Sony Corporation announced that it is expanding its XAVC 4K professional video recording format to serve the consumer market.
Archive of posts filed under the Compression and Authoring category.
Sony Targets Consumers with XAVC S 4K Video Recording Format
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 8 April 2013, 11:40 am
Filed under Compression and Authoring, Consumer Electronics, News.
Tagged 4K, H.264, Material eXchange Format (MXF), MP4, MPEG-4 AVC, Sony Corp., XAVC, XAVC S
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BluFocus Supports DoStudio Blu-ray Software from Sony
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 27 February 2013, 11:52 am
BluFocus Inc. announced that it will provide testing services to users of Sony Creative Software’s DoStudio Blu-ray Disc (BD) authoring platform.
Filed under Compression and Authoring, News, Testing and Verification.
Tagged Blu-ray Disc (BD), BluFocu, DoStudio, Sony Creative Software
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New HDMI Specification on the Horizon
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 8 January 2013, 10:37 am
HDMI Licensing is marking the 10-year milestone of the release of the first High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification and announced plans to release the next version in the first half of 2013.
Filed under Compression and Authoring, Networking and Interfaces, News.
Tagged CES 2013, HDMI, HDMI Forum, HDMI Licensing LLC
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Sony Promotes Mastered in 4K Blu-ray Movies
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 8 January 2013, 9:04 am
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced its new Mastered in 4K Blu-ray Disc (BD) movie titles at CES 2013.
Filed under Compression and Authoring, Consumer Electronics, News.
Tagged 4K, Blu-ray Disc (BD), CES 2013, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE), Ultra HDTV, Ultra High-Definition (Ultra HD)
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Rovi Unveils Program to Drive HEVC Rollout
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 7 January 2013, 11:08 am
Rovi Corporation announced a new program to help spur the development of products that take advantage of the forthcoming High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC).
Filed under Compression and Authoring, News.
Tagged 4K, CES 2013, DivX, H.265, High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), MainConcept, Rovi Corporation
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Deluxe Protects Sensitive Files with WatchDox
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 13 November 2012, 11:33 am
WatchDox announced that Deluxe Entertainment employs WatchDox’s security platform to share and protect documents associated with its DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) authoring projects.
Filed under Compression and Authoring, News.
Tagged Blu-ray Disc (BD), Deluxe Digital Studios, Deluxe Entertainment Services Group, DVD, WatchDox
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The Expendables 2 Features DTS Neo:X Soundtrack
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 5 November 2012, 9:01 am
DTS announced that The Expendables 2 from Lionsgate Home Entertainment is the first Blu-ray Disc (BD) to feature a DTS Neo:X optimized soundtrack.
Filed under Compression and Authoring, News.
Tagged Blu-ray Disc (BD), DTS, DTS Neo:X, The Expendables 2
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Sorenson Launches Squeeze Server 2.0
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 31 October 2012, 11:04 am
Sorenson Media announced that its new Squeeze Server 2.0 video transcoding and encoding tool is now available.
Filed under Compression and Authoring, News, Software.
Tagged H.264, MPEG DASH, MPEG-4 AVC, Sorenson Media, Squeeze Server
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Technicolor and Rockstar Games Get Busy
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 5 October 2012, 3:11 pm
Technicolor announced that it has established a new high-end game art and animation team dedicated to working with Rockstar Games.
Filed under Compression and Authoring, Gaming, News.
Tagged Rockstar Games, Technicolor
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Deluxe Launches UltraViolet CFF Services
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 17 September 2012, 9:30 am
Deluxe Media announced the launch of its UltraViolet Common File Format (CFF) production services.
Filed under Compression and Authoring, News.
Tagged Common File Format (CFF), Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), UltraViolet
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Sorenson Launches Squeeze Premium
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 12 September 2012, 9:13 am
Sorenson Media announced its new Sorenson Squeeze Premium video encoding software, which is optimized to run in a server environment.
Filed under Compression and Authoring, News.
Tagged IBC2012, Sorenson Media, Squeeze Premium, Windows Server 2008
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Dolby Makes Friends with UltraViolet
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 10 September 2012, 8:53 am
Dolby Laboratories announced that its Dolby Digital Plus audio technology is being embraced by the UltraViolet community.
Filed under Compression and Authoring, News.
Tagged Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE), Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Laboratories, UltraViolet
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Rovi Debuts MainConcept SDK for HEVC
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 6 September 2012, 11:25 am
Rovi Corporation announced its new MainConcept codec SDK for the soon-to-be ratified H.265 High Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC).
Filed under Compression and Authoring, News.
Tagged H.265, High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC), IBC2012, MainConcept, Rovi Corporation
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Amazon Preps London Digital Media Development Centre
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 23 July 2012, 2:50 pm
Amazon announced that it will open a new global Digital Media Development Centre in London, England to create interactive digital services for TVs, game consoles, smartphones and PCs.
Filed under Compression and Authoring, News.
Tagged Amazon, London, LOVEFiLM, PlayStation 3 (PS3), Smartphone, United Kingdom, Wii, Xbox 360
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Sorenson Adds Review and Approval to Online Video Platform
Posted by Hugh Bennett on 19 July 2012, 8:00 am
Sorenson Media announced that it has added new review and approval functions to its Sorenson 360 online video platform (OVP).
Filed under Compression and Authoring, News.
Tagged Android, iPad, iPhone, Sorenson 360, Sorenson Media, Squeeze 8.5
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