ATEME announced that it will demonstrate its MPEG-4 AVC / H.264 real-time High Definition High Profile hardware encoder at the National Association of Broadcasters show (NAB). Visitors to the ATEME booth (SU 256) will discover a very compact HD hardware encoder that fits in a 3-inch by 3-inch board. This broadcast quality encoder is 100% programmable and allows secure upgrade over time with the best-in-class picture quality and compression efficiency available.

"Our hardware processing core empowers a full real-time solution with complete usage of H.264 tools to achieve low bitrate," said Dominique Edelin, Chief Technical Officer at ATEME. "This four-chip solution combines cost-effectiveness and exceptional video quality."

The NAB 2006 show is being held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from April 24 to 27.