New codec chip supports real-time H.264/AAC video capture on video iPod
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Dec 29, 2005 at 8:18am
Mobilygen, a provider of low-power H.264 codec ICs for mobile devices, announced that its MG1264 chip supports real-time, high-quality H.264/ACC video capture compatible with the 5G (video) iPod.
This is the industry’s first chip enabling manufacturers to easily add H.264 video recording capabilities compatible with video-enabled iPods, as well as Macs and PCs, says Steve Musallam of Mobilygen. The MG1264 requires only 125mW of total chip power enabling USB powered devices to capture and encode H.264 30fps QVGA 768bps Baseline Profile video including 2-channel AAC high-fidelity stereo audio.
“Our MG1264 provides superior hardware based H.264/AAC encoding quality and an inexpensive solution to building low-power devices that capture in real-time 30fps TV-quality video for new mobile products like the video iPod,” Musallam says in a press release.
Mobilygen’s patented EVE (Enabling Video Everywhere) architecture was used to implement the MG1264. It includes an advanced video pre-processor that “greatly improves” H.264 encoder efficiency, and patented low-power H.264 video coding algorithms developed specifically to maximize video quality, Musallam says. The MG1264 is capable of encoding H.264 up to full D1 video resolution and 2-channel AAC audio requiring only 185mW of total chip power.
The MG1264 is fully qualified and available in production volumes now for original equipment manufacturers. Commercial samples and evaluation boards are also available. The MG1264 is priced at less than US$10 in production volumes.
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