All the World’s Codecs out of DaVinci Resolve
InterX brings FFmpeg-backed encoding, compliance checks and deep codec controls straight into DaVinci Resolve’s Deliver page on macOS.
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Kdenlive 25.04: Finally, Someone Gave the Timeline Some Respect
Kdenlive 25.04 brings AV1, OpenTimelineIO, better timeline tools, and updated keyframe management—but as always: check for stability before production use.
Video Packaging Unveiled: Netflix goes GPAC
This article is a conversation with Motion Spell’s Founder and CEO Romain Bouqueau. Anne Aaron (see on the right), Director of Encoding Technologies at Netflix, recently said: “As part of our strategy to build a flexible and efficient packaging platform, we needed a strong partner with deep expertise of the best encoding and packaging tools.” In November 2022, Motion Spell, a media technology software and consulting company based in Paris, concluded an 18-month transition phase with streaming provider Netflix – resulting in: the integration of GPAC Open-Source Software into Netflix’s worldwide content operations.
Saving audiovisual cultural heritage with Topaz Video AI 3.0
In DP 04:20, we have already tested the artificial intelligence for upscaling video. Topaz Video AI (TVAI for short), as it is now called in version 3.0, has, according to the manufacturer, been developed from scratch
developed from scratch to incorporate additional capabilities and enable the stacking of AI models with filters and parallel operation.
NotchLC is now natively supported in Assimilate!
Assimilate and Notch deepen their relationship: Virtual Production Workflows now even more efficient - especially with regard to encoding and decoding?
A’s Video Converter
Free video converter with hardware acceleration for H.265/HEVC encoding—up to 8 files simultaneously with additional filter features.
Ultra-Fast Encoder from Cinemartin and NVIDIA
The transcoding and denoising specialist and the graphics-card giant are jointly developing the world’s fastest H.265 encoder platform software for NVidia GPU.
Cinec 3.0 for Windows
Version 3.0 of the Cinec video encoding and conversion tool includes many improvements to support for several file formats.
Nanocosmos Presents Live Video Encoding SDK
According to its own information, nanocosmos Informationstechnologien GmbH, a leading provider of video-encoding and streaming software, is launching the nanoStream Live Video Encoding SDK. The SDK includes plug-ins and modules for live streaming in high-resolution H.264 quality compatible with the Adobe Flash standard.
NVIDIA CUDA Accelerates Nero Move It
A Nero Move It update used NVIDIA CUDA to accelerate video encoding by as much as five times while reducing CPU use.
IPTV Headend Technology: G&L Invests in State-of-the-Art Infrastructure
Geißendörfer & Leschinsky GmbH (G&L) is expanding its technical infrastructure and now has state-of-the-art technology for receiving, analyzing, switching, recording, and encoding television and radio programs.
On2: Better VP6 Video Quality for Adobe Flash Video
Quality improvements fully compatible with the existing Flash Player.
Music Compressed 1,000 Times More Than MP3
A computer reproduces instrument performance from a compact model rather than storing conventional recorded audio.
NAB 2008: MainConcept and Ambric Accelerate High-Definition Video Compression
Ambric Integrates MainConcept's Acceleration SDK and the H.264 and
MPEG-2 Encoders into Its Am2045 GT Video Reference Platform
Nicolas Cage in Pocket Format
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Nokia are releasing the blockbuster Ghost Rider with Nicolas Cage on an SD card for mobile phones – thanks to Actimagine. The French company developed the Mobiclip video compression codec for mobile platforms, which can play any type of video, free or premium content in DVD-like quality (24fps Full Screen) without limiting battery life.
Teracue: New DEC-200 Multiformat Hardware Decoder
New MultiCoder software engine from Teracue AG for creating, converting and implementing IPTV streams available now. MultiCoder enables encoding, transcoding and transrating of IPTV streams in real time.
Microsoft Opens Mediaroom IQ Lab
Microsoft's Mountain View IQ Lab gives Mediaroom partners controlled codec integration, set-top-box testing, training and AV support.
Microsoft: Silverlight 1.0 Available
Microsoft has released the first Final version of its Flash competitor Silverlight for Windows and MacOS X and at the same time announced a Linux version announced. In addition, Expression Encoder 1.0 is available for download.
Envivio: VC-1 Encoder for Convergende Generation Headend
The IP video specialist has licensed Microsoft’s VC-1 Encoder for its headend solution
Sydney DVB-H Trial Tests Five Channels
Thomson supplies DVB-H encoding and SmartVision management for a Sydney mobile-TV trial carrying CNN, Boomerang, ABC, ABC2 and SBS.
Harmonic at IBC/Stand 1.361
At this year’s IBC, Harmonic Inc. is presenting its comprehensive range of solutions for broadcast and on-demand video services for various platforms, including Internet and mobile TV, which has been further expanded through the recent acquisition of the company Rhozet.
Fujitsu Introduces Full HD H.264 Transcoder
Fujitsu's MB86H52 chip converts 1920 × 1080 MPEG-2 video to H.264 at less than half the data size while retaining image quality.
Kulabyte Adds H.264 to Express Encoders
Kulabyte's Express encoder range adds Flash Player 9-compatible H.264 alongside VP6 and Windows Media 9/VC-1.
DVC expands its product range
In addition to the distribution agreement with Telairity for H.264/AVC Encoding in HD & SD, DVC now also has the VBrick IPTV, Encoding and Streaming solutions in its product portfolio.
NAB: New Encoder from Digital Rapids
Digital Rapids Studio AVC Encoder creates MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 streams / Updates for Transcode Manager software
NAB: V4x Introduces Production System for Mobile Phones
Complete Solution for Creating Programs for Mobile Devices / Targets Broadcasters and Content Aggregators
NAB: Sorenson Makes Web Video Easy
Compression technology can now also be integrated into web applications / Backend for Web 2.0 sites / New HD encoding cards
NAB: Anystream Speeds Up Agility
Further development of the Agility platform with faster HD transcoding and Live Flash Support / Advertising management solution for Velocity
NAB: Seminar Helps with Podcasting
A good example of NAB's extensive seminar and conference program was David Lawrence's “Audio Podcasting Essentials” workshop
NAB: Sonic Presents Parallel Stream Encoder CineVision PSE for VC-1
Authoring specialist cooperates with Microsoft on professional VC-1 encoding
Plazamedia Produces the 2007 Handball World Championship as Host Broadcaster
Creates world feed for the Handball World Championship / On site in 12 German World Championship stadiums
Digital Rapids Adds AVC Encoding Module
The optional AVC Encoder module adds realtime H.264 encoding and faster-than-realtime file transcoding to Digital Rapids systems.
Digital Anarchy Microcosm 1.2 Encodes on All Macs
The lossless 16-bit video codec for Quicktime is now available in a Universal version for Intel and PowerPC Macs
IBC: CarbonHD Is to Arrive Before Christmas
Long announced, Digital Rapids’ StreamZHD encoder card is now to be upgraded with a playout solution at the end of 2006
IBC: Digital Video Ingest with Creator
At the IBC, Optibase launches a new series of storage products with the Creator ingest server
IBC: Surround Sound for Digital Broadcasting
Coding Technologies and DTS offer a single-chip solution for outputting aacPlus-encoded sound on DTS-capable sound systems without loss of quality
IBC: T-VIPS Accelerates Data Exchange
The Norwegian company relies on JPEG2000 for compression
IBC: Telestream Expands Workflow Technology
Solutions for encoding and transcoding into a wide variety of formats
IBC: Digital Rapids Automates Encoding
As a supplement to its encoder cards, Digital Rapids will in future distribute two software packages that enable automation
IBC: Harmonic Connects SD and HD Video Streams
Broadcast specialist brings expansion for ProStream 2000 encoder
IBC: Sonic Introduces Scenarist QC and CineVision QC
DVD emulation and HD video-stream quality control for Sonic’s authoring and encoding systems through collaboration with Sequoyan
Microsoft: Beta test of the VC-1 encoder software
Users can now test Microsoft's encoder for the VC-1 standard as a beta
Harris buys Aastra Digital Video
The American Harris Corporation has acquired its former supplier Aastra Digital Video
NAB: News for Telestream’s file-based workflow
New solutions for automatically preparing graphics and video files for different channels
NAB: “Video recorder to go” from FFV
The NDT 200 is a vest-pocket-format video recorder that records films with Motion JPEG compression
NAB: DVD authoring for HD with Sonic
Sonic Scenarist 4 supports authoring projects for Blu-ray and HD-DVD productions
NAB: Boxx Presents High-Performance Workstation Apexx 8
Eight-processor workstation for 2K and 4K on display in video encoding, among other things
Avid: AirSpeed 2.0
The new version of Avid's video ingest and playout server is available immediately.
SES Astra Expands Digital TV Services
The satellite operator builds an open infrastructure for free TV, pay TV and interactive services.
Grass Valley: New Products for 2006
Broadcast specialist Grass Valley announces a whole range of new products. The focus is on products intended to facilitate the gradual transition to HD
Mainconcept H.264 Encoder v2 Now Supports Intel Dual Core
Optimizations accelerate video encoding by 25 percent, according to the manufacturer
Canopus Introduces Edius Broadcast for Professional Editors
Solution combines broadcast and postproduction with real-time mixed-format editing and HD/SD format support
Mainconcept Releases H.264 Encoder v2
Consumer Product Available for Immediate Download for 499 Euros / Trial Version of the H.264 SDK and Free Demo Version Available
IBC: Digital Vision Previews Nucoda 3.0, Announces 2K Support for DVNR
New Nucoda Version with Improved Interface / Still Months Away from Release
Optibase Adds HD Encoding and Transcoding Boards
New boards support HD and MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 AVC transcoding
IBC: Sonic Shows First Authoring Solutions for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray
For Both HD-DVD and the Competing Blu-Ray Format, Sonic Is Showing Authoring Solutions at IBC. However, There Is No Release Date Yet
IBC: Harmonic Announces First Multiservice Encoding Platform
DiviCom Electra 5000 Defines a New Product Category and Delivers Video for Playback Devices from Television to Mobile Phone
IBC: LinkHD Digital Wireless Camera System Debuts
Supports all common HDTV formats / Shipping from first quarter 2006
Macromedia Announces Studio 8
Suite for interactive online applications expected in September for 999 euros
WDR Broadcasts 5.1 Surround Radio with Nuendo
WDR’s Digital Surround Radio uses Steinberg Nuendo and the Nuendo Dolby Digital Encoder
Digital-Rapids StreamZHD – Multiformat HD Encoder
With StreamZHD, Canadian manufacturer Digital Rapids presents a multiformat encoding system with which it is possible to generate corresponding HD files from a wide variety of sources (SDI, Analog, File). All common formats such as MPEG1/2/4, WindowsMedia, Realmedia, Sorenson, Quicktime, AVI, AC3 are supported. The "WXS" extension will be presented for this at NAB, accelerating all WindowsMedia encodings (SD and HD) to above real time.
Thomson: Renaming Broadcast Business to Grass Valley
Thomson's "Broadcast & Media Solutions Business" division has now been renamed Grass Valley.
Cinemacraft Xtream – MPEG2 Encoding System
Based on the award-winning CCE Pro Encoder, Cinemacraft Japan launched its new MPEG2 DVD encoding system last week. Highlights include virtual multipass encoding, which allows 2-8 analysis passes to be made in one real-time pass. Also now included: Segment Re-Encoding, for the subsequent re-encoding of segments.
DVC Introduces New ClipRecorder Models
DVC expands ClipRecorder with more powerful multistandard and multichannel models
MediaReactor II from Drastic/DVC
With MediaReactor II, Drastic/DVC provides a Digital Media Transcoder that can convert, encode and transcode all common file formats.
SHM Broadcast Expands Product Portfolio
SHM Broadcast now also distributes products from Pixelmetrix and Masstech.
Interactive DVD Quiz Game for the Television
With “Quiz Attack,” Birdstar Entertainment is launching the first interactive DVD quiz game for the television. The product is Germany's first interactive DVD game to be played with the remote controls of standard DVD players.
Lara Croft Fights on HDTV
Concorde Home Entertainment and Sonopress presented the first DVD with HDTV content in Europe at Cebit 2004.
NAB 2004: Optibase Arrives with MXF, MPEG-4 and HD Decoding
Optibase refreshes its Moviemaker MPEG-1/2 encoder series by supporting the MXF format.
Digital Rapids Introduces StreamPro 2
StreamPro 2 adds MXF, AAF, MPEG-2 streaming and workgroup encoding, while CarbonHD handles SD and HD workflows.
Vizacon Introduces DVD and CD Production Line
Vizacon's modular production line automates database-driven DVD and CD duplication from individual discs to volume runs.
Sonic ROM Formatter 3.0 for Upgrading
Als a free upgrade, Sonic offers its new version of the Sonic ROM Formatter.
DVC Introduces ClipRecorder HD-200 LE
DVC's ClipRecorder HD-200 LE records uncompressed 4:2:2 or 4:4:4 HD in 8 or 10 bit and costs 19,990 euros.
TWI Introduces ICF Workgroup Edition
TWI Interactive has introduced ICF Workgroup Edition for real-time production, management and distribution of digital media.
New Adobe Video Products Use MainConcept Technology
Software codecs optimise Adobe’s new video-editing and DVD-authoring applications.
Canopus Discounts Editing and VFX Suites
Canopus combined Edius, ProCoder and visual-effects applications in discounted production bundles during summer 2003.
RadioMelodie.net Launches mp3PRO Internet Radio
RadioMelodie.net and Coding Technologies launched what they describe as the world’s first Internet radio station using mp3PRO.
Cross Atlantic at MediaVision Cologne: Free Workshop
Cross Atlantic is holding a daily workshop at MediaVision Cologne as part of Medienforum NRW from 23.06.2003 to 25.06.2003 on encoding, decoding, hardware and software.
Channel 4 Chooses Pinnacle for Playout
British broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered four MediaStream MSS-900Si servers with the Palladium Store 1000 central storage system from Pinnacle Systems for its broad infrastructure upgrade program and an additional playout suite.
MPEG-4 aacPlus Solutions for Digital Signal Processors
Coding Technologies has signed a licensing agreement with Imagine Technology for MPEG-4 aacPlus DSP implementations.
Canopus Adds Real-Time MPEG Encoding and DVD Authoring
Canopus introduces MPEGPro MVR and MPEGPro EMR as the first products in its new MPEGPro series, priced at €579 each.
Harmonic Introduces Digital Service Management
Harmonic’s NMX Digital Service Manager provides service-based control for broadcast encoding, multiplexing, conversion and delivery.
NAB 2003: Digital Rapids Expands Encoder Product Family with StreamZ 2500XSR
The Real-Time Encoder Server for Streaming-Media Formats Is Based on Two 3.06 GHz Xeon CPUs and Is Designed as a Rackmount System with an Ingetrated RAID Level (0,1,5) and up to One Terabyte of Hard-Disk Capacity.
NAB 2003: Apple Presents New Software Versions
The Updates to Final Cut Pro Video-Editing Software, DVD Studio Pro DVD-Authoring Solution and Shake Compositing and Special-Effects Software Have Numerous New Features.
IRT Installs DVC Two-Channel Uncompressed HD Server
DVC installed a ClipRecorder HDx2 two-channel uncompressed HD server at Germany’s Institute for Broadcasting Technology.
NAB 2003: Harmonic Shows Digital Video Systems
Harmonic presents digital programme insertion, encoding and IP multiplexing products at NAB 2003.
T-Systems and Sony Go On Air Together
Sony and Deutsche Telekom subsidiary T-Systems agree on a partnership to develop integrated solutions that make it possible to transfer digital content without problems at any time and in any place.
AIST Licenses MPEG Technology to G DATA
G DATA licensed AIST MPEG codecs for DaViDeo onDVD and DaViDeo VideoStudio, targeting faster output and improved compressed-video quality.
Teletrend Demonstrates an MPEG-4 Audio-Video Link
Teletrend’s link encoded one video and two audio signals in real time for narrowband broadcast transmission using MPEG-4/H.264.
Discreet and Realviz Software Bundles Discounted for Year End
Limited bundles combined 3ds Max, Combustion, Cleaner and ReTimer at reduced prices through the end of 2002.
Optibase MGW 5100 Streams 36 TV Channels over IP
The MGW 5100 combined encoding, transcoding, streaming and network-PVR uploads for as many as 36 television channels.
Discreet Bundles Combustion 2 and Cleaner
Discreet bundled Combustion 2 compositing with Cleaner media encoding for €1,850 excluding VAT until 31 December 2002.
Optibase MGW 2400 Streams Low-Bitrate Windows Media Video
The MGW 2400 combined multichannel hardware encoding and Windows Media streaming for DSL, cable, satellite and enterprise networks.
Sonic DVD Producer 3.5 Shown at IBC
DVD Producer 3.5 added menu-design tools, automated motion buttons, transcoding improvements and complementary DVD proofing and audio-authoring products.
Pinnacle Pro-ONE RTDV Adds Real-Time DV and MPEG Editing
The Pro-ONE RTDV added real-time DV output, hardware MPEG encoding, motion tracking and Adobe Premiere 6.5.
Discreet Announces Cleaner 6 for Mac OS X
Cleaner 6 added QuickTime 6 and MPEG-4 support, Aqua interface changes, watch folders and multithreaded encoding for Apple Mac OS X.
Optibase MGW 2000 2.7 Streams Television over IP Networks
MGW 2000 version 2.7 added scheduled encoding, multichannel configuration, closed captions and SDI input options for television-over-IP systems.
Enterprise-Control Manages Remote Encoders
InterMedia Solutions’ ENTERPRiSE-CONTROL remotely monitored streaming encoders, detected faults and switched automatically to backup systems.