Fwd: Tridisha Networking: Job Opportunity

[Siobhan P. Lynch]

Seems this may not have gone through correctly, PLs let me know if the  
job description is still missing.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Jeff Lafontant <jeff_lafontant at oxfordcorp.com>
> Date: May 12, 2008 3:31:39 PM EDT
> To: info at tridisha.com
> Subject: Tridisha Networking: Job Opportunity
>

> This is an enquiry e-mail via http://www.tridisha.com from:
> Jeff Lafontant <jeff_lafontant at oxfordcorp.com>
>
> Sunnyvale,CA
> 2-3 Months/Onsite
> Start May 19th
>
> Company makes virtual reality fitness equipment.
>
> All code must be written c or c++
>
>
> BSD TV Application description
>
> This is the description of what we need from our BSD TV application  
> engineer.  This is expected to be a contract from 2-3 months.
>
>
>
> ""  requires a Software Engineer experienced in BSD and television  
> clients to develop a TV application for a future generation of  ""   
> products.  This TV application would run as an integrated component  
> of the embedded client software system.
>
>
>
> The TV application must be able to supply clean interfaces and  
> support the following functions:
>
> Auto-tuning on startup to channel frequencies, supplying a list of  
> available viewing channels (auto-discovery).  The application must  
> also support skipping this step and using a supplied list of  
> channels & frequencies.
> Correctly identify & process at least NTSC, NTSC-M, PAL-I, PAL-B,  
> PAL-M, SECAM
> Supply de-interlaced video and audio streams to the game engine, the  
> video frames in a texture and the audio to FMOD or equivalent  
> library (maybe SDL).
> Multi-channel audio is consider a bonus
> Video must be at the native resolution & frame-rate of the format.
> Support for the Phillips chipset.  Support for Conexant is highly  
> desired.  KBTV / KBTV2 knowledge a plus.  " "  will provide  
> appropriate drivers for the hardware.
> Support closed captioning as supplied by each format, including  
> multiple selectable streams (generally languages)
> Identify/Create framework that will extend support to USB / Digital
>
>
> The TV application must run in our embedded environment without  
> impacting our stability over an indefinite time period measured in  
> months (no memory leaks, etc.).  System reliability will be a very  
> high priority.
>
>
>
> The application must be documented extensively as to both function &  
> approach, with any significant tradeoffs or risks described.
>