Forbidden Technologies PLC Next generation of Blackbird video codec (7846U)
January 23 2017 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 7846U
Forbidden Technologies PLC
23 January 2017
23 January 2017
Forbidden Technologies plc
("Forbidden" or the "Company")
Next generation of Blackbird video codec
Forbidden Technologies plc (AIM: FBT), the AIM-quoted owner and
developer of the market leading cloud video platform Forscene, is
pleased to announce a new video codec, Blackbird 9 (the "Blackbird
Codec"). The Blackbird Codec allows for the efficient compression
and decompression of video for storage, transmission and editing.
Forbidden has started the patent protection process for Blackbird
9.
Video compression lies at the heart of Forbidden's ability to
ingest video and edit in the cloud with no latency for editors at
low bandwidths. The continuous improvement of the Company's codecs
has ensured Forbidden's ability to handle increasing video quality
demands over time such as the 4k requirement now vs. historic SD
and HD requirements.
Early tests indicate that the first release of the new codec
cuts video datarate by around 20 per cent. compared with Blackbird
8, while improving colour accuracy and improving picture quality
through a better understanding of rotations and an improved motion
search.
Compared to the older Blackbird 5 used by Forbidden's
professional clients, the improved compression in Blackbird 9
results in a datarate reduction, based on early tests, of
approximately 75 per cent. compared with Blackbird 5.
Other improvements significantly speed up the handling of video
in the Forscene cloud, increasing the number of users supported by
the existing cloud infrastructure.
With Forbidden's patented loss-free artificial intelligence
("AI") compression engine at its core, Blackbird 9 is expected to
improve the experience of professional users of the Forscene
platform as they move towards editing higher resolution videos.
With both faster playback and fewer internet accesses per video,
Blackbird 9 also improves multicam performance, where multiple
video streams are logged or edited concurrently.
Its efficient playback also allows Blackbird 9 to be used by the
Forscene platform's JavaScript projects, which currently use
Blackbird 8.
Blackbird 9 playback is being rolled out across the platform's
Android and iOS apps, giving mobile users the ability to play back
Blackbird 9 videos. Blackbird 9 recording is being tested on faster
mobile devices, allowing them to capture, compress and upload live
video to the Forscene cloud editor. Its efficient playback also
allows Blackbird 9 to be used by the Forscene platform's JavaScript
projects, which currently use Blackbird 8.
Forbidden Technologies Head of R&D, Stephen Streater,
said:
"Blackbird 9 is a major step in the evolution of Forbidden's
Forscene video platform. Its benefits will be felt across the whole
cloud video platform, improving the user experience on the
professional Forscene editor and reducing the cost of hosting and
serving higher resolution videos."
Enquiries:
Forbidden Technologies plc
Aziz Musa, CEO
Tel: +44 (0)20 8879 7245
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Nick Naylor, John Depasquale, Richard Short, Katrina Perez
Tel: +44 (0)20 3328 5656
Redleaf Communications (Financial PR)
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett, David Ison, Susie Hudson
Tel: +44 (0)20 7382 4730
Email: forbidden@redleafpr.com
About Forbidden Technologies plc
Forbidden Technologies plc (AIM: FBT, www.forbidden.co.uk)
floated in February 2000.
The Company develops and markets a powerful cloud video platform
with multiple applications which can be used by rights holders,
broadcasters, sports and news video specialists, post-production
houses, other mass market digital video channels, corporates and
consumers. The platform applications help customers improve their
time to market on time sensitive content, and efficiently exploit
the full value of their content.
Websites
www.forbidden.co.uk
www.forscene.com
www.eva.co
www.captevate.com
Social media
www.facebook.com/FORscene
www.plus.google.com/+Forscenepro/posts
www.linkedin.com/company/forscene
www.twitter.com/forscenepro
www.youtube.com/user/ForsceneTraining
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