Zaxel Systems integrates lossless compression scheme

Zaxel Systems, a leading developer of digital video compression systems and products, has announced that it has integrated its patented Zaxel Lossless Compression (ZLC) into the AJA OEM dual link high-definition (HD) and serial digital interface (SDI) I/O card.
It enables customers to compress and decompress high-resolution digital video at three times the current rate for video capture, editing, and playback in both HD and standard definition (SD). The faster compression rates enable Zaxel customers to save on storage costs, enable them to connect more than twice as many workstations to SAN, and achieve faster data transfer on network.
This technology provides Zaxel customers with the only real-time solution for lossless video compression, essentially providing the power of a full-scale video server on a single video card.
The Zaxel ZLC video codec is integrated into the FPGA on the AJA card, and provides three stages of compression and decompression that enable the prediction of the value of each video pixel, based on previously viewed pixels. The technology provides real-time record and play with no latency, and Zaxel guarantees bit-for-bit restoration through multiple codec cycles. (CD/CL)