IPTV and HDTV Video Content Creation Sped Up with Tarari Encoder Accelerator

Creating Windows Media and SMPTE VC-1 video content for consumer electronics devices is now quicker and easier, thanks to a new hardware video encoder accelerator from Tarari and its partners. The Tarari Encoder Accelerator for Windows
Media speeds up the creation of video content for devices that play HD video over the Internet, through VOD systems, via IPTV systems, on set-top boxes, on HDTVs and on next-generation DVDs.
The new product features expanded support for SMPTE VC-1 encoding, in addition to Microsoft WMV-9. That Tarari accelerator reduces the time to encode both standard-definition and high-definition video content. It is integrated with Microsoft’s encoding software stack, available via Windows Media Format SDK and the GUI encoder application.
The Encoder Accelerator directly offloads functions within the Microsoft encoder, offering up to a 10x boost in encoding speeds. The Microsoft codec can automatically detect if Tarari hardware is present and subsequently offloads complex encoding tasks, leaving existing workflows unchanged. The plug-and-play Tarari board may be installed in a server or workstation to enable the additional encoding performance.
“Tarari’s new Encoder Accelerator makes a significant contribution toward enabling quick output of high-quality video content for network distribution through the new media channels now emerging in business, education, and entertainment,” said Randy Smerik, Tarari CEO. “Tarari’s partnership with Microsoft has produced an acceleration processor that is capable of seamlessly working with practically any application that can encode Windows Media and SMPTE VC-1 video.”