TicoXS, JPEG XS by intoPIX
Co-created by intoPIX,
the new JPEG XS standard delivers the world smallest latency, best quality and lowest complexity in software and hardware.
TiCo means Tiny Codec. Simply.
"We invented the ultimate codec to manage and transmit more pixels with lower power, low bandwidth and lossless quality at the speed of light"
intoPIX has made significant intellectual property development in lightweight low latency video compression during the last 10 years, from inventing the world’s smallest and fastest mezzanine "TICO" (SMPTE RDD35) supported by the TICO Alliance, to being the initial proponent and co-creator of the world first international ISO standard technology "JPEG XS".
The technology and associated products are covered by one or more claims of patent, awarding intoPIX's hard work and innovation.
Due to increasing resolutions (4K/8K), higher frame rates, 360° capture and higher quality pixels (e.g. HDR), all devices and infrastructures have to handle ever increasing data volumes.
Whether AV-over-IP, virtual reality, gaming, live production, remote production, automotive or vision workflows, the JPEG XS mezzanine codec standard can be applied wherever uncompressed video is currently used.
As a lightweight image coding system, it also offers line based latency with compression ratios from 2:1 to 12:1 (or even more) while maintaining lossless quality.
XS stands for "eXtraSmall" and "eXtra Speed"JPEG XS is the first ISO standard (ISO/IEC 21122) designed for latency-critical applications offering lossless quality at very low complexity
Key benefits
When uncompressed is not realistic
XS is the Solution
Live IP Production
Studio & Remote
ST2110 / SRT / RIST
WAN / LAN / Cloud
AV over IP
Pro-AV over IP / IPMX
KVM
Video wall management
Displays & Mobiles
Mobile devices
Connectivity & interfaces
Vision
Industrial cameras
Live monitoring
Frame grabbers
VAR
Video Assistant Referees
Automotive
ADAS systems
Vehicle network
Car displays
VR / AR / MR
Wearables / HMDs
Wireless connectivity
360° capture
Wired / Wireless AV
5G, WiFi-6 , 60Ghz & IoT
Cloud processing
Simplified connectivity
Chip-to-chip /
Chip-to-memory
Interfaces & connectivity
Medical
Operating Room (OR)
AV Transmission
Smallest Latency, Best Image Quality and Lowest Complexity
Support higher data streams (HD, 4K, 8K, HFR …) in existing systems and infrastructures using the available pipeline bandwidth.
Enable the use of a lower link rate for applications where high link rates is not possible.
Increase the number of streams or the stream resolution that could be supported in a multi-stream configuration.
Reduce the number of lanes in a display or sensor interface needed to transport a stream in order to save power, cost, or both.
Significantly reduce the internal video bandwidth (and power consumption) in systems such as mobile devices, cameras, video servers and displays.
Increase the storage, video buffer or frame buffer capacity with cost-effectiveness for applications where high link rates may not be possible.
Typical Operating Bitrates
| Formats | XS Bitrates | IP network & SDI mapping |
| HD 720p60 HD 1080i60/p30 | 70 - 195 Mbps | 5 to 14 streams over 1GbE 50 to 140 streams over 10 GbE |
| HD 1080p60 | 150 - 390 Mbps | 2 to 6 streams over 1GbE 25 to 66 streams over 10 GbE |
| 4K 2160p30 | 250 Mbps - 750 Mbps | 1 to 4 streams over 1 GbE 3 to 10 streams over 2.5 GbE 13 to 40 streams over 10 GbE |
| 4K 2160p60 | 500 Mbps - 1,4 Gbps | 1 to 2 streams over 1 GbE 1 to 5 streams over 2.5 GbE 7 to 20 streams over 10 GbE Single 3G-SDI / single HD-SDI |
| 8K 4320p60 | 2 Gbps - 5,6 Gbps | 1 stream over 2.5 GbE 1 to 5 streams over 10 GbE Single 3G-SDI / single 6G-SDI / single 12G-SDI |
| 8K 4320p120 | 4 Gbps - 12,8 Gbps | 1 to 2 streams over 10 GbE single 6G-SDI / single 12G-SDI |
IP-cores and Software Libraries, AVAILABLE
IP-cores and Software Libraries, AVAILABLE
Light TicoXS IP-cores
- Small footprint encoder & decoders
- Low power (no external DDR)
- Various encoder & decoder versions
- Xilinx by AMD, Intel, Lattice FPGA
(almost any families)
- ASIC like TSMC 12, 16, 28, 40nm
Fast Software Development Kits
Companion & Sub-system IP-cores
IPX-MPEG2-TS-XS IP-cores
Transport Stream encap/decapsulation of JPEG XS, audio, anc
IPX-SMPTE-2110-22 Sub-system IP-cores
TicoXS Codec combined with the RTP packetizer/depackactizer (IPX-RTP-XS)
Formatting of JPEG XS for transport over Active area of HD-SDI/3G-SDI
The new intoPIX TicoXS FIP solution with Flawless Imaging profile on top of JPEG XS High profile
JPEG XS Plugin for Adobe
JPEG XS Plugin for Adobe
What our users say !
Panasonic Connect
“We are excited to partner with intoPIX experts to deliver a premium IP workflow to our customers. Outstanding image quality and near-zero latency are the absolute foundation of our solutions, and this was only possible with intoPIX JPEG XS"
Masatoshi Taniguchi, Director of the ProAV business
ERECA
Ereca has integrated the ultra-low latency JPEG XS codec into its Stage Racer 2 product, a complete optical fiber transmission solution for all types of broadcast events. This integration was made possible through collaboration with intoPIX. The JPEG XS codec allows for optimized bandwidth usage, zero delay, and preserved video quality. This results in unparalleled speed and efficiency for full remote production. Ereca is committed to innovating and providing the latest in broadcast technology.
Imagine Communication
"The SNP Platform is all about flexibility — enabling customers to change how they use the systems over time as their workflows evolve from SDI to on-prem IP, with eventual linkages between sites or to the cloud. intoPIX is the industry leader in JPEG XS technology, and by integrating their technology into our solution, we know it will achieve excellent picture quality and very high interoperability — which we have validated in our lead customer engagements over the past year.”
John Mailhot, CTO and Director of Infrastructure Product Management
Lawo
“For Lawo, support of JPEG XS has become essential to give operators the flexibility to maximize their bandwidth usage. Increasingly, IP signals travel from one remote location to two or more destinations - and sometimes even back. This would require 100GbE or higher fiber-optic bandwidths for uncompressed signals, which come at an increased cost. Our HOME Multiviewer, UDX conversion with HDR processing and Stream Transcoder apps natively support JPEG XS input and output. We obviously intend to provide the same convenience at the edge for maximum agility and flexibility in the future.”
Phil Myers, Chief Technology Officer
Village Island
Thanks to JPEG XS, VICO-XI brings the solution to this challenge while remaining cost-effective starting from a single channel point of view. It also offers the ST2022-7 redundancy option to enable protection against data loss. Its chassis can host up to two 4K channels per 1RU and is equipped with hot-swappable redundant power supplies. Extra SDI ports are available for monitoring purposes."
Michael Van Dorpe, CEO
Deltacast
The IP Virtual Card is a software stack allowing high-performance video capture and streaming using standard COTS network cards. This compatibility with any NIC makes the IP Virtual Card unique for developers to accelerate the transition to IP workflows. Using JPEG XS safeguards all advantages of an uncompressed stream such as ultra-low latency, high quality – and offers a significant bandwidth reduction with real-time CPU or GPU-based encoding in HD, 4K or 8K. It can be used in any LAN, WAN or cloud-based application which is sensitive to low latency and high quality.
Appear TV
"With the quality of uncompressed video, a sub 1ms latency video codec. There is no longer delays in contribution links for live production”
Carl Walter Holst, CEO
Media Links
"Technology is poised to unleash a new level of low-latency connectivity that will transform the way we make live remote production today"
Mark Podesla, Senior Manager
Macnica
"With TICO-XS, we’re delivering performances with very low power draw, which makes the cost savings at scale even higher
Andrew Starks, Director of Product Management
ITS
Paul Hightower, CEO
Village Island
“Our VICO converters, either used to build cost effective UHD workflow, or used as single compact box to complement existing dense solution from various large solution vendors, or simply used for monitoring, were under pressure to move to XS. Amazingly, the XS doesn’t take more FPGA resource than the TICO RDD35, so we can move forward consolidating on our achievements with VICO so far. As a strong believer in the XS, we happily decided to make the move”
said Michael Van Dorpe, CEO
Riedel
Renaud Lavoie, Managing Director
Nevion
Johnny Dolvik, Chief Product and Development Officer
