ACT­L3 Codec to Enable Cost-Effective Real-TimeTransport of HD Video for Worship Service Simulcasts

SEATTLE — May 24, 2006 — Streambox, Inc., a leading supplier of real-time video solutions for broadcasting, satellite, and cable, today announced that Tampa, Fla.-based Davis Islands Baptist Church (DIBC) has selected the Streambox® ACT­L3 HD video transport system to support real-time HD broadcasts from a new facility, scheduled for completion this summer, to its existing building. The Streambox solution will allow DIBC to simulcast services at the new facility and incorporate HD video of the pastor’s sermons and messages into live services at the other location.

“Our goal is to give all of our church members the experience of a completely live service, and the Streambox system was the only product that offered an affordable means of providing the high-quality HD pictures we need for the 20-foot theater style, large-screen display we use on stage,” said Tyler Johnston, director of technical ministries at Davis Islands Baptist Church. “We didn’t think that an encoding solution would be able to offer quality nearing that of raw data, but the compression ratio of the Streambox encoder/decoder and its simplicity proved to be perfect for our needs. Now we can get a network that’s financially manageable and can guarantee the quality of our real-time HD worship broadcasts. The quality and significant cost savings this solution offers were major factors in our purchase decision.”

The Streambox® ACT­L3 STB3-9000 encoder/decoder system selected by DIBC is an integrated video-transport solution for real-time HDTV video and audio (HD-SDI, SMPTE-292M) delivery over TCP/IP networks. The system will enable the church to deliver 1080i or 720p HD video streams over a cost-effective network infrastructure. It features a complete range of video resolutions and bit rate choices (1 to 20 Mbps), combined with the industry’s most advanced compression technology, the ACT-L3 CODEC (Advanced Coding Technology-Level 3), with proprietary transform coding, filtering, global multiframe motion estimation, context-based entropy coding, and advanced progressive and interlaced post-filtering.

Each encoder and decoder is equipped with dual Gigabit Ethernet network ports for multiplexing/demultiplexing of a video stream, taking advantage of lower-bit rate, lower-cost networks by splitting the video stream over DIBC’s leased multichannel IP network. Advanced FEC (forward error correction) allows the system to recover from multiple lost packets, and additional burst error protection is provided to compensate for sustained data loss. Together, these Streambox technologies will provide DIBC with a seamless video delivery solution that meets the church’s technical and budgetary requirements.

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About Streambox, Inc.
Streambox provides a single platform for all live and file-based video acquisition over IP. The company develops industry-leading solutions for encoding, video management, and play-out for broadcast and broadband based on the innovative ACT-L3™ codec. Our software-based solutions provide unrivaled performance, reliability, and video quality over low data rate wired and wireless IP networks. Streambox solutions enable broadcasters, government agencies, and enterprises and other users to enhance content ownership, simplify operations, and increase operational efficiencies. More information is available at www.streambox.com.

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