Visual Radio

One most appealing application is Visual Radio, which is characterized by excellent audio, accompanied by visual information such as music covers, slide shows, information charts etc. at low frame rate (e.g. 0.5 Hz). Visual Radio based on DVB-H and T-DMB is presented, using HE-AAC audio coding and H.264/AVC video coding technology running at very low bit rates (15-20 kbit/s).

Compact AV-Encoder solution for DVB-H

HHI’s encoder solutions for DVB-H are deployed worldwide and offer highest coding performance - HHI was the first to introduce Statistical Multiplex to DVB-H.

The latest development is a very compact implementation, which allows to run 4 complete encoder/servers on a DualQuad platform. Video and audio inputs can be analogue, digital (SDI) or IP based (i.e. as MPEG-2 Transport stream over IP or as H.264/AVC @ 2 Mbit/s). The IP based inputs offer highest flexibility with respect to redundancy concepts.

Crypting framework

HHI’s crypting framework supports multi-CAS solutions including OSF, DRM 2.0 and Smart Card Profile. The system is based on a proxy solution for scrambling (ISMACryp) and a Simulcrypt Synchronizer (SCS, Version 1.4.1 and 1.5.1).

Immersive Multi-Projection System

Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut has developed a multi-projection system (panorama projection), which conveys an immersive impression to the viewer. With this technique, one can project video material at arbitrary size and resolution. Typical Digital Cinema scenes at 4k resolution (4.000 x 1.400 pixels) and shots from a football match (Bundesliga game Frankfurt vs. Mainz) at 5k resolution (5.000 x 1.400 pixels) will be shown on a cylindric screen (135°).

OMP

Supporting the next generation of content-rich networked services on mobile devices is presenting major technical challenges for Europe’s semiconductor and Consumer Electronics industries. OpenMediaPlatform (OMP) aims to define an open service infrastructure for media-rich end-user devices that will address software productivity and optimal service delivery challenges. OMP innovatively combines two main streams of modern software engineering:

•split compilation techniques that leverage component based SW engineering and
provide binary portability (CLI standard) with no performance penalty;

•standardized and open application programmers’ interfaces (API) for advanced
multimedia stacks that support resource management and context awareness at
component level.

Scalable Video Coding

SVC is the latest video coding standard for scalable representation of video information. SVC is an extension of H.264/AVC and is mainly based on proposals made by HHI. A real time SVC decoder providing temporal, spatial and SNR scalability will be demonstrated.

other Presentations:

C-Mobile

C-Mobile project proposes an evolution of the mobile broadcast business by providing enhancements to the 3GPP MBMS for systems beyond 3G. It addresses both resource efficiency and service flexibility, by close coupling of broadcast and communication capabilities on all layers, covering the radio access, core network and the service enablers, providing a smooth migration for MBMS evolution.
In it's technical presentation, C-Mobile will demo some of it's scenarios such as Interactive TV and Content Casting.
On site several Nokia N800 terminals will be available for Workshop participants to experience the project results.

GMIT

will present its new platform with a number of interactive video services and interactive radio over DVB-H.

MEDIA BROADCAST

a former T-Systems company and now part of the TDF-Group, presents services for planning, set-up and operation of Mobile TV broadcast networks and content management platforms as well as sustainable business models.