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EVS Fully Integrates with First SMPTE VC-3 Compliant Codec, Avid DNxHD (7/3/2008)

EVS Broadcast Equipment announced that their renowned XT[2] production server is the first server on the market to fully and natively support Avid's DNxHD(r) codec.

This follows the recent news from Avid Technology, Inc., that DNxHD(r), a high-quality, low bitrate HD production codec, is the first to be compliant with SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) VC-3 standards.

The Avid DNxHD(r) codec was approved by the SMPTE organization as the framework for the VC-3 family of standards, which enable content creators to facilitate efficient encoding and exchange of HD media, and are the first SMPTE standards for intra-frame, 720/1080 raster, 8/10 bit and 4:2:2 HD post production. This VC-3 standard will enable unprecedented interoperability between any licensed users of the codec, including Avid and EVS.

"Our clients consistently rely on us for flexible HD workflow options," said Pierre L'Hoest, CEO of EVS. "By supporting the Avid DNxHD(r) codec on our XT[2] server, we can now provide our mutual clients with the solution they need to design even more realistic, speedy, reliable workflows for their HD productions, and give them more options for third-party interoperability and future upgrades."

The multi-channel XT[2] production server is a versatile and reliable system used for the ingest, organization, and playout of premium quality video for studio, outside broadcasting, stadium, and other live or near-live productions. Due to the XT[2] server's native support of the DNxHD(r) codec, no transcoding process is required between the XT[2] and Avid's post production tools. Native media quality is also preserved throughout any transfer processes.

"We have been partners with Avid for a long time," said Fred Garroy, General Manager of EVS Americas. "We are proud to say that our interoperability is increasing with this latest development, and we look forward to our continued success together."

About SMPTE VC-3

SMPTE VC-3 is the industry’s only 720/1080 raster, low-bitrate, 8/10 bit, intra-frame, 4:2:2 HD compression standard, optimized for compositing, mastering, and multi-generational use. VC-3 is a family of documents referenced as follows;

SMPTE 2019-1- VC-3 Picture Compression And Data Stream Format SMPTE RP 2019-2 - VC-3 Decoder and Bitstream Conformance SMPTE 2019-3 - VC-3 Type Data Stream Mapping over SDTI SMPTE 2019-4 - Mapping VC-3 Coding Units into the MXF Generic Container

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