The Next Stage in
Live Broadcast Conversion

The next stage - and the simplest step — in converting live broadcast intelligently into high-quality video... live. Cloud-agnostic, ultra-low latency, and built to integrate seamlessly into your existing pipeline.

PIXOP LIVE CONVERTER

AI-Powered Live Stream Conversion

Pixop’s Live Converter upgrades HD SDR to UHD HDR in real time, delivering superior QoE while reducing bandwidth costs. With ultra-low latency and cloud-native scalability, it enhances live sports, news, and events without changes to your production pipeline. Seamlessly integrated, it works within existing workflows for instant quality improvements - without infrastructure upgrades.

INTEGRATION

Seamless Integration

Built for real-time performance, our Live Converter integrates seamlessly into existing media pipelines before the delivery encoding stage. Whether for live sports, news, or events, Pixop ensures a cost-effective, low-latency solution—delivering superior UHD and HDR quality without disrupting live production.

ENHANCEMENT PROCESS

Enhancing Live 1080i SDR in Real Time:

Deinterlacing → Delivers smooth, flicker-free playback.
Restoration → Removes noise, enhancing clarity.
Inverse Tone Mapping → Converts SDR to HDR for richer color.
Frame Rate Conversion → Ensures fluid, natural motion.

The content is then upscaled to 2160p HDR before encoding - ensuring superior QoE with ultra-low latency.

BENEFITS

Key Features:

Ultra-Low Latency → AI enhancement with just 600ms latency
Cloud-Native & Scalable → Runs on AWS, with multi-cloud support on the roadmap
Cost-Optimized → Upgrades HD SDR to UHD HDR without new hardware
Seamless Workflows → Works with existing encoders and delivery networks

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Here to make things clear.

What is Live Stream Conversion?

Live Stream Conversion is a format-conversion solution designed to enhance video quality in live broadcast and live playout workflows. Positioned between the contribution and delivery encoders, it leverages AI-based upconversion and restoration techniques to convert lossy compressed HD SDR inputs into UHD 4K HDR streams, as well as restore degraded 1080i feeds to high-quality 1080p.

Which protocols and workflows are supported?

Our product is engineered for seamless integration with both traditional and IP-based production environments. In addition to supporting industry-standard protocols like SMPTE 2110 and SDI, it directly supports IP workflows via the SRT and RTP protocols, enabling low-latency streaming and flexible video playout solutions.

How does our AI-driven upconversion pipeline work?

The system combines multiple Super Resolution methods to upscale video while maintaining temporal consistency, restoring detail to compressed video, and minimizing artifacts. Designed for low-latency processing, it performs SDR to HDR conversion just before delivery encoding. This flexible approach supports both compressed and uncompressed baseband workflows, ensuring seamless integration into various live production scenarios.

What media formats, resolutions, and codecs does our solution support?

Our system is versatile: it can upconvert video from SD or HD to a maximum resolution of 4K at 60 FPS, while also supporting lower resolutions and frame rates (e.g., Full HD at 30 FPS) as needed. It supports widely used media formats and codecs, including H.264 and H.265, ensuring high-quality output across various broadcasting and distribution channels.

How does our product integrate with next-generation broadcasting standards like ATSC 3.0?

Designed with future-proofing in mind, our upconversion technology is fully compatible with ATSC 3.0. This next-generation standard enhances picture and sound quality while offering interactive features and low-latency delivery. Integrating ATSC 3.0 support allows broadcasters to modernize their workflows without a complete infrastructure overhaul.

What deployment options and future enhancements are planned?

Our solution is flexible for deployment - whether on-premise, in cloud environments, or at remote production sites. Looking ahead, we’re focusing on further optimizing AI-driven upscaling, expanding protocol support, and adding features to enhance OTT distribution. Performance benchmarks demonstrate that our modern AI models achieve outstanding visual quality and computational efficiency, paving the way for continuous innovation in live production.

What technical features and processing capabilities are included?

Key features include adaptive frame dropping, dynamic latency management for real-time performance, adjustable film grain, and support for both raw and encoded workflows. Optimized for NVIDIA GPU deployment and leveraging NVENC for GOP-based encoding, the solution achieves typical end-to-end latencies of approximately 600 ms with encoding and 200 ms without encoding.

Which HDR standards does our system support?

Our system is engineered to deliver superior dynamic range and color performance on HDR-capable displays. It supports widely adopted HDR standards such as HDR10 and HLG, ensuring your content benefits from enhanced contrast, vibrant colors, and improved detail across modern broadcast and streaming platforms.

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