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PMC-281 High-Def MPEG4 Mezzanine

The PMC-281 provides real-time MPEG4 Part 10 / H.264 compression of video channels up to resolutions of 1920x1200 pixels. This real-time compression makes it ideal for high-definition video distribution and recording applications where high compression ratios allow significant amounts of video to be stored on disks and solid-state media.

As a PMC format mezzanine card, the PMC-281 brings high performance video compression to a wide variety of system architectures including VPX, VME, CompactPCI (cPCI) and PCI Express® (PCIe).

The PMC-281 uses an ASIC for low-power compression making it ideal for deployment in harsh environments for applications in platforms as diverse as naval, fast jet, helicopters and UAV.

Each of the two channels supported by the PMC-281 can be independently configured for input (encoding) and output (decoding). Each input and output can be selected from DVI, RGB and composite.

In addition to on-board hardware-accelerated decoding, MPEG4 Part 10 / H.264 compression is widely used in commercial and defence applications and users can choose from a wide variety of software decoders.


Features

  • Dual-channel high resolution MPEG4 Part 10 / H.264 compression of resolutions and frame rates up to 1920x1200
  • 1 channel of 1080p60 encode OR decode
  • 2 channels, each channel can be encoding or decoding simultaneously at resolutions up to 1080p30/1080i60
  • Available as a PMC module offering easy integration onto many single board computers (SBCs) and carrier
  • Low power design for deployment into harsh environments in a wide range of defence and aerospace applications
  • PAL/NTSC, DVI and RGB input as standard, designed to support other interfaces in the future
  • Programmable compression ratios with option to transfer uncompressed video
  • Fully integrated into the VDS and Sentric2 product families for video distribution and storage