Envivio, an esteemed leader in the development of video convergence solutions, releases the 4Caster C4(2) now providing HD video support for Apple’s latest iPhone 4. The 4Caster C4(2) encoding/transcoding platform from Envivio touts on being the ‘world’s most widely-deployed solution for delivering Mobile TV’. The upgrade of the platform now offers an unparalleled mobile video experience by providing the user with such services that deliver high definition live and on demand TV services for the iPhone 4. First time on the iPhone 4, the platform takes advantage of the smartphone’s unique high resolution Retina Display.
The Envivio 4Caster solution enables concurrent support to deliver services to iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, Safari 5 and QuickTime X. The 4Caster C4(2) platform powers prominent worldwide network operators and TV services for the iPhone. It includes TV content such as sports and movie content for operators present in Europe, premium Pay TV, coverage of the World Cup in France and Germany, also the coverage of the Olympics and NHL hockey in Canada and telecomm Mobile TV services all over the world.
“As the screens on mobile devices achieve higher levels of fidelity, it is incumbent upon services to provide consumers with video streams that make the most of that capability,” comments Julien Signes, president and CEO of Envivio. “Envivio solutions ensure that those high expectations are met, meaning happy subscribers today, while providing the flexibility to address even more compelling devices down the road. The combination of the iPhone 4 and Envivio 4Caster delivers a true HD-caliber experience in the palm of your hand.”
Existing 4Caster C4(2) systems can avail the support for the iPhone 4 by upgrading to it. On upgradation, the services are enhanced to suit the 3.5-inch, 960 × 640 resolution of the Retina Display. The display’s high pixel density augments the image in such a manner that it appears remarkably smooth and continuous. The Envivio H.264 Extreme Main Profile Compression, claimed to be the industry’s highest quality video codec, makes certain that the finest quality video stream is delivered accurately suiting the resolution of the iPhone 4.
The Multi-profile output amplifies the service density by enabling it to concurrently service iPhones, iPads, PCs, smartphones and other devices. The 4Caster C4(2) takes in up to eight IP, four analog or four SDI channel sources and at the same time encodes and safeguards content in multiple profiles. The above mentioned encoding powers Apple’s adaptive streaming. Thus, it ensures continuous supply of video, despite the fluctuations in network bandwidth.
Users can avail the support for the iPhone 4 through a standard firmware upgrade to Envivio 4Caster C4(2). However, it is only available for Mobile TV and Internet TV customers carrying the Silver, Gold support plan. In order to extend other configurations, users may contact Envivio Support at [email protected].