On2 Technologies Announces the Hantro(TM) 8270 Area and Speed Optimized 1080p Hardware Video Encoder
February 16 2009 - 2:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
New encoder targets wireless, consumer and surveillance
applications CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. and BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 16
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mobile World Congress -- On2 Technologies
(NYSE Alternext US: ONT) announced today the introduction of its
latest hardware design, the Hantro(TM) 8270 1080p Encoder. The new
design supports H.264 Baseline, Main and High Profile video along
with 16Mpixel JPEG still images. With a minimal clock frequency
requirement, less than 250MHz needed for 30fps 1080p video, the
Hantro 8270 is highly suited for low powered chipsets typically
used in battery operated devices and consumer electronics.
Pre-processing features improve image quality and compression
performance The Hantro 8270 incorporates proprietary technologies
for video stabilization and automatic scene change detection. The
video stabilization feature improves the quality of captured video
by counteracting the effects of camera shake. Analyzing each frame
of raw video, undesired movement is removed by cropping and
re-positioning the frame. The process is executed prior to
encoding, and thereby increases overall compression efficiency.
Automatic scene change detection brings significant value to
real-time video surveillance, multi-camera broadcasting and
off-line transcoding (PVR) applications. The technology identifies
dramatic content changes and instructs the encoder to insert a key
frame. This eliminates the unwanted compression artifacts that
would normally be introduced over several frames as the encoder
adapts to the change in content. With an increase of 4 to 8db in
peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) to the frames immediately
following a scene change, the technology brings measurable
improvements to the viewing experience for transcoded content such
as movies and TV shows, and consolidated streams from multiple
cameras typical to surveillance systems and live event coverage.
"With power consumption a critical design issue for semiconductors,
maintaining a low overall clock frequency is an imperative," says
Mika Hakala, SVP and General Manager - Embedded Solutions, On2
Technologies. "A key challenge in designing a 1080p encoder is the
transfer and encoding of the data needed with a clock frequency
acceptable to the chip manufacturer. Through efficient pipeline
utilization and smart parallelism for key functions, we have not
only met, but exceeded our customers' expectations for 1080p
video." The Hantro 8270 will be available for licensing from March
'09. For more information contact About On2 Technologies On2 (NYSE
Alternext US: ONT) creates advanced video compression technologies
for desktop and wireless. Powering the video in many of today's
leading web and mobile applications and devices, On2's customers
include: Nokia, Infineon, Sun Microsystems, Mediatek, Sony,
Brightcove, Move Networks, Adobe and Skype. On2 Technologies is
headquartered in Clifton Park, NY USA. For more information please
visit www.on2.com Trademarks mentioned in this release are the
property of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: On2 Technologies
CONTACT: Tony Hope, On2 Technologies, Inc., +358-440235-107, , or
Chris Pfaff, +1-973-509-6565, , for On2 Technologies, Inc.
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