The intoPIX JPEG2000 encoding algorithm running on a Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA, allows encoding at up to 120 frames-per-second (fps), over 20% faster than previous solutions. This creates the potential to create a multi-stream encoder delivering up to four channels of HD-SDI image management at 30 fps. Xilinx Virtex-5 devices support all relevant video interfaces including HD-SDI and ASI, while offering built-in PCI Express endpoint and Gigabit Ethernet blocks, ideal for addressing the challenging bandwidth, power and cost targets of the broadcast industry. The intoPIX implementation of a JPEG2000 encoder and codec on a single Virtex-5 FPGA still leaves available logic for additional functionality. This can be designed by the customer, or selected from the Xilinx or intoPIX IP portfolios.
Keith Morris, sales and marketing manager at intoPIX said: We work at the leading edge of digital cinema and broadcast technology, with customers who demand the highest quality, leading edge solutions. Porting our JPEG2000 algorithms into the industry’s most powerful FPGA has allowed us to deliver exceptional quality, performance, and flexibility as well as reduce overall system cost.
John Heighton, Xilinx product solutions manager for Europe, said: JPEG2000 is starting to see significant interest in the broadcast industry, and the success of the intoPIX project demonstrates how our leading edge FPGA technology allows designers to respond quickly to emerging market trends and requirements. In this highly competitive market, designers must differentiate their products from the competition. They can achieve this only through the use of a flexible, cost-effective FPGA platform.
