|
#1
December 19th, 2003, 01:49 PM
| ||||
| ||||
| ipod - Video ??
Apple job description; Title: Playback Firmware Engineer Req. ID: 2075781 Location: Santa Clara Valley, California Country: United States Seeking a highly motivated engineer to develop next generation iPod product. Must have experience in overall system design of audio and video products. - Requires a thorough knowledge of multimedia file formats (MPEG-4, QuickTime). - Minimum 5 years of development in embedded system environments. -Strong C, C++ and RISC assembler is required, experience with DSP programming is highly desired. - Knowledge intricate interfaces details associated with audio and video codecs. - Familiarity with audio and video compression standards (MP3, MPEG-2, H.263) - Work seamlessly with third party vendors. - Familiarity with overall architecture of consumer electronics products.
__________________  |
|
#2
December 19th, 2003, 02:23 PM
| ||||
| ||||
|
Yep, sounds like they're seeking 'production' staff now. The QuickTime people have been preparing this for years now. However: The question is really where and how far Apple wants to go with the video iPod. Several options... a) An iPhoto like 'album' for videos in QuickTime compatible formats. Synchs with video iPod only in MPEG-4 format, only in one resolution that is good for video iPod. b) The same, but in a resolution that is also good for playback on a TV. (Video iPod with video out.) c) Video iPod can also act as a video recorder. Give it a signal and it can record MPEG-4 directly... Watch it on the video iPod or synch it with your Mac to watch it there. Or use video out to watch on a TV set or other projection device. My theory is more or less d), where video iPod not only acts as a player but also a receiver and recorder. I.e.: Watch TV on your Mac, if the vPod is connected. Record to your Mac or vPod, work on the files on the Mac, synch them back to vPod, watch on Mac, vPod, TV set. A _complete_ solution, I think, is the only way to go for Apple. And while people might find a way to bring DivX files to the vPod (by converting to MPEG-4, probably), Apple will not propagate such use. Apple will propagate to use this for TV and for your 'Desktop Movies'.
__________________ iMac 24" 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 320 GB HD. Mac OS X 10.6.2 MacBook Air 13" 1.6 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB HD. Mac OS X 10.6.2 Mac mini 1.83 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB HD. Mac OS X 10.6.2 MacBook nano (Lenovo S10e white) 1.6 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 250 GB HD. Mac OS X 10.6.2 iPhone 3GS 32 GB white. Mac user since 1987, Apple Sales Professional 2009, Apple Product Professional 2007-2009, Apple Certified Support Professional 10.5 & 10.6, Apple Certified Pro Aperture 2 (Level 1) |
|
#3
December 19th, 2003, 09:55 PM
| ||||
| ||||
|
I'll make sure I don't buy any pants with small pockets - because this thing is gonna be giant! I wonder what the timeframe will look like?
__________________ iMac G3 600Mhz, 256MB RAM, 40GB HD, 10.3.5 20GB iPod (Click Wheel) w/ Griffin iTrip // AIM:kjell05 |
|
#4
December 20th, 2003, 02:32 AM
| ||||
| ||||
|
Ah nuts, the perfect job for me: programming applied to video.  I'd go for Fryke's option D, unless Apple starts licensing TV shows like they do with songs through the iTMS.
__________________ System: • 2.5 GHz MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo, 4 GB RAM, 200 GB hard drive, runs 10.5.6 • 1.6 GHz iMac G5, 1.5 GB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, runs 10.4.11 (slightly out of commission at this time) • iPhone, 4 GB, OS X 2.2.1 |
 |
| Bookmarks |
| Thread Tools | |
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:58 AM.
