HD codec chips
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On June 25, 2007, Mobilygen announced the en-ViE platform enabling the creation, playback and distribution of HD H.264 video for connected home, mobile, and surveillance applications. The en-ViE platform includes three new codec SOCs (System On Chip), the MG2500, MG3500, and MG4500, offering customers the choice of dual-stream SD, multi-stream SD or full 1080i HD encoding. A single en-ViE SOC can provide up to 8 channels of H.264 D1 encoding with less than one watt of total power consumption.
Video content is rapidly transitioning from standard definition to high definition, and is increasingly being distributed over IP networks. To enable higher quality video with faster delivery and reduced storage requirements, the H.264 video standard has been developed to provide over twice the compression ratio of MPEG-2. H.264 has been adopted for use in satellite and TV broadcasts, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc players, AVCHD camcorders, and personal media players including iPods and Sony PSPs. Mobilygen's en-ViE platform delivers the benefits of H.264 to these and other video products including IP-cameras, DVRs, IP-based set top boxes, PC peripherals, and video phones.
The en-ViE platform offers High Profile 1080i H.264 encoding at full 1920x1080 resolution with both CABAC and MBAFF (Macro-Block Adaptive Field/Frame) to provide the highest quality video at any given bit rate. Full-duplex 720P encoding and decoding enables the implementation of single-chip DVRs or video conferencing systems. The real-time transcoding of legacy HD MPEG-2 streams into H.264 helps minimize video storage requirements and enables reliable video streaming over wireless networks. The platform also supports the creation of high-resolution JPEG images for IP and hybrid camera applications.