Based on DaVinci digital media technology from Texas Instruments and its own proprietary compression algorithms, Optelecom’s video codecs should be able to deliver DVD-quality video performance at both high and low bit rates.
The American network video supplier claims to have developed a methodology for combining multiple compression algorithms for video and audio – including MPEG-2, MPEG-4, M-JPEG, G.711, and AAC – in a single IP/Ethernet output stream.
Optelecom said that by using Texas Instruments’ DaVinci technology, it was able to quickly bring two new products to market. It claims the C-44 and S-44 video codecs feature robust support for operating systems, rich user interfaces, high processing performance and the flexibility of a fully-integrated, mixed processor solution. The two products are the first in a whole series to be released as a result of the collaboration.
“TI’s DaVinci digital media processors have quickly become a widely accepted technology for video compression, and we intend to base our future product family on that technology,” said Edmund Ludwig, Optelecom’s president and CEO.
“The primary differentiator in the TI DSP-based Optelecom-NKF solution is flexibility. The DaVinci DM6446 makes it easier to combine multiple compression algorithms including MPEG-2, MPEG-4, M-JPEG, as well as audio in the same hardware. The high performance TI processor will also allow us to quickly release next generation compression standards such as H.264.”
The small form factor and low power dissipation offered by the DaVinci processors are thought to have helped Optelecom to produce the new products in extremely small packaging.
Cyril Clocher, Texas Instruments’ security business development manager for EMEA said, “We are delighted that Optelecom-NKF has chosen TI’s DaVinci technology for its C-44 and S-44 encoders and future video surveillance products.
“The performance and programmability of the DaVinci complete solution make it a premium choice for quickly and easily creating future-proof, leading-edge products.”
To find out more, just visit the Optelecom website.
