Focus Enhancements Introduces Native Apple QuickTime Support for the PX-1 Production Media Server at IBC 2007
Released on: September 7, 2007, 3:57 pm
Press Release Author: Ramin Ekhtiar
Industry: Electronics
Press Release Summary: PX-1 Production Media Server Further Streamlines HD Workflow, providing Focus FS-100 and Panasonic P2 users seamless integration into Final Cut Pro
Press Release Body: Amsterdam, The Netherlands, September 7, 2007 - IBC Booth 9.441 - Focus Enhancements Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE), a worldwide leader in media management and Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless technology, introduced native QuickTime support for its PX-1 Production Media Server - bringing unprecedented time savings to Focus FS-100 and Panasonic P2 users who edit with Apple's Final Cut Pro. With this latest addition, users can seamlessly move content from a Focus FS-100 DTE recorder or Panasonic P2 card into Final Cut Pro timeline for direct editing, while utilizing the asset management capabilities of the PX-1.
"By providing native QuickTime support, the PX-1 gives Panasonic P2 customers and Final Cut Pro users a truly seamless workflow for managing and organizing their content," stated Robert Caldeira, senior product manager for Focus Enhancements. "Users can now acquire P2 content, preserve and/or enhance the native metadata, create a proxy preview, and upload content to Final Cut Pro for direct use in timeline - all by using the PX-1. No other solution delivers such comprehensive support for the entire workflow."
The PX-1, along with other products in the company's award-winning HD lineup, will be on display in the Focus Enhancements booth 9.441, at IBC 2007 held at the Amsterdam RAI from September 7-11.
Combining professional-grade server hardware with robust media management software, the PX-1 is the industry's first entry-level turnkey Media Asset Management (MAM) system. Designed to service small to medium-sized production groups, the PX-1 uses rich metadata, along with low-resolution proxy preview, to make it easy to find and retrieve media assets quickly. Its intuitive web browser interface gives users immediate access to their media from anywhere in the world - enabling them to create projects and containers from which content can be copied, transferred, shared or deleted.
The PX-1 can be purchased through Focus Enhancements' worldwide dealer and distributor network. Through October 31, 2007, customers can take advantage of the Focus PX-1 Endless Summer Promotion which offers $5,000 savings on select PX-1 models. For more information on the PX-1 or Endless Summer Promotion, please visit www.focusinfo.com.
About Focus Enhancements, Inc. Focus Enhancements Inc. (NASDAQ CM: FCSE), headquartered in Campbell, CA, is a leading designer of world-class solutions in advanced, proprietary video and wireless video technologies. The company's Semiconductor Group develops integrated circuits (ICs) for high-performance applications in the video convergence market, including IPTV set-top boxes and portable media players. Focus Enhancements is currently developing a wireless IC chip set based on the WiMedia UWB standard and designed to be compatible with Wireless USB, and used in personal computer (PC), consumer electronics (CE), and mobile electronics applications. The company's Systems Group develops video products for the digital media markets, with customers in the broadcast, video production, digital signage and digital asset management markets. More information on Focus Enhancements may be obtained from the company's SEC filings, or by visiting the Focus Enhancements home page at http://www.focusinfo.com.
Safe Harbor Statement Statements in this press release which are not historical including statements regarding management's intentions, hopes, expectations, representations, plans or predictions about the future are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such factors include statements about recently introduced products such as the PX-1 model. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include customers' acceptance of recently introduced products, changes in customer order patterns, the performance and acceptance of its PX-1, and the risk factors specified in the company\'s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, and Form 10-Q for the periods ending March 31, 2007 and June 30, 2007 as well as other filings with the SEC. These statements are based on information as of September 7, 2007 and the company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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