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Aptiva - Intel Video Phone With ProShare Technology

Applicable to: United States

Standards-Based Consumer Video Phone Software for PC OEM Integration Intel Video Phone with ProShare Technology is a low-cost, early-to-market video conferencing product that communicates over standard telephone lines. The application conforms to H.324 standards, ensuring interoperability with other products conforming to the H.324 standards marketed by other vendors. Engineered for OEM platform integration, Intel Video Phone delivers video compression, audio compression and full duplex speakerphone via the Intel Pentium® processor, reducing hardware costs for manufacturers. The Intel Video Phone is supplied in two versions:

Send/Receive software version which enables two-way audio/video interaction; this requires a Video Phone-ready modem, a video capture card and a camera.

Receive-Only software version which enables two-way audio but one-way video interaction; this requires just a Video Phone-ready modem.

Product Features and Benefits

H.324 standards compliant for interoperability

Simple connection model -- voice-call-first and data-call-first modes supported

Local and remote video windows with two sizes -- 176x132 original and 352x264 expanded

Up to 12fps resolution video quality** -- adjustable for frame rate vs. clarity

High-resolution still-image capture, display, storage and remote transfer at 320x240 pixels

Full-duplex speakerphone with simultaneous video**

Utilizes Windows 95 application interfaces (TAPI, VFW)

Integrates with OEM provided TAPI dialer

Support for OEM customization

Software-based processing minimizes OEM hardware costs

Specifications

Standards Compliance
H.263 QCIF video compression
G.723 audio compression
H.223 framing
H.245 control protocol
System Requirements
Qualified motherboard with PCI-based chip set*
Full-duplex audio codec*
16MB RAM
640x480 VGA display with 256-color support minimum VfW YUV-12 compliant video capture board* such as the Intel Video Capture Card
Video Phone-ready modem* such as the Intel 28.8 DSVD Modem
Windows 95 or later
CPU Specifications

120 MHz Intel Pentium Processor

133 MHz Intel Pentium Processor

150 MHz Intel Pentium Processor

166 MHz Intel
Pentium Processor

Receive-Only support

XX

XX

XX

XX

Send/Receive support

XX

XX

XX

Video performance**

Up to 12 fps

Up to 12 fps

Up to 12 fps

Up to 12 fps

Speakerphone support**

Half Duplex

Half Duplex

Half Duplex

Full Duplex

Product

Description

Send/Receive Intel Video Phone

Intel Video Phone software on CD-ROM. Includes: application, OEM install, Online Help, H.324 stack.

Receive-Only Intel Video Phone

Receive-Only Intel Video Phone software on CD-ROM. Includes: application, OEM install, Online Help, H.324 stack, send/receive upgrade software


* Consult your Intel sales representative for a current list of qualified hardware.
** Actual values may vary based upon system configuration and performance.

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Video, Communications Software

Date Created

17-04-97

Last Updated

08-12-98

Revision Date

08-12-99

Brand

IBM Aptiva

Product Family

Aptiva

Machine Type

2176, 2168, 2162, 2161

Model

C6Z; C8E; C8H; C8X; C9E; C9S; C9X; 21R; 22R; 24R; 25R; S8C; S8H; S9H; S9C; 28R; 29R; 31R; S80; S90; 17R; 18R

TypeModel

2176C6Z

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