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News Release from: Garland Partners | Subject: MV401EXP (encoder) and MV410EXP (decoder)
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 July 2006
Encoder improves bandwidth efficiency
A low-cost H264 and WM9 encoder allows users to transmit several times more channels over the same network or satellite bandwidth than currently used for MPEG2.
Garland Partners has a low-cost H264 and WM9 encoder for high quality video streaming The new MV401EXP (encoder) and MV410EXP (decoder) systems use real-time Windows Media 9 or H264 compression technologies that allow users to transmit several times more channels over the same network or satellite bandwidth than currently used for MPEG2
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Mar 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Either WM9/VC1 or H264 (MPEG4 part 10) can be chosen for low bitrate streaming and the system is perfect for applications where the available bandwidth is between 1 and 2.5Mbit/s per channel.
To maintain the highest quality of compressed video stream, the Darim MV401EXP encoder uses real time video filtering, adaptive noise reduction and de-interlacing hardware.
The filtering greatly improves compression ratio and permits more efficient network bandwidth utilisation.
It is also is equipped with professional A/V interface connectors and carries enough horsepower to encode multimedia content with several different parameters simultaneously, this makes it suitable for various types of viewers especially those using broadband and mobile applications including PC and TV playout and mobile platforms.
A connection to the Windows Media Service 2003 is highly recommended for greater efficiency in advanced applications such as streaming to hundreds or thousands of Internet users.
The MV401EXP-H264 encodes both live H.264 video at full D1 resolution and up to four channels of MPEG AAC audio and live Windows Media 9 and Windows Media 9 Professional video and audio.
In addition, advanced profile WM9 encoding supports interlaced video when required and allows low-latency unicast and multicast IP streaming of H.264/AAC encoding unit.
It further supports SDI/ SDI-embedded audio, S-video, composite and component video inputs.
In addition to the remote configuration GUI, both encoder and decoder support IPMI technology for remote monitoring of internal temperature and voltage sensors inside the box.
An automatic watchdog function ensures that a system reboots and resumes operation quickly in case of an unexpected problem.
Also available are emergency system shutdown/reset functions.
For ease of use, the dual gigabit Ethernet LAN ports provide additional flexibility and redundancy while remote operation/configuration and status monitoring can be carried out via LAN/ Internet.
It has also been designed with a convenient LCD front panel with optional navigation buttons and an emergency RS232 console connection that can be used in case of network troubles.
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