Convedia is adding a number of new video and audio features to its IP Media Servers. The enhancements provide specialized, DSP-intensive media processing required for desktop video conferencing, mobile video messaging, video branding and multi-user online gaming. These include:
- Voice activated video switching – a multi-party conferencing technique which is ideally suited for use with small display 3G mobile phones and in cost sensitive residential video phone applications. Unlike traditional multiparty video conferencing, only one participant is seen on the screen at any time and the video image switches based on who is currently speaking.
- VoiceXML based video recording and playback – required in both video mail and multimedia conferencing applications, this feature allows video content to be recorded to 3rd party off-the-shelf NFS and HTTP servers providing a seamlessly integrated, cost effective and highly scalable video archiving and playback system.
- Quad split and advanced continuous presence displays – commonly used in traditional video conferencing services, this feature allows Convedia’s Media Servers to act as an MCU in H.323 and SIP based video conferencing systems. Multiple conference sites are displayed concurrently on one screen in a variety of flexible layouts.
- Video transcoding and rate matching – enables mobile video phones and fixed line video terminals to communicate with one another independent of the capabilities (video codec, video frame size and bitrate) supported by each terminal.
- Fully programmable audio conference mixers
The new functionality, which is being delivered through a series of software-only upgrades to Convedia’s CMS-6000 and CMS-1000 IP Media Server platforms, will begin to rollout next month with additional functionality being added throughout the remainder of 2004. http://www.convedia.com
