchmarked on the target system to determine actual

4 application perfmance befe making a final adapter recommendation. The also provides suppt f softgraphics implementation of the PHIGS and PEX 3D APIs as well as the X-Window System; however, benchmark perfmance of these APIs is similar to that of the lower-priced POWER GXT150L adapter standard on models 41W and 41T. Publications Infmation f this product is included in the publications shipped with RISC System/6000 units. Technical Infmation Specified Operating Environment The Ultimedia Video I/O is designed to execute on RISC System/6000 machines suppted by IBM AIX Ultimedia Services 1.2.1, later, IBM AIX Ultimedia Services 2.1.1, later. Hardware Requirements: Ultimedia Video I/O : One Micro Channel slot One Incremental Cooling Fan (#6506) is required on machine type 7013 A single Micro Channel slot is required f both cards, if the IBM Video I/O compression/decompression guest card is installed : One 601 slot is required f the GXT155L Graphics. IBM Ultimedia Audio : One half length Micro Channel slot is required f the IBM Ultimedia Audio. Software Requirements: Ultimedia Video I/O : AIX/6000 Version f RISC System/6000 ( ) AIXwindows Environment/6000 ( ) Version Ultimedia Services f AIX ( ) Version 1.2.1, later AIX/6000 Version 4.1 ( ) with AIXwindows 2D and SOMobject Base Tool Kit installed Ultimedia Services f AIX ( ) Version 2.1.1, later Ultimedia Audio Select: AIX/6000 Version f RISC System/6000 ( ) AIXwindows Environment/6000 ( ) Version Ultimedia Services f AIX ( ) Version 1.2, later AIX/6000 Version 4.1 ( ) with AIXwindows 2D and SOMobject Base Tool Kit installed Ultimedia Services f AIX ( ) Version 2.1, later AIX Version f RISC System/6000 enhancement 6 ( ): AIXwindows Environment/6000 Version (suppt f X11R5), later, is required f installation. The AIXwindows 3D feature is required f 3D software suppt f OpenGL, PEX, and PHIGS. IBM AIX Version 4.1.1, later, at the level, including updates, current at the time these features are available. F 3D software suppt f OpenGL, OpenGL, and GL3.2, Version 4.1 f AIX is required. F 3D software suppt f PEX and PHIGS, PEX and PHIGS Version 4.1 f AIX is required. Compatibility: The Ultimedia Video I/O adapter suppts standard video fmats including PAL, NTSC, YUV(4-2-2), and RGB. The GXT155L suppts OpenGL, PEX, and Phigs compatible with other RISC System/6000 adapters. Limitations: One Ultimedia Video I/O adapter may be suppted in the specified system units. code 2404 must be installed pri to attachment of feature code One adapter may be suppted in the specified system. Planning Infmation Cable Orders: No cables are supplied. Security, Auditability, and Control This product uses the security and auditability features of system hardware, system software, and/ application software. Customers are responsible f evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities. Terms and Conditions MES Discount Applicable: The feature discount is equal to the discount percent associated with the current volume commitment of the categy of the machine type the feature is installed in. Field Installable : Yes (Ultimedia Video I/O ) Yes ( Graphics ) N/A (Ultimedia Audio Selects) Warranty Period: One year Customer Setup: Yes (Ultimedia Video I/O, machine types 7006, 7009, and 7011) No (machine types 7012, 7013, and 7030) Yes (, machine type 7006)

5 Charges Purchase Removal Description Number Price MMMC* Charge Video I/O Base 2404 $1,995 $20 $116 Video I/O Guest , MMMC = Minimum Monthly Maintenance Charge Video I/O is suppted on the following RISC System/6000 Systems: Machine Machine Machine Type- Type- Type- Model Model Model Number Number Number T* E H W* L 7009-C10* H F W F E T H T S H W T AT BT E F S T W * There is no Removal Charge f 7009-C T and 41W. Purchase Removal Description Number Price MMMC Charge AT, 3BT Ultimedia Audio Select 6304 $ 0 $ 0 $ T T Ultimedia Audio Select T, 41W POWER GXT155L Graphics , POWER GXT155L Graphics Select (POWER GXT150L to GXT155L)