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German MPEG-4 video coding expert dicas will add a new product to the successful dicas2000 hardware series at the beginning of next week. The dicas2020 is a multi-format encoder that enables broadcasters, content providers and satellite operators to deliver one input channel of video and audio simultaneously to various end-user applications such as set-top boxes, PCs, broadcast-quality decoders, handheld devices and Flash Players.

On2 Technologies, the leader in video compression solutions, announced the availability of the Hantro 7280 encoder Register Transfer Level (RTL) design. Supporting MPEG-4, H.263 and H.264 video, along with 16MP JPEG, the encoder is targeted for chipsets intended for devices with very low-power requirements such as: portable video cameras, mobile phones, remote security cameras, laptops and webcams. With a maximum resolution of 1280x1024 at 30 fps, the Hantro 7280 introduces a new level of performance and functionality.

dicas, the German MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 specialist, has just started to develop an HD encoder for Cell processor platforms in collaboration with IBM. The objective of the technological co-operation is to bring together one of the most powerful video codecs, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, with one of the most powerful currently available microprocessors, the Cell B.E. chip, for professional broadcast applications.

One of the advantages that we have today as it relates to video compression is codecs and content providers should take advantage of the latest codecs.  The codecs we have today are simply amazing!  In terms of video compression for web video and streaming servers you should remember to take advantage of the latest codecs if statistics say that the install base is there and the on-line viewer's environment allows it. 



A good example is in regards to the H.264/AVC (MPEG-4 Part 10) codec which is far superior to MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 2) codec in quality.  Well even though the H.264/AVC codec was far better in quality when it was first released, it was necessary for content creators to wait a while before delivering videos in that codec.  Making sure there were media players installed that could playback H.264/AVC was a big part and on-line viewers having more powerful computers was another.  Now delivery to the H.264/AVC is pretty much a no brainer where the workflow using your specific compression tool allows it.  Having more powerful computers and a are large install base of media players such as QuickTime 7 and other players that support H.264/AVC is are major reasons for this.