Thomson Video Networks has released an updated version of its ViBE VS7000 multi-screen encoding system with expanded capabilities for high-efficiency video coding (HEVC).
These capabilities include a new interlaced mode, an additional 10% improvement in compression performance, and support for statistical multiplexing.
The company said that, with the upgrade, ViBE VS7000 becomes the first solution to offer HEVC and statistical encoding for interlaced video content including 1080i25/30, 576i25, and 480i30. This is said to enable customers to deliver premium video quality with maximum bandwidth savings.
Stéphane Cloirec, director of product management at Thomson Video Networks, said that most of today's existing video content is in interlaced format, therefore operators need the ability to encode this content in the best possible quality.
Also, statistical encoding is a technology that already exists for MPEG-2 or MPEG-4, delivering a typical bit rate reduction of 20% to 30% versus constant-bit-rate mode.
"With the latest version of the ViBE VS7000, we're providing these capabilities through HEVC to cut bandwidth requirements in half for interlaced video delivery,” said Cloirec. “It's the latest example of our Behind Every Screen strategy to deliver convergent solutions and the latest compression technologies for premium video quality on every platform and device."
Designed for DTT, satellite, cable, and telcos, the new statistical multiplexing feature can combine any MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC, and HEVC encoded stream into a single statistical pool if needed.