Harman Professional Solutions to Debut Visually Lossless 4K Ultra HD Video Over Standard Ethernet at ISE 2016

Harman Professional Solutions invites all ISE 2016 attendees to learn about the advantages of using AMX SVSI for the compression of 4K video, and to see for themselves an amazing real-time, side-by-side comparison of AMX Visually Lossless compression technology in action.

"Without a doubt, the widespread deployment of Ultra HD 4K video is inevitable," said Kevin Deasy, program manager, Harman Professional Solutions. "Just as 720p was phased out when 1080p became the norm, display manufacturers today are on a fast track to quickly transition to 4K-only systems. But delivering 4K video across a network is challenging. We had to bring Ultra HD bandwidth to a manageable size. Customers need to know that their AV infrastructure will not become obsolete. Being able to deliver Ultra HD 4K compressed video over a standard, 1-gigabit network will insure that this will not happen."

The high-quality, high-efficiency, JPEG 2000-based Visually Lossless compression used within the AMX SVSI encoders and decoders allows for transport of 4K video over standard layer-3 1Gbps networks and standard 10 - 40Gbps fiber uplinks. This unique AMX SVSI compression advancement helps keep infrastructure costs reasonable and bandwidth budgets manageable, allowing Ultra HD 4K distribution to be practical.

"We're applying compression to transport over a standard gigabit network, but we're not sacrificing quality in any way," added Deasy. "At ISE 2016, we're showing two 4K displays side by side. One display will show a raw 4K to HDMI signal straight from the source to the monitor, which is as good as it gets. The other display will show that same source 4K signal, but this time through our encoder, over standard cat5 copper, to the decoder -- and you cannot tell the difference. It looks amazing."

Harman Professional Solutions will exhibit a wide range of leading network AV solutions to help media, IT, and security professionals design the most efficient and secure systems possible. Please visit Harman Professional Solutions at ISE 2016, Amsterdam RAI, February 9-12, in stand 1-F6, 1-F2.