October 26,
2005 12:32 PM US Eastern Timezone 
ATEME Introduce High Performance MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Encoder PC
Suite
PARIS--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2005--ATEME (www.ateme.com) - leading provider of hardware and
software technologies for advanced video compression (AVC) on DSP, PC and FPGA,
introduce an integrated MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Offline Encoder PC Suite, leveraging
its well received MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 encoder core.
The PC Encoder Suite enables fast HD encoding, in Baseline, Main and High
Profiles, with easy integration in production workflow. Benefiting from ATEME
leadership and pioneering development (patents pending) in advanced video
compression, this full-featured encoding solution offers to video professionals
unprecedented high quality video at lower bitrate.
When "full-featured" truly takes its meaning: AVC Encoder PC Suite by ATEME
supports interlaced or progressive video (with MBAFF, PAFF) in a variety of
formats and resolutions from QCIF up to 4kx2k (level 5.1), including 720p and
1080i formats, reading any file format with available DirectShow filter. As a
strictly standards compliant (ISO/IEC 14496-10) and the most comprehensive
implementation to date, it is fully configurable and supports all profiles:
Main, Baseline and High, with variable GOP configuration, pixel motion
estimation (1, 1/2 or 1/4), bit rate control mode (CBR, VBR, Dual
pass)...Professional pre-processing (de-interlacing, exclusive noise filtering,
3:2 pulldown...), mono or stereo audio compression (MPEG audio, AAC...).
ATEME's MPEG-4 AVC Encoder PC Suite is the perfect tool to guarantee the
ultimate HD experience, with immediate usage of existing MP4 or MPEG-2 TS files
in VOD servers, content delivery to TV and mobile systems. This Windows(TM)
Suite is easy to use locally or remotely, through a batch manager and dropping
directories associated to custom presets, allowing one-click encoding. Set-top
box manufacturers and decoders integrators will use it for interoperability
testing, by taking advantage of test files generation with fine tuning of all
parameters.
The innovative simultaneous transmission while encoding capability allows
valuable time saving for use cases such as news gathering. Not only the encoding
time is totally masked, but AVC encoding by ATEME enables to keep a better
quality picture with a lower bit rate, thus preserving bandwidth.
"Our unrivaled Advanced Video Compression technology - largely deployed on
streaming media devices, is now available on PC to serve the HD professional
video applications", said Dominique Edelin, Chief Strategist of ATEME, "The
MPEG-4 AVC PC Encoder complements ATEME's AVC technologies which include VHDL
IPs (Intellectual Property) for FPGA and Kompressor AVC PCI encoding board."
The ATEME MPEG-4 AVC Encoder PC Suite is available now to integrators and
professional end-users. Contact us for more information - product features,
licensing, price.
About ATEME
ATEME (www.ateme.com) is a world-leading provider of advanced
video compression technology: H.264, MPEG-4, and WM9. Its expertise is available
through IP cores for FPGA, DSP and PC libraries, development platforms,
production-ready designs and custom services: A/V consulting, HW design, IPs
customization, SW integration... The superior quality of its encoding IPs and
the interoperability of its codecs have been widely recognized by both
independent testing and customers' benchmarks and make them the best choice for
pro AV applications, streaming media and video security.
Source: Business Wire
