Ambrado™ HC Series HDTV Encoder & Decoder

Ambrado's HC Series Systems have been specifically developed to meet the rigid performance and quality requirements of studios, broadcasters, CATV, IPTV, enterprise, and government agencies. The HC Series include the HCE1604 HDTV Encoder System and the HCD1604 HDTV Decoder System. Combined they create the perfect solution for Satellite News Gathering (SNG), station-to-station backhaul, electronic news gathering, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), and a wide range of corporate communications uses.

Future-safe and Software Upgradeable

All HC Series Systems can be upgraded in the field with a user-applied software patch allowing your HDTV CODEC's to be future-safe and able to advance as Ambrado releases new CODEC's for the systems.

HCE1604 High-Performance HDTV Encoder System

The Ambrado HCE1604 Encoding System provides powerful capabilities and features which deliver studio-quality 1080i/720p HD and SD video and audio over satellite and IP-based networks. The HCE1604 utilizes industry-standard MPEG-2 and H.264 CODECs which provide high-quality video at data rates up to 100 Mbps with low latency.

The HCE1604 encodes the input video signal in MPEG-2 or H.264 video and the audio signal as MPEG-1 Layer II or AAC audio. The input audio can also be passed through as uncompressed digital audio, Dolby Digital, or Dolby E audio. The HCE1604 multiplexes and packetizes the resultant streams into an MPEG-2 transport stream for DVB-ASI output and simultaeous streaming over an IP network.

Portability with Reliability

The system is housed in a light-weight and compact chassis providing portability for live mobile news gathering and video transport in HD and SD. The HCE1604 can be operated using AC adaptor or battery power and features low power consumption to ensure long battery life in the field. Optimized for fast transmission and play-out of HD and SD video streams, two HCE1604 encoders can be rack mounted side-by-side and used for station-to-station transmission or live-to-air applications.

The HCE1604 provides two switch-able HD-SDI inputs and accepts up to four AES3 audio channel inputs.

For output, the HCE1604 provides two ASI connectors for dual transmission of a single encoded channel and a gigabit ethernet port for simultaeous delivery over an IP network.

One additional gigabit ethernet port is provided for the HCE1604 management interfaces. The system is completely configurable and controllable via the front panel LCD. The HCE1604 can also be remotely managed using SNMP and CLI interfaces.

For high quality HD and SD decoding of the HCE1604 streams, Ambrado offers the HCD1604 HDTV Decoder System, the perfect solution for HD/SD MPEG-2 and H.264 decoding applications.

HCD1604 High-Density HDTV Decoder System

The HCD1604 receives and decodes MPEG-2 and H.264 video and MPEG-1 Layer II and AAC audio. The system supports pass-through audio as uncompressed, Dolby Digital, and Dolby E. The HCd1604 accepts MPEG-2 transport streams from DVB-ASI or UDP/RTP streamed over an IP network.

Like the HCE1604, the decoder system is housed in a light-weight and compact chassis providing portability receiving and decoding MPEG-2 and H.264 transmissions. It can also be power by an AC adaptor or battery pack.

High Performance & High Density

The HCD1604 is perfect for decode and play-out of HD and SD video streams. Two systems can be rack mounted side-by-side providing two channels of high-quality HD decoding in a single rack unit.

The HCD1604 provides two switch-able DVB-ASI inputs and outputs up to four AES3 audio channels.

For output, the HCE1604 provides two HD-SDI connectors for dual playback of a single transmission. The system has two gigabit ethernet ports. One is used for streaming input video from an IP network.

The second gigabit ethernet port is used for the HCD1604 management interfaces. The system is completely configurable and controllable via the front panel LCD. The HCD1604 can also be remotely managed using SNMP and CLI interfaces.

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