Canon has joined the SRT Alliance to enhance the interoperability of its video broadcast equipment, devices, and cloud services at the event.
Haivision Systems Inc. has announced the latest developments for the SRT open-source video streaming protocol at IBC 2022.
At the show, Haivision announced the release of SRT 1.5 with new features to meet the rapidly growing need for decentralised remote workflows. The company also announced that Canon has joined the SRT Alliance, a collaborative community of over 575 broadcast industry leaders and developers striving to achieve lower latency video transport over the internet by continuously improving the SRT transport protocol and technology stack.
The latest member of the SRT Alliance, Canon, will leverage SRT to enhance the interoperability of its video broadcast equipment, devices, and cloud services, which are widely used for streaming and live broadcasting, and make content distribution more convenient for its customers.
Speaking about the alliance, Hiroto Okawara, Unit Executive, Image Solutions Business Unit, Canon Inc., said: “With the increasing demand for remote production, there is a growing need for efficient, high-quality, low latency delivery in network workflows. By joining the SRT Alliance and strengthening our systems by linking SRT protocol-compliant devices and cloud services with Canon’s video equipment, we believe we can respond to customer needs in creating and delivering low latency, high-quality, and secure images.”
Originally developed by Haivision, SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) is an open-source video transport protocol that optimises real-time streaming across unpredictable networks. The new features implemented in SRT 1.5 are designed to enhance the transport of live video over the public internet and improve decentralised workflows for broadcast production, remote contribution, and content distribution.
New features and improvements in SRT 1.5 include connection bonding, a new implementation of the receiver buffer and packet pacing and live congestion control improvements.
Pablo Hesse, VP of Strategic Initiatives, Haivision, added: “SRT continues to fuel the decentralized remote productions that many broadcasters have implemented in recent years in order to remotely present low latency, high-quality video in today’s market. These new features and improvements ensure that users can depend on SRT to successfully transport video with more stability and reliability over unstable networks than ever before.”
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