DVI

Digital Video Interactive video compression hardware and standard developed by the Moving Pictures Experts Group (MPEG ) before MPEG video boards hit the market. DVI is a form of compressed full-motion video for computer file storage. Full-motion video at over 30 frames per second takes up so much digitized storage that video must be compressed to make it more useful in hypermedia. DVI was an early compression option that required special and somewhat expensive DVI hardware installation inside the computer of both authors and users (readers) of hypermedia materials. New technology allows for video compression without such expensive hardware. MPEG hardware for video coded compression and decompression seems to be taking over the recent market share lead over DVI largely due to quality of the MPEG and options emerging after DVI. At present, it is not clear whether MPEG or DVI/Indeo will emerge as the international standard with greatest market acceptance. Many analysts are betting on MPEG at the moment. (See also Video for Windows , QuickTime , Compression , Video , Indeo , MCI , Ultimedia Video , and MPEG )