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Audio & Video Codecs

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Offered as AoIP software,
IQOYA *VIP can be hosted
on a PC or in the cloud

BWS Sapphire
4K Codec System

Broadcast Wireless Systems (BWS)
will feature the BWS Sapphire 4K
Codec System at IBC2017.
The ultra-low latency Sapphire
enables 4K wireless camera systems
to be used on productions in exactly
the same way as current 'standard' HD
systems.
According to BWS Managing Director
Stuart Brown: "Although some 4K
wireless systems have been available
previously, the long latency inherent
in such systems meant they were
relegated for use on long range aerial
shots because they cannot be intercut with cabled cameras. Sapphire
changes all that with the ability to
offer true 4K coverage rather than
having to up-convert images from
standard HD wireless cameras."
Sapphire can encode UHD signals at
up to 50/59 frame-rate in 4:20/4:2:2
8-bit and 10-bit. In addition to 4K
encoding, Sapphire can also encode
four simultaneous 'standard' HD
1080p50/59 signals, which is useful
for wireless slo-mo, multi-camera and
aerial downlink applications.
Its compact size of only 125x60mm
enables it to be easily attached to
a wide range of camera types. Low
power consumption enables long

battery run times and
requires minimal cooling.
This keeps the overall
size and weight much
lower.
Digigram is making its
renowned IQOYA audioover-IP (AoIP) technology
accessible
as
middleware
to
ecosystem partners for creation of
their own live streaming, processing,
and encoding systems.
Offered as AoIP software, IQOYA
*VIP can be hosted on a PC or in the
cloud. The engine provides highperformance encoding, transcoding,
streaming, and routing functions for
Windows applications. It offers strong
added value through IP streaming to
radio automation editors, as well as
programme routing and transcoding
for radio stations. Broadcasters and
content delivery networks (CDNs) will
see a major evolution in their business
models using IQOYA *VIP, allowing
them to design "radio-as-a-service"
solutions.
IQOYA *VIP combines Digigram's
IQOYA IP audio streaming and
encoding engine, built on the
company's
advanced
FluidIP
technology, and virtual multichannel
audio devices. This solution allows
development partners and system
integrators to provide their own valueadded applications with confidence
that their offerings are built on proven
AoIP streaming technology.
Prodys audio codecs cover "all
the needs of the broadcast market",
with portable and studio codecs and

multicodecs working over IP, ISDN or
3G/4G mobile networks. The latest
products from Prodys are Ikusnet, an
H.264 bidirectional video codec, and
Quantum Lite, the first professional
handheld audio codec over IP that
secures its transmissions using
bandwidth aggregation of two 3G/4G
connections, Wi-Fi and Ethernet.
"Its friendly user interface and the
possibility of recording, editing and
uploading audio files, make it a must
for reporters worldwide," claims a
company spokesperson.
DEVA Broadcast will be showing
its full product range at IBC2017. It is
adding a new series of devices to its
range of IP Audio tools. The DB9009
series is a set of second-generation
IP Audio encoder and decoders.
Supporting HE-AAC versions 1 and 2,
MPEG-1 Layer 3 compressed audio
streams and a lossless uncompressed
PCM stream, these units "guarantee
long-distance audio transmission
without any quality loss". The decoder
boasts several backup sources in case
the feed is interrupted and is also
available with an optional, fully digital
DSP-based stereo and RDS encoder
module.
intoPIX has introduced TICO Encoder
and Decoder Cores supporting
UHDTV2 and 8K up to 60fps. The
new generation of TICO cores
compresses
ultra-high-definition
8K video combined with Ultra-High
Density and Low Power Consumption

for FPGA and ASIC. The cores offer
unique performances at a very light
implementation cost for handling HD,
4K and 8K content. The technology
is particularly suitable for reducing
bandwidth and preserving image
quality without any delay in new 8K
applications.
The new intoPIX cores have been
successfully implemented by several
AV equipment manufacturers to
support next-generation broadcasting
services. They enable the industry
to simplify the management of Live
8K video production using today's
cost-effective IP networks or SDI
infrastructure.
Tieline reports that Mediacorp,
Singapore's leading media company
with platforms spanning television,
radio, newspapers, magazines, digital
and out-of-home media, has installed
almost 60 Merlin IP audio codecs in
the new Mediacorp Campus facilities
in Mediapolis and at its Bukit Batok
Transmitter site. The codecs carry 12
radio channels which are broadcast
in four languages to Singapore's
multilingual audience.
"The size and scope of the Mediacorp
installation at their new facility at
Mediapolis is impressive," said Charlie
Gawley, Tieline's VP Sales APAC/
EMEA. "Critically important with live
content is the reliability of Tieline's
SmartStream PLUS in delivering over
100,000 hours of unsurpassed audio
quality to its audience each year."

Mediacorp has deployed Tieline's Merlin IP audio codec
http://www.inbroadcast.com http://www.broadcastwirelesssystems.com/product/sapphire-hevc/ https://www.digigram.com/press-release/new-iqoya-vip/ http://www.tieline.com/products/G5/Merlin
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