EDBoX presents the future of HD encoding

After the introduction of the EDBoX HD H.264 Encoding Solution in December 2007 EDBoX Germany presents now the follow-up model.

The new EDBoX 1000 HD H.264 Encoder has been all new developed both on the hardware and on the software side and opens up a new generation on the HD Encoding market. The features as well as the high video quality and the price-performance ratio are revolutionary.

As follows the most important data in shortform:

The EDBoX 1000 HD encoder is based on the latest generation H.264 AVC Codec. The EDBoX 1000 HD supports 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 SD / HD main & high profile encoding.

With the bandwidth ranging from 1,5 to 50 Mbps (SD) an 3 to 160 Mbps (HD) the EDBoX 1000 HD offers the ultimate in picture quality.

Main features:

• SD SDI (259M) an HD SDI (292M) Input and SDI preview output

• Retundant SDI INPUT (auto changed)

• MPEG 4 AVC / H.264 Main & High Profile up to Level 4.0

• 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 * chroma format supported

• 9 sec. boot up time

• 500 ms latency

• Constant and variable bit-rate encoding 3 to 160 Mbps

• CABAC/CAVLC entropy encoding, I, P and B frames

• Video compatible for varios formats such as 1080i, 720p, 480i and 576i.

• AES / EBU 8 channels

• 8-channels PCM audio I/O;16 channels*

• Built-in Dolby E and Dolby Digital (AC3) encoder module*

• Dolby E and Dolby Digital (AC3) pass through function

• MPEG-2 TS Stream, over UDP/IP or RTP

• Unicast and Multicast Streaming

• MPEG-2 Transport Streaming over DVB-ASI (2OUT)

• BISS-1/E scrambling function for SNG transmission*

• Also available as EDBoX HD Decoder

Also coming as a bundle called EDBoX 1300 HD consisting of HD encoder & HD decoder