Tektronix adds HEVC standard support to AVC (H.264) video and audio analyzer

BEAVERTON, USA: Tektronix announced the new MTS4EAV7 HEVC / AVC Video and Audio Analyzer, an upgrade to its industry-leading MTS4EA AVC (Advanced Video Coding) Video and Audio Analyzer.

The upgrade adds support for the new High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) /H.265 standard. MTS4EAV7's deep dive Elementary Stream analysis capabilities coupled with HEVC support enables designers and manufacturers of hardware and software video encoders, semiconductor devices, and mobile video devices to develop next generation video products for HD mobile video, over-the-top (OTT) video and Ultra HD (4K) broadcast applications which adopt the new HEVC technology.

"Industry interest in HEVC is tremendous because of its capability to deliver high quality, high resolution video at significantly reduced bit rates. This gives content providers the ability to deliver a great HD mobile, OTT video and Ultra HD video experience over the existing infrastructure to mobile and home receivers." said Eben Jenkins, GM, Video Product Line, Tektronix. "We are committed to helping our customers in the rapidly-transforming video industry to capitalize on opportunities presented by new technologies such as HEVC and our MTS4EAV7 is just one of many products we'll be introducing shortly to aid them in their efforts."

MTS4EAV7 offers unparalleled depth and breadth of analysis, which is required to enable our customers to optimize HEVC encoder efficiency and quality of encoded pictures. The product functionality is ideal for research and development environments where rapid problem identification and diagnosis is essential for minimizing development costs and reducing time to market. For content distributors MTS4EAV7 can be used to test the compliance, interoperability and performance of products adopting HEVC technology.