This has been done with thousands of the patents involved in the H.264 video encoding format, so that operating system makers wishing to make use of the codec pay a 20 cent (13p) charge per sale to cover the rights-holders claims without having to negotiate with each one.
UltraViolet is a common file format and digital rights authentication system designed to allow a digital copy of a film or television show bought from any vendor physical or electronic to be played on any one of 12 devices owned by up to six members of a household, either via download or streaming from the cloud.
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Conexant's Fusion 878A chip will convert incoming video to streaming format and send it along the system's PCI bus.
The data collection system employs a bottom-up format, in which the facilitators report to the coordinator of their municipality who reports to the regional supervisor.
Any media format that can be operated through the COMAND system can serve as a source: pictures or video from a smartphone, the internet, or from a hard drive.
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The MX-1's 4X zoom offers a versatile and highly-useable range, from a wide 28mm to telephoto 112mm (in 35mm format), its dual shake-reduction system enables sharp, blur-free images in even the most demanding circumstances.
Three shifts of video forensics experts distributed the raw video evidence to analysts, who then put the evidence into a single interoperable format, and uploaded it into a central management system.
Compatible with Nikon's dedicated DX-format lenses and more than 50 FX-format lenses as well as Nikon's Speedlight System, the Nikon D5200 puts the ability to create stunning images and HD video at the user's fingertips.
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The software converts media stored in one file format to those used by the other devices in a system that mimics the process of ripping a CD onto a computer.
Now, next time you sync your iPod you'll get the latest posts (assuming you set up iTunes to sync the playlist you chose) in audio format, as read in the ever-engaging style of the operating system voices, ready to take with you on the go.
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It's the S-System, the company's update to its pro-series medium format offering.
While other e-readers lack a matching facility, if they support the ePub format their owners can still borrow ebooks from their local library if it supports the OverDrive system.
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To accommodate large format paper without having to build a gargantuan machine, Brother re-designed their paper input and printing system to grab and print paper sideways rotating the input and output trays by 90 degrees so that paper is fed in landscape orientation instead of portrait as is typically the case with other printers.
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