Grass Valley adds intoPIX-powered JPEG XS support to AMPP
IntoPIX now powers the support of JPEG XS VSF TR-07 within Grass Valley’s Agile Media Processing Platform (AMPP). This integration is said to deliver industry-leading image quality, ultra-low latency, and low computing power requirements, enabling efficient live production workflows while utilising cloud and on-premises infrastructures.
AMPP, Grass Valley’s microservices-based media processing ecosystem, offers a complete suite of media production tools – from instant replay and multiviewers to a full production switcher. These tools can be easily selected from the AMPP app store and can be deployed across a variety of microservices-based platforms, enabling users to instantly design and launch workflows on-premises, in the cloud, or in any hybrid configuration. Partners like intoPIX contribute AMPP-native elements directly to this secure, high-performance environment.
The addition of JPEG XS VSF TR-07, with its blend of visually lossless video compression and ultra-low latency, empowers broadcasters and production professionals to deliver high-quality, live content to team members anywhere in the world. This capability not only meets the dynamic demands of modern viewers but also streamlines decentralised operations, delivering a sustainable, agile and cost-effective production workflow.
JPEG XS is renowned for maintaining image quality visually indistinguishable from the original while operating at significantly lower bitrates, using up to 10 times less bandwidth than uncompressed workflows, or even 20 times less using its latest JPEG XS Temporal Differential Coding. intoPIX’s JPEG XS software technology accomplishes this in milliseconds, without the computational overhead of traditional codecs, making it ideal for cloud and other microservices-based environments. This integration aligns with Grass Valley’s mission for AMPP, to support high-performance, scalable and adaptable workflows for any production need, offering broadcasters a more efficient and streamlined pathway to the cloud.
“With more customers relying on AMPP for tier one events in both cloud and on-premises environments, adding intoPIX’s JPEG XS support allows us to address the needs of latency-sensitive and bandwidth-sensitive applications seamlessly,” said Ian Fletcher, chief technology officer at Grass Valley. “The compatibility of JPEG XS with both software and hardware solutions further reinforces AMPP’s adaptability and integration within existing hardware infrastructures, enabling an even wider scale of distributed workflows for our customers.”