MP3
Encoding and Decoding is NOW Available from QDesign
QDesign ships MP3 software development kit for Mac and Windows OS
Vancouver, BC -- June 15, 1999 - QDesign Corporation, a leading
provider of digital audio compression technologies, announced today the
release of its MP3 encoding and decoding software. Fully compliant with
the ISO MPEG standard for MP3 (ISO/IEC 11172-3 and 13818-3), QDesign's
MP3 is highly optimized to provide encode speed and quality that rivals
the MP3 implementations by industry stalwarts, such as Fraunhofer, originator
of the MP3 format, and Xing Technology, a leading MP3 developer recently
acquired by RealNetworks, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK).
The QDesign MP3 technology is available as a cross-platform software development
kit ("SDK"). Developers on both the Macintosh and Windows OS are now able
to license the SDK for easy integration of MP3 for digital audio encoding
and playback capability in custom applications.
"MP3 has become a widely-used format for on-line music distribution,"
states Richard J. Beaton, president and CTO of QDesign. "With the launch
of our MP3 implementation, QDesign now offers the most complete portfolio
of digital audio compression technologies for audio archival, broadcast,
on-line download and Internet streaming."
For more information on MP3 licensing, please contact Mandy Chan, Vice-President
of Marketing and Business Development at 604-688-1525 or by
email.
About QDesign
QDesign Corporation has been delivering state-of-the art audio solutions
to the broadcast and new media industries since 1995. The Company introduced
the world's first MPEG-2 stereo compression software in October 1996,
making available for the first time, high-quality, high-performance MPEG
sound to all broadcast and studio professionals. In January 1998, QDesign
launched the QDesign Music Codec as the Internet audio solution for QuickTime
3, bringing to audio and multimedia professionals "the Best Web Audio"
product of 1999 according to New Media Magazine. QDesign's codec technologies
appear in hardware processors, digital audio production, automation and
distribution systems as well as professional and consumer multimedia software.
Contact:
QDesign Corporation
media@qdesign.com
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