RadiantGrid Technologies Launches v5.0 of the RadiantGrid Platform at IBC 2009

SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - RadiantGrid is an industry leader in grid-enabled transcoding, with the widest range of supported output formats. The RadiantGrid Platform supports grid-enabled transcoding into MPEG-2, MPEG-1, H.264, QuickTime, Windows Media and VC-1, in addition to MXF, AS-03 MXF, CableLabs 1.1, GXF, LXF and Omneon containers.

Important new features:

AC-3 and Dolby E decoding from MPEG-2, GXF, and MXF sources
Caption data extraction from Avid DNxHD, LXF, MPEG-2, GXF, and MXF sources
Caption data extraction into CaptionXML™ mezzanine format, including EIA-608, EIA-708, ATSC A53, SCTE 20, VBI, SMPTE 334M (VANC), AFD, Bar Data, XDS, and CGMS-A
Caption data insertion into MPEG-2 and MXF, including SMPTE 334M, SMPTE 436M and VBI
EVS MXF reading and writing (Avid DNxHD, MJPEG)
MainConcept H.264 Broadcast SDK support, including High 10 and High 422, and AVC-Intra profiles (8-bit and 10-bit)
Native decoding of CinemaDNG, JPEG2000, MPEG-2, and Avid DNxHD from MXF Op-Atom and Op1a sources
TrueGrid™ transcoding from DPX, TIFF, CinemaDNG and JPEG2000 (DCI) image sequences
TrueGrid™ transcoding into QuickTime (all codecs), MXF, GXF, LXF, CableLabs 1.1, and Omneon
Linear Acoustic AEROMAX loudness correction and upMAX multichannel upmixing
Multitrack assembly engine, including multi-channel audio management, video track composition, overlapping edit support, and XML templating
Publishing to CableLabs 1.1/2.0, including MPEG-2 and AC-3 encoding, and EIA-608, EIA-708 and SCTE-20 caption insertion
Support for AMWA AS-03 MXF Program Delivery Specification
Support for Dolby DP600 Program Optimizer, via web services integration

New integrated technologies:

Digital Vision DVO image processing algorithms
Nielsen Watermark SDK, offering embedding of NAES audio watermarks

At IBC 2009, RadiantGrid will be at the Linear Acoustic booth (Stand 8.D29). At this location, they will be demonstrating their Multichannel Audio Management platform module.

In addition, RadiantGrid has partnered with SAN Solutions (Stand 3.A9) to develop a performance-optimized transcoding appliance, leveraging Solid-State Drive technology and Xeon® Nehalem CPU technology, and running the RadiantGrid™ Platform v5.0 software with embedded Linear Acoustic AEROMAX processing. It addresses the interoperability constraints that frequently arise between disparate broadcast and production platforms, while offering a holistic approach to solving the complicated problems around content preparation, media transformation, metadata management and digital distribution. This advanced appliance is enabled to call home to SAN Solutions’ worldwide Network Operation Center for early problem detection, analysis, and quick support response. Come see this screaming-fast device at the Linear Acoustic booth (Stand 8.D29).

About RadiantGrid Technologies:

RadiantGrid Technologies is an independent software vendor which develops and markets the RadiantGrid™ Platform - a leading-edge media workflow services platform targeting Broadcast & Cable Operators, Content Owners, Advertising Vendors, Digital Cinema Companies, and User-Generated Content Portals. For more information about RadiantGrid Technologies, visit www.radiantgrid.com.

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