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Infuse Adds Support for HDR on tvOS and iOS

by Andrew Fenn

Infuse version 5.6 is out now on tvOS and iOS, adding support for HDR video for capable devices. The update also features dynamic range colour conversion, to improve the look of colours even on …

Italy Preparing for DVB-T2 HEVC Switchover

by Andrew Fenn

Italy is the first South European country to begin putting plans into motion to switch over its DTT signals to the DVB-T2 HEVC standard, freeing up to 700Mhz frequency band for high-speed 5G internet …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| HEVC (H.265)| Italy| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 42

HEVC Wins Primetime Emmy Engineering Award

by Andrew Fenn

Last week, the Joint Collaborative Team on Video Coding (JCT-VC), was awarded the Primetime Emmy Engineering Award from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for its development of High Efficiency Video Coding, also …

QVC to Launch Ultra HD Channel in Germany

by Andrew Fenn

Home shopping giant QVC will soon launch Germany’s seventh Ultra HD satellite channel under a new ten-year deal with SES, which also includes a renewal of the company’s standard and HD channels. QVC will …

France Considers New Multiplex for DTT UHD

by Bob Raikes

The CSA, which regulates broadcasting in France, has said that it is consulting on the idea of introducing a new multi-city multiplex that could support new technology such as DVB-T2 and HEVC compression to …

Almatel Kazakhstan Offers DTH with UHD

by Yvette Raikes

The largest cable company in Kazakhstan, Almatel, is using video delivery firm Harmonic’s Electra solution to launch its DTH satellite platform. Alma TV will now be able to provide high quality SD and HD …

Tags:HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Apple Adopts HEVC Across the Range

by Bob Raikes

Apple said at its developer’s conference that it would update the tvOS used on the Apple TV and will include new features including support for the HEVC codec, on Apple TVs from version 4. …

Tags:Apple| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 22

Infocomm ‘Heads Up’

by Bob Raikes

The news for Infocomm has started and Socionext said that it plans to demonstrate a new chip, the SC2M50 or “M50” that will encode video using the HEVC codec in UltraHD with 60 fps …

Beamr Updates its HEVC Encoding Technology

by Bob Raikes

Beamr Imaging said that it has developed a content-adaptive HEVC software encoder, Beamr 5x that is said to produce HEVC video streams that are 50% smaller than the previous version, Beamr 5. The company …

Socionext Develops Small, Low Power 4K/60p HEVC Codec

by Bob Raikes

Socionext introduced the SC2M50, a new HEVC/H.265 encoding chip. The package is a 25mm square device with consumes 3.5W. The chip supports 4K/60p video and 4:2:2 format with 10 bit colour depth. Samples will …

Tags:HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Amphion Supports 4K 120P and 8K 60P in HEVC

by Bob Raikes

Amphion Semiconductor from Belfast in Northern Ireland said that its has developed two extended performance variants of its HEVC/H.265 ‘Malone’ video decoder core for SoC implementation. The 4Kp120 (CS8150) and 8Kp60 (CS8160) variants target …

Tags:HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Video Encoders & Decoders| Vol 24 - Issue 09

AMPHION Releases Two HEVC/H.265 Video Decoder IP Variants

by Milos Pavlovic

Amphion Semiconductor today announced the immediate availability of 2 extended performance variants of its highly successful HEVC/H.265 ‘Malone’ video decoder core for SoC implementation. The 4Kp120 (CS8150) and 8Kp60 (CS8160) variants target higher frame …

Tags:HEVC (H.265)| Semiconductor Industry| Semiconductors| Video Encoders & Decoders