High Definition 720p Video Codecs on TI OMAP3

Overview

Ittiam Systems' High Definition (720p) Video Codecs for Texas Instruments' OMAP3 devices is a suite of video codecs, covering popular video decoders and encoders, at 720p resolution and upto 30 fps, for applications in the mobile connected market such as Wireless Handsets, Smartphones, Mobile Internet Devices, Portable Media Players and Netbooks.

These codecs are based on Ittiams' proven C reference models and have been specially architected to fully utilize the processing resources of the TI OMAP3 chipset and achieve 720p performance. The 720p OMAP3 codecs are multi-core implementations that employ the IVA 2+ subsystem of the OMAP3 family of processors along with support from the ARM Cortex A8 using Ittiam's Cortex A8 Video solutions

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Ittiam's multicore implementation of 720p video codecs on OMAP3 includes a highly optimized IVA only component. The IVA only components are capable of

• MPEG-4 SP decode at 720p
• H.264 BP decode at 720p

Supported by an additional NEON assisted ARM Cortex A8 component, the resultant multicore codecs allow for enhanced video decode and encode performance beyond what can be achieved on the IVA subsystem alone. Examples of codec performance enabled by the multicore architecture include

• H.264 Main Profile (MP) and High Profile (HP) decoding at 720p, upto 30fps
• H.264 Base Profile (BP) encoding at 720p, upto 30fps
• MPEG-4 Simple Profile (SP) encoding at 720p, upto 30fps

Scaleable Performance

The multicore architecture of Ittiam's 720p video codecs on TI OMAP3 incorporates designs that allow the video decoders and encoder performance to scale naturally with device frequency. The video codecs use correspondingly less MHz of the ARM Cortex A8 as the IVA operating frequency is increased.This allows the video encoders and decoders to achieve 720p performance across a wide range of devices within the TI OMAP3 family.

Easy Integration

The multicore implementations of Ittiam's 720p video codecs have been designed to integrate seamlessly into standard TI software frameworks, including the Texas Instruments Codec Engine on OMAP3530, OMAP3730 and available ports of Android, Gstreamer and WinMobile on OMAP3430, OMAP3440, OMAP3630 and OMAP3640.

Video Decoders

• H.264 High Profile (HP)
• H.264 Main Profile (MP)
• H.264 Baseline Profile (BP)
• MPEG4 Advanced Simple Profile (ASP), DivX, XVid
• MPEG4 Simple Profile (SP)
• VC-1/WMV9 Simple Profile (SP)
• VC-1/WMV9 Main Profile (MP)

Video Encoders

• H.264 Baseline Profile (BP)
• MPEG4 Simple Profile (SP)

Features and Benefits

• Complete suite of widely used video decoders and encoders
• Implementations optimized for MCPS and Memory
• Error Resilience toolsets supported
• Standard APIs (Texas Instruments XDM and OpenMAX IL)
• Supported on a variety of OS, tool chains and frameworks, including Linux, Microsoft Windows Embedded CE (WinCE)/Windows Mobile as DirectShow filters, PrKernel Android (as PVCore plugins) and Linux GStreamer plugins
• Supplemented with Audio and System Software to provide cost and time-to-market advantage

Target Applications and Segments

• Wireless Handsets
• Smartphones
• Mobile Internet Devices (MID)
• Portable Entertainment
• Video Telephony
• Automotive
• Point of Sales Terminals
• Digital Signage
• Home and Industrial Automation

Supported Platforms/Devices

• Texas Instruments (TI) processors in the OMAP3 family
• Texas Instruments OMAP3430, OMAP3440, OMAP3630, OMAP3640
• Texas Instruments OMAP3530, OMAP3730
• For Video solutions on ARM Cortex only devices in the TI OMAP3 family (OMAP3505, OMAP3515, OMAP3621) and AM family (AM3505, AM3517), please refer to Ittiam's Video Solutions for ARM Cortex Cores

Contact

• For further information contact mkt@ittiam.com