AVC Intra Encoder & Decoder

Overview

The H.264 Intra Frame Codec Core is a high performance & highly optimized video compression- decompression engine targeted primarily at FPGAs. It is complaint with ISO/IEC 14496-10 and ITU-T H.264 standard. It is well suited for various applications ranging from broadcast & professional video to high end consumer electronics.

The Codec design is fully autonomous and does not require any external processor to aid the codec operations. The encoder takes in the uncompressed video input and outputs encoded video in Elementary Stream (ES) format or optionally in Transport Stream (TS) format. The decoder takes in the ES/ TS & output is 20-bit YUV data with embedded sync.

The codec solution is available either as a FPGA netlist or in source code format and can be customized to meet the requirement of end customer.

Key Features

Standard: H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10 & SMPTE RP 2027-2012
Profiles: Constrained Baseline, Main and High profies
Video Resolutions: Up to 1920x1080
Frame Rate: Up to 60 fps
Bit rate: CABAC Bitrate: Up to 110 Mbps
CAVLC Bitrate: Up to 225 Mbps
Chroma Format: Monochrome, 4:2:0 & 4:2:2
Precision: Bit depths from 8 to 10
Encoder Input: 20-bit YUV data with embedded sync
Encoder Output: 8-bit elementary stream or optional transport stream
Decoder Output: 20-bit YUV data with embedded sync
Latency: Ultra low latency of 10 ms
Codec Flavors: AVC-Intra Class 50/100
Upgrade Options: AVC Intra 200, XAVC & Intra Frame 4Kp60
FPGA: Xilinx Kintex Ultrascale, Kintex-7 & Virtex-6

Benefits

Fully standards compliant - tested with ITU-T & other industry standard test suites
Rate distortion optimization
CBR, VBR and Capped VBR rate control
Intra prediction supports all prediction modes & IPCM
Supports both CABAC and CAVLC Entropy coding
Optional two pass encoding
Extensive options to customize the source code via use of parameters
Supports progressive and interlaced formats
Support for MBAFF when encoding an interlaced source
Single chip solution with no processor requirement
Easy to integrate and hence faster time-to-market

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Applications

High quality video ingest and archiving
Video playout servers
Low Latency Video Contribution
Test & Measurement Equipment’s
Aerospace & defense
Medical
Automotive

Deliverables

Source Code or Netlist
Simulation Model
Hardware Test Platform
Build Scripts
Test Reports
User Manual
Design Documentation
Constraint Files
Test Benches
Support for one year

Technical Specifications

Availability

Available

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