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On2 Technologies Releases Updated DirectShow SDK
CLIFTON PARK, N.Y., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On2 Technologies (NYSE Amex: ONT), a leading provider of video compression technology, announced today that its On2 VP8 SDK for DirectShow software is available for commercial licensing. The SDK (software development kit) enables developers to easily create applications for VP8 within the Microsoft® DirectShow® multimedia framework included in Microsoft® Windows®.
In addition to functions for encoding and decoding VP6 for Flash and VP8 video streams, the SDK contains DirectShow filters for combining video with audio streams in MP4 multimedia file containers as well as video resizing, deinterlacing, editing and much more.
"Our VP8 SDK for DirectShow brings our most advanced video format to the most popular multimedia framework in the PC market," said Frank Galligan, VP of Engineering at On2. "This product builds on our popular Flix SDK for DirectShow, which many of our customers use today to create On2 VP6 for Flash video applications for Windows."
With the release of the VP8 SDK for DirectShow, the family of SDKs for On2's next-generation VP8 video format has grown to four. In addition to the DirectShow SDK, On2 released low-level VP8 codec SDKs for Windows, Linux and Mac OS in first half of 2009.
The VP8 SDK for DirectShow is available immediately. Licensing inquiries should be directed to sales@on2.com.
About On2 Technologies
On2 (NYSE Amex: ONT) creates advanced video compression technologies that power the video in today's leading desktop and mobile applications and devices. On2 customers include Adobe, Skype, Nokia, Infineon, Sun Microsystems, Mediatek, Sony, Brightcove, and Move Networks. On2 is also an industry leader in video transcoding software. Their On2 VP6 video format provides web and HD-quality video for leading sites such as Hulu, Vimeo, Yahoo! Video, Dailymotion, Heavy.com, CCTV.com, 56.com, Tudou.com, Eurosport.com and others. On2 Technologies is headquartered in Clifton Park, New York. For more information visit www.on2.com.
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