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FireWire is Apple Computer's trademarked name for its implementation of
IEEE-1394. FireWire is the first implementation, but not the actual standard.
Because Apple has been developing the FireWire concept since 1986,
FireWire is the most commonly-used “synonym” for IEEE-1394.
A frame is an individual image of a video sequence (
&
field).
An enhanced version of the
&
Video-8 system, providing higher quality
(about 400 lines of horizontal
&
resolution). The cassette has the same
physical size as regular 8mm, and Hi8 camcorders and VCRs can play both
formats. Roughly the same video quality as the S-VHS format.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, boasting a membership
of over 320,000, is the world's largest professional society. The IEEE was
formed by a 1963 merger of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers
(AIEE) and the Institute of Radio Engineers (IRE).
One of the most important functions of the IEEE is the coordination,
development, and publication of standards for electrical and electronic
devices and systems.
Many IEEE standards are adopted by international standards bodies. As the
major manufacturers of consumer audio/video components and personal
computers adopt IEEE-1394, it is likely to become one of the most widely-
implemented IEEE bus standards.
All IEEE standards begin with a Project Authorization Request (PAR). The
PAR for
&
FireWire, originally called “A High Performance Serial
Backplane Bus Interface Standard” was approved on September 26, 1991,
establishing P1394 as the designation for the proposed standard. After more
than four years of continuous deliberations on the part of the P1394 Working
Committee, the IEEE Standards Board approved the IEEE-1394-1995
Standard for a High Performance Serial Bus on December 12, 1995.
IEEE-1394 – sometimes referred to as
&
FireWire® – is an international
standard, low-cost digital interface completed in 1995 by the
&
IEEE. Sony
calls this interface i-LINK.
IEEE-1394 integrates entertainment, communication, and computing
electronics into consumer multimedia. Sony´s DCR-VX700 and DCR-
VX1000 digital video camcorders were the first commercial products to
implement IEEE-1394.
In general, IEEE-1394 is:
s
A hardware and software standard for transporting data at 100, 200, or
400 megabits per second.
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A digital interface allowing a seamless connection between computer and
peripherals – there is no need to convert digital data into analog.
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A physically small interface.
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“Hot pluggable” – users can add or remove 1394 devices with the bus
active.
s
FireWire
Frame
Hi-8
IEEE
IEEE-1394