Mountain View, Calif.,
March 22, 2000 -- SGI today announced its SGI digital media software
development kit 2.0 (dmSDK) for the IRIX and Linux operating environments.
dmSDK provides
a bridge to enable digital media developers to migrate their applications
to Linux. The new toolkit shortens the time required to create digital
media applications across the SGI product line by allowing SGI software
partners to write to a single application programming interface (API).
The release of dmSDK 2.0 signals the company's continued commitment
to its MIPS platform while also enabling IA-32 microprocessors systems
with similar capabilities. SGI is the first graphics hardware vendor
to release a comprehensive digital media API for Linux. The availability
of dmSDK 2.0 for the Linux operating environment will allow numerous
digital media applications to be ported to the increasingly-popular
O/S.
"SGI digital media developers now have a clear path to make their
applications run on Linux," said Kurt Akeley, Chief Technology
Officer and founder, SGI. "By following the same standards-based
approach that has made OpenGL the world's leading 3D graphics API, we
are setting the stage for a greater number of digital media applications,
something that benefits the entire market."
"As SGI's top partner in the entertainment space, we plan to support
dmSDK 2.0 in the future," said Marc Nadeau, Senior Director,
Marketing and Product Management, Discreet. "Using the new dmSDK
programming interface, Discreet's development team can streamline support
for video and audio i/o on SGI platforms for all of our applications."
Availability
SGI expects to release a beta version of the new digital media
toolset in May 2000. The dmSDK 2.0 is provided free-of-charge to SGI
resellers and independent software vendors through SGI's developer program.
For more information, please visit http://www.sgi.com/developers/devtools/sdk/dmsdk.html.
About SGI
SGI provides a broad range of high-performance computing and advanced
graphics solutions that enable customers to understand and conquer their
toughest computing problems. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif.,
with offices worldwide, the company is located on the Web at http://www.sgi.com.
Source: SGI
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