SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D

SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D RENDERS THE HIGHEST FIDELITY TO THE ORIGINALLY-CAPTURED IMAGES FOR 3D CONTENT DELIVERED OVER CABLE, SATELLITE OR THE INTERNET

Recognized by the broadcasting industry’s 2010 CSI Awards as Best 3D Technology, SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D is a unique frame-compatible technology for high-fidelity stereoscopic signal processing, easily integrated into a variety of products. Developed and refined by SENSIO for more than a decade, and deployed in the field for seven years, this mature technology has been trusted by the biggest names in content creation for pioneering and commercializing live 3D events in cinemas around

the world, as well as for broadcasting, high-profile console games and DVD movies.

VISUALLY LOSSLESS

- Content encoded in the SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D format delivers final images indistinguishable from the originals

- Superior image quality to generic frame-compatible formats

- VOD image quality comparable to 3D Blu-ray™

WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS

- Compatible with leading HD satellite, cable broadcast and on-demand systems such as pay-per-view, video-on-demand, and IP streaming and download

- Viewable via standard HD set-top boxes (STBs), and on the growing number of 3DTVs

- Relied on for live 3D on the big screen

FULLY SUPPORTED

- Continuous investment in increasing product quality

- Dedicated engineering team to support your projects

- Continuous promotion of format recognition and adoption

- Award-winning technology recognized by experts and opinion leaders

SUPPORTED COMPATIBILITY

- MPEG4 SEI (signalling)

- HDMI 1.4a (optional signalling)

- SENSIO continues to be active in a number of standardization bodies

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SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D

BENEFITS OVERVIEW The SENSIO® 3D Encoder and the SENSIO® 3D Decoder form a unique set of technologies enabling a wide range of video products for state-of-the-art 3D production, delivery and viewing. Combining SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D encoding and decoding provides maximum fidelity to the original image, exceeding industry expectations with regards to frame-compatible formats.

The advanced algorithms of SENSIO’s spatial baseband-processing technique work seamlessly with standard video CODECs (such as MPEG2, MPEG4, etc.). In addition, the 2:1 compression/decompression scheme provides the same quality results, regardless of the resolution used.

The SENSIO® 3D Encoder/Decoder IP core with its advanced IP architectureand well-structured code can be easily integrated into custom video-and-image-processing ICs. It can target several architectures, ranging from FPGAs to custom ASICs. As such, several compile-time options are available to modulate resource consumption and features depending on the customer’s intended applications.

HIGH-FIDELITY ENCODING/DECODING – BEST-IN-CLASS ALGORITHMS

• Edge-detection algorithms for superior quincunx decoding (sharp edges, crisp details)

• Resistant to compression for better quality than generic frame-compatible formats even at low bitrates

EFFICIENT PROCESSING

• Low memory requirement

• Low processing power needed

• Minimal latency (few lines of video)

• Easy connectivity

- Synchronous design

- Clock-driven

- With or without blanking data

SEAMLESS INTEGRATION – EASY TO IMPLEMENT

• Successfully integrated by numerous customers

- Hardware and/or software implementation available

- FPGA code available (Xilinx and Alterra)

- ASIC-ready RTL code available

• Agnostic to input resolution and colour

• Deep colour support (12-bit processing)

• Minimal runtime configuration needed

APPLICATIONS FOR ENCODERS DECODERS

CONSUMER PRODUCTS

• 3DTVs, 3D-compatible projectors

• Media players, Set-Top Boxes, Audio-Video Receivers

• Blu-ray™ and DVD players

• 3D software solutions and gaming

• Content providers and OTT

• Video servers (VOD)

PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS

• Video-processing IC

• Receivers and demodulators

• Monitoring displays

• Format converters

• Channel branding processors

• Playback and distribution equipment

• MPEG encoders

• Video switchers

DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTS

• Digital cinema servers and receivers

• Digital cameras

• Stand-alone encoders and decoders

FEATURES

• Supports SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D• Supports progressive, interlaced and segmented frames

• Maximum resolution supported dependent only on target IC resources available

• Built-in frame synchronizer for 100% accurate left and right streams

• HDMI compliant for current and future standards compatibility

• Up to 150 MHz input clock

• 4:4:4 / 4:2:2 / 4:2:0 / colour component processing

• Up to 12-bits-per-component bit depth

• YCbCr or RGB support

• RGB and YCbCr colour spaces support

• Compatible with existing 2D broadcasting infrastructure, distribution tools, equipment and workflow

• Encoder specific:

- Format layout specified in ISO/IEC 14496-10:2009 (Advanced Video Coding)

- Optional add-ons such as horizontal and vertical frame inversion for beam-splitter 3D rigs

• Decoder specific:

- Covered by US patent # 7,693,221

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SENSIO® 3D ENCODERTHE SENSIO® 3D ENCODER COMPRESSES CONTENT INTO THE SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D FORMAT TO RETAIN MAXIMUM RESOLUTION WHEN COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL FORMAT

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SENSIO® 3D DECODERTHE SENSIO® 3D DECODER ENABLES AN OPTIMAL VIEWING EXPERIENCE OF CONTENT ENCODED IN THE SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D FORMAT THROUGH CONVENTIONAL 2D CHANNELS: USING 2D DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT

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COMMON BLOCK DIAGRAM:

SOFTWARE:• 1080p30 YCbCr 4:2:0

• 100 MMAC (Million Multiply-Accumulate per second)

• Memory bandwidth (read/write): 178 MB/s

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Founded in 1999, SENSIO Technologies Inc. (www.sensio.tv) is a pioneer in the 3D industry.

Its vision, expertise and state-of-the-art solutions, based on diversified stereoscopic

image-processing technologies, have been trusted by some of the biggest names in the

broadcasting and consumer electronics sectors, as well as for live 3D events in cinemas,

to power numerous industry firsts, initiate new business models and generate immediate

revenue with a distinctive 3D offering.

SENSIO enables its clients to deliver the best possible 3D experience for the end-user

through a broad portfolio of licensed products, based on quality, content, usability and

compatibility. These include its flagship, award-winning technology, SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D,

the premium-quality frame-compatible format.

SENSIO’s technologies are the object of patents and intellectual property protection

proceedings worldwide. SENSIO is listed on the Toronto TSX Venture Exchange (SIO).

WHY CHOOSE SENSIO?Only SENSIO enriches and improves

the consumer’s 3D experience.

SENSIO’s pioneering success in

every sphere of the 3D industry

brings consumer electronics

manufacturers the expertise

they need to make the biggest

impact on the market.

ABOUT SENSIO

INDUSTRY RECOGNITION“THE DECISION TO INTEGRATE SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D INTO OUR LINE OF PROFESSIONAL IRD FOR DIGITAL CINEMA HELPED CREATE A VERY PROFITABLE MARKET FOR LIVE 3D. SENSIO’S COOPERATION THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, FROM INTEGRATION TO MARKET, WAS INSTRUMENTAL TO OUR SUCCESS. THE TECHNOLOGY IS EASY TO INTEGRATE, RELIABLE, AND ITS HIGH FIDELITY TO THE ORIGINAL IMAGE IS SECOND TO NONE IN 3D BROADCASTING, WHATEVER THE MEDIUM.”

GARY CARTER, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER, INTERNATIONAL DATACASTING