4i2i Communications Limited to Exhibit at NAB Show, in Las Vegas, April 14-17 at BOOTH #N3638.Press kit materials are available online at www.virtualpressoffice.com/kit/4i2i 4i2i launch 4media - Media Processing Platforms at NAB 2008 DYCE, Scotland -- Accelerating new product introduction and lowering cost without compromising video quality are critical for success in the Broadcast industry. To meet the requirements of this challenging market, award-winning 4i2i is launching at the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) Show in Las Vegas April 14 - 17 at Booth N3638 the 4media family of board level solutions. The 4media - Media Processing Platform integrates 4i2i's acclaimed IP portfolio onto a highly flexible hardware platform capable of supporting a wide range of applications from multi channel SD MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). 2 to H.264 Transcoding to single channel H.264 Main Profile Encoding. 4media combines the extensive processing power and flexibility of Xilinx Virtex 5 LX330T FPGA's with 4i2i's industry-leading audio/video codec technology. Commenting on the launch, 4i2i CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Alex Glass said "4i2i has been supplying high quality codecs to the broadcast industry for many years. Our customers repeatedly told us that they were looking for faster time to market and a higher level of integration. 4media addresses these needs and offers customers a cost effective option across a variety of Broadcast applications." 4media features: Multi format * MPEG 2 and H.264 * SD and HD 720p60 / 1080i60 / 1080p60 * 4:2:2 Multi function * Decoder, Encoder and Transcoder * Transport stream mux and de-mux Integrated audio * AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) An audio compression technology that is part of the MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 standards. AAC, especially MPEG-4 AAC, provides greater compression and better sound quality than MP3, which also came out of the MPEG standard. , AACPlus and MPEG layer 2 Compliant * Dolby Compatible Industry standard IO support * HD SDI, ASI ASI, n See Anxiety Sensitivity Index. , Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe 4media is available in both Advanced Mezzanine Card Advanced Mezzanine Cards are printed circuit boards (PCBs) that follow a specification of the PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers Group (PICMG), with more than 100 companies participating. Known as AdvancedMC™, the official specification designation is AMC. (AMC) and PCI Mezzanine Card (hardware) PCI Mezzanine Card - (PMC) A family of low profile mezzanine cards for VMEbus, Futurebus+, desktop computers and other computer systems with logical and electrical layers based on the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) specification. PMC is defined in IEEE P1386. (PMC) form factors. About 4i2i Communications Limited 4i2i is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , founded by Martyn and Laura Riley in 1995. Profitable since 1996, 4i2i has enjoyed average revenue growth of over 50% since inception. Headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, 4i2i is focussed on providing world class video and audio Codec technology. Our Codecs are designed to deliver the best possible quality in cost effective, single chip implementations for both ASIC's and FPGA's. 4i2i's proven expertise and ability to delivery fully verified, cost effective solutions has made 4i2i the ideal Codec partner for OEM's and ASSP (Application Specific Standard Part) An ASIC chip that is designed as a generic device for a particular market. Whereas an ASIC is typically used only by its creator, ASSPs are used by many different companies in the design of their products. See ASIC. vendors. |
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