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News Release from: Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) | Subject: Digital media processors
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 14 September 2004
Digital media processors tackle Windows
HD video
Ocean is a professional encoding platform that leverages the processing power of TI's digital media processors to enable real-time encoding of Microsoft's Windows Media High Definition Video.
Meeting the critical time and quality demands of professional high definition content creators and distributors, Inlet Technologies has developed Ocean, a professional encoding platform that leverages the high performance processing power of TI's digital signal processing (DSP)-based digital media processors, to enable real-time encoding of Microsoft's Windows Media High Definition Video (WMV HD) Inlet has been showcasing this capability by demonstrating Fathom, a hybrid hardware and software solution powered by the Ocean platform, in TI's booth at IBC in Amsterdam, outputting WMV HD content in real time
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 12 Dec 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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High definition video contains up to six times more data than standard definition (SD) television.
Using standard MPEG-2 encoding produces large file sizes in editing applications, and consumes costly bandwidth in transmission.
Windows Media 9 encoding technology can lend up to 3x improvement in compression quality over standard MPEG-2 encoding; however encoding WMV HD still is a time-intensive process.
Inlet solutions enable real-time encoding of WMV HD, freeing up more bandwidth and reducing the content creators' workload.
Inlet's proprietary encoding platform combined with TI's DM642 digital media processor delivers the performance necessary to achieve real-time high definition WMV9 encoding.
Based on TI's C64x core, the digital media processor includes integrated multimedia and communications peripherals such as on-chip HD-capable video ports, glueless Ethernet, multichannel audio and 66MHz PCI connectivity.
The new 720MHz version offers higher performance for HD applications as well as headroom for extended features such as multiple channel decode for streaming applications, image cleanup, network transport, better audio quality and better system control.
"HD delivers an engaging, immersive entertainment experience that far exceeds that of traditional standard-definition media".
"But the massive size of HD, combined with a lack of advanced encoding solutions presents serious challenges for HD content creation and distribution", said Neal Page, President and CEO of Inlet Technologies.
"Fathom applies the power of TI's DSPs to solve these problems to provide real-time, high-quality encoding capabilities".
"Inlet's exciting new product breaks down key deployment barriers to help media professionals create and deliver the compelling experience of HD".
"HD is becoming the medium of choice for many consumers, and broadcasters need a reliable method of delivering that content", said Arnaud Duclap, DSP Business Development Manager for TI's video and imaging solutions in Europe.
"We are pleased to provide Inlet with the processing power they need, and to showcase their technology in our booth at IBC".
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