IBC 2011: VENICE with JPEG2000 and AVC-Ultra Support
Right on time for IBC 2011, DVS presents its VENICE video server with numerous new highlights: Equipped with two high-performance HD-SDI/HDMI video boards, VENICE will impress users with its ability to record and play out JPEG2000 and AVC-Intra Class 200 in real time.
New hardware, new codecs: VENICE at IBC 2011. (Photo: DVS)
Hanover/Amsterdam. From September 9 - 13, DVS will be showcasing its multi-channel broadcast video server VENICE which is packed with new highlights at IBC booth 7-E25. Besides high-quality codecs such as JPEG2000 and AVC-Intra 200, VENICE supports the Avid systems ISIS® and Interplay, and effortlessly handles stereo 3D material.
VENICE supports JPEG2000, the high-quality B2B mezzanine exchange format used both in the broadcast and digital film environment. DVS's DI workstation CLIPSTER® has been supporting JPEG2000 for many years – now the VENICE video server benefits from this experience. Thanks to its reliable DVS hardware, VENICE can ingest and play out JPEG2000 in real time, as well as transcode at high speeds.
As the first manufacturer in the market, DVS has added the Panasonic AVC-Ultra codec series to the VENICE portfolio. AVC-Intra Class 200 – an intra-frame based technology from Panasonic – is part of the AVC-Ultra group of codecs that offers broadcasters interoperability with P2 materials with frame rates of up to 1080p60 for even higher picture quality and future-proof workflows. VENICE also supports the AVC-Intra 3D stereo function P2-3D, which is also part of the AVC-Ultra group.
Besides countless leading production systems, VENICE supports Avid's ISIS® storage system and Interplay Media and Production Asset Management System. As such, VENICE has established itself as the central ingest system in heterogeneous broadcast environments. The ability to work with Avid systems allows live video ingest and outgest via HD-SDI as well as file ingest of Professional DiscsTM and P2 storage media using VENICE.
VENICE can be used both for 3D ingest as well as 3D play-out, ensuring a seamless stereoscopic live workflow in maximum quality. Equipped with the integrated STAN (Stereoscopic Analyzer) software, the DVS video server analyzes and corrects all key parameters such as picture geometry, depth budget, and stereo baseline all in real time, and fine tunes both the ingest and play-out of stereoscopic 3D material in HD.
Niklas Fabian, Product Manager at DVS: "For the past two years, VENICE has established itself as the future-proof solution for ingest and play-out in the market. In Amsterdam, we'll be debuting the next evolutionary step of our video server, which will make everyday production tasks considerably easier for broadcasters thanks to new hardware and an even more extensive codec package."
About DVS: DVS, a Rohde & Schwarz company, is a leading manufacturer of high-quality hardware and software for broadcast, digital film and video post production, presentation and event markets. DVS applications cover the production of popular TV series and Hollywood blockbusters, and enable 4K films for Digital Cinema. With over 25 years of experience in the professional video industry, DVS has cultivated a "passion for perfection," and continues to develop revolutionary systems for customized, flexible, high-performance workflows. With CLIPSTER®, DVS was the first company in the world to make real-time 4K processing possible. Its future-proof video server VENICE offers a flexible solution for modern, file-based workflows in broadcast environments. Headquartered in Hanover (Germany) and Los Angeles (USA), DVS also has branch offices in Miami (USA), Paris (France), and Singapore. www.dvs.de
