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Part of the Envivio® Convergence Generation
headend supporting an all IP infrastructure, the 4Caster
C4 encoder can now support both IPTV standard definition
video resolutions as well as CIF (Common Intermediate
Format) Internet TV resolutions, simultaneously. The
C4 can also simultaneously encode in AVC / H.264 as
well as in the Windows Media and QuickTime formats.
The 4Caster C4 is available today.
In
an IPTV system, television content is received to
television sets via set-top boxes by residential and
corporate viewers through technologies used for computer
networks instead of being delivered through traditional
broadcast and cable formats. IPTV services are typically
supplied by a service provider using a closed network
infrastructure instead of the public Internet. To
address the bandwidth limitations of offering high
quality video content over IPTV networks, the 4Caster
C4 can output real time standard definition streams
in market leading MPEG-4 video quality with up to
a 60 percent reduction in bandwidth compared to state-of-the-art
MPEG-2 encoders. The quality and bit rates supported
by the C4, make IPTV services a technically competitive
alternative to traditional cable and satellite networks.
Internet
TV, the application whereby video content is delivered
over a public Internet or private network to a computer,
provides an opportunity for content creators and service
providers to reach millions of potential viewers using
Windows Media or QuickTime encoding. To support this
ever expanding application, 4Caster C4 outputs real-time
streaming video in the formats required for optimal
viewing at the highest quality. Content may be played
live or saved to video servers for scheduled broadcasts
or video-on-demand services.
4Caster
C4 Offers a Future Proof Investment to
Service Providers
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enabling both IPTV and Internet TV services from
the same encoder, a service provider offering
both services and using the 4Caster C4 will only
need to invest in one headend rather than two,
and only one redundancy system and one management
system, resulting in significant cost savings. |
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Using
one encoding platform to provide these two services
also reduces the risk to a service provider with respect
to interoperability and compatibility of devices tied
to these services. For those service providers intending
to offer only one of the services enabled by the 4Caster
C4, the encoder affords them the flexibility to add
the other service at a later date by simply expanding
their existing headend or reconfiguring their existing
C4s to have them offer the other service.
4Caster
C4 uses Intels Latest Generation Multicore Processors
for IP Video Convergence Solutions
Based
on the latest quad-core Intel® processors, the
flexible architecture adopted by Envivio for the 4Caster
C4 allows the service provider to receive firmware
upgrades from Envivio to quickly react to market demands
for new features. New features and functions can be
added easily to each encoder without the need to replace
units deployed in the field. The unique and flexible
architecture of the 4Caster C4 encoder will ultimately
bring together the Envivio® MPEG-4 video compression
expertise and industry leading video quality to offer
a multi-channel, multi-service encoder capable of
addressing Mobile TV, Internet TV, and IPTV at extremely
low bandwidths.
Powering
its vision of a converged world, Envivio continuously
strives to introduce advanced compression products
for traditional and emerging media by offering solutions
to service providers which reduce their operational
costs while offering subscribers compelling video
services anytime and anywhere. In 2007, Frost &
Sullivan recognized Envivios convergence vision
by awarding it the 2007 Entrepreneurial Company of
the Year award in the world digital media infrastructure
market.
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15/08/2007
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CP/Mail
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Envivio
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Barulich
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JPL/ADel
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