Firmware solution CodecWorks MPEG-2 Encoder is a reference design for system integrators and operators, who want to produce their own highest quality video compression product with unbeatable feature set.
Time proven technology behind the encoder engine enables effective utilization of bandwidth resources for real-time MPEG-2 video and MPEG-1 layer II audio encoding with further broadcasting in MPEG-2 TS or Elementary Stream formats.
CodecWorks MPEG-2 Encoder leaflet
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Applications
IPTV solutions
DTV head-end
DVB-T/C/S head-end
Video distribution from standard to high definition
Product highlights
Highest video quality, unachievable for hardware solutions
Variety of input and output formats and interfaces
Intuitive remote web-based management interface
Cost-effective solutions for Telco, IP, HFC operators, who need to maintain the proven MPEG-2 format
Features
High quality real-time HD & SD MPEG-2 encoder provides DVD quality video at bit rates from 3 Mbps for SD, from 9 Mbps for HD
High quality MPEG-1 layer II encoder provides CD quality audio at bit rates from 160 kbps
Simple, Main, High and 422 profiles, up to High Level support
Digital, analog and Ethernet IP inputs
DVB-ASI and Ethernet IP outputs
Interoperability with existent software and hardware players (STB decoders)
Progressive and interlaced encoding
Advanced CBR and VBR rate control fully compliant with VBV model perfectly suites the needs of real-time data encoding and delivering through channels with constant and variable bandwidth
Look-ahead video analysis with advanced scene change detection
Adaptive quantization to ensure highest visual quality
Video preprocessing – cropping, resizing, deinterlacing, watermarking
Support for RAW/UDP, RTP/UDP and exclusive support for RAW/TCP, RTP/TCP
Choice of configurable transport protocols
Advanced user interface allows full control over encoding parameters, including resolution, interlaced and progressive coding, bitrate, frame rate, GOP structure, all advanced video coding features like motion estimation, scene change detection, resulting in absolutely flexible solution unavailable for hardware designs.
Specification
Input
Ethernet, SDI, HD-SDI, DVB-ASI, analog video via Composite, Component (Yr, Pr, Pb), S-Video
