Let It Wave introduces first single chip HDTV standards converter at NAB 2007.PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- Let It Wave[R] announces a breakthrough HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates standards converter on a single chip device. Developed for broadcast, post and live production equipment manufacturers, Let It Wave's product smartly computes intermediate HDTV frames creating high quality HD images while converting between 50Hz and 60Hz video formats. Let It Wave's new standards converter is based on its proprietary core bandlet technology, already implemented in its award-winning format converter introduced at last year's NAB. This patented innovative approach to video processing yields outstanding video quality without the common artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. introduced by state-of-the-industry motion adaptive and motion compensated technologies. Instead of relying on a single motion computation per pixel, bandlet algorithms perform a full spatio-temporal analysis of the video to perform advanced geometrical interpolations and filtering which avoids blurring, ghosting See ghosting server and ghost. and shadowing artifacts. This standards converter fits on a single FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. device, bringing an amazing level of performance in video processing together with a very cost-effective implementation. "Our algorithm and hardware architecture teams have been working closely together to optimize our product" explains Stephane Mallat, Let It Wave 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. , "Worldwide viewers of the 2008 Chinese Olympics will be able to enjoy this unprecedented quality". The product, based on an FPGA manufactured by Altera[R], includes standards frame rate conversion for SD or HD progressive videos. It is robust to fast motions, scene changes, graphics overlays, transparencies or crawling text. Let It Wave's FPGA is available for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and manufacturers, to provide exceptional standards conversion capabilities for SD and HD in broadcast and post-production equipment. At NAB 2007, Let It Wave will also demonstrate its LB101 format converter now shipping. For more information about Let It Wave and its products, visit our website at www.letitwave.com and see live demonstrations at our NAB 2007 booth, N1838. About LET IT WAVE Let It Wave is an image processing company whose patented bandlet algorithms deliver breakthrough image and video processing capabilities. Let It Wave has raised several million Euros in venture capital to develop and commercialize FPGA and ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. products that incorporate its super-resolution bandlet technology. Let It Wave provides high-quality SD to HDTV up-conversion and frame-rate conversion capabilities, for professional video, home theater and consumer electronics manufacturers. |
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