[Satellite TODAY 09-03-09] Tandberg Television is set to reveal the industry’s first MPEG-4 AVC HD 4:2:2 system solution for the contribution and distribution market, the company announced Sept. 2.
    The new system includes an encoder and professional receiver that support up to 1080p50/60 HD encoding with 10-bit precision. Tandberg said it hopes the product will lead to a large-scale migration from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 AVC for 4:2:2 HD video used in the professional broadcasting market, providing the service without cost hikes. The system also aims to meet broadcaster’s current service requirements with less bandwidth.
    Tandberg also is releasing an MPEG-4 AVC HD encoder for 4:2:0 video, which aims to provide a 20-30 percent improvement in compression efficiency compared to current MPEG-4 AVC HD encoding standards.
    The product was designed to help satellite, cable, IPTV and digital terrestrial television operators attract high value viewers with a greater choice of HD content. The EN8190 encoder, Tandberg’s compliment product to the whole solution, aims to an additional HD channel per transponder for satellite operators when compared to alternative compression solutions.