Media Album

Entertainment at hand. An integrated media machine to capture, record, store, play and stream audio, video and images

Overview

Ittiam's Media Album is a complete reference design offering high quality media recording, storage and playback and even streaming. It is a generic platform that can be customized for multiple end equipments - handheld or desktop.

Features

• Video player: MPEG4 and DivX™ with MP3 or AAC
• Image viewer: JPEG
• Audio player: MP3 and AAC
• Video recorder: MPEG4 and ADPCM
• Video camera: MPEG4 and ADPCM
• Still Camera: JPEG
• Streaming player for video over Wireless or Ethernet
• Streaming server for video over Wireless or Ethernet
• Media storage on 20 GB hard disk, CF, or SD Card
• Wireless LAN 802.11b, Ethernet and USB 1.1 interface
• Built-in display, camera and microphone
• Interface to television, camera, speakers, head phone or microphone
• Multi-functional infrared remote for complete control
• Infrared keyboard

Specification: MuV Media Player

• Video
• MPEG4 Advanced Simple Profile and DivX™ 3.11/4/5
• Resolution: VGA
• Frame rate: 30 fps
• Bit-rate: 3 Mbps
• Audio
• MP3 and AAC
• Stereo with all bit rates
• All sampling rates
• File Format: Supports AVI, ASF and MP4
• Image: Baseline JPEG

Specification: MuV Media Recoder

• Video
• MPEG4 Advanced Simple Profile
• Resolution: VGA
• Frame rate: 30 fps
• Bit-rate: 3-4 Mbps CBR and VBR
• Audio
• ADPCM
• Stereo at 32 kbps per channel
• 16 kHz sampling

Specification: MuV Media Stream-In and Stream-Out

• Streaming server and client based on ISMA (Internet Streaming Media Alliance) open standard guideline.
• Fine tuned to Ethernet and wireless LAN 802.11b

Software System Architecture of Media Album

• Built on eCos™ as the RTOS
• Portable to any other RTOS since the system is RTOS independent by design
• OSD based graphical user interface

Specification: Hardware

• Processor: Texas Instruments TMS320DM270™
• Storage Media: 2.5 inch Hard Disk Drive
• Removable Storage Media: Compact Flash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD) card
• Display: 6.4 inch VGA LCD
• Video Out: Composite video for television
• Video in: S-Video interface for capture from S-Video compatible cameras and CMOS Image sensor for still and motion video capture
• Audio out: Headphone and Line output
• Audio in: Microphone input for voice recording
• Keypad for man-machine interface
• Infrared remote
• Infrared keyboard
• 10 Mbps Ethernet interface
• Wireless LAN interface through WLAN 802.11b CF card
• USB Rev 1.1 interface
• JTAG interface for debug
• Board form factor 140 mm x 85 mm

Hardware System Architecture of Media Album

Offering

• Media Processing Engine: Complete suite of high performance audio, video and image processing solution fine tuned for mutli-threaded architecture
• Media Streaming Engine: Server and client optimised for video-on-demand and network camera applications
• Media Album Reference Design: Integrated harware and software solution that serves as a reference design for multiple end applications - video player to video instant messaging. Offers a significant time-to-market advantage for system developers.

Contact

• For further information contact mkt@ittiam.com

Ittiam Media Album reference design unit

Ittiam Media Album reference design board