Visit VITEC at InfoComm 2017, Booth 4761
VITEC Leads Streaming Market Innovation
at InfoComm 2017
VITEC’s Comprehensive, Scalable EZ TV IPTV and Digital Signage Platform and
Industry-Leading HEVC Hardware-Based Streaming Solutions will be On Display
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — May 18, 2017 — VITEC, a worldwide leader in advanced video
encoding and streaming solutions, will demonstrate its broadcast-grade integrated IPTV and
digital signage platform, EZ TV; a new generation of the industry’s most advanced, high-quality
HEVC codec for the MGW Ace end-to-end 4:2:2 HEVC encoder and decoder solution; and its
House of Worship Multi-Site Streaming Solution in booth 4761 at InfoComm 2017, June 14-16,
at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. In addition the company will
present an InfoComm CTS training session focused on IPTV & Digital Signage for large venues.
“End-users are seeking an affordable, high-quality video streaming solution to reliably distribute
their in-house television and live and offline video,” said Philippe Wetzel, CEO of VITEC. “With
that in mind, at InfoComm 2017, VITEC will highlight two award-winning solutions — our
portable Point-to-Point HEVC broadcast contribution solution and the comprehensive, scalable
EZ TV IPTV and Digital Signage Platform — as well as our House of Worship Solution featuring
integration with the industry-leading Renewed Vision ProVideoServer, adding advanced
capabilities needed for flawless multi-campus video production.”
VITEC will display a range of streaming solutions throughout the booth:
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EZ TV IPTV & Digital Signage Platform
A scalable solution for in-house distribution of TV feeds and private video content and for
managing IPTV streams and digital signage campaigns. Ideal for sports, entertainment,
education, and enterprise facilities, VITEC’s EZ TV IPTV and Digital Signage Platform
allows organizations to centrally manage IPTV and signage content, automate video
streaming workflows and signage campaigns, and deliver a cutting-edge streaming
experience to desktop users, TVs, and mobile devices. Utilizing VITEC’s hardwarebased IPTV and signage end-points, users benefit from low-latency playback, real-time
updating of electronic program guide, video-on-demand, time-shifted TV, user-controlled
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mosaic viewing of multiple channels in any format including H.264 and HEVC up to 4K,
and real-time analytics. The integrated digital signage features offer easy-to-use signage
authoring, administration, and analytics.
Second-Generation HEVC Technology – World’s Best HEVC Video Quality
VITEC will demonstrate its second-generation HEVC codec (GEN2) powering its MGW
Ace encoder — the industry's first portable HEVC hardware-based encoder, multi-award
winning and field-proven streaming appliance. GEN2 is setting new industry standards in
quality, ahead of the competition in HEVC codec efficiency by 20 percent. A white paper
comparing video quality of leading encoders can be found at hevc.vitec.com.
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Point-To-Point HEVC Streaming Solution
The award-winning MGW Ace Encoder and MGW Ace Decoder is the industry's first
entirely portable, hardware-based end-to-end 4:2:2 HEVC encode/decode solution.
Using VITEC’s proprietary second-generation HEVC Codec (GEN2), the powerful, yet
compact MGW Ace Encoder provides an unmatched level of pristine video quality. In
addition to offering unprecedented HEVC bandwidth-efficient compression, the MGW
Ace Encoder offers H.264 encoding capabilities to support legacy applications. With a
wide selection of I/Os and low power consumption using VITEC's HEVC compression
chip, it's a perfect solution for streaming video, audio, and KLV metadata while in the
field or on the move. For point-to-point applications, when paired with MGW Ace
Decoder, the solution delivers bandwidth-efficient, artifact-free video streaming over any
network, including the internet, with embedded Pro-MPEG FEC or Zixi™ error-correction
capabilities.
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House of Worship Multi-Site Video Streaming Solution
VITEC's House of Worship Streaming Solution is now integrated with Renewed Vision™
ProVideoServer™. This integration allows churches to easily record one or more highquality encoded streams from the main campus, complete with embedded time code and
multi-channel audio, and play back those streams at the satellite campus at any time.
The solution bundles VITEC portable encoders/decoders with the Zixi™ error-free
streaming protocol, enabling reliable, cost-effective streaming for HOWs of any size.
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On June 15, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. VITEC will present an InfoComm CTS Training
Session titled “IP Video Distribution – IPTV & Digital Signage for Large Public Venues.” The
class will offer detailed insight into the AV/IT infrastructure, signal processing, distribution and
playback technologies employed as well as project design requirements for stadiums, arenas,
theaters, churches, and retail establishments. Attendees can earn 1.5RU toward their CTS,
CTS-D, or CTS-I certification. Registration is available at http://bit.ly/2qaNfYn.
More information on VITEC's full line of products is available at www.vitec.com.
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About VITEC
VITEC is a leading worldwide end-to-end video streaming solutions provider for broadcast, military and
government, enterprise, sports and entertainment venues, and houses of worship. Combining
broadcasting with live streaming capabilities, VITEC’s H.265 (HEVC) and H.264 offering is the most
extensive in the market with encoding and decoding appliances, IPTV solutions for desktops and mobile
devices, and PCI cards with SDK for integration projects. VITEC's intuitive digital video solutions can be
tailored to each customer's unique market needs, delivering easy-to-use technology that ensures highquality, low-latency HD video, capturing live and recorded events for seamless distribution in a multitude
of formats anytime, anywhere, to any device.
Since 1988, VITEC has been a pioneer in the design and manufacture of hardware and software for video
encoding, decoding, transcoding, recording, conversion, archiving, and streaming over IP. In keeping with
the company’s tradition of innovation, VITEC is the first company to bring bandwidth-efficient HEVC
compression technology into the field with portable streaming appliances.
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