Archive of the IPTV Category

Holophone® and audio/video podcasting “smart culture� website, Culture Catch, are making history this Tuesday, June 17 with the first ever 5.1 surround HD video podcast entitled “CC Monthly Music Salon Series with Ms. Vanessa Carlton,� featuring music from the recording artist’s new CD. more

HaiVision’s TelePresence Codec Technology helps Church For All Nations Unite Campuses

June 17, 2008 - HaiVision Systems Inc. (Montreal, Canada), the world’s leading vendor of performance H.264 network video codecs, announces that Church For All Nations, Colorado Springs, has installed hai1000 telepresence codec technology to join their 3 remote congregations with the central facility during worship.

“The HaiVision systems deliver an amazing experience for our members. The hai1000 makes it possible for us to have a one-church feel with campuses over 400 miles away.� explains Pastor David Cowart, who is responsible for the church’s media services. “Our goal with this equipment is to eliminate the distance between where our pastor actually preaches from and our satellite campuses. We want to expand the walls of the church to envelop a community that, without this technology, we could not.�

The hai1000 enables clear and fluid audio video communication amongst the church’s facilities. Unlike broadcast systems that introduce significant latency or conferencing systems that struggle to provide acceptable video quality, HaiVision’s hai1000 delivers pristine quality video between locations with negligible delay so that remote interaction is natural and stunningly realistic. more

Santa Monica, California – May 2008 : Following increased demand from European online video companies sourcing material in the US, video encoding specialist, Moving Media have set up a brand new studio in Santa Monica, LA equipped to deal with a wide range of broadcast video formats.

Offering state-of-the-art facilities to encode from tape to file or provide transcoding of existing digital assets, the new studio has a strong focus on audio quality. Studio Principal, Bruce Maddocks has over 30 years experience of sound production, television scoring and studio design expertise, merged with extensive knowledge of mixing, mastering, analog archival and restoration.

With strong broadcast engineering talent in house, Moving Media’s LA team are well-equipped to produce output of any format for iPod, IPTV, or Archival with systems for secure VPN delivery as well as FTP and support for all-important DRM-enabled encoding. more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 22, 2008. EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the video, broadband, fiber optic, satellite, and terrestrial solar power markets, will be demonstrating the OTS-1DVI2A dual-link DVI Optiva® video transport module at InfoComm 2008. DVI or analog VGA may be input to the transmitter, and DVI or analog VGA may be output at the receiver. In addition to supporting DVI resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 @ 60 Hz, the module also supports VGA resolutions up to 2048 x 1536 @ 60 Hz.

“Emcore’s OTS-1DVI2A product line, utilizing previously acquired Opticomm technology, is a complete solution for transmitting the full range of VESA and SMPTE-compliant video resolutions over long or short distances on a single wavelength. This single fiber, single wavelength solution is perfect for any professional audio/visual application such as remote digital theaters, video conferencing, concerts, electronic billboards, and sports arena screens�, said Henok Tafese, Director of Business Development of Emcore Broadband. DVI transport is appropriate for any digital communication between video processing and monitor. more

Company Background

Triveni Digital Inc., a subsidiary of LG Electronics, develops systems that provide for the management and distribution of data and metadata in digital television streams. Triveni Digital’s products for DVB SI, ATSC PSIP, data broadcasting, stream analysis, and monitoring are renowned for their ease of use and innovative features. Working with leading industry partners, Triveni Digital employs an open and standards-compliant approach to the digital television market. More information is available at www.TriveniDigital.com. more

NEW YORK — May 14, 2008 — Genesis Networks, a provider of next-generation global video transmission services, today introduced SABER — the world’s first hybrid satellite-fiber service to provide a comprehensive and seamless solution for global HD broadcast transmissions. more

Mirifice Ltd, the developer of MiriMON, the system for real-time monitoring of live Digital TV networks, deliver their new automated set top box testing product - MiriATE - to Top Up TV

29 April 2008 - Top Up TV demonstrates an ongoing commitment to bringing high quality solutions to market by investing in the MiriATE testing solution from Mirifice Ltd.

Top Up TV Anytime, an innovative on-demand TV service delivered to consumers via terrestrial TV broadcast, provides the choice of premium content and time-shifted viewing without the need to connect to a satellite or cable service. more

Algolith De-interlacing Technology Integrated with Altera 1080p Video Framework Unveiled at NAB 2008

Implementation on Altera FPGAs Allows Fast and Easy Integration for Studio and Broadcast Applications

Montreal, Canada, April 14, 2008– Algolith Inc. and Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR), today announced the integration of a high-quality Intellectual Property (IP) core, designed by Algolith, with the Altera 1080p video framework for their FPGAs. The Altera 1080p video framework allows systems designers to quickly integrate Algolith‘s proprietary de-interlacing technology into Altera’s low-cost Cyclone FPGAs as well as their high-density, high-end Stratix FPGA-based development kits. The IP core facilitates integration of de-interlacing for a variety of video format conversion applications in post-production, studio editing, broadcast, cable, satellite, and IPTV environments. Algolith and Altera will demonstrate this solution, along with their complete product lines, in their respective booths N3414 and SL12705 at the 2008 NAB Show in the Las Vegas Convention Center, April 14-17.

Algolith de-interlacing technology is a motion adaptive technique for converting interlaced video to progressive video before it is up scaled and displayed. With support for 480i to 1080i formats, the de-interlacer offers both frame-based and per-pixel real time de-interlacing techniques. The de-interlacer is just one of the many market-proven IP solutions offered in the Algolith IP portfolio.

“The Altera 1080p video framework combined with our IP core, opens up our de-interlacing technology to a wide variety of customers,” said Jacques Patry, director of technology development at Algolith Inc. “This implementation will enable the future adoption of other Algolith IP modules from our IP portfolio.”

The Algolith de-interlacer has been implemented on Altera FPGAs and integrated with the Altera 1080p video framework. The Altera 1080p video framework includes a set of video and image processing modules along with standard interfaces that allows designers to rapidly develop high-performance video systems. The framework enables easy mix and match of video IP from different sources with the ability to customize and differentiate. The framework is based on an open, low-overhead, interface protocol called Avalon Streaming that can efficiently handle both video and control data.

“We are excited to partner with Algolith, and to employ their de-interlacer IP in our 1080p video framework to help bring this highly advanced and flexible product to market,” said Arun Iyengar senior director of Altera Corporation‘s communications business unit. “Combining an FPGA-based solution with reusable IP building blocks addresses key challenges in studio and broadcast applications and promotes rapid and easy integration.”

Additional Information

To learn more about the Algolith De-interlacing solution or about the complete portfolio of Algolith Intellectual Property, visit www.algolith.com/products/intellectual-property/.

To learn more about Altera‘s 1080p Video Framework or about Altera video processing applications, visit www.altera.com/broadcast.

About Algolith Inc.

Algolith Inc., based in Montréal (Québec, Canada) is a privately held company founded in 2003 as a spin-off of Miranda Technologies. Algolith has developed the industry‘s most advanced set of video processing algorithms, leveraging more than a decade of R&D, and representing over 50 man-years of IP development. The company has built its reputation around its patented core Intellectual Property (IP), an unparalleled portfolio of technology which significantly improves image quality in all formats.

Algolith solutions include a series of FPGA-based image processing and enhancement cards designed to meet the exacting needs of broadcast, cable, satellite, and IPTV providers; as well as specialized IP solutions which can be used for FPGA or ASIC implementations by OEM and IP licensees.

With market-proven noise reduction and video format conversion solutions, Algolith‘s IP technology is behind some of the industry‘s leading video processing solutions and is recognized worldwide as “best-in-class”. Since its inception, Algolith‘s mission has been firmly focused on empowering professionals with cutting-edge technology for delivering high-quality images. For more information, visit www.algolith.com.

About Altera Corporation

Altera® provides a wide range of programmable devices and HardCopy® ASICs with optimized broadcast-related IP cores, powerful design software, and a variety of development kits to create a complete, easy-to-use broadcast system. Their programmable solutions enable system companies to rapidly and cost-effectively innovate, differentiate and win in their markets. Visit www.altera.com.

Contact:

Nadia Marrone

Algolith Inc.

Marketing Communications Manager

Tel.: 514.335.9867 Ext.:3246

nadia.marrone@algolith.com

www.algolith.com

Algolith Introduces Four New Additions to Algogear Series Product Line

New Feature-Rich Upconverters and Frame Synchronizers Bring Additional Flexibility and Functionality to Series

Montreal, Canada, April 14, 2008– Algolith Inc., a leading provider of advanced image processing solutions, has expanded its Algogear™ series with the introduction of four new products at the 2008 NAB Show taking place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, April 14 to 17 (Booth N3414). Leveraging the value and versatility of Algolith‘s core Intellectual Property (IP), the new Algogear products bring advanced Upconversion and Frame Synchronization capabilities, to address the evolving needs of broadcast, cable, IPTV and satellite providers.

The Algogear series will now comprise high-definition Upconversion cards (XVC-1001-UC and XVC-1001-UC-BF-SA), multi-definition Frame Synchronization cards (FRS-1002-MD and FRS-1002-MD-LG-PA), as well as the existing standard and high-definition Video Noise Reduction cards (VNR-1000-SD and VNR-1000-HD).

High-Quality SD to HD Upconversion

The Algogear Upconverter cards (XVC-1001-UC and XVC-1001-UC-BF-SA) provide high quality conversion from SD to HD video formats. The cards support embedded audio 16 channels (4 groups), closed caption (CC) and time code information. The XVC-1001-UC-BF-SA model provides background fill capabilities and user-adjustable safe area generation. The XVC-1001-UC and XVC-1001-UC-BF-SA feature Algolith‘s proprietary, market-proven IP technology for de-interlacing, cadence correction and content adaptive scaling.

Full-Featured Frame Synchronization

The Frame Synchronizer cards (FRS-1002-MD and FRS-1002-MD-LG-PA) are designed for re-timing applications in both SD and HD SDI environments on up to two channels. Additional delay can be added to the synchronizing process in pixel, line or frame increments, with up to 11 additional frames of delay in HD. The Frame Synchronizers also feature adjustable embedded audio (16 channels, 4 groups), and delay adjustment. The FRS-1002-MD-LG-PA contains a video processing amplifier and programmable video legalizer. The FRS-1002-MD and FRS-1002-MD-LG-PA provide the highest density and lowest cost-per-channel than competitive products on the market.

“We are excited to introduce the new Upconverters and Frame Synchronizers to expand our Algogear family of highly-modular, openGear-compatible products,” said Yvan Ouellet president and CEO of Algolith Inc. “Algogear solutions provide broadcasters with greater functionality, flexibility and world-class IP at unprecedented price-performance.”

The Algogear Series

The Algogear series, designed specifically for the openGear frame, is comprised of FPGA-based image processing and enhancement solutions with reprogrammable cores, allowing customers the flexibility to repurpose the functionality of the cards over time. In addition, the series offers a number of unique and innovative features including artifact and compression noise reduction, bandwidth reduction, multi-channel processing, and format conversion. The 2RU openGear frame allows users a choice of cards from over 16 vendors, and can house a mix of analog, digital, video and audio modules in the same frame; permitting broadcast professionals the freedom and flexibility to choose the best solution for their particular application.

“The new Algogear products are a natural extension to the rest of the options offered for the openGear platform,” said Jacques Patry, director of technology development at Algolith Inc. “The new Upconverters and Frame Synchronizers, along with the Video Noise Reducer cards, and the full catalog of products being offered by the openGear partners, provide a powerful alternative to the solutions already available in the marketplace today.”

Availability

The new Algogear series products will be available in late Q2.

Additional Information

For more information on the complete Algogear series, visit www.algolith.com/products/broadcast/.

About Algolith Inc.

Algolith Inc., based in Montréal (Québec, Canada) is a privately held company founded in 2003 as a spin-off of Miranda Technologies. Algolith has developed the industry‘s most advanced set of video processing algorithms, leveraging more than a decade of R&D, and representing over 50 man-years of IP development. The company has built its reputation around its patented core Intellectual Property (IP), an unparalleled portfolio of technology which significantly improves image quality in all formats.

Algolith solutions include a series of FPGA-based image processing and enhancement cards designed to meet the exacting needs of broadcast, cable, satellite, and IPTV providers; as well as specialized IP solutions which can be used for FPGA or ASIC implementations by OEM and IP licensees.

With market-proven noise reduction and video format conversion solutions, Algolith‘s IP technology is behind some of the industry‘s leading video processing solutions and is recognized worldwide as “best-in-class”. Since its inception, Algolith‘s mission has been firmly focused on empowering professionals with cutting-edge technology for delivering high-quality images. For more information, visit www.algolith.com.

Contact:

Nadia Marrone

Algolith Inc.

Marketing Communications Manager

Tel.: 514.335.9867 Ext.:3246

nadia.marrone@algolith.com

www.algolith.com

For High Resolution Product Images: www.algolith.com/news/image-library/

April 14, 2008 — NAB Show, Las Vegas, Booth SL8724: Digital Rapids is showcasing our complete range of market-leading solutions for media capture, encoding, transcoding, protection, streaming, delivery and playout at the NAB Show in booth SL8724. Digital Rapids solutions enable content and rights owners to effectively repurpose their content for new platforms, devices and distribution opportunities, from IPTV and VOD to mobile phones and the Web. Continuing to set new standards in quality, productivity, flexibility and workflow efficiency, Digital Rapids is featuring new enhancements to the solutions that helped earn the company two prestigious 2008 Frost & Sullivan Awards in the World Video Encoders and Transcoders market. more