ASIA-PACIFIC BROADCASTING

In a bid to improve video quality, Hong Kong-based Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) recently upgraded its J2 channel SD encoders to Thomson ViBE EM2000 encoders for enhanced picture quality. Broadcasting 24 hours to youth audiences in Hong Kong, the TVB J2 channel is transmitted with H.264/MPEG-4 AVC encoding using the Thomson ViBE EM2000s for the main channel, together with a backup and lab rig.
Ideal System, Thomson’s local distributor, installed the ViBE EM2000s, which have been on-air since April last year. Leung Wai Boon, deputy controller of the Engineering Division at TVB, said: “In the six months since going live, the ViBE EM2000s have delivered a significant increase in efficiency together with a real improvement in the picture quality viewers are seeing.”
Based on the Thomson Mustang video compression engine, the ViBE EM1000 and the ViBE EM2000 deliver a major advance in performance, density, versatility and power consumption. The ViBE EM1000 and ViBE EM2000 range is configurable as a single-channel unit, or for multi-channel operation with a reduced footprint and lower power consumption per channel. Each channel can be independently configured for MPE-2 or MPEG-4 encoding, extending the possibilities for hybrid applications.
Christophe Delahousse, president of Thomson Video Networks, added: “TVB’s experience with the ViBE EM2000 clearly illustrates the gains to be achieved with the new generation of encoding technology from Thomson. These encoders make an important contribution to a broadcaster’s efforts to increase quality while reducing operating costs.”

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