Fujitsu Releases New Version of MPEG-4
AVC Encoder to Expand Satellite News Gathering Capabilities
October 20, 2008
Source: Fujinon
Updated Firmware Enables Cost-Effective
HD Video Capture for Remote News Feeds while Maintaining Superior
Picture Quality
Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier
of innovative computer products and broadcast solutions, today
announced the latest revision of its IP-9500e MPEG-4 AVC encoder,
the industry's leading encoding solution for real-time broadcast
quality contribution content. The revision 3.1 firmware expands
the IP-9500's capabilities for HD satellite news gathering
(SNG) applications, combining a robust, cost-effective solution
for full HD video capture over DVB-ASI and IP with the IP-9500's
superior picture quality and unparalleled 300-millisecond
total latency. Fujitsu will demonstrate the IP-9500 with revision
3.1 firmware during the HD World Conference & Expo, October
15-16, 2008, at booth #825, at the Javits Convention Center
in New York.
"The Fujitsu IP-9500e is an essential component to our
HD satellite news delivery services because it yields the
best picture quality for HD content while reducing our overall
costs by allowing us to transmit high-definition feed at the
same data rates as standard definition feeds," said James
Gilbert, CEO of On Call Communications, a leading provider
of automated, mobile satellite solutions. "The newest
revision 3.1 firmware enables our broadcast digital video
uplink to optimize the HD video quality over our Intelsat
IP uplink and also provides sophisticated Forward Error Correction
and Automatic Re-request, found only in the IP-9500e. We look
forward to continue working with Fujitsu and its partners
to provide our customers with the most comprehensive, cost-effective
HD satellite broadcasting solutions available today."
The IP-9500e's exceptional picture quality at low bit rates
and low-latency enables HD SNG and transmission of live events
using existing broadcast satellite infrastructure. The revision
3.1 firmware extends the IP-9500e's satellite transmission
capabilities and incorporates an enhanced feature set to cost-effectively
meet broadcasters' real-time content delivery needs.
"The ability to capture and transmit high-quality HD
signals from the field is critical for broadcasters as they
seek to enhance their portfolio of HD programming to meet
viewer demand," said Vic Herring, senior director, video
solutions group, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.
"The IP-9500e has set the industry standard when it comes
to picture quality and low-latency, and the revsion 3.1 firmware
enables broacasters and their affiliates to cost-effectively
expand their sattelite news service to include full HD content
from the field."
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