Thomson Video Networks Introduces ViBE EM4000
Multichannel HD Encoder
New Encoder Provides Major Leap in Bandwidth Efficiency
RENNES, France — Aug. 30, 2011 — Thomson Video Networks today unveiled the ViBE EM4000 multichannel HD encoder, the latest addition to the company’s range of MPEG broadcast reference-grade encoding solutions. Incorporating a substantially more powerful evolution of Thomson’s renowned Mustang compression engine, the ViBE EM4000’s performance delivers significant operational cost savings through better use of satellite or terrestrial bandwidth.
Offering a significant increase in compression efficiency at launch, the ViBE EM4000 multichannel HD encoder achieves its performance through improved motion estimation and enriched encoding logic. With its market-leading HD performance, the ViBE EM4000 typically allows users to add an extra channel to a transponder without reducing picture quality, or opt for improved quality with the same number of channels. Designed for evolution, the ViBE EM4000 supports future formats including 1080p and 3D, and provides continuous efficiency improvement through further development of the platform.
“The ViBE EM4000 offers a notable improvement over all previous HD AVC encoding solutions,” said Christophe Delahousse, president, Thomson Video Networks. “Users currently running six channels on a transponder will be able to add a seventh, for example.”
Scheduled to ship in the coming months, the ViBE EM4000 multichannel HD encoder can be deployed as a standalone encoder or as part of a headend infrastructure with multiplexers and a network management system. The compact 1RU unit combines improved energy efficiency with its enhanced performance, together with the capacity to integrate external functions such as DVB subtitling.
About Thomson Video Networks
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. Thomson Video Networks builds on this great heritage by providing unique and innovative video delivery solutions for a premium viewing experience. Since Thomson Video Networks delivered the world’s first large-scale direct-to-home satellite system, the company has maintained the same philosophy: to provide the best-possible picture quality across any network, to any device. As a worldwide leader in compression systems for satellite, terrestrial, cable, IPTV, mobile TV, and Web streaming, Thomson Video Networks is helping 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 with more than 20 percent of the active channels deployed worldwide, a global support presence, and a culture of delivering quality at every stage, Thomson Video Networks boasts the experience and range of products to supply every need, from hybrid multiformat compression systems to contribution links for content exchange networks.
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