AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HEVC as a hardware solution – 3D Multiview – 360° Panoramic Videos – Automated Video Analysis
• HEVC – The very first hardware solution
• HEVC – Real-time encoder and decoder software
• Handy and compact – The OmniCam-360
• Media Explorer – Automatic analysis of video
• Interactive Soccer Experience – Automatic analysis of soccer broadcasts
• Stereo-to-multiview real-time conversion – IP core and FPGA reference
implementation for depth estimation
HEVC – Hardware and software solutions
A hardware solution for the new high-efficiency video coding video compression standard H.265 / MPEG-HEVC (HEVC for short) will be demonstrated at IBC for the first time. This compression standard was jointly developed by Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute and leading producers in the mobile and consumer electronics industries. In addition, to software-based solutions for encoding and decoding, the Institute will debut a hardware decoder for HD video. The Fraunhofer HHI ‘s solution reduces the bit rate by fifty percent yet maintains the level of subjective image quality, permitting a variety of applications, such as video conferencing with very low bit rate and latency, mobile web streaming, and HQ television broadcasts.
HEVC – The very first hardware solution
The first decoder completely executed in hardware supports the HEVC Main Profile and does it at extremely low latency. Decoding HD video (1080p30) can be done without additional processing power and requires very few hardware resources – at a system clock below 150 MHz. The design is implemented on an Altera Stratix V FPGA.
HEVC – Real-time encoder and decoder software
A new software encoder developed by Fraunhofer HHI can encode 1080p HD video in real-time and then stream it to clients running Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. With its efficient multi-threading, the software HEVC decoder solution also allows real-time decoding of video content at resolutions of up to 4K at 60 Hz for all currently specified H.265 profiles. To complement this, the Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute offers multiple test suites with HEVC-compliant bit streams for testing HEVC decoder chips or corresponding set-top boxes.
Efficient image processing
Fraunhofer HHI showcases solutions in the field of electronic imaging including capture, analyses and conversion.
Handy and compact – The OmniCam-360
The OmniCam records high-resolution 360° panoramic videos in real-time, and a newly developed design reduces the weight to just 15 kg. This practical portable imaging system – no bigger than an ordinary television camera – comprises a scalable, multi-mirror-based camera rig for shooting 3D panoramic video in ultra-high definition. It can be carried by an individual and attached to a normal tripod, making it optimally suited for concerts and sporting events. The 360° images can be shown, e.g., on a flexible multi-projection system developed by Fraunhofer HHI that transports viewers into a virtual world. The OmniCam-360 of Fraunhofer HHI is the winners of the „New Product Award“ for the innovation of the year given by the International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society.
Media Explorer – Automatic analysis of video
Fraunhofer HHI’s Media Explorer analyzes video content and automatically and reliably assigns keywords, making the laborious and inaccurate manual tagging of individual videos a thing of the past. In the first step, features appropriate for the visual description of the video, such as edges, colours, and geometric shapes, are extracted. A set of training videos representative of the category is necessary for the system to recognize it, and to improve detection, especially of motion-based concepts, characteristic motion features are also employed. In a second step, the video features of the specific category are used to familiarize and train the search engine in order to distinguish them from the features of other categories. The search engine is subsequently able to classify new and unknown videos correctly.
Interactive Soccer Experience – Automatic analysis of soccer broadcasts
Fraunhofer HHI offers a wide spectrum of automatic analysis technologies for soccer broadcasts. These tools enable fast and precise retrieval of soccer content and increase the interactive experience when watching a match, including the identification of individual players and recognition of match highlights. This is done using a variety of automatic analyses that make it possible, e.g. to focus on a particular player and capture his activity over a period of time, as well as to identify the players of each team automatically. Furthermore, highlights such as goals are recognized, facilitating navigation through the game. Moreover, specific camera shots can be identified and presented, permitting ongoing evaluation of the match. In contrast to current technology, which only delivers semi-automated analysis, no special cameras or sensors are required.
Stereo-to-multiview real-time conversion – FPGA and IP core reference implementation for depth estimation
Real-time stereo-to-multiview conversion allows playback of 3D Blu-ray or any other stereo 3D content on autostereoscopic displays. Costly offline conversion is unnecessary, and the 3D experience can be adapted to the user’s personal preferences. Depth estimation, the heart of stereo-to-multiview conversion, is now available as a hard-wired IP core – suited for FPGA and ASIC implementation. An FPGA reference implementation will be available for evaluation.
The Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute
The Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute is a world leader in the development of mobile and fixed broadband communication networks and multimedia systems. From photonic components and systems to fiber optic sensors and high-speed hardware architectures, the Heinrich Hertz Institute works together with its international partners from research and industry on building the infrastructure for the future Gigabit Society. Fraunhofer HHI is your competent partner for 3Dbroadcasting, gesture controlled man-machine interaction, image processing and transmission and use of interactive media.
Meet us at
IBC 2013
Halle 8, Stand B.80
Contact
HEVC – The very first hardware solution
Benno Stabernack
Tel. +49 30 31002-661, E-Mail benno.stabernack@hhi.fraunhofer.de
HEVC – Real-time encoder and decoder software
Benjamin Bross
Tel. +49 30 31002-622, E-Mail benjamin.bross@hhi.fraunhofer.de
Handy and compact – The OmniCam-360
Christian Weißig
Tel. +49 30 31002-571, E-Mail christian.weissig@hhi.fraunhofer.de
Media Explorer – Automatic analysis of video
Patrick Ndjiki-Nya
Tel. +49 30 31002-205, E-Mail patrick.ndjiki-nya@hhi.fraunhofer.de
Interactive Soccer Experience – Automatic analysis of soccer broadcasts
Patrick Ndjiki-Nya
Tel. +49 30 31002-205, E-Mail patrick.ndjiki-nya@hhi.fraunhofer.de
Stereo-to-multiview real-time conversion
Christian Riechert
Tel. +49 30 31002-268, E-Mail Christian.riechert@hhi.fraunhofer.de
Benno Stabernack
Tel. +49 30 31002-661, E-Mail benno.stabernack@hhi.fraunhofer.de
