Quality+ Compression

Uncompromised Image quality @ 1:10+ compression ratio

  • Preserves Image quality – Preserves image SNR and improve compression by replacing noise with compression efficient noise.
  • On-the-fly Training – optimizing the compression to your video.
  • Compression > Giga Pixels/sec – Unlimited CPU-Offload encoding speed on Frame Grabbers’ FPGA.
  • Minimal Latency < Frame delay, ensuring real-time responsiveness.
  • Quality+ IP – is part of GIL image processing flow.

Gidel’s Quality+ (Q+) compresses Color Filter Array (CFA – e.g., Bayer), Monochrome, RGB images & videos in real-time.
Q+ revolutionizes image compression, achieving up to 1:10+ compression ratios for high-bandwidth image streams while preserving original image quality.

Unlike conventional compression methods that degrade image fidelity, Quality+ preserves image quality by maintaining the original signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) while intelligently optimizing compression. Instead of encoding unnecessary noise, Quality+ replaces it with compression-efficient noise, improving efficiency without sacrificing critical details.

On-the-fly training allows the system to dynamically optimize compression based on the specific video feed, ensuring maximum efficiency for your video application. Designed to operate entirely on FPGA-based Frame Grabbers, Quality+ offloads all processing from the CPU/GPU, enabling compression beyond Giga Pixels/sec with zero bottlenecks.

With minimal latency, processing under a frame delay, Quality+ ensures real-time responsiveness, making it an ideal solution for recording and streaming applications.

Target applications:

  • Recording Systems
  • Broadcasting & Video
  • Military & Aviation
  • Smart Cities
  • Surveillance
  • Augmented Reality
Specifications
Supported image formats
Color Filter Array (e.g., Bayer), RGB, Monochrome images. For other image formats, contact Gidel.
Compression modes
1. Pre-training
2. On-the-fly training
Throughput
>1.2 GPixel/s
Decompression latency
< 1 frame period
On-the-fly optimization
using real-time training algorithms
Binning
reducing image size and processing time

Please contact us for any custom requirement

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The Gidel Quality+ compression IP is supported by a decompression software enabling:

  • Full streaming rate with a latency of less than a single frame period.
  • Binning option to reduce image size and processing time. This feature, for example, can be used for displaying videos from multi cameras during a recording session.

Gidel’s Supporting Eco-System

The Gidel eco-system includes infrastructure and development tools enabling to quickly develop a high-end custom FPGA frame grabber with real-time compression and image processing capabilities. The eco-system includes:

  • FPGA Frame Grabber and Image Processing Systems
    Gidel offers FPGA-based systems with open reconfigurable acquisition flow allowing the user to customize the grabbing and to add user image processing blocks including the compression IP. The frame grabber boards interface with the host computer via PCIe or alternatively may operate as a standalone system.
  • Multi-Camera Acquisition System
    The Gidel InfiniVision is a unique image acquisition system designed for grabbing from multi-cameras/sensors. Combined with real-time compression as much as 100 camera video streams can be supported simultaneously.
  • Highly Efficient Video Recording & Playback Systems
    Based on real-time compression, Gidel offers a recording system that is exceptionally efficient in both its offloading throughput and compactness of required memory resources. This capability has significant benefits for applications with demanding bandwidth and/or memory resources, e.g., field applications. Based on Gidel’s CamSim a playback sub-system, images can then be retrieved at the original throughput for a variety of application tasks.
  • Proc Developer’s Kit
    The Proc Developer’s tools enable to map the FPGA board to the desired data flow and interfaces. The following figure demonstrates one possible implementation using InfiniVision, compression and custom image processing.
  • Gidel Customization Services
    Based on 25 year experience, Gidel offers customization services for developing tailored Vision/Imaging systems incorporating compression according
    to the customer’s specifications. Gidel takes advantage of its uniquely flexible and powerful infrastructure to quickly implement the target application within impressive short time spans.

InfiniVision multi-camera grabber flow with compression

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Quality+ Compression Datasheet

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InfiniVision multi-camera grabber flow with compression
Proc Developer's Kit Block Diagram

Compression in the FPGA data flow

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Video: Image processing acceleration on NVIDIA Jetson embedded computer

Demo at the Embedded World 2024 show

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TechTalk Embedded Vision webinar: Overcoming bandwidth limitations when imaging on the edge
Video: Overcoming bandwidth limitations when imaging on the edge

InVision TechTalk webinar held on Sept. 19, 2023

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Comparison of uncompressed and compressed ROI image with Gidel Quality+ lossless compression
Compressing image data, not image quality

As today’s cameras deliver higher resolutions and frame rates and new systems architectures such as vision on the edge have bandwidth limitations, compression becomes a key challenge for advanced image processing applications. But how can the data throughput be reduced without jeopardizing the image and inspection quality?

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