Leveraging next-generation NETINT ASIC technology, new video transcoders will enable up to 100 live 4Kp60 AV1 video streams on a standard x86 or Arm-based server.
The move to advanced video codecs like AV1 has created a software squeeze as codec complexity is increasing faster than the performance optimization of software encoders. NETINT Technologies unveiled a family of ASIC-based AV1 video transcoders packaged in a 2.5″ U.2 NVMe and PCIe Add-In-Card (AIC) form factor. This unique solution is designed so that video operators can easily upgrade their x86 or Arm-based data center servers to hardware-based video encoding.
The all new Codensity ASIC-powered video transcoders offer an upgrade path to hardware using x86 and Arm servers while boasting speeds up to 7,680 FPS for 4K AV1 broadcast quality. The efficiency of an ASIC combined with the codec advantages of AV1 means applications and services that require real-time ultra-low latency performance can make a step function improvement in the user experience that they deliver.
“As a royalty-free codec that is more efficient than other standards-based codecs, the potential for AV1 to bring a tangible benefit to streaming apps and services is very real,” commented Matt Frost, Director, Product Management at Google, “even still, compression efficiency comes at a cost of computing. I am delighted that the AV1 ecosystem will soon benefit from having an ASIC-based hardware encoding solution available for the data center.”
“NETINT Codensity ASICs are the video and neural processing and encoding engines that power all NETINT video transcoding solutions,” stated Alex Liu, Co-Founder and COO of NETINT, “our groundbreaking ASIC technology offers a 10X density improvement over software encoders and a 20X reduction in energy consumption as compared to CPU-based workflows. With AV1, we are thrilled to enable the industry so that they can realize the benefits of this incredible codec.”
QUADRA AV1 VIDEO TRANSCODERS
NETINT is on a mission to switch the world from software to hardware-based video encoding using ASICs. The all-new Codensity G5 ASIC combines superior AV1, AVIF, HEVC, and H.264 real-time encoding with support for 8K HDR including Dolby Vision, and hardware acceleration for video intelligence, data mining, and other ML and AI applications and services.
The second-generation NETINT video transcoders, Quadra T1, Quadra T2, and Quadra T4 can be easily installed in virtually any x86 or Arm-based server. This provides an easy upgrade path for any video service or platform that is wanting to move from software to supercharged hardware-based encoding without needing to replace their transcoding and media processing infrastructures.
Quadra T1 ships in the ubiquitous U.2 NVMe form factor and includes a single Codensity G5 ASIC that can encode four (4) live 4Kp60 10-bit AV1 streams with broadcast quality.
Quadra T2 includes two (2) Codensity G5 ASICs and is packaged in an HHHL AIC form factor. The T2 is capable of encoding eight (8) live 4Kp60 10-bit AV1 streams at broadcast quality.
Quadra T4 comes packaged as an FH 3/4L AIC and features four (4) Codensity G5 ASICs. The T4 is able to encode sixteen (16) live 4Kp60 10-bit AV1 streams with broadcast quality.
AVAILABILITY
A sampling of the new Quadra T1, T2, and T4 AV1 video transcoders is already available since the second quarter (Q2) of 2021. Interested video service operators and platforms are encouraged to contact NETINT at sales@netint.com for more information and to reserve an evaluation unit.
ABOUT NETINT
NETINT Technologies is an innovator of ASIC-based video processing solutions for low-latency video transcoding that operates on x86 and ARM-based servers. Users of NETINT solutions realize a 10X increase in encoding density and a 20X reduction in carbon emissions compared to CPU-based software encoding solutions.
NETINT makes it seamless to move from software to hardware-based video encoding so that hyper-scale services and platforms can unlock the full potential in their computing infrastructure. NETINT is a VC-backed company made up of silicon innovators passionate about building impactful solutions that leave an indelible mark on the world. NETINT offices and R&D facilities are in Vancouver, Toronto, and Shanghai. To learn more, visit netint.com
