Software-Only Solution for Realtime Playback of High-Definition AVC/h.264 and VC-1 Encoded Video

Sequoyan Media Technology Inc. today announced the availability of Avacuno version 1.0 ‘ a turn-key solution for non-DXVA playback of high-definition AVC/h.264 & VC-1 video streams.
Avacuno delivers decoded content via HD-SDI, providing the best possible quality for reproduction of the compressed image and yielding more accurate verification than output via DVI/HDMI. Instead of having to use three different hardware devices to play the streams, clients are able to use Avacuno to perform quality control in all three codecs at one workstation.
Avacuno enables DVD production companies to easily accomplish tasks essential to performing quality control on compressed video streams. Key features include time search, frame grab, multi-frame record, and frame stepping, all of which are easily controlled using a JLCooper jog/shuttle unit.
A soon to be released upgrade will add split-screen functionality, allowing side by side comparisons of the master YUV file and the encoded content, or even side by side comparisons of two competing HD formats.
AVC/h.264 and VC-1, the two primary video compression formats chosen for Blu-Ray and HD DVD, are extremely demanding due to advanced compression algorithms and the amount of data encoded in each stream. Avacuno overcomes these challenges by leveraging HD decoding technology from MainConcept and VC-1 decoding technology from Microsoft to deliver the cleanest software-powered output of AVC and VC-1 currently available.
"We are happy that SMT has chosen MainConcept technology to help enable this revolutionary product," said Markus Moenig, founder and CEO of MainConcept. "SMT's solutions are integral to high-end DVD production and we are proud that our AVC technology meets their exacting standards."
"Avacuno is a tremendous tool for HD DVD production workflow and quality analysis, said Eric Schmidt, group product manager, Windows Digital Media at Microsoft Corp. "This solution is a great example of the innovation driving VC-1 momentum for high definition consumer experiences and enabling the highest quality HD production processes.”