French company ATEME SA, a provider of MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 video compression
solutions, has signed a partnership agreement with ANYSTREAM, a company that offer single, automated workflow solutions to media companies.
The agreement enables customers to combine the Anystream Media Lifecycle platform with the Kyrion File Encoder for the creation and distribution of H.264 content.
H.264 is a standard for video compression adopted by the Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) in the MPEG-4 format for digital media exchange. The standard is also referred to as MPEG-4 Part 10 or as AVC (Advanced Video Coding).
"We are pleased to work with ATEME in providing our customers an end-to-end workflow that includes an interoperable solution," said Anystream Vice President of Products Russell Zack.
Anystream has been providing digital media production and workflow solutions which are used by the both well established and emerging content providers to produce, manage and monetize media for on demand syndication. Anystream’s production capabilities streamline the creation and format conversion of content required to rapidly repurpose video for Web, VOD, mobile IPTV
and other platforms.
Kyrion File Encoder 2.0 is a complete solution for MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 content production. The Kyrion File Encoder offers unparalleled bandwidth efficiency through ATEME's renowned video encoding technology. Kyrion File Encoder offers complete interoperability multi-level automated workflow .
Zack mentioned that by integrating the Kyrion File Encoder into Anystream’s platform, content and service providers will be allowed to include H.264 assets as part of its media management systems.
Sylvain Riviere, Executive Vice President of Marketing at ATEME, highlighted that, content distributors are increasingly looking to H.264 file-based systems to meet the growing demands for new HDTV, mobile and online media formats. Such system acts as a way to simultaneously adapt content to multiple devices.
Riviere added that ANYSTREAM customers are now able to use ATEME H.264 encoders to maintain high quality video standards and interoperability across their distribution networks while minimizing bandwidth usage.
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