intoPIX & Media Links collaborate to build the future of IP broadcasting
intoPIX, a technology provider of innovative compression, image processing, and security solutions, has had its advanced JPEG XS technology, TicoXS, integrated into the Media Link Xscend platform.
The Media Link Xscend platform is an IP Media Platform designed for transporting up to 128 high-quality media services across managed and unmanaged IP networks.
Excluding transport mechanisms, intoPIX’s FPGA-implemented JPEG XS standard achieves an encode-decode latency of less than 32 video lines. This, said intoPIX, represents a breakthrough that significantly reduces delay in live broadcasting and sets a new standard for the industry.
Both intoPIX and Media Links play key roles in the Video Services Forum (VSF), contributing to the development and publication of the widely adopted JPEG XS Technical Recommendations.
Mark Podesla, Senior Director, Media Links, said, “Working closely with intoPIX, we are proud to bring JPEG XS to the forefront of IP-based broadcast infrastructure. Our collaboration ensures that the Xscend platform delivers visually lossless video with ultra-low latency, essential for flawless live broadcasting, as seen during the Olympics.”
This collaboration was successfully deployed during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games by a major USA broadcaster, delivering unsurpassed image quality and ultra-low latency for real-time video transport, the companies reported.
The Xscend platform offers an adaptable architecture, accommodating evolving advances in network protocols, user-defined workflows, physical interfaces, compression codecs, and video formats. With JPEG XS, broadcasters can maintain the highest image quality while optimising bandwidth usage, ensuring reliable media transport over IP networks, even in bandwidth-constrained environments.
Jean-Baptiste Lorent, Director, Media Entertainment & ProAV Solutions, intoPIX, added, “Our shared leadership in the VSF alongside Media Links highlights the importance of JPEG XS as a trusted industry standard.
“This collaboration is driving the future of IP broadcasting.”
