One chip provides encoding and decoding

Xilinx and Barco Silex have produced an encoder chip solution that allows the creation of a single board capable of real-time encoding.

Xilinx and Barco Silex are developing single-chip JPEG2000 encoder and decoder solutions.

Based on successful implementation of Barco Silex JPEG2000 cores on Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs, the solutions significantly reduce the cost of broadcast and digital cinema initiative (DCI) archiving, post-production, distribution and server systems.

The JPEG2000 solutions allow the creation of a single board capable of real-time encoding, performance that previously required a cluster of PCs or application-specific standard products (ASSPs).

The encoder and decoder solutions sustain the high encoding requirements of DCI formats including 2048 x 1080 and 4096 x 2160 resolutions with up to 48 frames per second, and broadcast formats including1080i and 1080p.

The decoder chip solution replaces up to twelve separate ASSP chips.

System developers further benefit from the capacity and flexibility of Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs with the ability to add encryption or watermarking functionality.

"Our success in implementing JPEG2000 cores on Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGAs provides the broadcast and digital cinema industry with access to JPEG2000 board solutions, offering a combination of high-performance (real-time HD or DCI) and cost-effective programmability", said Frederic Devisch, Sales and Marketing Manager at Barco Silex.

Robert Green, Senior Manager for Broadcast Vertical Marketing added, "Barco Silex and Xilinx have demonstrated efficient implementation of JPEG2000 IP leveraging the industry's highest performing FPGAs, delivering significant benefits to the broadcast and digital cinema industry".

"Designers can now integrate JPEG2000 encoder and decoding solutions benefiting from maximum flexibility and time to market without compromising overall system cost".

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