SAN JOSE, CA (Dec. 14, 2000) -- ViewCast.com is showcasing Videonics MXProDV and DistanceDV product capabilities as a front-end to the Ospry-500DV capture card at Streaming Media West 2000 (Booth No. 609) at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California.

"We designed the Osprey-500 specifically for the capture of broadcast-quality digital video for streaming media," said Neal Page, vice president and general manager of ViewCast.com Osprey Video division. "The Videonics MXProDV provides mixing and special effects capabilities important to the professional content creators, and is a perfect complement to the Osprey-500."

"This is the solution that our customers have been waiting for," commented Michael Conway, Videonics Vice President of Marketing. "Professional video mixing and special effects blended with the quality offered by the Osprey-500 create an unmatched solution for creating pure digital internet content."

The Osprey-500 DV Pro is a 32-bit PCI card that provides capture and optional deinterlacing, scaling and color-converting of video from SDI (SMPTE 259M), DV (IEEE 1394 Firewire) and analog source inputs (composite video and S-Video). Audio capture includes balanced and unbalanced analog source inputs, a professional digital input (AES/EBU via XLR connector), and audio from the DV source.

The MXProDV includes two FireWire/i.Link (IEEE 1394) inputs, one FireWire/i.Link output, four S-video and composite video inputs, and four analog outputs. Any video or audio combination of inputs can be assigned to MXProDV's four processing channels. This enables video producers to mix DV video and analog video with near instantaneous transitions. The DistanceDV cables allow the extension of the DV signal up to 50 meters.

About ViewCast.com
ViewCast.com enables video communication over the Internet and corporate networks through its components, systems, and turnkey solution products. Visit the ViewCast.com Web site (viewcast.com) for more information.

About Videonics
Videonics is a designer of digital video equipment for the broadcast, cable, business, industrial, presentation, Internet, and home video production markets. More information may be obtained by visiting the Videonics Web site at videonics.com.