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HaiVision
announces OSCAR – the most compact & affordable H.264 MPEG-4 AVC
video encoder/decoder
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HaiVision Systems Inc.
November 30, 2006
Montreal, Canada -- HaiVision
Systems Inc. is pleased to announce the third platform within its
H.264 MPEG-4 AVC product lineup – the hai200 series OSCAR. The OSCAR
is an extremely compact device designed specifically for video
streaming and IPTV applications. Supporting full resolution (SD or
D1) encoding or decoding at up to 1.5 Mbps, the OSCAR delivers
unmatched price/performance for network video.
The OSCAR supports MPEG-4 AVC H.264 baseline and enhanced profile
with fully controllable resolution, frame rate, and bit rate from 64
kbps to 1.5 Mbps, thus tunable for virtually any bandwidth
requirement. As well, both the encoder and decoder models include
serial port access for centralized camera or display control.
Measuring a mere 0.92” x 5.85” x 8.0” (24mm x 149mm x 202mm) and
housed in a solid chassis with a locking power supply, HaiVision’s
OSCAR is ideal for multiple camera encoding applications regardless
of environment. |
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MPEG-4 AVC H.264 is
the leading standard for all next generation video applications
including transmission, broadcast, videoconferencing, storage
servers, and video on demand systems. This new joint ITU/MPEG
industry standard, which is 60% more efficient than MPEG-2, is
destined for ubiquity and must not be confused with older MPEG-4
(part 2) implementations that typically do not support resolutions
higher than SIF/CIF (or roughly ¼ full resolution).
The OSCAR is fully compatible with HaiVision’s high performance
H.264 MPEG-4 AVC platforms, the hai1000 multi-channel codec for
telepresence systems and the TASMAN for high performance single
channel interactive and streaming systems.
The OSCAR encoder has a list price of US$2,995 and in now offered in
an integration kit (encoder, decoder, and application programming
interface) for systems developers before the end of December 2006.
Volume production will begin in February 2007.
About HaiVision Systems Inc.
Based in Montreal, Canada, HaiVision Systems Inc. is a private
company dedicated to improving the way people live and work through
the use of advanced network video technology. HaiVision’s
interactive products are used in the foremost telepresence suites,
boardroom, and continuous presence distance education systems
worldwide. They are also used in the medical field supporting
information and service delivery within hospital campuses and across
nations. HaiVision’s streaming products are as well used extensively
for video backhaul and distribution in broadcast, near broadcast,
and IPTV applications. Please have a look at the product
information, case studies, videos, and file samples available in the
file download area of our web site. |
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