This system generates a digital mosaic that works with navigation screens from main Set Top Box middleware. The system decode, scale and re-encode several input TS and generates one SPTS composed by all video thumbnails over a customized background. Main characteristics are:
● Support IP (Multicast o Unicast) and ASI inputs/outputs
● Support of MPEG-2 and H.264 on input and output TS
● Scale up to 16 SD or 4 HD input services, SPTS or MPTS
● Associate metadata and audio streams into different PIDs for middleware selection
● Allows video files as inputs
● Flexible and intuitive graphical user interface allows a simple mosaic design
● Background can be configured from a still image or a video file
● Supports several audio and video codecs
● Support multiple video resolutions
● Support NTSC and PAL
● Support 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios
● Integrated with Rovi(Aptiv), Cubiware, Zappware and Alticast midlewares