[yellowdog-announce] Fixstars Launches H.264 Real-time Software Encoder in US: Press Release 31 March 2009
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TURN-KEY SYSTEM ENABLES REALTIME IPTV, BLU-RAY AUTHORING
LOVELAND, COLORADO - 31 March 2009 - Fixstars Corporation, a pioneering
company in Cell Broadband Engine™ based solutions, today launched the
PC-based H.264 Software Encoder CodecSys CE-100/200, a joint venture
developed with Broadcast International Inc. (BI) of Salt lake City, Utah.
U.S. sales initiate immediately.
CodecSys CE-100/200 is a H.264 Software Encoder featuring the most advanced
video compression technology available. By tapping into the computational
power of the Cell/B.E., Fixstars and BI deliver full HD video encoding, H.264
format, in real-time without impacting the high-quality of the image. This
technology will substantially improve compression performance for recorded
and realtime IPTV, Blu-ray disk authoring, digitization of video archives
stored on tape media, and large scale surveillance camera networks.
H.264 is a standard for video compression, and is equivalent to MPEG-4 Part
10, or MPEG-4 AVC (for Advanced Video Coding). The intent of the H.264/AVC
project was to create a standard capable of providing good video quality at
substantially lower bit rates than previous standards (e.g. half or less the
bit rate of MPEG-2, H.263, or MPEG-4 Part 2), without increasing the
complexity of design so much that it would be impractical or excessively
expensive to implement. H.264 also provides use on a wide variety of networks
and systems, including low and high bit rates, low and high resolution video,
broadcast, DVD storage, RTP/IP packet networks, and ITU-T multimedia
telephony systems.*
"By unleashing the full processing power of the Cell/B.E., we succeeded in
developing a software-based H.264 real-time encoder," said Satoshi Miki, CEO
of Fixstars. "The software flexibility, versatility, and real-time capability
of this single workstation solution will change the way realtime encoding is
conducted by reducing the barrier to entry for a wider variety of digital
video customers."
Fixstars will provide CodecSys CE-100/200 as a turn-key solution coupled with
a Cell/B.E. based personal computer workstation.
"This product represents the world's first Cell/B.E. real-time PC-based HD
encoding system in a convenient turn-key package," said Rod Tiede, CEO of
Broadcast International. "BI appreciates the technical skill and quality that
Fixstars has brought to this product and believes it will fill an important
need in the market place."
CodecSys CE-100 - Basic Model
- May encode full HD (1920x1080) video in HDD to H.264 format in real-time.
- Great for IPTV content creation and Blu-ray disk authoring.
- Provided as turn-key solution, the software encoder pre-installed on
Cell-based PCIe card "GigaAccel 180".
CodecSys CE-200 - Live Capture Model
- May encode captured full HD (1920x1080) video to H.264 format in real-time.
- Great for digitization of vase quantities of video archives on tape media
and large scale surveillance camera network.
- Provided as turn-key solution with the software encoder pre-installed on
Cell hardware.
- Installed on the Cell-based PCIe card "GigaAccel 180".
- Video capture card fitted as standard equipment.
Fixstars is providing a free on-line trial encoding service to demonstrate the
capabilities of the CodecSys CE product. Anyone may upload their own YUV
video file for encoding on the Fixstars website. To try out this free
service, visit codecsys.fixstars.com/en/
For more information, visit us.fixstars.com/products/codecsys/
About Broadcast International
Broadcast International is a leading provider of video-powered broadcast
solutions, including IP, and digital satellite, Internet streaming and other
types of wired/wireless network distribution. BI's patented CodecSys software
is a breakthrough, artificial intelligence-based video compression technology
that cuts video bandwidth requirements more than 80% over satellite, cable,
IP and wireless networks. By slashing bandwidth needs, CodecSys enables a new
generation of applications such as streaming video to cell phones, and offers
unprecedented price/ performance benefits for existing applications such as
HD video. Broadcast International is a public company (OTC BB: BCST)
headquartered in Salt Lake City UT.
For more information, visit www.brin.com and www.codecsys.com.
About Fixstars
Fixstars is the pioneering company of the Cell Broadband Engine, high
performance multi-core processor. Fixstars enables companies to speed up
business by offering astonishing speed and quality software, middleware, OS
on Cell/B.E. and hardware equipped Cell/B.E. including the GigaAccel 180 PCIe
board with PowerXCell™ 8i, for industries such as Finance, Medical,
Manufacturing and Digital media. Founded in 2002, Fixstars is headquartered
in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary Fixstars Solutions in San Jose, CA and
Loveland, CO.
For more information, visit us.fixstars.com and www.fixstars.com
* Wikipedia, 30 March 2009, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.264
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