ViXS HD Transcoding is core to new Pioneer Blu-Ray Recorders

XCode™ 3000 series sets the bar for Pioneer when it comes to HD recording times

TORONTO — ViXS Systems Inc., a leading developer of video processing solutions, announced today that the XCode™ 3000 series, the world’s most advanced Single MPEG4 AVC (MPEG4 Part 10/H.264) Transcoder/Encoder/Decoder IC is being used by Pioneer for two new Blu-Ray Disc (BD) Recorder products: BDR-WD900 and BDR-WD700. With consumer demand for High-Definition (HD) content increasing, the availability of BD recorder PVR products has created a need for features such as extended HD recording hours and BD disc authoring capabilities.

ViXS Systems XCode™ 3108’s advanced real-time Full HD transcoding, Full HD decoding and Full HD encoding provides the perfect platform for leading consumer electronic (CE) manufacturers to develop advanced BD products with true differentiation. The XCode™ 3108 features real-time HD MPEG2 to HD MPEG4 AVC transcoding for dramatic bit rate reduction, while retaining the original broadcast content resolution and video quality. Pioneer’s BD Disc recorders transcode HD MPEG2 ISDB-T/BS/CS broadcast streams to HD MPEG4 AVC to provide extended HD video recording. With XCode™ 3108, Pioneer’s BDR-WD900 can record up to 450 hours verses 90 hours of HD video content storage on a 1 Terabyte hard disk drive. This high quality HD video transcoding provides a consumer playback experience that matches the original live broadcast content.

Sally Daub, President and CEO of ViXS Systems, said: “With the XCode™ 3000 series, customers such as Pioneer have the industry’s most advanced video processing solution available today for a BD Disc Recorder product. Pioneer is now able to provide consumers a leading edge Blu-Ray product, and ViXS was instrumental in providing the hardware and software required to bring this product to market.