VITEC recently announced its second-generation HEVC codec, which it calls GEN2, at the 2017 National Association of Broadcaster (NAB) Show in Las Vegas.
Powering the company’s MGW Ace Encoder, the industry’s first portable HEVC hardware-based encoder, this new codec “sets new industry standards in quality, surpassing the second-best HEVC codec competitor by 20 percent,” according to the company press release.
When paired with an MGW Ace Decoder, the second-generation HEVC codec “becomes a fully hardware-based, end-to-end 4:2:2 10-bit HEVC encode/decode streaming solution that supports the most demanding and diverse video streaming use cases,” according to the announcement.
“By offering unmatched HEVC encoding performance, our MGW Ace Encoder is the perfect solution for reducing OPEX in point-to-point video transmission,” said VITEC product manager Richard Bernard in the VITEC press release. “Our entire installed base can benefit from this major update, allowing superior video quality.”
“VITEC continues to usher in the most advanced, reliable, and affordable streaming technology available, and it’s due to our persistence and heavy investment in algorithms and codec optimization,” said VITEC CEO Philippe Wetzel in the company’s announcement. “With the release of GEN2, we have added another remarkable advancement to our product offering that enables our customers to flawlessly transmit their video streams in the highest possible quality while reducing costs.”
More: see a VITEC white paper on the industry’s leading encoders or learn more about VITEC’s second-gen HEVC codec.
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