Equator-based STB and Harmonic DiviCom MV 100 Encoder Demonstrate Realtime SMPTE VC-1 Interoperability at NAB; Encodes and Decodes VC-1 and AAC within MPEG-2 Transport Stream over IP.LAS VEGAS Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. -- Equator Technologies, Inc. ("Equator"), a leading provider of high-performance, programmable and power-efficient system-on-a-chip (SoC) processors for video streaming See streaming video and video stream. and processing applications, and Harmonic Inc. (Nasdaq:HLIT), a global leader in digital video and broadband optical networking solutions, today announced the demonstration of fully interoperable headend and customer premises systems based on SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, White Plains, NY, www.smpte.org) A professional society for motion picture and TV engineers with more than 9,000 members worldwide. It prepares standards and documentation for TV production. VC-1. The solution includes Harmonic's high-performance DiviCom MV 100 encoder and an Equator-based set-top box from UTStarcom Inc. The demonstration compresses video in real-time and shows seamless interoperability with a production ready set-top box. The advanced profile interlace To illuminate a screen by displaying all odd lines in the frame first and then all even lines. Interlacing uses half frames per second (fields per second) rather than full frames per second. VC-1 is being carried within an MPEG-2 transport stream that is multicast over an IP connection. "Live interoperability and production readiness are a major milestone for next generation codec (1) (enCOder/DECoder) A hardware circuit that performs analog-to-digital conversion (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) conversion. When analog signals are entered into a computer, cellphone or other device via a microphone or video source such as VHS tape or analog TV, technology use," said Chris Basoglu, vice-president of Technical Marketing and Applications at Equator. "This demonstration of UTStarcom's production available set-top box proves the codec technology readiness for deployment and the speed in which a programmable platform can respond to changing and maturing industry standards." "The advanced, ultra-low bit-rate compression capabilities and outstanding video-quality of Harmonic's DiviCom MV100 have made it the industry's most-deployed broadcast-grade standard definition encoding platform for both MPEG-2 and advanced codecs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs Non-compression formats
This demonstration will be featured in Harmonic's booth (#SU10707) at NAB 2005. Equator can also be found at the MPEG Industry Forum The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF) is a non-profit consortium dedicated to "further the adoption of MPEG Standards, by establishing them as well accepted and widely used standards among creators of content, developers, manufacturers, providers of services, and end users. Pavilion (booth #SL5310A) and is available for scheduled meetings at #SL3062-MR. About Harmonic Inc. Harmonic Inc. is a leading provider of digital video, broadband optical networking and IP delivery systems to cable, satellite, telecom and broadcast network operators. Harmonic's open standards-based solutions for the headend through the last mile enable customers to develop new revenue sources and a competitive advantage by offering powerful interactive video, voice and data services such as video-on-demand, high definition digital television, telephony and Internet access. Harmonic (Nasdaq:HLIT) is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. with R&D, sales and system integration centers worldwide. The Company's customers, including many of the world's largest communications providers, deliver services in virtually every country. Visit www.harmonicinc.com for more information. About Equator Technologies, Inc. Equator Technologies is a provider of high-performance, programmable and power-efficient system-on-a-chip (SoC) processors for video streaming and image processing applications. Equator offers its proprietary BSP BSP Bromsulphalein, a dye used in the study of liver function. See also sulfobromophthalein clearance test. family of chips, iMMediaTools(R) software development toolkit, media libraries and reference platforms to customers worldwide. Equator's video-centric SoC solutions are available for digital media, digital video communications and video security and surveillance applications. Founded in 1996, Equator 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. headquartered in Campbell, Calif., with additional offices worldwide. More information about Equator is available online at http://www.equator.com. The following are trademarks of Equator Technologies, Inc., and may be used to identify Equator products only: Equator, the Equator logo, Equator Around, the Equator Around logo, MAP, MAP1000(R), MAP1000A, MAP-CA, MAP Series, BSP, FIRtree, DataStreamer, DS, iMMediaC(R), iMMediaTools(R), iMMediaToolsLite, Media Intrinsics, VersaPort, SofTV, StingRay stingray: see ray. stingray or whip-tailed ray Any of various species (family Dasyatidae) of rays noted for their slender, whiplike tail with barbed, usually venomous spines. , Dolphin, Tetra, Starfish, Babelfish, and Sailfish sailfish, common name for a marine game and food fish belonging to the family Istiophoridae and related to the swordfish and the marlin. It is named for its high, wide dorsal fin, colored deep blue with black spots. . Other product and company names contained herin may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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