A few short years ago, the applications for
video were somewhat confined—analog was
used for broadcast and cable television, VCRs,
set-top boxes, televisions and camcorders.
Since then, there has been a tremendous and
rapid conversion to digital video, mostly based
on the MPEG-2 video compression standard.
Today, in addition to the legacy DV,
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 audio and video com-
pression standards, there are three new high-
performance video compression standards.
These new video codecs offer much higher
video compression for a given level of video
quality.
Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries.
We emphasize libraries that work well with the C++ Standard Library. Boost libraries are intended to be widely useful, and usable across a broad spectrum of applications. The Boost license encourages both commercial and non-commercial use.
We aim to establish "existing practice" and provide reference implementations so that Boost libraries are suitable for eventual standardization. Ten Boost libraries are already included in the C++ standards Committee s Library Technical Report (TR1) as a step toward becoming part of a future C++ Standard. More Boost libraries are proposed for the upcoming TR2.
Boost works on almost any modern operating system, including UNIX and Windows variants. Follow the Getting Started Guide to download and install Boost. Popular Linux and Unix distributions such as Fedora, Debian, and NetBSD include pre-built Boost packages. Boost may also already be available on your organization s internal web server.
H.264/AVC, the result of the collaboration between the ISO/IEC
Moving Picture Experts Group and the ITU-T Video Coding
Experts Group, is the latest standard for video coding. The goals
of this standardization effort were enhanced compression efficiency,
network friendly video representation for interactive
(video telephony) and non-interactive applications (broadcast,
streaming, storage, video on demand). H.264/AVC provides
gains in compression efficiency of up to 50％ over a wide range
of bit rates and video resolutions compared to previous standards.
Compared to previous standards, the decoder complexity
is about four times that of MPEG-2 and two times that of
MPEG-4 Visual Simple Profile. This paper provides an overview
of the new tools, features and complexity of H.264/AVC.
The SP486 and SP487 are low–power quad differential line drivers meeting RS-485 and RS-422
standards. The SP486 features a common driver enable control the SP487 provides independent
driver enable controls for each pair of drivers. Both feature tri–state outputs and wide
common–mode input range. Both are available in 16–pin plastic DIP and SOIC packages.
Fortran has always been the principal language used in the fields of scientific,
numerical, and engineering programming, and a series of revisions to the standard
defining successive versions of the language has progressively enhanced its power
and kept it competitive with several generations of rivals.
Beginning in 1978, the technical committee responsible for the development
of Fortran standards, X3J3 (now called J3), laboured to produce a new, much-
needed modern version of the language, Fortran 90. Its purpose is to "promote
portability, reliability, maintainability, and efficient execution... on a variety of
computing systems". The standard was published in 1991, and work began in
1993 on a minor revision, known informally as Fortran 95. Now this revised
While faster processors, larger memory, and powerful graphics are fundamental requirements for workstations, users
are also demanding a low-cost, solution-based approach wrapped around a standards-based technology. The Sun UltraTM
20 Workstation, which leverages the AMD OpteronTM processor with Direct Connect Architecture based on AMD64
technology, provides multiple operating system choices and leading nVidia graphics, delivers a platform that offers
flexibility and performance in a cost-effective package with solutions to benefit customers across the board.
The CommScope InstaPATCH? 360 and ReadyPATCH? solutions utilize a
standards-compliant multi-fiber connector to provide high density termination
capability. The connector is called an MPO (Multi-fiber Push On) connector by
the standards. In many cases, multi-fiber connector products are referred to as
MTP connectors. This document is intended to clarify the difference between the two terms – MPO and MTP.
