Altera Showcases 4K Video Processing and Multichannel Video-over-IP at 2013 NAB Show
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SAN JOSE, Calif. - Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) is showcasing its latest broadcast solutions for 4K video processing and multichannel video-over-IP at the 2013 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show in Las Vegas from April 8 to 11. Additionally, the company is demonstrating its Stratix® V Advanced Systems Development Kit (ASDK), a PCI Express® (PCIe®) Gen3x16 plug-in card architected for 4K ultra high-definition (Ultra HD), equivalent to 16-channel 1080p60 video processing.
Joining Altera's engineers in the booth are technical experts from Macnica Americas with guest exhibitor Jack Douglass, chairman of SMPTE, demonstrating video-over-IP solutions; and engineers from intoPIX are demonstrating video compression solutions, all of which leverage Altera® 28 nm Stratix V and Cyclone® V FPGAs.
What: Altera demonstrations at2013 National Association of Broadcasters Show
When: Monday, April 8, to Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Where: NABbooth SU12011, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
Altera's In-Booth Demonstrations
   - 4K Video Processing--Altera is demonstrating its 4K reference designs
      that address the immediate needs of broadcast equipment developers,
      including downscaling from 4K to fit into existing SD/HD workflows and
      upscaling from SD/HD to feed 4K displays. These designs leverage
      Altera's patent-pending edge-adaptive sharpening algorithm, which
      sharpens the scaled image without distorting details.
   - OpenCL--This demo features live video streaming using OpenCL™, and
      real-time video processing such as Sobel edge-detection and image
      manipulation, all coded in OpenCL software and running on Altera FPGAs.
      In addition, this demo uses an Altera's Nios® II soft processor, and
      enables the power of OpenCL in embedded applications by removing the
      need for external processor or host server machine.
   - Stratix V ASDK--This hardware platform well exceeds the technical
       requirements of typical professional video end products. With its PCIe
       Gen3x16 connectivity and on-board resources architected to handle 16
       channels of 1080p60 video processing, the platform can be used to derive
       a myriad of end products, enabling broadcast engineers to rapidly design
      future-proof solutions to address emerging market needs such as Ultra
       HD, high-density transcoding for multiscreen, high frame-rate
       applications, etc.
   - Video-over-IP from Macnica Americas--Macnica Americas' SMPTE
       2022-1/2/5/6 solution is a complete design for transporting video over
      an IP network exclusively on Altera FPGAs. The solution lowers the cost
      of video transport by leveraging Ethernet, so multiple video channels
      (up to 256) can be moved over a single cable reliably, and over long
      distances. This demonstration replicates the setup of the VidTrans 2013
      official interoperability tests, and features guest exhibitor Jack
      Douglass, chairman of the SMPTE 2022 interoperability tests.
   - Video Compression with intoPIX--This intoPIX JPEG2000 design
       demonstrates a compact CODEC solution for a full chain of video-over-IP
      transmission, running on Altera's Cyclone V FPGAs. It features 1080p60
      full HD operation with visually lossless compression, low latency, and
      small IP footprint. The IP cores from intoPIX also feature standard
      interfaces that integrate with Altera IP cores such as serial digital
      interface (SDI) and the Video and Image Processing (VIP) suite, making
      it easy to prototype and customize in the user design.
For more information on Altera's broadcast and video solutions, visit www.altera.com/education/events/northamerica/evt-nab.html.
About Altera
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