NTT and NEC launch real time 4K/60P HEVC encoder

Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
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JAPAN — Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and NEC Corporation have announced the launch of the industry’s first real time 4K/60P (3,840×2,160) High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) encoder.

Shipments of the VC-8150 unit are planned for April of this year.

An equivalent decoder, the VD-8100, will also be available at the same time.

VC-8150

VC-8150 Specification

Input/Output Signal 3840 × 2160p
I/F: SMPTE-424M (3G-SDI) × 4 or SMPTE-372M (HD-SDI Dual Link) × 4
Format: 3840(H) × 2160(V)
Frame frequency: 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz, 50.00Hz
Interlace ratio: 1:1
Audio Input Embedded audio BTA S-006B, SMPTE 299M
Reference STC/GOP Ancillary ISO/IEC 13818-1, DVB-ASI
Reference signal RS-170A base analog black burst signal, SMPTE-274M HDTV Tri-sync
Video Codec Coding scheme: ITU-T Rec.H.265 | MPEG-H part2/HEVC (ISO/IEC 23008-2)
Profile & level: Main, Main10 @Level 5.1 [Main tier]
Coding resolution: 3840(H) × 2160(V)
Max. bit rate 40Mbps
Audio Codec Coding scheme: MPEG-2 AAC-LC profile, MPEG-4 AAC-LC profile
Audio mode: 1/0, 1/0+1/0, 2/0, 3/1, 3/2, 5.1ch
Max. ES: 4ES
Control I/F : Ethernet 10/100Base-TX, RS-232C
Protocol : SNMP, HTTP
Operational Temperature 5℃ ～ 40℃
Power Supply AC85～264V, 50/60Hz
Power Consumption Less than 700VA
Dimensions 5U, 220(H) × 430(W) × 500(D) mm
Weight Approx. 50kg