SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D technology renders the highest fidelity to the originally-captured images for 3D content delivered over cable, satellite or the Internet. It has been recognized by the broadcasting industry’s 2010 CSI Awards as Best 3D Technology. Content encoded in the SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D format gives consumers an optimal viewing experience.

1. SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D
SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D RENDERS THE HIGHEST FIDELITY TO THE
ORIGINALLY-CAPTURED IMAGES FOR 3D CONTENT DELIVERED
OVER CABLE, SATELLITE OR THE INTERNET
Recognized by the broadcasting industry’s 2010 CSI Awards as Best 3D Technology, SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D
is a unique frame-compatible technology for high-fidelity stereoscopic signal processing, easily
integrated into a variety of products. Developed and refined by SENSIO for more than a decade,
and deployed in the field for seven years, this mature technology has been trusted by the biggest
names in content creation for pioneering and commercializing live 3D events in cinemas around
the world, as well as for broadcasting, high-profile console games and DVD movies.
Original
VISUALLY LOSSLESS
- Content encoded in the SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D format delivers final images
indistinguishable from the originals
- Superior image quality to generic frame-compatible formats
- VOD image quality comparable to 3D Blu-ray™
WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS
- Compatible with leading HD satellite, cable broadcast and on-demand systems such Side-by-side
as pay-per-view, video-on-demand, and IP streaming and download
- Viewable via standard HD set-top boxes (STBs), and on the growing number of 3DTVs
- Relied on for live 3D on the big screen
FULLY SUPPORTED
- Continuous investment in increasing product quality
- Dedicated engineering team to support your projects
- Continuous promotion of format recognition and adoption
- Award-winning technology recognized by experts and opinion leaders Top-and-bottom
SUPPORTED COMPATIBILITY
- MPEG4 SEI (signalling)
- HDMI 1.4a (optional signalling)
- SENSIO continues to be active in a number of standardization bodies
SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D
SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D : SIMPLE AND ROBUST
RIGHT STREAM LEFT EXPANSION RIGHT STREAM
1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 SENSIO® HI FI 3D STREAM 2 4 SENSIO® HI FI 3D 1 2 3 4
INTERPOLATION
1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4
1 3 2 4
1 2 3 4 2 4 1 2 3 4
2 4 1 3
PREPROCESSING
1 3 2 4
1 2 3 4 2 4 1 2 3 4
2 4 1 3
1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4
SENSIO® HI FI 3D
1 2 3 4 2 4 INTERPOLATION 1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4
LEFT STREAM RIGHT EXPANSION LEFT STREAM

2. SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D
BENEFITS
COMMON BLOCK DIAGRAM: BASEBAND BASEBAND
STEREOSCOPIC CONTENT STEREOSCOPIC CONTENT
NOMINAL BANDWIDTH NOMINAL BANDWIDTH
BASEBAND BASEBAND BASEBAND
OVERVIEW
STEREOSCOPIC CONTENT STEREOSCOPIC CONTENT STEREOSCOPIC CONTENT
DOUBLE BANDWIDTH NOMINAL BANDWIDTH DOUBLE BANDWIDTH
COMPRESSED CONTENT
LEFT LEFT
The SENSIO® 3D Encoder and the SENSIO® 3D Decoder form a unique APPLICATIONS FOR ENCODERS DECODERS SOURCE TRANSPORT
SOURCE FORMATTING
CODEC
CODEC
set of technologies enabling a wide range of video products for state-of- SENSIO® 3D SENSIO® 3D PAGE FLIP
SINGLE DISPLAY
ENCODER DECODER LINE INTERLEAVE
the-art 3D production, delivery and viewing. Combining SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D CONSUMER PRODUCTS SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D ANAGLYPH
RIGHT FRAME RIGHT 2D
encoding and decoding provides maximum fidelity to the original image, • 3DTVs, 3D-compatible projectors SOURCE SOURCE COLUMN INTERLEAVE
exceeding industry expectations with regards to frame-compatible formats.
• Media players, Set-Top Boxes, Audio-Video Receivers
The advanced algorithms of SENSIO’s spatial baseband-processing
• Blu-ray™ and DVD players
technique work seamlessly with standard video CODECs (such as MPEG2,
SENSIO® 3D ENCODER
MPEG4, etc.). In addition, the 2:1 compression/decompression scheme • 3D software solutions and gaming
provides the same quality results, regardless of the resolution used. • Content providers and OTT
The SENSIO 3D Encoder/Decoder IP core with its advanced IP architecture
®
• Video servers (VOD)
and well-structured code can be easily integrated into custom
video-and-image-processing ICs. It can target several architectures, PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS THE SENSIO® 3D ENCODER COMPRESSES CONTENT INTO THE SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D FORMAT TO RETAIN MAXIMUM
ranging from FPGAs to custom ASICs. As such, several compile-time • Video-processing IC RESOLUTION WHEN COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL FORMAT
options are available to modulate resource consumption and features • Receivers and demodulators
depending on the customer’s intended applications.
• Monitoring displays
SENSIO® 3D ENCODER RESOURCE (ALTERA STRATIX II):
• Format converters HARDWARE:
• Channel branding processors
Compute Colour Depth Combinational Logic Block
HIGH-FIDELITY ENCODING/DECODING – • Playback and distribution equipment Subsampling M4Ks MRAMs DSP Elements
Chroma (bits) ALUTs Registers Memory Bits
BEST-IN-CLASS ALGORITHMS • MPEG encoders
Colorspace
• Edge-detection algorithms for superior quincunx decoding • Video switchers YCbCr 4:2:2 ON 10 3528 4299 819200 200 0 12
(sharp edges, crisp details)
DIGITAL CINEMA PRODUCTS YCbCr 4:2:2 OFF 10 1875 2980 655360 160 0 6
• Resistant to compression for better quality than generic
frame-compatible formats even at low bitrates • Digital cinema servers and receivers
Note: Maximum supported resolution is 2048 x 1080
• Digital cameras
EFFICIENT PROCESSING
• Stand-alone encoders and decoders
SENSIO® 3D DECODER
• Low memory requirement
• Low processing power needed FEATURES
• Minimal latency (few lines of video)
• Supports SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D
• Easy connectivity • Supports progressive, interlaced and segmented frames THE SENSIO® 3D DECODER ENABLES AN OPTIMAL VIEWING EXPERIENCE OF CONTENT ENCODED IN THE
- Synchronous design • Maximum resolution supported dependent only on target SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D FORMAT THROUGH CONVENTIONAL 2D CHANNELS: USING 2D DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE
- Clock-driven IC resources available AND EQUIPMENT
- With or without blanking data • Built-in frame synchronizer for 100% accurate left and
SEAMLESS INTEGRATION – EASY TO IMPLEMENT
right streams SENSIO® 3D DECODER RESOURCE (ALTERA STRATIX IV):
• HDMI compliant for current and future standards compatibility HARDWARE:
• Successfully integrated by numerous customers
• Up to 150 MHz input clock
- Hardware and/or software implementation available
• 4:4:4 / 4:2:2 / 4:2:0 / colour component processing Colour Depth Combinational Logic Block
- FPGA code available (Xilinx and Alterra) Subsampling M9Ks M144s DSP Elements
(bits) ALUTs Registers Memory Bits
• Up to 12-bits-per-component bit depth Colorspace
- ASIC-ready RTL code available
• YCbCr or RGB support 8 1281 2855 393216 16 2 0
• Agnostic to input resolution and colour
• RGB and YCbCr colour spaces support YCbCr 4:2:2 10 1472 3417 491520 20 3 0
• Deep colour support (12-bit processing)
• Compatible with existing 2D broadcasting infrastructure,
• Minimal runtime configuration needed 12 1665 3979 589824 24 3 0
distribution tools, equipment and workflow
8 1252 2323 393216 16 2 0
• Encoder specific:
RGB 4:4:4 10 1444 2770 491520 0 5 0
- Format layout specified in ISO/IEC 14496-10:2009
(Advanced Video Coding) 12 1636 3217 589824 0 5 0
- Optional add-ons such as horizontal and vertical frame
Note: Maximum supported resolution is 2048 x 1080
inversion for beam-splitter 3D rigs
• Decoder specific: SOFTWARE:
- Covered by US patent # 7,693,221
• 1080p30 YCbCr 4:2:0
• 100 MMAC (Million Multiply-Accumulate per second)
• Memory bandwidth (read/write): 178 MB/s

3. INDUSTRY RECOGNITION
“THE DECISION TO INTEGRATE SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D INTO OUR LINE OF PROFESSIONAL IRD
FOR DIGITAL CINEMA HELPED CREATE A VERY PROFITABLE MARKET FOR LIVE 3D. SENSIO’S
COOPERATION THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, FROM INTEGRATION TO MARKET, WAS
INSTRUMENTAL TO OUR SUCCESS. THE TECHNOLOGY IS EASY TO INTEGRATE, RELIABLE,
AND ITS HIGH FIDELITY TO THE ORIGINAL IMAGE IS SECOND TO NONE IN 3D BROADCASTING,
WHATEVER THE MEDIUM.”
GARY CARTER, CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER, INTERNATIONAL DATACASTING
ABOUT SENSIO
WHY
Founded in 1999, SENSIO Technologies Inc. (www.sensio.tv) is a pioneer in the 3D industry.
Its vision, expertise and state-of-the-art solutions, based on diversified stereoscopic
CHOOSE
image-processing technologies, have been trusted by some of the biggest names in the
broadcasting and consumer electronics sectors, as well as for live 3D events in cinemas,
SENSIO?
to power numerous industry firsts, initiate new business models and generate immediate Only SENSIO enriches and improves
revenue with a distinctive 3D offering. the consumer’s 3D experience.
SENSIO enables its clients to deliver the best possible 3D experience for the end-user SENSIO’s pioneering success in
through a broad portfolio of licensed products, based on quality, content, usability and every sphere of the 3D industry
compatibility. These include its flagship, award-winning technology, SENSIO® Hi-Fi 3D,
brings consumer electronics
the premium-quality frame-compatible format.
manufacturers the expertise
SENSIO’s technologies are the object of patents and intellectual property protection
they need to make the biggest
proceedings worldwide. SENSIO is listed on the Toronto TSX Venture Exchange (SIO).
impact on the market.
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