Technical specifications

• Fully compliant with ITU-T H.264, or ISO/IEC 14496-10 (MPEG4 Part 10/Advanced Video Coding standard)
• Baseline Profile @L3 targets low-end devices for stored playback or streaming and supports progressive video
• Main Profile @ L3 targets broadcast quality video and supports interlaced and progressive video
• B frames
• Multiple references
• CABAC
• Video Resolution: 176x144 (QCIF), 352x288 (CIF),  720x576 (D1), &  others
• Bit-stream interface at the NAL (Network Adaptation Layer) unit level

Encoder
 

• Adaptive rate control
• RDO (Rate Distortion Optimization)
• Macroblocks partitions (down to 8x8) \
• Input video format : YUV 4:2:0, progressive
• Output video format : AVI file format / NAL
• Output verified with JM decoder

Decoder

• Output video format : 4:2:0 planar YUV

Platforms

• x86
• TI DSP (DM642 / DM643 etc.)

Applications

• Portable media device
• Media center
• Personal video recorder
• Embedded hard disk video recorder
• Video phone
• Set-up box
• Video conference

For further information, please contact codec@stepdigital.com.