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ARC® Video Subsystem

Enable Capture and Playback of Exceptional Quality Video


As consumers demand better and better experience from their video-capable devices that capture, share and playback video, designers have to create SoCs that enable high quality visual experience while consuming minimum power. Capable of supporting virtually any format, ARC Video subsystems can encode and decode exceptional quality video. SoC designers can choose from a wide range of application-optimized ARC Video products to build highly differentiated SoCs.

Exceptional Quality Video Capture at Lowest Power
ARC Video Subsystems set the standard for high quality video encoding. Using ARC’s patent-pending "Dynamic Adaptive Encoding" technology they can adaptively apply different processing resources to achieve the highest quality result within a specified power budget. For example, Dynamic Adaptive Encoding allows the designer to adjust the encoding process in a phone with a fully charged battery versus one running close to empty to maximize the recording time.


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Benefits


Create SoC That Enable Unsurpassed Consumer Experience

  • Playback virtually any content – 100% standards compliant, mutli-format support
  • Capture exceptional quality video using Dynamic Adaptive Encoding technology
  • Low power design and Dynamic Adaptive Encoding extend the battery life

Differentiate to Keep Competitive Edge

  • Get a head-start by picking the right application optimized subsystem
  • Fine-tune to create efficient, custom solution using configurability
  • Programmability allows for user-defined value-add creation

Maximize Success and Minimize Design Risk

  • Full programmability permits “future-proof” design
  • Complete development tool and design flow support
  • Target multiple markets using the same solution

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ARC Video Subsystem Family Selector Chart


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Advanced Hardware and Software Development Environment for Quick Time-to-Market


ARC provides tools for integrating hardware IP and software licensed from ARC into customer SoCs.  ARC tools support configuring customized versions of ARC subsystems, as well as developing, modeling, and debugging software and hardware.  ARC’s advanced tools work with a broad offering of third party industry standard tools needed for taking products from concept to production.
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BDTI Certification



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Certified to be the Best Performing Decoder
Independent analysis by BDTI shows that ARC Video 401 is the most performance efficient H.264 video decoder solution. For more details view the benchmark results.

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Applications

  • Digital Photo Frames
  • Cell Phones
  • Image Sensors
  • Mobile TV Handsets
  • Portable Media Players
  • Camera Phones
  • Digital Still Cameras
  • DVB-H, DMB Players
  • DVD Players
  • DVR
  • STB
  • Webcams
  • Surveillance

Highlights

  • Multi-standard, exceptional quality capture and playback
  • Award-winning architecture
  • Energy efficient operation
  • Application optimized
  • Fully programmable

Standards Supported

Video Encoders

  • H.264 BP
  • MPEG-4 SP/ASP
  • H.263 Profile 0
  • JPEG
  • Audio Decode/Encode
    (Note: up to full D1 resolution for all encoders)

Video Decoders

  • H.264 BP
  • VC-1 SP
  • VC-1 MP
  • H.263 Profile 0
  • MPEG-4 SP
  • MPEG-4 ASP
  • MPEG-2 MP
  • JPEG
  • MJPEG
  • TIFF
  • GIF
  • PNG
    (Note: up to full D1 resolution for all decoders)

Development Tools

  • C Compiler
  • Assembler
  • Profiler
  • Debugger
  • Functional Simulator
  • Cycle Accurate Simulator
  • Physical Design Flow