Snell Announces 1080p Support for Alchemist Ph.C-HD
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In addition Dolby E authoring is featured
"Snell has always led the industry in standards conversion image quality, and the newest version of our award-winning Alchemist Ph.C – HD is the latest example of this leadership," said Neil Maycock, chief marketing officer at Snell. "With 1080p added to the system's arsenal of conversion capabilities, broadcasters will truly be able to deliver content to any standard, without compromising picture quality or clarity."
Alchemist Ph.C – HD is the product of extensive research into the exacting demands of HD frame-rate standards conversion, producing converted HD outputs of unparalleled quality and clarity that are virtually indistinguishable from the original input. The high-quality output is a direct result of Snell's Emmy® Award-winning Ph.C motion measurement technology, optimized to prevent the motion-related artifacts that are commonly associated with standards conversion in HD video.
Now, with support for 1080p, broadcasters will be able to deliver converted video that takes advantage of 1080p's progressive scanning and high spatial (horizontal and vertical) resolution — including an inherent match to current flat-screen display technologies and highly efficient compression. Likewise, conversion of video from 1080p to other formats such as 1080i and 720p results in virtually lossless output. In addition to 1080p, the new version of Alchemist Ph.C – HD features a Dolby E authoring option that builds on the system's existing capabilities for Dolby E by providing an integrated encoding, transcoding, and decoding solution for up to two streams of Dolby E audio without having an impact on the processing of other PCM audio channels. With the Dolby E authoring option, users have access to the full Dolby E processing capability, integrated within the standards conversion workflow.
About Snell
Snell is a leading innovator in the digital media market. The company provides customers with a comprehensive range of solutions for the creation, management, and distribution of content, as well as the tools necessary to transition seamlessly and cost-effectively to digital, HDTV, and 3Gbps operations. Snell's Emmy® Award-winning image processing, live production, automation, and infrastructure technologies provide customers with the ultimate flexibility, operational efficiency, and ROI required in today's multi-screen world. Headquartered in the U.K., Snell serves more than 2,000 active customers in more than 100 countries through a worldwide team of sales and support personnel.