Description API Application Programming Interface CBR Constant Bit Rate CPB Constrained Parameters Bit-streams DCT Discrete Cosine Transform DMA Direct Memory Access DMAN3 DMA Manager DSS Direct Satellite System DTV Digital Television DVB Digital Video Broadcast DVD Digital Versatile Disc EVM Evaluation Module fps Frames per second IDCT Inverse Discrete Cosine Transform Kbps Kilo bits per second MPEG Motion Picture Expert Group XDAIS eXpressDSP Algorithm Interface Standard XDM eXpressDSP Digital Media Text Conventions The following conventions are used in this document: Text inside back-quotes () represents pseudo-code. Program source code, function and macro names, parameters, and command line commands are shown in a mono-spaced font. Read This First vii Product Support When contacting TI for support on this codec, please quote the product name (MPEG2 Main Profile Decoder on C64x+) and version number. The version number of the codec is included in the title of the release notes that a features. Chapter 2 - Installation Overview, describes how to install, build, and run the codec. Chapter 3 - Sample Usage, describes the sample usage of the codec. Chapter 4 - API Reference, describes the data structures and interface functions used in the codec. Read This First iv Related Documentation From Texas Instruments The following documents describe TIs DSP algorithm standards such as, XDAIS and XDM. To obtain a copy of any of these TI documents, visit the Texas Instruments website at www.ti.com . TMS320 DSP Algorithm Standard Rules and Guidelines (literature number SPRU352) defines a set of requirements for DSP algorithms that, if followed, allow system integrators to quickly assemble production-quality systems from one or more such algorithms. TMS320 DSP Algorithm Standard API Reference (literature number SPRU360) describes all the APIs that are defined by the TMS320 DSP Algorithm Interface Standard (also known as XDAIS) specification. Technical Overview of eXpressDSP - Comp specifications applicable at the time of sale