TEL AVIV, Israel, April 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Beamr
Imaging Ltd., a world leader in content-adaptive video
encoding and optimization solutions, announces support of the Beamr
5 HEVC software encoder for the Intel® Xeon® processor E3 family
with integrated graphics technology. This solution
enables real-time software-based video encoding of HEVC 10-bit High
Dynamic Range, including HDR10 and Dolby Vision. At NAB, Beamr and
Intel are demonstrating Beamr 5, a real-time HEVC 4K HDR software
encoder that leverages the on-chip graphics capability of the power
efficient Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1585 v5 with integrated Intel®
Iris™ Pro graphics P580.
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Beamr's hardware-accelerated HEVC live encoding 10-bit solution
is well suited to power software-based video encoding applications
for a wide range of compelling visual experiences. As the premium
display ecosystem expands, more consumers are searching for video
content that takes full advantage of 4K enabled devices' native
resolution and high dynamic range. For the first time, operators,
publishers, and CDNs can efficiently deliver the benefits of higher
resolution, with the visual impact of HDR, for live streaming
services.
Beamr President, Eli Lubitch,
said, "Beamr's field proven HEVC encoder and Intel's on-chip
graphics processing technology enable high density platform
deployments and capture significant performance efficiencies per
watt."
"Video encoding operations are becoming virtualized quickly in
the cloud, and Intel has chosen to closely couple HEVC, 4K and HDR
with the Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1500 family," said Jim Blakley, Visual Cloud Division general
manager, Intel. "We believe multi-service operators, satellite
providers, and OTT streaming services have the opportunity to offer
their customers a higher quality of viewing experience through
the combination of the Intel® Xeon® processor E3 family and Beamr's
high-density, low-cost, live, HEVC 10-bit encoding solution."
By utilizing the new integrated graphics-accelerated Beamr 5
HEVC encoder, video services can redesign the architecture of their
content encoding, storage, and distribution systems to meet the
requirements of specific applications or business models. For
example, video distributors can send a single file to multiple
POPs, where Beamr 5 running on a general-purpose Intel® Xeon®
processor E3-based platform will transcode individual renditions
before the last mile delivery. Whether the viewer's device supports
full UHD with 10-bit HDR, UHD resolution only, or just HD, the
flexibility of creating hundreds of profiles on-demand without
needing to store them or generate excessive network throughput,
enables a lower cost of operation and superior user
experience.
Following NAB, the Beamr 5 HEVC software encoder for the Intel®
Xeon® processor E3 family will be made available to qualified MSO,
Telco, and CDN customers. Companies interested in a demonstration
are invited to visit Beamr in Booth SU8007 or Intel at Booth
SU9410, during the NAB show April
24th to April
27th 2017.
About Beamr
Beamr is the leading provider of content-adaptive video encoding
and optimization solutions for the worlds top MSOs, OTT streaming
service providers, Hollywood
studios, video distribution platforms, and social content
publishers. Founded in 2009 by a team of leading imaging experts,
Beamr is headquartered in Tel
Aviv, with offices in Palo Alto,
CA and St. Petersburg,
Russia. Beamr's high-performance H.264 and H.265/HEVC video
processing solutions are fully scalable for use in on-premise and
cloud deployments. With more than 60 patents granted and pending,
Beamr's content-adaptive technology is setting a new standard for
quality and bitrate performance. For more information, visit
beamr.com or follow us on Twitter @BeamrVideo and Facebook
@BeamrVideo.
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