The switch to digital TV and newer distribution methods, such as IPTV and mobile TV, are some of the trends creating new business opportunities for broadcast equipment manufacturers, television broadcasters, and broadband service providers. To enable equipment manufacturers to create a complete, easy-to-use broadcast system, Altera provides a wide range of programmable devices and HardCopy® ASICs with optimized broadcast-related intellectual property (IP) cores, powerful design software, and a variety of development kits.
The Altera® Video Framework is a highly integrated collection of IP, designs, tools, and hardware that enable video system designers to:
- Perform multichannel video processing for 1080p HD, 4K, and beyond
- Shorten the design cycle with hardware-verified, customizable reference designs
- Integrate custom video processing functions in hardware efficiently
- Eliminate costly external PHY and clocking components, such as those for DisplayPort, high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) and voltage-controlled crystal oscillator (VCXO)
- Simplify the memory subsystem and associated bandwidth bottleneck
- Minimize the bring up effort with a suite of debug, monitoring, simulation, and analysis utilities
- Improve operational efficiency by consolidating multiple equipment requirements onto one hardware platform
A wide range of major equipment manufacturers and system integrators have successfully leveraged the Altera Video Framework in many applications, for example:
- Headend: video transport, Edge-QAM, SMPTE 2022 video over IP, and others
- Studio: post-production, capture, cameras, conversion, router, and others
- Professional audio or video: video conferencing or telepresence, Ethernet AVB, digital signage, and others
- Digital cinema: projectors, video processing, JPEG2K, H.264 CODEC, and others
What's New
- The TV Studio Becomes a System
- Scale Beyond 1080p with 4K Design Methodology webcast
- Remove the External Memory Bottleneck in Your Video Design webcast
- Upgrade Your Broadcast System to PCIe® Gen2 webcast
- Audio Video Development Kit, Stratix® IV GX Edition
- Omnitek Audio Video Development Kit, Arria® II GX Edition
- 4K video upscaling format conversion reference design
- Format conversion reference design (UDX)
Related Links
- Learn about Altera's audio and video solutions
