Tektronix to Feature Quality Confirmation at Broadcast Live 2007

At Broadcast Live 2007 Tektronix, a leading, worldwide provider of test, measurement and monitoring instrumentation, will feature the PQA500 Picture Quality Analyzer, a new generation picture quality analysis (PQA) tool.
Incorporating eight new Tektronix patents and embodying the most comprehensive Human Vision Model, the PQA500 provides the most complete suite of measurement and diagnostic tools for picture quality analysis including full support of high definition (HD) formats. Video developers and broadcasters can quantify subjective video responses with the PQA500 enabling them to tune their video offerings for differences in format and delivery mechanisms. This enables them to consistently produce an optimal customer viewing experience.
Tektronix will also showcase its family of new tools to aid the transition to H.264 compression technology in the form of significant enhancements to the tool kit of products used by equipment designers, manufacturers, and broadcasters. Several of the new applications are available as software-only products, or as options to Tektronix hardware platforms.
These include a Transport Stream Multiplexer (MTS4EA MX), Buffer Analyzer (MTS4SA BA), Transport Stream Compliance Analyzer (MTS4SA TSCA) and Elementary Stream Analyzer (MTS4EA).
In addition, there will be a demonstration of the WFM7120, the latest advancement to a range of enhanced waveform monitors that share the award winning A/V delay measurement technology, full Dual Link support and a new, faster user interface and menu structure therefore substantially reducing training requirements for engineers and operators.
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