Excellent article on new MPEG-4 AVC encoders that will [hopefully] deliver quality and big bandwidth improvements. They are badly needed in the satellite industry IMO. The full article is an excellent read...
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Doing more with less” is a common refrain in business. But it's never been more of a necessity than it is now for telcos launching TV services and satellite operators wrestling with new HD programming, as both try to squeeze as many video streams as possible into as little bandwidth as necessary.
The IBC show in Amsterdam (Sept. 7-12) should bring some relief, as various manufacturers unveil new encoders using the MPEG-4 Advanced Video Compression (AVC/H.264) standard. MPEG-4 AVC encoders promise the same picture quality as MPEG-2 in less than half the bit rate. New models go even beyond that.
Tandberg Television is introducing its next generation of MPEG-4 AVC HD and SD encoders at IBC. Tandberg has deployed more than 1,000 high-def MPEG-4 AVC encoders, giving the company an estimated 95% share of the high-def AVC market, and some 4,000 MPEG-4 AVC encoders overall. Big customers include DirecTV, Swisscom and Premiere in Germany.
Big bandwidth improvements
Tandberg says its new encoders, the EN8030 for SD and the EN8090 for SD/HD operation, provide bandwidth improvements of up to 50% over its first-generation MPEG-4 AVC gear. While MPEG-2 encoders could compress high-def video down to the 16 to 18 megabit-per-second (Mb/s) range, early-generation AVC encoders could deliver the same quality in 10 Mb/s.
“Now we're looking at five to six megabits per second for high-motion sports at 1080i resolution, and maybe 4 megabits per second for 720p film material,” says Matthew Goldman, Tandberg's VP of technology, for compression systems.
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Full Article
Doing more with less” is a common refrain in business. But it's never been more of a necessity than it is now for telcos launching TV services and satellite operators wrestling with new HD programming, as both try to squeeze as many video streams as possible into as little bandwidth as necessary.
The IBC show in Amsterdam (Sept. 7-12) should bring some relief, as various manufacturers unveil new encoders using the MPEG-4 Advanced Video Compression (AVC/H.264) standard. MPEG-4 AVC encoders promise the same picture quality as MPEG-2 in less than half the bit rate. New models go even beyond that.
Tandberg Television is introducing its next generation of MPEG-4 AVC HD and SD encoders at IBC. Tandberg has deployed more than 1,000 high-def MPEG-4 AVC encoders, giving the company an estimated 95% share of the high-def AVC market, and some 4,000 MPEG-4 AVC encoders overall. Big customers include DirecTV, Swisscom and Premiere in Germany.
Big bandwidth improvements
Tandberg says its new encoders, the EN8030 for SD and the EN8090 for SD/HD operation, provide bandwidth improvements of up to 50% over its first-generation MPEG-4 AVC gear. While MPEG-2 encoders could compress high-def video down to the 16 to 18 megabit-per-second (Mb/s) range, early-generation AVC encoders could deliver the same quality in 10 Mb/s.
“Now we're looking at five to six megabits per second for high-motion sports at 1080i resolution, and maybe 4 megabits per second for 720p film material,” says Matthew Goldman, Tandberg's VP of technology, for compression systems.
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