The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has upgraded the interface for DisplayPort to version 1.2, doubling the data rate from v1.1 and providing support for multiple monitors.
Data transfer rate is now 21.6 Gbps, allowing for higher display resolution, color depth, refresh rates, and 3D playback.
Says PCMag: DisplayPort v1.2 supports “multi-streaming“—the ability to transport multiple independent uncompressed display and audio streams over a single cable, supporting protected content and high performance applications such as 3D gaming. This enables the use of multiple monitors connected by cable in a daisy chain or hub configuration. Whereas the current Display v1.1a standard can support one 2,560-by-1,600 monitor at 60Hz, DisplayPort v1.2 can support two such monitors with one cable, or four 1,920-by-1,200 monitors. Many other combinations are possible, including multiple video sources, multiple displays (even at different resolutions) and multiple audio speakers.
The update is compatible with all existing DP systems and cables.
Additionally, v1.2 adds Audio Copy Protection, Dolby MAT, DTS HD, all Blu-ray formats, and the DRA standard from China support.
Adds the source, “DisplayPort v1.2 also includes improved support for full-HD 3D stereoscopic displays: lifelike motion using up to 240 frames per second (fps) in full HD, providing 120 fps for each eye; 3D stereo transmission format support; field sequential, side by side, pixel interleaved, dual interface, and stacked; 3D Stereo display capability declaration; mono, stereo, and 3D glasses.”
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Review: TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4
Today we will be reviewing the excellent shareware program TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4, powerful software used to author DVDs from all types of video sources.
If you would like to download a free trial of the software from Pegasus, you can do so here: Free trial
Getting Started
At first glance, TMPGEnc has an easy interface. There are four options, Start a new project, disc writing tool, open a project file and batch authoring file. As can be deduced, starting a new project will lead you to the starting steps of authoring a new project. You can open an older, saved project with the second option, or you can burn a project with the disc writing tool.
Result for: video sources
Roxio has announced the release of Toast 9 Titanium, the latest update in its popular disc burning software for Macs. Among the notable updates are Blu-ray support and remote Streaming.
The new Blu-ray support includes the ability “to copy both computer files and RAW Video across multiple discs” and a few of the notable compatible video sources include TiVos, EyeTVs and AVCHD camcorders. There is even the ability to burn HD video to standard DVDs. As an added promotion, the HD/BD plug-in support will be free until April 13th. After that it will cost an extra $20 USD.
The new remote streaming component, known as Streamer, allows users to “broadcast video from a Mac to any Internet-connected Mac or PC, or iPhones and iPod touches within Wi-Fi range.” Users can also Capture songs from Internet radio and the tracks are automatically tagged with Title, artist, and other information.
The software costs $80 USD online, and requires Mac OS X 10.4 or higher.
