intoPIX enhances its multichannel JPEG 2000 codec IP-Cores to meet broadcasters
PRESS RELEASE
Place de l’Université, 16
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Tel. : +32 10 23 84 70
7 April 2009
For immediate release
intoPIX enhances its multichannel
JPEG 2000 codec IP-Cores to meet broadcasters’ needs
for live events
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium -- intoPIX, the leader in JPEG 2000 solutions, presents its
latest IPX-JPHD encoders and decoders for the broadcast industry. This new release not only
delivers all the benefits of JPEG 2000, but is now able to provide the highest quality images
for live events while meeting the tight latency requirements required to deliver this type of
content.
JPEG 2000 is a feature-rich compression technology that provides the broadcast industry
benefits over existing compression technologies. These benefits include being extremely
scalable, no generational loss, easy proxy extraction and frame-to-frame editing. intoPIX’s
new hardware implementation is now also able to add a key advantage for broadcasters: to
reduce the overall encoding-decoding chain latency to unprecedented levels while keeping
the best image quality.
“Our multichannel IPX-JPHD Broadcast Family delivers IP-Cores that have been specially
designed to tackle the challenging needs of the broadcast market. For instance, in the past,
low latency constraints have forced a certain reduction in quality. It is now possible with our
cores to have the best of both worlds: streaming of live events in HD and best-in-class
quality. And as always, we keep delivering the densest FPGA solutions, which translates into
reduced cost for our customers.” said Gael Rouvroy, CTO of intoPIX.
intoPIX’s new hardware implementation is now capable of processing images with latencies
as low as 1 frame for the entire encoding and decoding chain. This corresponds to 20
milliseconds at 50 frames per second or 40 milliseconds at 25 frames per second. As Mr.
Rouvroy stated, “our latest optimizations allow us to minimize the processing latency while
providing the best image quality at any bit rate.” Objective assessment tests have proved
that visual quality of the IPX-JPHD IP Cores are comparable to images produced by the
Kakadu reference software, while providing faster than real-time encoding.
Specifications of the IPX-JPHD IP-Cores will be available at the intoPIX booth SU 7523A
during NAB 09, where intoPIX will be demonstrating its multi-stream HD channel
management capabilities. Also on display will be a quality assessment demonstration
presenting JPEG 2000 visual encoding quality at different broadcast bitrates. For more
information or to schedule an appointment during the show, please contact
p.correa@intopix.com.
About intoPIX
intoPIX develops and commercializes high end image processing and security tools in large
data streams with high intrinsic value. The applications are aimed especially at pictures
having demanding requirements in quality, security and authoring rights. Based in Louvain-
la-Neuve (Belgium), intoPIX was established in 2005, quickly becoming the international
reference for hardware JPEG 2000 coding solutions. More information on the company and
the products can be found on the website at www.intopix.com
intoPIX s.a.
Place de l’Universite 16
B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Belgium
Tel: +32 (0)10 23 84 70
Fax: +32 (0)10 23 84 71
sales@intopix.com
