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5/23/2008
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INTEL CONFIDENTIAL
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Copyright
© Intel Corporation 2008
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This document
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information herein is subject to change without notice. Do not finalize a
design with this information.
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Revision
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Revision
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Description
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5/23/2008
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Production Release
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Production
release of the Codecs
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3/28/2008
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Beta Release
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Beta
2 release of the Codecs
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3/4/2008
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Beta Release
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Beta
release of the Codecs
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2/8/2008
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Alpha Release
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Alpha
release of the Codecs
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Overview
Intel® Media
Codecs plug-ins support the Menlow platform under Windows Vista. These
plug-ins have standard Microsoft DirectShow* and/or Microsoft Media
Foundation* interfaces and may be used in most programs relying on DirectShow
or/and Media Foundation environments like Windows Media Player*, Graph Edit*
(graphedt.exe), etc.
ODM/OEMs should
separately obtain any required licenses for supported format.
Feature
List
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Feature
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File Name
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Description
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MPEG-2 Transport Stream
de-multiplexer (splitter) and DirectShow filter
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imc_mp2_spl_ds.dll
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- Supports
MPEG-2 Transport Stream (TS) format
- Supports
MPEG-2 video, MPEG-4 video, H.264 video
- Supports
LPCM, AC-3*, AAC* and MPEG-1 & -2 Layers I, II, III audio
- Supports
the repositioning inside media stream
- Supports
High Definition and Standard Definition video
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MP4 de-multiplexer (splitter), DirectShow filter
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imc_mp4_spl_ds.dll
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- Supports
MP4 stream format
- Supports
MPEG-4 part 2 video and H.264 (MPEG-4 part 10) video
- Supports
LPCM, AAC* and MPEG-1 & -2 Layers I, II, III audio
- Supports the repositioning inside media stream
- Supports High Definition and Standard Definition
video
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MPEG-2 video decoder with DXVA2
acceleration, DirectShow filter
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imc_mp2_dec_ds.dll
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- Supports
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video
- Supports
hardware decoding of MPEG-2 video via DXVA2 interface with MPEG2_VLD entry point
- Supports
software decoding of MPEG-1 Standard Definition video
- Supports High Definition and Standard Definition
video through DXVA2 acceleration
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MPEG-4 video decoder with DXVA2 acceleration, DirectShow
filter
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imc_mp4_dec_ds.dll
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- Supports
MPEG-4 part 2 video
- Supports
hardware decoding via DXVA2 interface with MPEG4_VLD entry point
- Supports Standard Definition video
- Doesn’t
support software decoding
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H.264 video decoder with DXVA2
acceleration, DirectShow filter
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imc_h264_dec_ds.dll
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- Supports
H.264 video
- Supports
hardware decoding via DXVA2 interface with H264_VLD entry point
- Supports High Definition and Standard Definition
video
- Doesn’t
support software decoding
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VC-1 video decoder with DXVA2
acceleration, MediaFoundation plugin
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imc_vc1_dec_mf.dll
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- Supports
VC-1 video from Microsoft ASF splitter
- Supports
hardware decoding via DXVA2 interface with VC1_VLD entry point
- Doesn’t
support software decoding
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AC3 audio decoder, DirectShow filter
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imc_ac3_dec_ds.dll
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- Supports
up to 5.1 channels (output is down-mixed to 2 channels)
- Conforms
to all DVD* AC3* requirements
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AAC audio decoder, DirectShow filter
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imc_aac_dec_ds.dll
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- Supports
up to 7.1 channels (output is down-mixed to 2 channels)
- Supports
LTP, LC, HE profiles
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Install and Uninstall Instructions
The codec
plug-ins for Windows Vista can be installed and uninstalled by using the
setup.exe
Known Issues
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Sighting Number
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Title
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13757, 13560
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Graphic driver may crash (with recovery) on random
streams.
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11910
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Artifacts
are seen if Deinterlacing is enabled.
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12238
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MPEG-2 and H.264 performance issue: Streams with high bit-rate may cause jerky
playback on startup on some fragments.
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13828,
13807
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WMP may
show corrupted picture on first seconds of some clips (H.264/MPEG-4)
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13542,
13834, 14193
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Audio
playback may be jerky a few first seconds (on stream start-up),
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14212,
14189
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WMP
sometimes may fail to open specific clips (need to reopen)
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13540
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WMP may
freeze on reposition exactly to the end of specific streams (need to
reposition again),
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14108
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Blinking
line in the bottom of the picture on some VC-1 clips
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13545
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WMP
slider is absent on first playback of specific clip
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14226
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WMP use
Microsoft VC-1 decoder on second iteration in repeat mode on specific VC-1
clip
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