InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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Vantrix Enhances Open Transcoding Video Pipeline With InterDigital PerceptFX Perceptual Pre-Processor



WILMINGTON, Del., and MONTREAL, Aug. 03, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- InterDigital, Inc.
(Nasdaq:IDCC), a wireless research and development company, and Vantrix
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, a global provider of media optimization and delivery solutions to video service providers and
mobile service providers, today announced that Vantrix`s open transcoding pipeline now supports
InterDigital`s PerceptFX perceptual pre-processor technology, resulting in dramatic bandwidth
savings for video delivery.


PerceptFX eliminates imperceptible image data in video compressed using H.264 and H.265, enabling
4K and other resolution video to be delivered at impressive bandwidth savings. For example,
encoding 4K video for a normal viewing distance enabled ultra HD video of mixed content encoded at
15Mbps to be delivered at an average bitrate of 10.7Mbps, a 29 percent savings. With some content,
bandwidth savings reached 50 percent vs. the unfiltered original, with a minimum 15 percent
savings over traditional encoding solutions.

"Vantrix Media Platform offers an integrated, open virtualized transcoding solution," said Jean
Mayrand, CEO and president of Vantrix Corporation. "Our component-based architecture is open to
third-party plug-ins, and, with new support for InterDigital`s PerceptFX, we enable our customers
to deliver even higher quality video at the lowest bitrates."

"PerceptFX technology yields impressive bandwidth savings results over traditional compression
technology", said Jim Nolan, Executive Vice President, InterDigital Solutions. "Now that the
Vantrix Media Platform supports PerceptFX, Vantrix customers using PerceptFX can take advantage of
our industry-leading quality advancements enabling video bandwidth delivery savings up to 50
percent."

Vantrix Media Platform is a software-defined video processing, optimization, caching and analytics
platform deployed as a turnkey appliance for deployment on-premises or in the cloud. Built on
OpenStack for virtualization, it offers a modular, pluggable and extensible architecture for video
transcoding and optimizing media experiences via adaptive bitrate streaming for delivery to TVs,
PCs and mobile devices.

InterDigital`s PerceptFX optimizes the video experience for the reality of human perception.
PerceptFX provides a set of tools, perceptual pre-processor and artifact removal toolkit, to help
content publishers improve their customers` viewing experiences and reduce costs for content
delivery and storage.

Vantrix and InterDigital will be demonstrating the Vantrix Media Platform showing live transcoding
with improved quality efficiencies at the upcoming CableLabs Summer Conference in Keystone
Colorado August 2-5, 2015, and the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam
September 11-15, 2015.

About Vantrix Corporation

Vantrix software enables content owners and service operators to optimize their media processing
operations and give their customers high-quality media experiences on any device, at the lowest
possible cost. Pioneers in media optimization since 1994, Vantrix technology is helping top mobile
operators and video service providers across the globe successfully converge traditional linear
business models with OTT multiscreen delivery. Vantrix Media Platform is a software-defined
video-processing, optimization, caching and analytics platform that can be deployed as a turnkey
appliance on premise or in the cloud. Visit
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