IDC will be featuring its award winning SuperFlex, Datacast XD and PROFLine product families along with a broad suite of advanced DVB-IP applications for broadcast data, radio and video at NAB 2009. SuperFlex is IDC’s flagship family of advanced, open-standards based products for implementing complete end to end DVB-IP content delivery via satellite and/or terrestrial networks. Datacast XD is a complementary set of software products for multimedia content management and sitribution over satellite a swell as other point-to-multipoint distribution networks. The PROFline products feature advanced digital audio compression and related data services for professional broadcast applications.
IDC will be showcasing the following at NAB 2009:
- IPTV applications — Complete head-end solutions as well as a family of interoperable dual mode DVB-S and S2 receivers for the secure and efficient delivery of both SD and HDTV live and Video on Demand (VOD) content over satellite. The IPTV solutions also feature high throughput M:N redundancy for fail-safe operation of large numbers of channels over multiple transponders with MPEG2 and MPEG4 AVC encoding, a choice of industry standard decryption/CAS options, transport stream transcoding to IP and built-in IP multicasting for ease of integration with Telco and CATV and other broadband IPTV distribution networks.
- Digital Cinema applications — Complete end-to-end solutions for the delivery of both file encoded (i.e. JPEG2000 DCP) movies as well as live 2D and 3D alternative content events for digital cinema and e-cinema applications. Key features include ultra high speed dual-tuner receivers, multiple layers of encryption/CAS for extra security, built-in “on the fly” forward error correction using IDC’s flagship Datacast XD software and DVB-S2 8PSK or 16APSK delivery. IDC will be unveiling the latest addition to the Superflex Pro Cinema product line, the Pro Cinema Caching Server, a high capacity integrated caching server for digital movie file distribution.
- The SuperFlex Pro Cinema 3D Live Encoder and Decoder, with leading Sensio 3-D technology onboard, will be a highlight of the IDC booth. The Pro Cinema Live line of products expands the range of offerings for digital projector equipped cinemas by delivering high quality stable 3D live content at half the bandwidth of other approaches that have been tried before. The SuperFlex Pro Cinema 3D Live Encoder and Decoder supports both 2D and 3D live and pre-recorded events, which allows movie houses and other venues increased new revenue opportunities via alternative content programming. IDC, along with Sensio, will be showcasing its live 3D products and technology at NAB this year. Visitors to the IDC booth will be able to view all of the action in the booth and on the surrounding show floor in live, high definition 3D
- Expanded SFX Pro Video receivers — Developed specifically for professional video distribution applications, the SFX Pro Video line of DVB-S/S2 receivers feature hardware decoding of MPEG2 and MPEG4 AVC SD and HD video in a single 1 RU high 19-inch rack configuration complete with an integrated hard drive for drop and insert store and forward applications. The Pro Video line of receivers now include file playback capabilities as well as enhanced decoding of IP video input streams. The SFX Pro Video features a choice of IP, DVB-S or S2 satellite and ASI inputs and a multiple outputs that include IP, ASI, component video, HDMI and HD-SDI. Ideal for SD and HDTV broadcast as well as live digital and e-cinema applications.
- IDC will also be showcasing the SFX Pro Video 4104, an extension of the core Pro Video product line. Already installed in networks around the world, the 4104 enables the distribution of both pre-recorded files and live events to be delivered on two separate carriers, which provides operational flexibility and reduced capital costs for theatre owners and operators.
