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Riot Games Leverages Hyper-Speed of JPEG XS for Historic League of Legends, Valorant Events in Iceland

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 11:31:15 +0200

Source : SVG

In 2019, Riot Games became the first organization in the world to use JPEG XS compression for a trans-Atlantic remote production, deploying it for the League of Legends World Championship in Paris. Last month, Riot’s Esports Technology Group aimed to take its use of JPEG XS to the next level during the back-to-back League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) and Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Masters Reykjavík events in Iceland — its first in-person events since LoL World Championships in Shanghai in October.

“Originally,” says Scott Adametz, head of Esports Technology Group, Riot Games, “we were planning on this being a test [of JPEG XS] for Iceland; it wasn’t planned to be used for the actual production paths. But the technology worked so well in the test, and we became comfortable enough to decide, the week before the show went on-air, to use it for the live production. XS ended up solving some needs we didn’t even realize we had with regards to transmission delay.”

For many in the industry, the JPEG XS standard represents the next great leap forward in transmission. The codec delivers high-quality compression with ratios up to 10:1 at sub-millisecond latency, and compressed video can be transported using SMPTE ST 2110-22 over WAN (wide-area network). Riot Games’ broadcast team had been using JPEG2000 for several years but has found a wealth of new possibilities for remote production and ultra-fast transmission with JPEG XS, according to Adametz.

Nevion - Virtuoso with JPEG-XS

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 14:00:42 +0200

JPEG XS encoding & decoding on the Virtuoso platform
Transport over 10GE/IP as SMPTE 2110-22 with 2022-7 protection
Video/Audio/ANC streams
Flexible compression ratios up to 10:1 with sub-frame latency
Multi-channel HD JPEG XS Encode or Decode in a 1RU media server

Nevion Virtuoso used in worlds first large-scale application of TICO video compression

Thu, 28 May 2020 10:59:46 +0200

Nevion equipment instrumental in live broadcast of The People’s Republic of China’s 70th anniversary celebrations

(Source: Nevion webiste)

Oslo, Norway, 14 October 2019 – Nevion, award-winning provider of virtualized media production solutions, has revealed that its flagship software-defined media node Virtuoso was used in the world’s first large-scale application of TICO video compression during the China Media Group’s (CMG) live coverage of the recent celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

Nevion Virtuoso’s TICO media function enables encoding and decoding of UHD/4K video for transport over 10GE/IP or 3G-SDI links, with a visually lossless 4:1 compression ratio and a latency of a few milliseconds. For this event, more than 120 Nevion Virtuosos were used for the live 4K broadcast to billions of viewers via CMG’s China Central Television’s (CCTV) television station and website, as well as 70 4K movie theaters.

Nevion Virtuosos ensured the reliable TICO encoding and decoding of all 4K/UHD signals in Tiananmen Square from OB vans, on-site cameras in buildings and microwave links from vehicles and helicopters. The compressed signals were then transported between two master control rooms, four 4K studios and CCTV’s 4K playout system at different sites as 3G-SDI TICO streams using Nevion’s fiber transmitters and receivers.

4K PGM signals were also encoded by Nevion Virtuoso using lightweight TICO compression technology and sent back to two ultra-large LED screens in Tiananmen Square to provide real-time pictures for the audience on site.

The flow of production of this event required three encoding-decoding cycles for each 4K/UHD signal. Nevion Virtuoso TICO delivered a reliable performance achieving low latency for the repeated coding and decoding, and ensured that an outstanding picture quality was maintained despite the complex flow of production.

Hans Hasselbach, Chief Commercial Officer, Nevion, commented: “We are proud to have been part of the world’s first large-scale TICO application and to have facilitated CMG’s broadcast of the celebrations from the momentous day across China. The low-latency and interoperability of our technology meant signals were seamlessly sent between multiple locations so people all over the country could enjoy watching the festivities in real-time.”

About China Media Group

China Media Group (CMG) is the predominant state media company in the People’s Republic of China. It was founded on 21 March 2018 through the merger of China Central Television (CCTV), China National Radio (CNR), and China Radio International (CRI).

About Nevion

As the architect of virtualized media production, Nevion provides media network and broadcast infrastructure solutions to broadcasters, telecommunication service providers, government agencies and other industries. Increasingly based on IP, virtualization and Cloud technology, Nevion’s solutions enable the management, transport and processing of professional-quality video, audio and data – in real time, reliably and securely. From content production to distribution, Nevion solutions are used to power major sporting and live events across the globe. Some of the world’s largest media groups and telecom service providers use Nevion technology, including AT&T, NBC Universal, Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., NASA, Arqiva, BBC, CCTV, EBU, BT, TDF and Telefonica.

China Central Television selects Nevion

Mon, 08 Apr 2019 11:06:41 +0200

China Central Television selects Nevion for new UHD/4K contribution

Oslo, Norway, 27 September 2018 – Nevion, the award-winning provider of virtualized media production solutions, announced today that China Central Television (CCTV), the largest television broadcaster in China, has selected Nevion Virtuoso software-defined media nodes to provide a contribution solution for 4K Ultra HD signal transmission between studios.