Vendor: Xilinx, Inc. Category: Video Processing

H.264/H.265 Video Codec Unit

The Xilinx® LogiCORE™ IP H.264/H.265 Video Codec Unit (VCU) core for Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC devices is capable of performing vide…

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Overview

The Xilinx® LogiCORE™ IP H.264/H.265 Video Codec Unit (VCU) core for Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC devices is capable of performing video compression and decompression of simultaneously of video resolution up to 4K @ 60Hz. A lower frame rate is supported for when resolutions higher than 4K. H.264/H.265 functionality is implemented as an embedded hard IP inside Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC device families. The VCU is suitable for many applications including Video surveillance, Video conferencing, Embedded vision and Video streaming.

Key features

  • Multi-standard encoding/decoding support, including:
    • Advanced Video Coding (AVC) H.264
    • High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) H.265
    • High-Quality Main Profile level 5.1 High Tier 4Kp60 H.265/H.265 encoding/decoding
    • High-Performance BP/MP/HP level 5.2 4Kp60 H.264/H.264 encoding/decoding
    • Supports up to 8 streams
    • On-the-fly change of multiple encoding parameters
    • Flexible rate control: CBR, VBR, and Constant Q
    • Zynq UltraScale+ EV

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
H.264/H.265 Video Codec Unit
Vendor
Xilinx, Inc.
Type
Silicon IP

Compute

Codec Standard
H.264 / AVC , H.265 / HEVC

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Provider

Xilinx, Inc.
HQ: USA
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