New chip promises to usher in low-cost consumer HDTV cameras
Dec 22, 2005 8:00 AM, News Technology Update e-newsletter
The drive to make HDTV ubiquitous got a boost last week with the announcement of the development of a commercial low power HD H.264/AVC system-on-chip (SoC) semiconductor for low-cost hybrid HD video and high-resolution cameras.
The A1 digital camera platform SoC was developed by Ambarella in Sunnyvale, CA. It combines an HD H.264/AVC codec, video processor, still image processor, audio compression and system functions on one chip. It has an operating power of less than one watt and is priced to bring the high definition experience to mainstream consumers, according to the company.
The A1 platform is based on the H.264/AVC video compression standard, the next generation of video compression technology. Ambarella’s platform delivers a 2.5x compression gain over current MPEG-2/4 solutions, providing the efficiency required to store HD video content in flash-based memory, according to the company.
This eBook provides both new and veteran shooters an in-depth understanding of the technology that lies between the camera lens and the recording medium and how to maximize a camera's performance.
File-based technologies have replaced video tape methods for a majority of production and broadcast operations. The worlds of AV and IT are coalescing to create new methods and workflows for media
Video compression, editing and displays is an in-depth tutorial on MPEG compression technology, editing MPEG content and evaluating color video monitors written by long-time video expert, trainer and writer Steve Mullen, Ph. D.
2012 will be the year of mobile DTV. That’s the view of Erik Moreno, who along with Salil Dalvi, senior VP for Mobile Platform Development at NBC Universal, is co-general manager of the Mobile Content Venture.
Hear snippets of podcast interviews done throughout 2011 with Pat McDonough of The Nielsen Company, Glen Friedman of Ideas & Solutions!, Danny Wilson of Pixelmetrix and Greg Herman of Watch TV. Pictured is Danny Wilson, Pixelmetrix.
