According to Emuzed, the company developed the codec to provide smooth camcorder-grade video for HipMedia, a suite of multimedia applications that includes image/audio/video capture, album creation, "trick modes," special effects, streaming, video conferencing, and music playback. Emuzed says that HipMedia is highly modular and customizable, and that it supports several other mobile operating systems in addition to Windows Mobile.
OMAP2420 Block Diagram
(Click image for larger view)The TI
OMAP2420 combines an ARM1136 RISC processor core with a TMS320C55x DSP (digital signal processor) core, a 2D/3D graphics accelerator, and a video and imaging accelerator. According to TI, the chip has extensive power management features for use in high performance wireless devices. "The ARM and DSP cores of the OMAP 2 architecture allow seamless and parallel operation of high level OS, applications and audio, while the accelerators support enhanced video at very low power consumption levels," noted Emuzed CTO Rajesh Srivathsa.
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