Avec Mediatek, Intel revient dans la 5G par la petite porte

Intel et Mediatek vont travailler main dans la main produire des modems 5G à destination des ordinateurs portables PC classiques. Si on connait surtout Mediatek pour ses SoC ARM nombreux et variés, c’est également un fournisseur de puces accessoires assez prisées comme des modules GPS, des solutions pour l’industrie automobile, mais également des solutions très connues sur lesquelles la marque reste dans l’ombre. Peu de particuliers savent, par exemple, que leur enceinte connectée Amazon Alexa est pilotée par une de leurs puces.

Loin de l’image du petit acteur, Mediatek est donc surtout un acteur de l’ombre. Un acteur qui se fait moins connaitre du public qu’un concurrent comme Samsung avec ses Exynos ou aussi et surtout Qualcomm et sa Snapdragon. Le fait qu’Intel ait choisi de s’associer avec Mediatek (et inversement) en dit assez long sur le poids de la marque sur le secteur.

Avec cette alliance, Mediatek va donc pouvoir proposer des puces modems 5G pour PC. Des solutions qui viendront fonctionner au sein des machines équipées de solutions processeur Intel et qui leur apporteront un contre argument à l’approche de Qualcomm sur ce segment. Le constructeur ARM propose en effet des Snapdragon qui embarquent des modems cellulaires. Cela fait partie de l’offre globale échafaudée par Microsoft sur ce secteur. Avec des puces modem 5G dans la boucle, Intel va pouvoir contrer la solution ARM de Windows dans l’énorme jeu d’échec qui se met en place pour le futur. 

Le contrat passé entre les deux entités est intéressant. Intel ne propose pas ses propres modems, il va adapter les solutions de Mediatek et en particulier le modem Helio M70 de la marque pour qu’il fonctionne parfaitement avec ses puces. Le fondeur veut dresser un cahier des charges correspondant à des profils précis de machines et proposer une solution clé en main aux constructeurs combinant processeur Intel et puce modem 5G Mediatek. L’idée est de fournir un terreau fertile à ces solutions 5G de manière à pouvoir faciliter leur intégration autant matérielle que logicielle. Un travail en amont indispensable pour baisser les coûts et inciter les constructeurs à s’emparer de cette technologie.

Dell et HP semblent déjà sur les rangs pour proposer cette solution de modems 5G signée Intel-Mediatek dans des portables et ultraportables. Les deux constructeurs sont les premiers à s’être fait connaitre… il faut dire que la distribution réelle de machines ainsi équipées n’est pas vraiment prévue pour demain mais plutôt pensée pour un calendrier débutant au mieux au premier trimestre… 2021. Pas de raisons de se presser, le marché de la 5G est balbutiant et tant que les infrastructures ne seront pas en place, il n’y a aucune raison de se précipiter.

Pour Mediatek l’intérêt est double, d’abord la marque sort un peu de l’ombre avec cette annonce qui pourra avoir des répercussions sur le  grand public et sur ses ventes, ensuite elle met quelques brindilles dans les roues de Qualcomm qui reste un de ses principaux concurrents pour vendre ses propres puces Helio pour Smartphone. Pour Intel, la solution est évidente, elle permet de proposer un des arguments phares des solutions ARM au sein de ses machines tout en mâchant le travail pour ses partenaires afin de rendre la 5G “Intel” plus abordable avec ses puces.

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Wirecast Socializes American Football in Germany!

Westwood, Massachusetts, November 26, 2019 –– “Without Wirecast, we can’t do our job. We took a long time in selecting our live streaming platform – we evaluated multiple options – but Wirecast’s flexible license model, its multi-user operating system and the inherent stability of the platform on both Mac and Windows made the decision straightforward,” ...

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The Red Giant Year End Sale Returns Bigger and Better than Ever on December 10th

Portland, OR – November 26, 2019 – In just two weeks, Red Giant will kick off its Year End Sale, the 24-hour annual blowout on all Red Giant tools, running from 8:00 a.m. PST (11:00 a.m. EST) on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 to 8:00 a.m. PST (11:00 a.m. EST) Wednesday, December 11, 2019. This year’s ...

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MediaTek Dimensity 1000 : Un SoC ARM 5G et Wifi6 pour 2020

Gravé en 7 nanomètres, ce nouveau SoC MediaTek Dimensity 1000 est construit de manière assez habituelle dans le monde ARM. Il s’agit d’une solution bigLITTLE classique composée de quatre cœurs ARM Cortex-A77 cadencés à 2.6 GHz qui joueront le rôle de processeurs performants et de quatre autres cœurs Cortex-A55 cadencés à 2 GHz tout de même qui se chargeront des tâches moins gourmandes pour économiser la batterie.

La partie graphique du MediaTek Dimensity 1000 sera confiée à un circuit ARM Mali-G77 9 coeurs qui devrait largement assurer les services demandés à une machine Android actuelle. Le soc sera capable de prendre en charge des écrans FHD+ à des fréquences de rafraîchissement pouvant atteindre les 120 Hz. La puce pourra également prendre en charge les écrans en 2K en 90 Hz. La décompression vidéo sera assurée matériellement avec, par exemple, la prise en charge du codec AV1 en UltraHD à 60 images par seconde.

La puce proposera, en outre, un circuit dédié à l’IA de la marque avec le MediaTek AI Processing Unit qui annonce 4.5 TOPS de performance en calcul et pour finir un circuit 5-core Imagiq+ de traitement d’image. Un vrai couteau suisse de cœurs et de circuits dédiés pour tout faire : Aussi bien de la 3D que de l’affichage à haute fréquence, de la décompression de vidéo ou de la reconnaissance d’empreintes.

Mais ce qui fait la vraie nouveauté de ce SoC, c’est également les éléments annexes comme ses modems. Mediatek  annonce la possibilité de piloter des réseaux 5G et pourra piloter deux cartes SIM à ce format. Le modem agrégera les capacités de 2 fournisseurs pour des débits maximum de 4.7 Gbps en download et 2.3 Gbps en upload… Dans les meilleures conditions possibles en 5G. Les réseaux 4G seront évidemment également compatibles et gérées par la puce. Le module Wifi embarqué sera un Wifi6 ou 802.11ax et l’ensemble sera compatible avec la norme Bluetooth 5.1+ et fournira même la FM.

La solution pourra piloter des capteurs d’images performants avec la prise en charge de solutions 80 mégapixels pouvant atteindre 24 images par seconde ainsi que des propositions mixant plusieurs capteurs. En mode prise de vue, la puce profitera de son unité de calcul d’Intelligence Artificielle pour seconder le photographe et améliorer l’image. Il pourra prendre en charge l’autofocus, la balance des blancs, l’exposition, les fonctions HDR ou celles permettant de réduire le bruit en post traitement. Il s’occupera également de gérer les vidéos HDR. 

Prévu pour le premier trimestre 2020, ce nouveau SoC a donc beaucoup d’éléments pour lui sur le papier. Le MediaTek Dimensity 1000 devrait évidemment débarquer avant tout dans des smartphones haut de gamme et ne sera probablement pas aussi bon marché que les autres solutions de la marque. On peut imaginer un prix en deçà des ténors du secteur mais il faudra tout de même assurer les frais liés à la recherche et au développement de la puce, sa probable grande difficulté de conception et les frais liés aux royalties de toutes les technologies embarquées. Pas de miracles donc, si certains produits sortent en début d’année 2020 avec cette puce, ils ne seront pas donnés. On peut néanmoins s’attendre à ce que ces puces subissent une plus forte et rapide et érosion de leurs tarifs au fur et à mesure que la concurrence se positionne sur ce même créneau. Mediatek est également connue pour son ouverture avec d’autres fabricants que les majors de la téléphonie. On peut espérer que la marque ouvre ce circuit à d’autres machines. Pourquoi pas des tablettes ou des TV-Box si la marque décide d’en faire une version “light” sans 5G pour amortir plus facilement son développement ?

Source : Mediatek

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Introducing: Red Giant Complete for Individuals, Students and Teachers, the All-Access Annual Subscription to Editing, Motion Graphics and VFX Tools

Portland, OR – November 25, 2019 – Red Giant today announced the availability of Red Giant Complete for individuals, students and teachers. Expanding its software licensing options, Red Giant Complete is a subscription service that gives editors, motion designers and VFX artists all Red Giant tools at one low price – Trapcode Suite, Magic Bullet ...

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Sound Lounge Introduces Podcast Service

NEW YORK—Sound Lounge, New York’s largest independent sound facility, has introduced a new package of sound production and post-production services for podcasts. The company is offering studio recording, remote recording, sound editing, sound design and mixing. The studio can also assist with music licensing, voice-over casting and other production requirements. Their aim is to bring ...

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Rising Sun Pictures Reconstructs an Auto Racing Icon for “Ford v Ferrari”

Studio produces a photo-real version of Daytona International Speedway and its cheering crowd from and epic race in 1966. Adelaide, South Australia— Rising Sun Pictures helped to recreate one of the most thrilling events in the history of auto racing for Ford v Ferrari, the new film from 20th Century Fox and director James Mangold. ...

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Channel 5 Simplifies Workflows with Single-Point Infrastructure

  Platinum IP3 router brings together all central video and audio functionality   MOSCOW, 20 November 2019 – Channel 5, based in St. Petersburg, Russia, has dramatically rationalised its core technology by updating to a Platinum™IP3 router from Imagine Communications for its MCR and playout. The remarkable design of the Platinum IP3 incorporates much of ...

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Eastern Kentucky purchases GB Labs FastNAS F-16 Nitro

Aldermaston, UK, 19 November 2019 –  GB Labs, innovators of powerful and intelligent storage solutions for media and entertainment workflows, today announced that the Office of Communications and Brand Management at Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY, has purchased GB Labs’ FastNAS F-16 Nitro media storage system. The office provides a wide range of services for the university, ...

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Japan’s TBS TV Builds News Streaming Workflow with ATEM Switchers

Fremont, CA, November 21, 2019 – Blackmagic Design today announced that Japan’s TBS television broadcast station has built a news streaming workflow with Blackmagic’s ATEM 2 M/E Production Studio 4K, ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4Ks and ATEM 1 M/E Advanced Panels. This new facility is used for streaming daily news as well to provide extensive ...

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Periscope Post & Audio Adds Senior Colorist Kevin Michael Kirwan

Television credits include “American Horror Story”, “American Crime Story”, “9-1-1”, “24: Live Another Day”, “Killing Reagan” and “Glee”. HOLLYWOOD— Veteran Colorist Kevin Michael Kirwan (American Crime Story, American Horror Story) has joined Periscope Post & Audio. Kirwan brings more than 20 years of experience as a senior colorist and credits on more than 40 television ...

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Waterman Sound Launches in Toluca Lake

Toluca Lake based sound facility, led by veteran Supervising Sound Editor Joe Schultz, has partnered with industry leading global post-production service provider Vortechs, (Star Wars, Tenent, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Sucide Squad 2, Westworld), providing sound editorial, mixing, and ADR for television and feature films. Hires Marilyn Morris, formerly of Skywalker Sound, to ...

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EditShare Helps Audiences Experience The Great Barrier Reef in 4K on the World’s First Rideshare Submarine Powered by Uber

Boston, MA – November 19, 2019 – EditShare® a technology leader that specializes in collaboration, security, and intelligent storage solutions for media creation and management, teamed up with broadcast solutions expert, Big Planet Media, on the live production of the innovative Great Barrier Reef media campaign ‘scUber’. Developed by Tourism and Events Queensland, the international ...

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Pigmento Switches to DaVinci Resolve Studio for HDR Delivery

Fremont, CA – November 19, 2019 – Blackmagic Design today announced that Madrid based post house, Pigmento Color Grading, has switched to DaVinci Resolve Studio as part of a facility upgrade for HDR color correction and IMF format delivery. Founded by Fernando Martinez and Pepe Abellàn, colorists with more than 20 years of audiovisual finishing experience, ...

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Network 10 Selects AWS Media Services for Richer Content

AWS Media Services provides Network 10 with faster and more reliable streaming video capabilities SYDNEY – Tuesday 19 November, 2019 – Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, today announced that Network 10, one of Australia’s largest television networks, has selected AWS Media Services to support its video transport structure for remote production in South Africa for ...

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Encore VFX Takes “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot” Audiences into the Stoned Age

Iconic stoners Jay and Silent Bob return to the big screen in a whole new series of cannabis-induced shenanigans for the “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.” The film follows the two titular characters, played by Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith, on a cross-country trek to put a stop to a Hollywood reboot of “Bluntman and ...

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Sony Showcases Prototype of New 24-inch Monitor for 4K HDR Production

Sony Electronics unveiled a prototype of its new 24-inch 4K LCD professional picture monitor for the first time at the International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition 2019 (Inter BEE 2019) in Japan. The portable monitor offers high grade picture quality and accurate color reproduction and is ideal for 4K HDR productions – giving professional content creators a ...

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Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Shoots Rare Show Content for Mumford & Sons

Fremont, CA- November 15, 2019 – Blackmagic Design today announced that award winning live director, Steve Price, used the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K to create a cinematic, slow motion backdrop for Mumford & Sons’ recent appearance at the iHeart Radio music festival in Las Vegas. Although the rise of LED technology has seen screens become an ...

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Atomos releases Sumo 19 switching upgrade at Inter BEE 2019 show

At the Inter BEE show in Tokyo this week Atomos will make multi-camera switching and recording even easier with the release of a live asynchronous switching and quad ISO recording update for the Sumo 19 HDR monitor/recorder/switcher. AtomOS 9.2 for Sumo 19 turns it into the simplest way to record and switch multi-camera events, being ...

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PixStor Storage Ensures Jellyfish Pictures Meets A-List Security Requirements For Blockbuster Projects

Pixit Media, pioneer of software-defined storage and data-management solutions for Media and Entertainment, is delighted to announce that BAFTA and Emmy award-winning VFX and animation house Jellyfish Pictures is leveraging the power of PixStor’s new secure container services to meet the highest security accreditation standards, whilst supporting collaborative workflows across its multiple sites. Established in ...

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8th HbbTV Symposium and Awards 2019 Shortlists Fincons Group

  The Fincons Group is a leading IT business consultancy. Since 1983, the Fincons Group has focused its efforts on advancing technologies, which have helped build its reputation. This is all thanks to the company’s ability to interpret and anticipate new business models such as the rapid surge of IT-based systems.  Later this month, this ...

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Remesh CP Grades “Kumbalangi Nights” and Dozens of Other Films with DaVinci Resolve

Fremont, CA – November 14, 2019 – Blackmagic Design today announced that the hit Indian film “Kumbalangi Nights” was graded by freelance colorist Mr. Remesh CP using DaVinci Resolve and DaVinci Resolve Advanced Control Surface. Remesh CP also used DaVinci Resolve to grade dozens of other films and television shows, including the recent thriller “Abrahaminte Santhathikal” ...

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Visual Data Media Services invests £250k in State-of-the-Art Cinema and Mastering facilities

Visual Data Media Services, the leading provider of digital supply chain services to global content owners and distributors, has announced the opening of a cutting-edge digital cinema at its leading facility in West London, UK. The new cinema is fully 4K and Dolby Atmos capable and comprises a 10-seat theatre built around a NEC 4K ...

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Fourth Annual Media Ad Sales Summit Returns to Miami Beach, FL January 22-24, 2020

Bringing together influential leaders from across the media industry, the Summit will present key topics and trends that are impacting the future of buying and selling advertising Matrix announces the fourth annual Media Ad Sales Summit will return to the Nobu Hotel in Miami Beach, FL January 22-24, 2020. The Summit, bringing together industry leaders ...

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OMNIMAGO Selects Xytech’s MediaPulse to Streamline Project Management Needs

German post-production specialist OMNIMAGO GmbH, has chosen Xytech’s MediaPulse resource management software as its go-to solution for its scheduling, billing and project management needs. Recently released at IBC 2019, MediaPulse 2019 features an updated user interface developed to place targeted functionality in the hands of all users in an enterprise, including every staff member, freelancer ...

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Telestream Announces Version 9 of ScreenFlow Video Editing & Screen Recording Software

Nevada City, California, November 12th – Telestream, a global leader of digital media tools, media streaming and delivery technologies, today announced the immediate availability of ScreenFlow 9, the latest version of the company’s award-winning video editing and screen recording software for the Mac. Built for marketers, educators, online-trainers, Vloggers and anyone needing an affordable, easy ...

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