Electrosonic’s VN-MATRIX is a hardware implementation of the Discrete Wavelet Transform in a real-time, lossless, encoder/decoder product. FPGA based design provides low latency encode or decode under all operating conditions (35ms). Real-time capture, encoding, streaming and decoding of computer graphic inputs up to WUXGA(1920x1200) or high-definition video inputs such as 1080i or 720p. TCP/IP, UDP and multicast network delivery supported with embedded error concealment.
Created: 22/08/2007
by Karl JohnsonMore...
This web site was founded as an independent non-commercial resource for industry participants to learn about the world of digital video technology. Besides some tutorial texts, it has a nice list of vendors, including links on vendors of hardware (IP cores, chips) and software video compression products.
Created: 14/05/2006
by Maxim SmirnovMore...
Hifn makes lossless compression hardware and software. They have a bunch of chips that implement LZS and MPCC compression, plus a library that does the same thing. I have been led to believe that these algorithms are partially or completely protected by patents. M.N.
Created: 18/12/2001
by Mark NelsonMore...
Developers info: Intensive optimization enables you to experience H.264/MPEG4 AVC in your mobile terminals.
• Supports various interface. (Proprietary API, TI XDAIS, and directshow/dmo filter)
• Supports various CPU. (ARM, WMMX, MIPS, xtensa, 55x, 64x, and x86)
• Requires the extremely small memory and CPU resources.
• Shows the great stability and robustness through severe tests and many commercializations.
Created: 09/12/2005
by JK KimMore...
H.264 / AAC Codec chip
Hardware Simultaneous D1 Video Encoding / Decoding or dual Decoding
2-channel audio
185 mW power
Created: 11/11/2005
by John L. SmithMore...
This company makes the AMBE-2020, a Vocoder chip that compresses speech down to a miniscule 4 Kbps. They have an additional product library of low bit-rate codes both in hardware and software.
Created: 21/11/1999
by Mark NelsonMore...
From site PDF:
The STB7100 is a single-chip video decoder
supporting the H.264/AVC advanced video
decoding standard, Microsoft’s VC1 standard and
high definition MPEG2. As well as STBs, the
STB7100 can be used in DVD and automotive
applications.
Created: 18/09/2005
by Dmitriy VatolinMore...
HW Main profile Encoder based on CT3600 MDSP family
From site:
Cradle's MDSP family of scalable video processors allows a complete H.264 Main Profile D1 30 fps encoder to fit into a single chip. Cradle's recently announced CT3600 family of MDSP processors are already running H.264 MP encoder software (pre-production).
Created: 18/09/2005
by Dmitriy VatolinMore...
HW H.264 Decoder with Main & High Profile support (on CX24182)
From developers: Conexant's CX24180/1 is a MPEG-4 Advanced Video Codec (AVC)/H.264 compliant video
decoder solution for high-definition television (HDTV) set-top boxes and
standard-definition Internet protocol (IP) set-top boxes. The CX2418x supports
MPEG-4 AVC Main Profile up to Level 4.0 and is capable of decoding all ATSC and
HDTV resolutions and frame rates. The CX2418x provides a simple glueless interface
to Conexant system ICs.
Created: 09/09/2005
by Dmitriy VatolinMore...
From developers: The SMP8630 family provides highly-integrated solutions for products requiring high-definition MPEG-4.10 (H.264), VC-1, WMV9, MPEG-4.2 and MPEG-2 decoding.The Secure Media Processor architecture offers advanced content protection, supporting a wide variety of Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Conditional Access (CA) solutions.
Created: 09/09/2005
by Keith JackMore...
ATI created software and HW-accelerated H.264 codec.
From site: ATI is pleased to demonstrate Radeon graphics cards enabling hardware acceleration for H.264 playback, providing a key piece in making Blu-ray and HD-DVD a reality in the PC environment.
Created: 05/09/2005
by Dmitriy VatolinMore...
Offers the codecs for licensing on the most popular multimedia processors, including the new DM642 from Texas Instruments.
From developers: W&W Communications also has codec on TI and Freescale DSPs in software for
resolution up to D1 besides the hardware implementation for HD. Our next DSP
software release will be D1 full frame rate on TI's DM642 and C641x @600 MHz
up to 2 Mbits/s. Just let you know...
Created: 05/09/2005
by Dmitriy VatolinMore...
WISchip provides its customers multimedia data storage and transmission technology based also on JPEG-2000 & Wavelets
Created: 29/07/2000
by Mark NelsonMore...
Sentivision has implemented and optimized a H.264 decoder on the Texas Instruments DM642 DSP (Digital Signal Processor). The decoder complements other Video-on-Demand offerings to form a complete solution for streaming DVD-quality video over DSL lines and other low and medium bandwidth networks.
Created: 18/07/2005
by Dmitriy KulikovMore...
Hardware box encoder. Platforms contain the AVC Encoder Submodule, on site now press release only
From site:
SkyStream’s MPEG-4 AVC real-time encoder submodules operate in its Mediaplex-20 and iPlex headends. The compact size of the MPEG-4 AVC submodules—the industry’s smallest broadcast-quality MPEG-4 encoders—enable the high density of SkyStream’s headends. The Mediaplex headend supports 48 encoders in a single chassis, and the iPlex ultra-compact headend supports eight encoders in a single rack-unit.
Created: 28/06/2005
by Dmitriy KulikovMore...
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Encodes MPEG-1, MPEG-2, Windows Media compliant (to the desktop), MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 and VC1 Technology...
Created: 19/06/2005
by Dmitriy KulikovMore...
Chips. Declarations only now. License H.264 from LSI Logic.
From the site:
Modulus Video and its singular vision regarding MPEG-4 AVC deliver the ultimate in video quality at the lowest bit rates. Our encoding systems offer the most comprehensive MPEG-4 AVC SD and HDTV video processing found anywhere in the industry.
Created: 19/06/2005
by Dmitriy KulikovMore...
Supports MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC/H.264) Main and Baseline Profiles, and MPEG-4, Part 2, Simple Profile (SP) and Advanced Simple Profile (ASP) video encoding...
Created: 19/06/2005
by Dmitriy KulikovMore...
This group at Loughborough University in the UK would like to use sophisticated compression techniques in high speed networks. To make it all happen, they need to do it in hardware, and do it in parallel. This page has information about their efforts, along with links to papers and other information.
Created: 15/05/2004
by Mark NelsonMore...
The MMSP-2 chip has been developed by MagicEyes for use in consumer products. It can decode MPEG-1, -2, and -4 as well as various audio codecs. While you're asking, yes, it has an LCD controller, a Poly Wavetable sound synthesizer, and more.
Created: 17/04/2003
by Mark NelsonMore...
Expand makes a series of Network Accelerators. These are black boxes that perform lossless compression on packets being shipped across our WAN. Lots of competition in this area, so companies like Expand depend on innovative and proprietary techniques to give them an edge.
Created: 26/03/2003
by Mark NelsonMore...
VisioWave is offering simple, modular, integrated and open-ended high-quality and reliable hardware and software solutions for compression, processing and real-time transmission of very high quality video over any network (IP, ATM, ADSL, cable, wireless, ...).
Created: 23/12/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
Microsoft is providing a Microsoft® DirectX® application programming interface (API) and a corresponding device driver interface (DDI) for acceleration of video codec processing. This API/DDI provides an interface definition focused on support of MPEG-2 "main profile" video (formally ITU-T H.262 | ISO/IEC 13818-2), but also intended to support other key video codecs (ITU-T Recommendations H.263 and H.261, and MPEG-1 and MPEG-4). The interface is designed to extract the most basic computationally-intensive building-blocks of these various codec designs and support their acceleration in hardware.
Created: 31/10/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
The MP3elf is a low-cost Ethernet connected MP3 player that receives a MP3 stream from a local area network server and delivers it to amplified speakers or a Hi-Fi system. You can have a single source of MP3 files in your home or office, and browse through playlists from any MP3elf. The Universal IR receiver allows the MP3elf to respond to one of your existing Remote Controls (or use the on-board pushbuttons) and the LCD interface can display your very own choice of information. The elfServer software design allows compatibility with a range of different front-end options. As it is Java based, it can run on Windows, Macintosh, or Linux machines.
Created: 30/10/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
Conexant Systems has introduced new low power MPEG-2 audio/video encoder that incorporates the functionality of up to three different chips in a single device, a feat that the company claims will enable designers to improve video quality while simplifying their designs and reducing manufacturing costs.
Created: 12/10/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
ViXS Systems from Toronto, Ontario has announced the
XCode chip, which they say will adjust MPEG formats, bit rates, and
resolutions on the fly as data moves through an IP network. At a
minimum, this means the part can format MPEG1 to MPEG2 to MPEG4, and change resolutions from QCIF to standard to high definition and back again, depending on network bandwidth availability.
Created: 29/09/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
Amphion Semiconductor has announced the development of ASIC- and FPGA-targeted versions of the company's hardware-accelerator cores for MPEG-4, MPEG-2, and JPEG2000 compression applications. The new "Star IP" cores are also equipped with AHB interfaces that are compatible with the AMBA specification for on-chip system bus connectivity.
Created: 29/09/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
This System-on-chip provides you with all the building blocks you need to perform several different kinds of compression and decompression, including MPEG, JPEG, and JPEG2000.
Created: 28/09/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
This page details products from Motorola's Broadband Communications Sector, which includes MPEG-2 encoders used in satellite broadcast technology.
Created: 15/09/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
DemoGraFX Inc. is going to be selling their video compression technology to semiconductor companies and system vendors. EE Times has the scoop.
Created: 15/09/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
Vista Imaging makes this chip, designed to do the image processing needed for several different types of digital cameras. Among many other features, it has a JPEG compression engine.
Created: 25/07/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
Self-described leader in digital video and imaging technology, divio has a product line that includes hardware that implements MPEG-4, AAC, M-JPEG, and JPEG. Suitable for inclusion in both digital still and movie cameras.
Created: 25/07/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
Want to play MPEG-4 videos on that creaky old P166 collecting dust in some corner of your office? It's not as crazy as you might think. This article from Tom's Hardware shows you exactly how to go about it. The secret isn't some hot new codec. Rendering MPEG-4 streams at high resolutions requires a CPU that's peeking up into GigaHertz territory, and nothing is going to change that. Nope, what you need is a relatively inexpensive hardware decoder from Sigma Designs. This board uses a RealMagic decoder chip on PCI card, and makes the whole thing happen for under $100
Created: 09/07/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
EE Times carries this announcement of a new PC video encoder chip from WIS Technologies. The chip is designed to do the heavy lifting that is real trouble for a host CPU, by taking care of things like DCTs and motion estimation. It relies on that same host CPU to do format conversion and other more mundane tasks. The chip currently supports video formats that include DiVX, H.261, H.263, MPEG-2, and more
Created: 09/07/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
This article in EE Times describes an effort to steer the Chinese
digital camera business onto the JPEG-2000 road. The goal is to create a chip that can be inserted into cameras for less than $10.
The supplier of the algorithm used in the chip is WIS Technologies.
Created: 09/07/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
These folks make a box that transparently compresses network traffic. Designed to work on any sort of WAN interface, including T1, E1, ATM, etc. The web site includes an ROI calcuator that will convince you this box will pay for itself!
Created: 25/06/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
EETimes has an article about this new single-chip MEPG-2 codec built around Toshiba's Media Embedded Processor architecture.
Created: 25/05/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
This company sells an IP core that performs lossless data compression. Not sure what algorithm they are using, it is described as "GEMAC's data compression algorithm." This algorithm was first published at DCC '95, and is described as a hybrid of ZL1 and ZL2, created with the goal of maximizing compression rate.
Created: 14/05/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
EE Times reports that Europe's ST Microelectronics is teaming up with 8X8 Inc. to produce chips aimed at the IP Telephony market. They are hoping to create chips that will be used in network video applications.8X8 will be supplying advanced compression and decompression algorithms for the chip vendor to sell in silicon.
Created: 04/04/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
Privately held Pulsent is promising a new video compression technique that can stream video across the net with only half the bandwidth of MPEG2. They've not only created a new algorithm but are also developing the chips to support it.
Created: 26/03/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
TI is pushing its ARM and DSP cores into the digital camera market, with chips that support conventional imaging as well as MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video.
Created: 02/03/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
C-Cube makes hardware and software encoder and decoders for MPEG video and audio.
C-Cube was engulfed by LSI Logic in 2001, you can now find all of their products here, probably under Professional Codecs and Consumer Products.
Created: 03/02/2002
by Mark NelsonMore...
Nancy is the name of a lightweight video codec being used to send video email in the J-Phone design in Japan. The proprietary algorithm uses something called the Structured Meta Scale Polygon to compress data with fewer MIPS than its competition. Nancy can compress and decompress 30 fps at QCIF resolution with as little as 50 MIPS, using on ly 30-49Kbytes of memory.
Created: 01/12/2001
by Mark NelsonMore...
Analog Devices makes a JPEG2000 processor that can process better than 10 Megapixels per second. This chip is targeted towards the digital still camera market. You can find a press release on the page that says initial pricing is $14 in 10K quantities.
Created: 12/11/2001
by Mark NelsonMore...
The PM-36 is a chip that is touted as processing up to 110 MB of data per second. Oak says it is suitable for copiers, printers, scanners, etc.
Created: 30/10/2001
by Mark NelsonMore...
EE Times reports that both TI and SMT are making chips that support the new MP3Pro format, clearing the way for its inclusion in portable audio devices.
Created: 21/09/2001
by Mark NelsonMore...
Stream Machines is selling a dedicate chip that will decode MPEG-1, -2, and -3, along with MP3 and other standards. The chip will be roughly $35 in quantity.
Created: 16/05/2001
by Mark NelsonMore...
Analog Devices has announced an acceleratory chip that supports the JPEG2000 image compression format. The chip is targeted towards digital still cameras, and is available now for $14 in quantitites.
Created: 13/05/2001
by Mark NelsonMore...
Texas Instruments announced the release of a DSP based Image Developer's Kit, with support coming for JPEG2000, MPEG-4, and other standards.
Created: 25/01/2001
by Mark NelsonMore...
Fourelle Systems, Inc.is the global market leader in accelerated content delivery. Venturi, Fourelle's flagship product platform, speeds the performance of IP applications over WAN links including T1, frame relay, satellite, wireless, cable and dial-up. Venturi uses application level compressionand an optimized transport protocol to achieve up to 400% performance gains.
Created: 28/09/2000
by Mark NelsonMore...
This company makes digital video streaming hardware and software. Although it looks like maybe they don't actually make the hardware, they help you design it.
Created: 20/08/2000
by Mark NelsonMore...
These folks sell a couple of boxes that do MPEG-2 encoding. Looks like they are oriented towards the video broadcasting business.
Created: 03/06/2000
by Mark NelsonMore...
Nuera makes a couple of speech multiplexers that use CELP compression. You probably won't be interested in these unless you've got a T1 line that is bursting at the seams.
Created: 03/06/2000
by Mark NelsonMore...
IBM's implementation of arithmetic coding known as the Q-coder is a well-known piece of work. (Patented, unfortunately.) This paper discusses an implementation of the Q coder in hardware.
Created: 03/06/2000
by Mark NelsonMore...
Toshiba announces silicon suitable for building an MPEG-4 based videophone. Pretty nice looking piece of work, shipping in Q42K.
Created: 16/02/2000
by Mark NelsonMore...
These folks make H.261 and H.263 codecs for applications that need video compression. They have source and object software for the PC, as well as IP versions of their hardware design. The web site is reputed to have demo versions of some of their software.
Created: 20/12/1999
by Mark NelsonMore...
Sigma makes hardware MPEG decoders. You might need one of these if you're designing a set-top box or a new PC video card.
Created: 21/11/1999
by Mark NelsonMore...
DCP's unique compression algorithm, the GCA, achieves significantly higher compression ratios than Stac Electronics' LZS--typically 20% to 80% better. This difference is only a total of tens to hundreds of dollars for storage situations, but it can save hundreds of dollars a month on a leased communication link.
Created: 07/11/1999
by Mark NelsonMore...
Some folks at Loughborough U. are working on attempts to integrate data compression more closely with computer hardware. This page has reports on their progress, as well as links to some of their papers.
Created: 07/11/1999
by Mark NelsonMore...
EE Times reports that Vweb Corp has created the first network codec that supports MPEG-4 compression, and of course has support for older codecs. One stop shopping for MPEG-1, -2, and -4. All yours for $35.
Created: 01/01/1970
by Mark NelsonMore...
Tak'Asic provides Lossless/Lossy still image compression/decompression ICs solution. .
Our ICs support JBIG, MH, MR, MMR and JPEG standards.
Our latest product, Tak'B3, is the world fastest JBIG codec available. It is able to process images at 133Mpixel/sec minimum and up to 2128Mpixel/sec. It also provides code conversion (MR/MR/MMR <-> JBIG) and scaling functionality.
Created: 01/01/1970
by Mark NelsonMore...
