Elecard

Private
Industry
Codecs, IPTV, OTT
Computer software
Video analysis
Video monitoring
Video transcoding
Founded April 22, 1988
Founder Andrey Posdnyakov
Peter Gubanov
Vladimir Kalchikhin
Headquarters Tomsk, Russia
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Chairman: Andrey Posdnyakov
CEO: Nikolay Milovanov
Subsidiaries Triaxes Vision
Elecard-Med
Solveig Multimedia
Website www.elecard.com

Elecard is a technology company that provides software products for video and audio encoding, decoding, processing, receiving and transmission.[1]

Its line of products includes commercial and professional encoders and decoders for most video and audio standards, including H.264 video compression.

Elecard, founded in 1988, has its headquarters in Tomsk, Russia, and an office in Foster City, California.

Organizational structure and customers

Group Divisions

Elecard offices

Notable customers and partners

Products

Digital TV productsProfessional productsDevelopmentEnd-user software
Software serversVideo analysisSDKsEditing
CodecWorks EncoderStreamEye StudioCodec SDK G4XMuxer Lite
V-Cinema VoDStreamEye Studio ProCodec .NET SDK G4AVC HD Suite
V-Cinema SVoD/NVoDStreamEyeVideo Transform SDKAVC HD Editor
V-Cinema Stream SwitcherStreamEye ProDSP Codec SDK for NexperiaConversion
V-Cinema NPVRStreamEye SlimARM Codec SDKConverter Studio
V-Cinema TimeShiftBuffer AnalyzerSRDsConverter Studio AVC HD Edition
Capture cardsStream AnalyzerIPTV Player SRDConverter Studio Mobile
HDAccess 2Video QuEstXMuxer SRDPlayback
Consumer devicesYUV ViewerIP coresMPEG Player[2]
iTelec STB 820-10Stream InspectorDFE IP CoreAVC HD Player
iTelec STB 830DTV Quality AnalyzerASI RX IP CoreMPEG-2 PlugIn for WMP
ConversionHardware Reference DesignsAVC PlugIn for WMP
Converter Studio Pro[3][4]iTelec STB 6xx RDAVC PlugIn for ProgDVB
EditingiTelec STB 82x RD
XMuxer ProDSP reference design SC-1500

Supported formats

Video formats

Formats Decoding Encoding
MPEG–1 Video (ISO/IEC 11172-2) + +
MPEG–2 Video (ISO/IEC 13818-2)

All profiles/levels up to HighProfile/HighLevel are supported excluding scalability extensions

 + +
MPEG–4 Video p. 2 (ISO/IEC 14496-2) / H.263

All profiles/levels supported up to

Advanced Simple Profile @ 5 Level (8 Mbit/s restriction)

 + +
MPEG–4 Video p. 10 (ISO/IEC 14496-10), aka H.264/AVC

Baseline, Main, High, and High422 profiles supported up to

5.1 Level

 + +
DV 25 (SMPTE 314M-1999) + +
DV 50 + -
DV 100 + -

Audio formats

Formats Decoding Encoding
MPEG–1/2 Audio (ISO/IEC 11172-3, ISO/IEC 13818-3)
Layer I + +
Layer II + +
Layer III + -
MPEG-4 Audio (ISO/IEC 13818-7)
RAW, LC, LTP + +
Main, SSR profiles support + -
HE-AAC v1 (SBR) + +
HE-AAC v2 (PS) + -
LATM AAC + -
LPCM (including AES 3 decoding) + +

Multiplexing / Demultiplexing

Formats MPEG-1 System Stream

(ISO/IEC 13818-1)

 MPEG-2 Program Stream

(ISO/IEC 13818-1)

 MPEG-2 Transport Stream

(ISO/IEC 13818-1), including AVCHD(r)

 MP4 ISO compatible files

(ISO/IEC 14496-14),including Sony PSP, Apple iPod, ISMA, 3GPP, and FLV

MPEG–1 Video (ISO/IEC 11172-2) + - - -
MPEG–2 Video (ISO/IEC 13818-2) + + + +
MPEG–1 Video (ISO/IEC 11172-2) + - - -
MPEG–4 Video p. 2 (ISO/IEC 14496-2) / H.263 - - - +
MPEG–4 Video p. 10 (ISO/IEC 14496-10), aka H.264/AVC - + + +
MPEG–1/2 audio

(ISO/IEC 11172-3, ISO/IEC 13818-3)

 + + + +
MPEG-4 Audio (ISO/IEC 13818-7)

LATM AAC (demultiplexing only)

 - + + +
LPCM (including AES 3 demultiplexing) - + + -
Dolby Digital audio (AC-3, ATSC A/52) - + + -

Awards

According to the results of 2010 MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Video Codec Comparison carried out through Moscow State University Compression Project, Elecard AVC Encoder demonstrated the fastest encoding speed and high picture quality, ranking 5th (and last among the tested H.264 encoders) in the overall codecs comparison results.[5] However, next year, in the same comparison of 2011, Elecard AVC Encoder made it to the third place behind x264 and DivX Plus HD in the overall rating of software video codecs.[6]

Elecard was recognized as the “Russian Innovation Leader” at the "New Electronics in Russia" forum in 2009.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Elecard - Company Overview and History". Retrieved Jul 12, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Review: Elecard MPEG Player". George Norman. Archived from the original on 2011-05-05. May 03, 2011
  3. ↑ "Review: Elecard Converter Studio 2.0". Steve Sprinqett. Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. October 10, 2007
  4. ↑ "Elecard Converter Studio". Software Directory. February 13, 2008
  5. ↑ "Sixth MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Video Codecs Comparison-Short Version". Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Seventh MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Video Codecs Comparison-Standard Version". Retrieved May 27, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Томская компания Elecard стала Лауреатом премии "Новая электроника России" за 2009 год". Archived from the original on August 20, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
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