EGT's revolutionary Network Video Transcoder delivers superior video quality over decode/re-encode or rate-shaping solutions through our advanced technology that repurposes the original MPEG compression data to maximize video quality during the transcoding process.  EGT's improvements in video and audio coding provide dramatic gains in bandwidth efficiency while the programmable EGT VIPr platform allows for increased flexibility and system reliability.

 

MPEG-4 to MPEG-2 Intelligent Transcoder

• 3:1 closed-loop efficiency, 3 HD channels in 1 QAM
• Integrated Transcoding & Statistical Multiplexing
• Highly flexible processing platform
• Decoupled from receiver, reuse standard satellite receivers
• Broadcast, SDV, PCTV and Mobility applications
• Integrated rate control enhances video quality
• Transport MPEG-4 throughout the plant and transcode closer to the edge

HD to SD Intelligent Downconversion

• Convert off air HD broadcast "must carry" channels to SD to support existing customers
• Down convert from one master copy to support both HD & SD tiers

MPEG-2 to MPEG-2 Intelligent Recoder

• Parameter re-use, maintains original MPEG-2 data to maximize video quality
• Offers superior performance over requantization and decode/re-code solutions
• Advanced Preprocessing and Prefiltering

Flexible Solution

• CBR for Switched Digital Video (SDV) applications
• Local multiplex configuration management
• Supports HD and SD transcoding or recoding
• VBR for 3:1 HD
• SD + HD Multiplexing