ViXS Systems announces that Antik Technology has chosen the XCode 4125 processor for their Juice Ember professional encoder/transcoder. The cost effective Juice Ember offers the most optimal solution for HD video compression while having the highest image quality and lowest bit rate - features especially attractive in the fast booming OTT market.

Juice Ember professional H.264 transcoder for headend applications has been developed to specifically meet the challenges of an IPTV system. Juice Ember integrates the latest advancements in MPEG2 and H.264 video encoding and transcoding offered by the ViXS XCode 4125, which results in the most advanced feature set available today for an IPTV encoder/transcoder system. Juice Ember also features real-time encoding / transcoding of multiple HD streams simultaneously.

XCode 4125 high speed transcoding/transrating encoding engines allows processing of multiple HD streams and integrates a powerful applications processor allowing customers to run their custom management applications. The chip also includes a wide variety of peripherals for a highly integrated system solution.

Juice Ember Encoder/Transcoder integrates following features:

• Multi-stream, multi-format SD/HD encoder / transcoder
• Full decode / re-encode; Smart XCode mode implementation
• Flexibility to support all HD and SD resolutions
• Support of wide range of bit rates: 64kbps to 100Mbps
• Flexibility in rate control: CBR, VBR and capped VBR
• Scene change detection, face detection
• Programmable GOP structure
• Dynamic parameter changes

Antik Juice Ember is currently available.