GDC 07 CRI Middleware Tech Demo

[solidsnakejej]

short video of middleware. Does anyone know what it does?
http://www.gametrailers.com/player.php?r=1&type=wmv&id=17628

[VG Aficionado]

There's no way that's running on PS3.

[curryking1]

What the...

*taps on video*

Warhawk.... are you in there somewhere???

Great find man, this is interesting, yet... very anonymous. It looks... quite the amazing I have to say.

[solidsnakejej]

I don't think that is real time thats why I'm wonder what it is used for.

[GTAce]

The flying vehicles reminds me of R&C. :look:

Looks great, but i dont think its running on a PS3.

[bilbobob007]

Well the term middleware implys that its a sort of user game engine. Like the ut3 engine. Designed for others to make games with. Well thats what I thought it meant. And after the things I have seen laterly I really dont see why its not possible to be realtime.

If Im wrong please dont shoot me. It hurts.

[Siraris]

Actually that is running off PS3, it says so in the description.

[Raijin]

Ok, It seems gametrailers is hammered and I cant see shit... what's this about?

[Applefiend]

It's basically what looks like a high res version of a FF12 video, with a city full of air ships, only running real time on a PS3....

Or is it....? :)

[solidsnakejej]

Looks like they removed it
http://www.gametrailers.com/gamepage.php?id=2185

[GTAce]

Uploading mov version on megaupload atm for all who heavent seen it.

[Applefiend]

Great mind think alike: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RYWN1SZF

wmv version

[GTAce]

Hehe http://www.megaupload.com/de/?d=FT5J41CL <-mov version.

[TEEDA]

Here are some screens : ( the video is very short)
( better quality in moition)
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/4240/bscap0000vb5.jpg
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2066/bscap0001wq7.jpg

[BruceWayneIII]

It seems to be middleware for playing back video in a game. IF I found the right information...

CRI Middleware, Inc. announces the CRIWARE tool suite and branding program for game developers.


San Francisco, CA – March 7, 2007 CRI Middleware, Inc., announced today CRIWARE, a suite of software development tools designed specifically for the game developer.

CRIWARE includes a stable of innovative new products from CRI: CRI Movie for playing back crystal-clear, high-def, movies. CRI Audio fulfilling the demands of the real-time, interactive, audio engineer and CRI Vibe to aid Nintendo DS software developers improve audio quality while yielding great compression.

The CRIWARE brand has already started to appear on popular published games from Japan such as: Virtual Fighter 5/PS3, Sonic and the Secret Rings/Wii and Blue Dragon/XBox360. “The CRIWARE brand exemplifies our quality and commitment to building cross-platform products for the game developer, explains CRI President Masao Oshimi. “We want to help make the job of building games easier for developers. Products in the CRIWARE tool-suite are proof of our commitment to this effort.”


About CRI Middleware, Inc.

CRI Middleware, Inc., located in San Francisco, California, is the subsidiary of CRI Middleware, Co., Ltd.– located in Tokyo Japan.

[curryking1]

Well that makes it sound a lot less impressive I guess. At least it looked cool lol.

[Z]

so it is a video capture tool?

[Applefiend]

It's a video playback tool. Which PS3 does anyway.

Nothing to see here, move along...

[solidsnakejej]

I was looking on B3D and it's a sound processing tool.
http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/showthread.php?p=944029

[LaLiLuLeLo]

no no no. you all got it wrong. it's a FOOD processing tool. haha.

[Siraris]

Ah, I guess the description was wrong at Gametrailers. CRI are the guys who make Sofdec and ADX. Nothing to see here :(

[n1n9tean]

Those looking to be legitimately amazed go have a look at the CryEngine2 GDC demonstration. Keywords; nuclear-explosion, real-time.

(Once again, I must say that anytime I mention something without posting a link it's not because I'm a RAT-BASTARD. It's because I'm currently using my PS3's web browser; so, I can't, you see.)

[cpiasminc]

Ah, I guess the description was wrong at Gametrailers. CRI are the guys who make Sofdec and ADX. Nothing to see here :(
As a signal processing and compression nut, I'd say it IS interesting, but the problem is that we're watching an over-compressed cam rip... to really judge it, what you'd need is the original, because the HD version of their codec is making some really interesting claims, and some things about their results make me wonder what it is they're doing. I get the impression that they're either using a non-separable transform space (e.g. curvelets?) or using some sort of non-separable edge filtering scheme to drive which bits actually get priority (e.g. covariance characters?). It seems like either solution at low bitrates would exhibit really bad ringing, but I really don't see that. Maybe they're hiding ringing by post-processing on playback or something... but the geek in me is curious.

[stuart_r]

From their website

http://www.cri-mw.co.jp/newsrelease/release/2007-03-07/20070307-1_e.htm

[NickSCFC]

*cums*

[LaLiLuLeLo]

that's gross.

[Garfunkel]

take it to the madhouse man, that doesn't belong here to be honest.