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I/O Leader SIIG Ships 1394 DV-Cam Kit
(Fremont, California;August 24, 1999) SIIG, Inc., a leading manufacturer of I/O and controller boards, is now shipping its latest I/O product, the 1394 DV-Cam Kit. This aggressively priced (estimated street price of $79) product is designed for use with the latest in DV video camcorders, utilizing FireWire® technology (also known as 1394 or i.LinkTM), allowing users to capture footage from their DV camcorders to their personal computers.User Friendly
SIIG's 1394 DV-Cam Kit comes with all the consumer needs to start transforming their videos into professional looking footage, including a1394 PCI-OHCI adapter card (with 3 external FireWire ports), Ulead's award-winning VideoStudio video editing software, and DV cable. The software's friendly user interface guides you step-by-step as you capture clips, arrange them into a story, add Hollywood-style transitions, animate unlimited titles on-screen, and add your favorite music to the soundtrack, while preserving the original video quality.
Increased Speeds
The 1394 DV-Cam Kit also offers customers the ability to connect up to 63 IEEE-1394 devices connected in a chain through its 3 external ports. The IEEE-1394 ports operate at speeds of up to 400 megabits/second (50 megabytes/second), and much like USB are hot-swappable (allowing devices to be connected/disconnected without powering down the system). IEEE-1394 devices currently include DV camcorders, digital still cameras, disk drives, and are expected to include removable storage devices, scanners, printers, and a wide variety of Audio/Video products.
Future SIIG FireWire Products
Much like the I/O and controller market, SIIG is positioning itself to become the market leader in IEEE-1394 products. Future plans include a card only version of the 1394 DV-Cam Kit (without bundled software & cable), a PCCard (PCMCIA) version of the 1394 DV-Cam Kit (also bundled with software& cable), a 1394 6-port hub, a combo USB/FireWire card (including 2 external USB ports, and 2 external/1internal FireWire ports), a full-line of 1394cables, and much more.
