Fujitsu Laboratories recently declared that it has developed a unique technology, the first ever developed to mitigate the degradation of video quality during video relays. After due process consideration, the latest technology has been used by the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers a unique technology, the first ever developed to mitigate the degradation of video quality during video relays. After due-(SMPTE) as a ‘Recommended Practice’.
SMPTE is a global professional association that focuses on developing innovative standards in the motion imaging industries. Upon being adopted as a ‘Recommended Practice’, these new video transmission systems will dramatically increase the quality of video content.
Video is broadcasted across multiple relay points in conventional broadcast methods that involve telecasting weather forecasts, sports, news reports, and other events as well as various other on-site relays. The video encoders are mounted at each relay points and when a video signal passes through them each time, there is slight degradation in the image’s color component. Visible color blurring occurs due to the accumulation of this degradation.
The new technology fits well with the existing equipment and reduces the possibility of color blurring. This innovative technology was published in a paper, which received the 2010 SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal Certificate of Merit. The technology underwent subsequent investigation by SMPTE due process committees. It was then published as SMPTE Recommended Practice RP 2050-1:2012. This adoption contributed to constructing a high-definition video transmission system. It is capable of reducing color blurring, even after repeated video relays.
The newly developed technology provides cost-effective retrofit of video encoders and inter-compatibility compliance with existing equipment.
The color degradation minimizing technology has been integrated into Fujitsu's IP Series of media encoders such asIP-9500, IP-9610 and IP-900, which are already being used by customers.
Source: http://www.fujitsu.com/