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Envivio 4Caster C4

Three Screens Multi-Channel, Multi-Profile Video Encoder

Targeting Mobile TV, Internet TV and IPTV Applications

4Caster C4 is the multi-service compression engine at the heart of Envivio's Convergence Generation IP video headend, which receives, decodes, re-encodes, and transmits programming all in IP. The all-digital processing of content eliminates the need for traditional intermediate analog or digital video interfaces between decoders and encoders, reducing both cost and system complexity.

The 4Caster C4 currently supports one channel of high definition or multiple channels of standard definition encoding for IPTV, Internet TV encoding up to VGA resolution, and 3G Mobile TV encoding. For IPTV applications, C4 can be delivered in either Premium Compression or Extreme Compression encoding configurations using Envivio's new flexible encoding core. For Internet TV applications, C4 can deliver content for playback in Windows Media Player, QuickTime and VLC. For Mobile TV applications, C4 can deliver 3GPP, 3GPP2 compliant streams for playback on a wide variety of mobile devices. Envivio is rapidly developing new features for this ultra-flexible compression platform, most of which will be available to our existing customers without the need for any hardware change. 4Caster C4 is a truly unique, future-proof encoding platform ideally suited for today's IP-based media delivery applications.

Product Highlights

Multi-channel multi-profile video encoder targeted at Mobile TV, Internet TV and IPTV applications
Three Screens support for TVs, PCs and mobile devices
IP inputs and outputs to reduce video headend cost and complexity
Optional analog or digital video and audio inputs interface
Premium Compression to deliver a truly amazing end-user experience at ultra low bit rates
Extreme Compression to deliver the same amazing experience with even the most challenging sports and movie content
Major encoding formats for Mobile TV, Internet TV and IPTV
Unique design based on a high-availability hardware platform with an embedded software encoding core
Compression quality improvements, expansion of service types, and feature additions, all available via software upgrades
Dual hot-swappable power supplies and redundant Ethernet interfaces for maximum reliability