WWComs, Inc., a leader in quality and efficiency for video codecs based on Texas Instruments (TI) digital media processors, announced the availability of its codec, the BC-264, running the H.264 baseline profile video encoder on a single TI TMS320DM642 digital media processor. Benefits of using H.264 video codec technology over H.261 and H.263 are numerous and include up to 65 percent decreased bandwidth at exceptional picture quality. T

he announcement of the BC-264 codec for H.264 baseline encoding on a single digital media processor strengthens the business case for customers migrating to this technology for IP-based video telephony applications. The BC-264 codec was developed for IP-based video conferencing, IP-based video phone, mobile devices and live streaming applications, where latency and exceptional video quality are major factors. Current implementation will run at full D1 resolution with a constant or variable bit rate range of 64kbs to 4 Mbps. The BC-264 has full support for NTSC and PAL with a frame rate of 30fps and 25fps respectively. WWcoms H.264 main profile codec for the broadcasting industry will be available in the near future.

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