Audinate Adds Video to Dante with New AV Module

Dante AV offers Dante's legendary ease of use, unified control, and tight synchronization for audio and video distribution over standard IP networks.

Audinate, developer of Dante network audio technology, has announced the Dante AV Launch, a one-of-a-kind integrated audio and video over IP solution for manufacturers.

Dante AV is A complete, integrated audio and video networking solution which offers all the advantages that have made Dante a standard in audio over IP, highlighting its ease of use and integrated control. Dante AV allows for a Full interoperability with more than 1,600 products Dante-enabled audio programs that are already on the market.

Dante AV Resolves network audio and video synchronization issues, using a single network clock for an accuracy of less than a microsecond. With Dante AV, audio and video signals can be routed independently in a single, easy-to-use interface using Dante's control software. Manufacturers can also leverage the Dante API to customize their management UI.

Dante AV solves the Time alignment issues and eliminates the need for audio de-embedders in applications such as sports bars, live events, and multi-zone AV systems for perfect lip sync anywhere.

Dante AV module supports one channel of video and 8 channels of bidirectional uncompressed Dante audio. The Dante AV module is ideal for manufacturers creating 1G video over IP products and includes Dante control, transport and synchronization. The architecture is completely codec agnostic, so manufacturers can use the codec of their choice and still enjoy the benefits of Dante.

The Dante AV module is available with the Dante AV Product Design Suite, which provides a complete AV over IP endpoint product design for manufacturers who want to quickly bring a product to market.

The product design suite incorporates the Dante AV module and includes a complete set of hardware and software documents to create complete, fully interoperable AV products quickly and reliably.

The Dante AV Product Design Suite includes a JPEG2000 codec that supports 4K/60 4:4:4 video for lossless, low-latency visual results on a 1 Gbps network. The Dante AV Product Design Suite also implements HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) to prevent copying of digital audio and video content as it travels through connections.

The Dante AV product suite can be easily customized to fit OEMs' specific requirements and provide competitive differentiation.

"Customers want us to bring the 'V to AV,'" says Lee Ellison, CEO of Audinate. "With Dante AV, we are very happy that this is a reality. The Dante AV Module and Dante AV Product Design Suite will enable manufacturers to quickly bring integrated audio and video products to market, with all the benefits that Dante has to offer. With Dante AV, we bring everything we've learned over the years in network audio to the world of video and deliver our vision of a truly integrated, easy-to-use, and interoperable AV experience."

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