InSync preps CPU-only video standards convertor
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Michelle Clancy
| 29 July 2019

InSync Technology is preparing the release of FrameFormer Live, a real-time, motion-compensated standards conversion using CPU-only architecture.

FrameFormer Live, to be introduced at IBC2019, is a software standards conversion solution for live, real-time conversion of SD, HD, and 3G content, using CPU-only processing with cross platform support. FrameFormer Live provides a truly flexible approach to deployment and is a cost-effective alternative to traditional hardware converters. FrameFormer Live can run in any standard IT environment, on premise or in the cloud, and can be accessed as a standalone application or an integrated service.

Broadcasters and content owners continue to rely on proprietary hardware for cost-effective real-time frame rate and format conversion for live applications. Software solutions for live standards conversion are beginning to emerge, but they require expensive dedicated compute resources with provision of GPUs, which is inflexible and can be costly, according to the company.

"Up to now, users needing live frame rate conversions had a choice between proprietary hardware or software solutions requiring specific GPU resourced compute platforms,” said James Shepherd, CTO at InSync . “FrameFormer Live breaks that paradigm by offering live, software-based standards conversion that can run on any suitable CPU devices."

FrameFormer Live does not require access to GPUs, giving the customer freedom to choose what server to run their conversion on or, in the case of cloud-based deployments, the flexibility to quickly scale up/down the service with the provision of CPU-only compute resources.

Extending the FrameFormer software standards conversion range, FrameFormer is now fully integrated within the Hiscale FLICS | SOLO transcoding solution, (FLICS | SOLO FF) offering support for a range of codecs including ProRes, AVC, DNxHD, and XDCAM