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Village Island Releases World-Wide the VICO-4, the “4K over Single 3G-SDI” Appliance Empowered by TICO
March 21, 2017 11:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Village Island, a video equipment supplier and integrator head-quartered in Japan, announces VICO-4 from the VICO series enabling UHD smart transport and powered by TICO, the revolutionary high-efficiency compression engine from intoPIX.
Using the new VICO-4 appliance, it is now possible to transport 4K base-band video over a single 3G-SDI, without losing any noticeable video quality and with zero-frame delay. VICO-4 takes in 4K as 4x 3G-SDI or 1x 12G-SDI and convert it into a single 3G-SDI. The unit can easily switch between Encoder and Decoder.
VICO is powered by TICO, the high-efficiency compression engine from intoPIX enabling 4:1 Visually Lossless compression with a total delay (encoder plus decoder) of only a few video lines (less than 1ms).
Why VICO?
As broadcasters move towards 4K, they desire to make a smart use of their current SDI facilities. The resulting 3G-SDI codestream signal can be interfaced with 3G-SDI uncompressed traditional devices such as Distribution Amplifiers, Storage/Playout system, Optical Transmitters, Matrix-Switchers and Routers,...
Because broadcasters operators have preference to ideally transport video as raw data (or equivalent to raw quality) and with near-to-zero delay.
To respond to the needs for SDI practical connection when IP is not an option or when the existing IP network is bringing inadequate constraints or complexity.
To offer a mission critical hardware that is simple to configure without requiring additional peripherals or software.
To offer ready-to-integrate appliance for OBVAN, studios and contribution system.
To resolve 4K-SDI cabling issues related to limitation of space and of distance between devices.
VICO handles 4K video as 4x 3G-SDI in both 2SI (2-Sample-Interleave) and SQD (Square-Division) modes, in Level A and B. It also supports 12G-SDI which makes it a unique gateway for new 12G-SDI devices.
SDI transport of TICO video data is done according to SMPTE RDD35 SDI specifications to enable interoperability with third-party vendors. Several interoperability testing have been conducted successfully. According to this spec, the resulting 3G-SDI codestream sees the SDI video active area replaced with the 4K compressed data. The complete ancillary data (ex: audio, time-codes, sub-titles, …) is transported as is.
TICO compression enables to preserve the original quality without any artefact detectable by the human eye. Encoding and decoding is achieved within a few video lines delay. Therefore VICO enables 4K transport over single 3G-SDI with lossless quality coupled with Ultra-Low Delay. VICO is available as OEM and ODM as well.
About Village Island
Village Island, with headquarters in Japan and subsidiary offices in Singapore and Malaysia, is a well-known supplier of audio-visual hardware and solutions for the broadcast industry. Village Island is an IABM member and a TICO Alliance member.
About intoPIX
intoPIX is an innovative provider of compression technology to audiovisual equipment manufacturers. It includes silicon IP-cores and software tools that enable leading-edge TICO and JPEG2000 compression, video over IP and hardware enforcement.
March 21, 2017 11:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Village Island, a video equipment supplier and integrator head-quartered in Japan, announces VICO-4 from the VICO series enabling UHD smart transport and powered by TICO, the revolutionary high-efficiency compression engine from intoPIX.
Using the new VICO-4 appliance, it is now possible to transport 4K base-band video over a single 3G-SDI, without losing any noticeable video quality and with zero-frame delay. VICO-4 takes in 4K as 4x 3G-SDI or 1x 12G-SDI and convert it into a single 3G-SDI. The unit can easily switch between Encoder and Decoder.
VICO is powered by TICO, the high-efficiency compression engine from intoPIX enabling 4:1 Visually Lossless compression with a total delay (encoder plus decoder) of only a few video lines (less than 1ms).
Why VICO?
As broadcasters move towards 4K, they desire to make a smart use of their current SDI facilities. The resulting 3G-SDI codestream signal can be interfaced with 3G-SDI uncompressed traditional devices such as Distribution Amplifiers, Storage/Playout system, Optical Transmitters, Matrix-Switchers and Routers,...
Because broadcasters operators have preference to ideally transport video as raw data (or equivalent to raw quality) and with near-to-zero delay.
To respond to the needs for SDI practical connection when IP is not an option or when the existing IP network is bringing inadequate constraints or complexity.
To offer a mission critical hardware that is simple to configure without requiring additional peripherals or software.
To offer ready-to-integrate appliance for OBVAN, studios and contribution system.
To resolve 4K-SDI cabling issues related to limitation of space and of distance between devices.
VICO handles 4K video as 4x 3G-SDI in both 2SI (2-Sample-Interleave) and SQD (Square-Division) modes, in Level A and B. It also supports 12G-SDI which makes it a unique gateway for new 12G-SDI devices.
SDI transport of TICO video data is done according to SMPTE RDD35 SDI specifications to enable interoperability with third-party vendors. Several interoperability testing have been conducted successfully. According to this spec, the resulting 3G-SDI codestream sees the SDI video active area replaced with the 4K compressed data. The complete ancillary data (ex: audio, time-codes, sub-titles, …) is transported as is.
TICO compression enables to preserve the original quality without any artefact detectable by the human eye. Encoding and decoding is achieved within a few video lines delay. Therefore VICO enables 4K transport over single 3G-SDI with lossless quality coupled with Ultra-Low Delay. VICO is available as OEM and ODM as well.
About Village Island
Village Island, with headquarters in Japan and subsidiary offices in Singapore and Malaysia, is a well-known supplier of audio-visual hardware and solutions for the broadcast industry. Village Island is an IABM member and a TICO Alliance member.
About intoPIX
intoPIX is an innovative provider of compression technology to audiovisual equipment manufacturers. It includes silicon IP-cores and software tools that enable leading-edge TICO and JPEG2000 compression, video over IP and hardware enforcement.