Modulus Video Introduces Real-Time MPEG-4 AVC=20 Encoding and Decoding Systems at IBC 2004 September 9, 2004 12:00am Source: Business Wire Business Wire: IBC 2004 SUNNYVALE,=20 Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2004-- Fully=20 Standards-Compliant Products Enable Broadcasters=20 and Other Contribution Applications to Reliably=20 Transport Broadcast-Quality Video at Lower Bit=20 Rates Modulus Video, Inc., the AVC Company, has=20 introduced its new ME1000 AVC encoder and MD1000=20 AVC decoder at the IBC 2004 convention, in=20 Amsterdam. Built on an open Intel Linux platform,=20 Modulus Video products leverage the entire MPEG-4=20 AVC standard to offer an easily deployable,=20 highly scalable and cost-effective solution for=20 reliably delivering broadcast-quality video using=20 significantly less bandwidth than legacy MPEG-2=20 systems. The ME1000 and MD1000 enable today's broadcast,=20 cable, satellite and telco providers to deliver=20 the advanced Digital TV and bandwidth-intensive=20 HD services their subscribers demand. This same=20 efficiency applies equally well to a broad range=20 of corporate services, military, government and=20 educational applications -- basically, anywhere=20 broadcast quality video needs to be moved and=20 efficient bandwidth usage is desired. The Modulus ME1000 is a full-resolution,=20 standard-definition (SD) encoder for AVC. The=20 ME1000 compresses in real-time up to full D1=20 resolution for 525/60 and 625/50 applications.=20 The compressed video stream is encapsulated in an=20 MPEG-2 Transport Stream delivering video-over-IP=20 multicast or ASI. The Modulus Video MD1000 also provides real-time=20 processing in a full-resolution professional=20 decoder for AVC; complete with SDI output. "Anyone accustomed to the slow rate of progress=20 offered by MPEG-2 during the past few years=20 cannot help but be impressed by what AVC from=20 Modulus Video delivers," said Bob Wilson, Modulus=20 Video President and CEO. "Modulus Video has=20 leveraged proven IT technologies to deliver=20 extremely reliable broadcast-quality encoding and=20 decoding solutions that fundamentally change the=20 economics of video transport. The open=20 standards-based design used for the new Modulus=20 Video standard-definition products ensures easy=20 scalability as we extend the product family to=20 support HD." The underlying architecture of the ME1000 and=20 MD1000 takes advantage of open standards with=20 powerful and flexible components designed for=20 mission-critical IT environments. Unlike=20 proprietary systems, Modulus Video is leveraging=20 billions of dollars of research and development=20 investment made in IT components, software and=20 networks to deliver reliable broadcast-quality=20 solutions. Moore's law has ensured that as memory=20 and processing technology continue to get faster=20 and less expensive, Modulus Video products will=20 grow ever more powerful and drive required bit=20 rates even lower. ME1000 and MD1000 are also the only products on=20 the market to incorporate the full MPEG-4 AVC=20 standard. This results in Modulus Video products=20 delivering several exclusive advantages that=20 offer a net bandwidth saving of at least 50% when=20 compared to the MPEG-2 standard at the same video=20 quality. These features include: -- Multiple ME block sizing options -- to track objects more accurately -- Quarter pixel motion prediction -- better accuracy -- Multiple reference frames -- to help find better matches -- 4x4 transform block -- less errors -- New intra prediction modes -- smaller I frames -- In loop de-blocking filter -- to conceal heavy compression artifacts -- Context Adaptive Binary Arithmetic Coding=20 (CABAC) -- provides better entropy coding Modulus Video will be demonstrating its=20 award-winning SD and HD encoding/decoding systems=20 at the IBC convention, September 10 - 14, RAI,=20 Amsterdam, Stand 3.218. About Modulus Video, Inc. Modulus Video, Inc. is a provider of next=20 generation HD and SD video compression solutions=20 for digital television based on the AVC (H.264 /=20 MPEG-4.10) standard. Its products include=20 encoders and professional decoders, for=20 broadcast, narrowcast and video-on-demand that=20 provide significantly greater efficiency over=20 legacy MPEG-2 systems, while working seamlessly=20 within that existing transport infrastructure.=20 Modulus Video provides long-term, cost-effective=20 solutions for meeting the increased demand for=20 bandwidth confronting market segments including :=20 contribution / distribution; digital television=20 delivered via satellite, cable, terrestrial, or=20 DSL; and enterprise networks. Modulus Video is=20 based in Sunnyvale, California and was founded in=20 2002. For more information, please visit=20 www.ModulusVideo.com. CONTACT: Modulus Video, Inc. Evan Sirof,=20 914-993-0805 evan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx KEYWORD:=20 CALIFORNIA NETHERLANDS INTERNATIONAL EUROPE TRACK=20 INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MANUFACTURING=20 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE NETWORKING HARDWARE=20 PRODUCT TRADESHOW SOURCE: Modulus Video, Inc.=20 Customize your Business Wire news & multimedia to=20 match your needs. Get breaking news from=20 companies and organizations worldwide. Logon for=20 =46REE today at www.BusinessWire.com. .end=20 (paragraph)<<Business Wire -- 09/08/04>> << Copyright =A92004 Business Wire >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.