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** Will accept both video and audio input from other | devices. | ** Will accept both video and audio input from other | devices. | ||
** User will be able to mix audio and video and then output it in unique ways. | ** User will be able to mix audio and video and then output it in unique ways. | ||
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| + | ==Ideas== | ||
| + | *Video conversion takes a LOT of CPU time to get anything done. DSP encoder/decoder boards are normally specialized devices that take ONE format and turn it into another specific format. For a Swiss Army Knife approach to streaming media conversion the workable direction is likely to get a consumer multicore mobile processor and do everything in code, using ffmpeg and other O/S tools to do the various D2D conversions. | ||
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| + | **Input side should probably have Video and S-video in (with an analog to digital convertor | ||
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| + | **Perhaps a Multi-function card reader for bringing digital media in. | ||
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| + | ***Output side should also have Video/S-Video out, also built on a basic DAC. I guess it's a two tiered approach, with simple DSP for conversion from/to analog signalling, and CPU/Software based digital to digital conversions to handle to handle the wide variety of digital formats desirable. | ||
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| + | ****How about one touch rendering to multiple formats? The idea is maybe a 'Web' button that spits out flash, quicktime, and windows media files. | ||
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| + | *****should it have a dvd burner? | ||
Revision as of 15:58, 31 December 2006
Overview
| is a small device that takes an input of one type and outputs it to others within a similar context. Think universal adapter for things you never had one for before.
Outline
- | Video will be a small device, possibly a cube, that will take in one video signal and output it to others.
- Possible source of power would be usb or firewire.
- Would also provide a means of telling the device what you're looking to do.
- Would be covered in various video ports.
- DSP chip would handle the conversions.
- Possible source of power would be usb or firewire.
- | Audio would work roughly the same as | Video, but would likely be easier to develop initially.
- | Mix would be a small turn table device with a touch screen and custom interactive interface.
- Will accept both video and audio input from other | devices.
- User will be able to mix audio and video and then output it in unique ways.
Ideas
- Video conversion takes a LOT of CPU time to get anything done. DSP encoder/decoder boards are normally specialized devices that take ONE format and turn it into another specific format. For a Swiss Army Knife approach to streaming media conversion the workable direction is likely to get a consumer multicore mobile processor and do everything in code, using ffmpeg and other O/S tools to do the various D2D conversions.
- Input side should probably have Video and S-video in (with an analog to digital convertor
- Perhaps a Multi-function card reader for bringing digital media in.
- Output side should also have Video/S-Video out, also built on a basic DAC. I guess it's a two tiered approach, with simple DSP for conversion from/to analog signalling, and CPU/Software based digital to digital conversions to handle to handle the wide variety of digital formats desirable.
- How about one touch rendering to multiple formats? The idea is maybe a 'Web' button that spits out flash, quicktime, and windows media files.
- should it have a dvd burner?
