Teranex & Kodak - NAB 2007

Teranex will show Kodak’s Motion Compensated Grain Removal and Adaptive Sharpening at NAB 2007 

NAB 2007 North Hall, Booth N-2531

Orlando, Florida. (April 11th, 2007) – Teranex, a leader in high performance video processing solutions for the broadcast and post-production industries, will be showing the results of its strategic alliance with Kodak at the upcoming National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show in Las Vegas. In September 2006 Teranex announced it had licensed proprietary film restoration and enhancement algorithms from the Entertainment Imaging Division of Eastman Kodak Company (EKC).

“Using our powerful VC300 Video Computer Platform, we’re now ready to show the first results of the long-term relationship between Teranex and Kodak in this technology demonstration,” said Jed Deame, Co-founder and General Manager of Teranex. The first Kodak technologies to be integrated into the Teranex platform are EKC’s proprietary Motion Compensated Grain Management, which allows for real-time manipulation of grain levels in scanned film, and Adaptive Sharpening, which preserves the detail of the image throughout processing. “At NAB we’ll be showing real-time 16mm source material processed through the VC300,” continued Deame. “This demonstration will show how Kodak’s algorithms combined with Teranex processing power can provide near 35mm performance from a more portable and affordable 16mm film stock. We see this technology as an enabler for low cost film production for HD contribution. Using the same processing technology, 35mm image quality can also be improved.”

“Teranex's 15 trillion operation/second VC300 Platform is perfect for integrating Kodak’s high-tech software algorithms,” said Bob Mastronardi, Segment Manager TV & New Product Development Image Capture for Kodak’s Entertainment Imaging Division. “We’ve been giving technology demonstrations on these algorithms for the past couple of years with great interest from production companies and broadcasters. Teranex has a wide base of customers in these markets and they will benefit from the ability to efficiently enhance film images, including 16mm and archival footage, for high-quality broadcast display in standard- and high-definition television formats.”

The Kodak HD Motion Comp Grain Removal software will be a software add-on for owners of Teranex VC300/VC600 P4k systems. As part of the imageRestore family of products, which include Noise, Dirt, and Scratch removal, it provides a complete solution for any telecine operation.

Please visit Teranex at NAB in Las Vegas on April 16th -19th in the North Hall, booth N-2531, to view the latest innovations from Teranex. Additional info can be obtained at www.teranex.com and from Teranex Resellers.


About Kodak (NYSE: EK)

For over a hundred years, Kodak has been providing tools for the creative community to tell their stories in motion, and is the world-class leader in providing film, digital and hybrid motion imaging products, services, and technology for the television, feature film, commercial, music video, and documentary industries. For more information about Kodak’s Entertainment Imaging Division, please visit www.kodak.com/go/motion.

About Teranex

Teranex, a Division of Silicon Optix, produces high performance, future-proof solutions for the digital media professional serving the content creation, content distribution, and content consumption markets. The industry-leading array processing platforms combine the flexibility of a programmable solution with the high-throughput of a real-time multi-use platform. Teranex solutions include DTV format conversion, video noise reduction, film restoration, pre/post compression processing and image enhancement. Teranex is continually adding enhancements and new applications and is committed to providing long-term value to its customers. For more information, please visit www.teranex.com.

About Silicon Optix

Silicon Optix Inc, a digital video platform company, is a leading supplier of advanced video/image processing integrated circuits (ICs) and systems. The Company's products are driving three unique technologies into a broad range of markets: a patented, powerful, array-based programmable DSP for digital video, industry-leading software algorithms from Teranex and proprietary eWARP™ scaling and geometry processing. Its mission is to leverage these innovative technologies into ICs and video/film processing platforms that will enable the next generation of digital video/image capture, conversion, restoration, editing, storage, transmission, distribution, and display solutions. Silicon Optix is headquartered in San Jose, California, with operations in Orlando, Florida; Hannover, Germany; Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; Taipei, Taiwan and Toronto, Canada. For more information about Silicon Optix, please visit the company's Web site at www.siliconoptix.com and www.hqv.com.