Broadcast & Pro AV

A video switcher is a hardware device used to switch or choose between different audio or video sources. Although its main functionality is to select between audio or video sources, video switchers are sometimes used to mix video and add footage or special effects to a secondary source. Video switchers are mostly used in live events and video production environments like production trucks and television studios

High-quality professional video cameras are used in TV studios and film production. FPGAs are ideal for combining the camera interface, image processing, and connectivity in a single device to film and distribute live video (or store it).

Live IP video production has introduced new network designs and topologies to meet the mission-critical requirements of live media transport over a network. These new requirements are pushing the limits of the current paradigm for COTS hardware architecture with increased demands for media processing, which necessitates the use of specific hardware accelerators.

FPGAs are ideal for creating a customized number of audio/video ports and connecting to Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Edge Compute equipment as PCIe add-in cards.

A class of cameras suitable for use in conference room applications or automated environments where an operator is not required. FPGAs are ideal for combining the camera interface, image processing, and connectivity in a single device to film and distribute live video (or store it).

AV-over-IP equipment uses a standards-based or proprietary-based packetization system for transmission on IP networks. The standards-based system has the advantage of interoperability between products from different vendors.

The use of AVoIP is now being used to replace the traditional Pro AV connections such as HDMI, DisplayPort, and SDI with the added benefit of allowing for longer cable runs and easy signal routing

Video projectors are used for many applications such as conference room presentations, classroom training, home cinema, movie theaters, and live events.

Video projectors use a very bright ultra-high-performance lamp to provide the illumination required to project the image. Modern projectors use FPGA processing for video processing, lens correction, geometric transforms, and other tasks.

Equipment used to treat, transmit, and receive video and KVM over long distances using ethernet cabling in private or public networks. End usages include professional shows, enterprise video networks, hospitality video networks, houses of worship, signage, and retail video networking.

SMPTE ST 2110 is a suite of open standards that carries video, audio, and ancillary data as separate streams over an IP network and is already being widely adopted in broadcast and is now the de facto standard for AV over IP.

ST 2110 replaces legacy SDI (Serial Digital Interface) systems by providing one common data center infrastructure, where essences are routed using COTS IP switches instead of expensive SDI routers.

 Our personal and public spaces are filled with more and more rich multimedia experiences from HD through 4K to 8K & HDR which demand high bandwidth connectivity between these devices. Connectivity standards like SDI, DisplayPort, HDMI and more are continually evolving to accommodate these faster data rate demands.

Altera and our partners provide connectivity IPs leveraging our industry leading high-speed transceivers and fabric. These IPs and example designs provides a robust starting point for our customers to build their designs quickly and concentrate on differentiating features for a quicker time to market.

• HDMI FPGA IP Core
• DisplayPort FPGA IP Core
• MIPI (partners) or MIPI (Altera Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs)
• SDI II FPGA IP Core
• IPMX Core
• NDI