Cirrus Logic’s Introduces New DVD-Recordable Technology

[J.A.F._Doorhof]

Cirrus Logic Inc. introduced new technology that makes it easy to record audio and video in real-time from any analog source, encode it into MPEG-2 format, store it onto a PC for editing and save it onto DVD-recordable media.

Cirrus' USB-DVR CS92288 reference design enables the creation of sub-$200 products that preserve, edit and store aging analog home movies and videotape collections onto DVD media. Additionally, the design can output MPEG video to either a computer display or a standard NTSC/PAL video monitor, allowing consumers to play back their DVD creations on their TV sets or record them onto a VCR to share with family and friends.

The USB-DVR CS92288 reference design integrates three Cirrus parts: the CS92288 MPEG-2 A/V codec, the CS4223 audio codec and the CS4954 NTSC/PAL video encoder. Unlike software-based encoders, the product can record up to full D1 resolution images in real-time, utilizing only a very small percentage of the host PC's resources. The design also provides for video output to TVs and VCRs, which is unavailable from software-only encoders.

"Digital recording is becoming a mainstream part of video entertainment," said Brian Heuckroth, vice president of marketing for Cirrus Logic's Optical Products Division. "While new PC sales have declined, consumer interest in entertainment applications for their current PCs has steadily increased. Meanwhile, DVD-recordable drives have begun to ramp in earnest, camcorder sales are booming, and DVD recording software is readily usable even by novice consumers. All these factors combine to make the desktop DVD recording market a very profitable category this year."

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