Sept. 7-11
Stand 14.A10
Thomson Video Networks Products at IBC2012
For IBC2012, Thomson Video Networks is introducing Flextream™ 2.0, the industry's first statistical multiplexing technology to achieve greater efficiency by integrating ancillary services into the multiplexing pool; a new quad-channel version of the ViBE EM4000 HD encoder; and another industry breakthrough with the new NetProcessor 9030/40, the first multiplexer/scrambler to integrate a DVT-T2 MI reverse gateway. Thomson Video Networks' stand will also feature IBC debuts for the ViBE CP6000 contribution and distribution platform and the Amethyst III IP switcher.
NEW at IBC2012
NEW — Flextream™ 2.0: Intensified Statistical Multiplexing
Flextream™ 2.0, the latest development of Thomson Video Networks' statistical multiplexing technology, is the industry's first to achieve greater efficiency by integrating ancillary services within the multiplexing pool. Flextream 2.0 frees up bandwidth provisioned for the processing of service components such as audio, teletext, subtitling, and closed captioning, allowing it to be reallocated to improve video quality. With Flextream 2.0, users of Thomson Video Networks' ViBE encoders have the capability to activate new Flextream mechanisms to boost overall statistical multiplexing system performance and efficiency while simplifying operations through easier configuration and monitoring. Flextream 2.0 delivers better bit rate performance and allows greater flexibility of architecture for system deployments involving hybrid statistical multiplexing for all-embracing service delivery, including multilanguage audio and multichannel subtitling. Flextream 2.0 addresses most architectures — in particular, those that carry the communication within the statistical multiplexing pools on the video backbone infrastructure itself — making the system highly fault-tolerant.
NEW — ViBE EM4000 Quad-Channel Multistandard HD Encoder
The new quad-channel multistandard MPEG-2/4 version of the ViBE EM4000 MPEG broadcast encoder delivers another step up in efficiency for broadcasters seeking to deploy more HD and SD channels within existing bandwidth limits. Developed for satellite, terrestrial, cable, and IPTV applications, the ViBE EM4000 provides optimized compression performance, greater flexibility and density, and, with its capacity for four channels within a single 1RU chassis, a consumption of only 70W of energy for each channel. Using the latest generation of Thomson Video Networks' Mustang compression technology, the ViBE EM4000 can deliver efficiency improvement of 15 percent or more when encoding in MPEG-4 AVC, freeing up bandwidth that allows broadcasters to run an extra channel per multiplex or transponder.
NEW — NetProcessor 9030/40 With DVB-T2 MI Reverse Gateway
Showing at IBC2012, the NetProcessor 9030/40 has new features that make it an industry-leading platform for DVB-T2 broadcasting. In addition to its capabilities for multiplexing, remultiplexing, scrambling, SFN adaptation, and video processing, the new NetProcessor includes a DVB-T2 MI reverse gateway — the industry's first to be integrated into a remultiplexer/scrambler. The NetProcessor 9030/40's new DVB-T2 features enable the ingest of a DVB-T2 MI stream from an ASI or IP input and the de-encapsulation of up to 15 physical layer pipes (PLPs) per stream. The resulting multiplexes are then available within the NetProcessor for reprocessing operations, which may include regionalization, scrambling, and remultiplexing. The multiplexes can also be re-encapsulated by the NetProcessor into a T2-MI stream. These additional features make the NetProcessor a versatile and cost-effective tool for regionalization applications in a DVB-T2 environment, enabling seamless commercial insertion and switchover between sources.
NEW — ViBE CP6000 Contribution Platform
The ViBE CP6000 is a dedicated multiformat, high-performance platform for contribution of live video. With the product's modular implementation of the optimal MPEG-4 contribution codecs, an unprecedented eight HD channels per 1RU chassis, and industry-leading compression performance, the ViBE CP6000 is a substantial advance for contribution applications. MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 codecs can be enabled as required with software licensing, and the high-density support simplifies infrastructure and saves energy costs.
NEW — Amethyst III IP Switcher
Thomson's widely deployed Amethyst III Switcher now has IP inputs and outputs in addition to ASI interfaces. The new-generation Amethyst III Switcher provides fast, intelligent, and seamless switching between multiple 1+1 MPEG transport streams transported over IP networks. The Amethyst III Switcher makes it easy to secure any IP stream in a headend video compression system and ensure DTV system robustness and service availability. IP inputs and outputs can be managed through multiple GigE ports.
Also on Display at IBC2012
ViBE VS7000 Video System for OTT and Convergent TV
The ViBE VS7000 video system is a breakthrough "anything in, anything out" encoding/transcoding platform for Web TV, over-the-top (OTT) services, IPTV, and cable delivery. The ViBE VS7000 video system combines Thomson's renowned next-generation compression platform for outstanding picture quality in an all-IP environment with live broadcast-quality encoding, innovative video preprocessing and faster-than-real-time file transcoding. Supporting all major formats, including the latest MPEG DASH file standard as well as major codecs such as MPEG transport streams, Adobe® Flash®, Apple® HTTP Live Streaming, and Microsoft® Smooth Streaming, and with video resolution up to 1920x1080 in progressive and interlaced modes, the VS7000 is scalable for input channels and output profiles, with support for multiple output formats per channel.
Sapphire MPEG Broadcast Server
A unique "channel-in-a-box" solution with advanced capture, playout, and regionalization capabilities, operating frame-accurately with MPEG-2 and H.264 compressed content, Sapphire provides all the functions needed to ingest, process, brand, and generate TV channels ready for air. New features include frame-accurate clip editing enhancements, advanced logo insertion features (support for H.264, new scheduling capabilities), and BXF support. This last feature allows frame-accurate control of the Sapphire by any external automation or traffic system.
Company Overview:
From the very onset of digital TV broadcasting, the Thomson name has been synonymous with supplying expertise, quality, and reliability to the world's leading broadcasters. Since delivering the world's first large-scale direct-to-home satellite system, Thomson Video Networks has been a global leader in compression systems for satellite, terrestrial, cable, IPTV, mobile TV, and Web streaming. The company helps its customers deliver superior quality video to anything from small handheld devices to large 3D HD screens, with the lowest bandwidth to ensure a profitable business model. A trusted supplier to more than 20 percent of the active channels deployed worldwide, with a global support presence and a reputation for delivering quality at every stage, Thomson Video Networks offers the experience and range of products to meet every need, from hybrid multiformat compression systems to contribution links for content exchange networks. For information about products from Thomson Video Networks, please visit www.thomson-networks.com.
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