Vela, the Emmy award-winning provider of video compression products for the cable and broadcast industries has announced the launch of its CineView HD LE decoder.

An official release informs that the CineView HD LE is a PCI based MPEG-2 high definition decoder and is Vela’s newest addition to the high definition family of products. Vela will also be showing its CineCast HD, a SCSI-based 4:2:0 high definition decoder. Combined, the Vela HD family of products provides both broadcast and professional quality high definition decoding.

The new CineView HD LE is Vela’s new entry level model of high definition decoders and is ideal for the professional market. Enabling frame-accurate playback of 4:2:0 video in both HD and SD profiles, this new decoder gives operators the flexibility they need as they transition to HDTV. The HD LE supports data rates up to 80 Mbps, depending on stream type and system configuration, and is built on a compact ¾ length form factor, the release adds.

The company has stated that the CineCast HD decoder is an excellent DTV and HDTV solution for digital video archiving, post-production, advertising, kiosks, mapping and geographic information systems, electronic cinema and other video distribution/display applications. The CineCast HD is available as HD/1 single and HD/2 dual channel models and can be integrated within a space-saving 1-RU chassis.

The company has said that broadcasters will want to take advantage of the high performance features like genlock input, SDI, AES and balanced audio that are supported in the CineCast HD. Professional operators will appreciate the CineView HD LE for its price effectiveness, ease of deployment and standard quality features like frame-accurate decoding, LTC output, VTR machine control and trick modes. Vela claims that its high definition solution fits everyones decoding needs.