Harmonic and Thomson Video Networks, now one company, will be highlighting solutions for UHD HDR workflow, cloud media processing and bandwidth optimization for OTT delivery during ANGA COM next week.
Harmonic will demonstrate the latest work from its research group showing up to 50 per cent bandwidth savings for adaptive bit rate (ABR) video delivery when compared to the company’s currently shipping AVC compression solutions. The company will also show how its PURE Compression Engine can be used to encode up to 12 high-quality HD AVC channels in a single broadcast QAM, and the dense transcoding capabilities of its ViBE XT1000 Xtream transcoder, which delivers 54 HD and 180 SD AVC streams per chassis.
The company will showcase a solution for cable delivery of content that combines UHD with HDR (high dynamic range) and supports live and VOD delivery to any screen. The demo will include an end-to-end implementation of the DVB CSA3 encryption standard via Cisco HDR-capable set-top boxes. The UHD solution includes the NSG Exo distributed CMTS system, ViBE 4K real-time encoder, ViBE VS7000 video system and ProMedia X Origin streaming media server, with packaging on-the-fly and origination capabilities. Visitors can see footage from the NASA TV UHD channel, which features video created using a complete UHD delivery system from Harmonic.
For visitors interested in cloud media processing, Harmonic is showcasing VOS Cloud, which enables content and service providers to manage the video production and delivery workflow for broadcast and OTT applications via standard IT hardware over public or private cloud infrastructures. VOS Cloud is an extension of the VOS software-based media-processing platform. The VOS 360 professional cloud media-processing service provides operators with a software-as-a-service solution that is hosted in the public cloud and maintained and monitored by Harmonic. The company says customers can launch revenue-generating, broadcast-quality OTT services in a matter of minutes using this solution.
