Carleton Immersive Media Studio uses Pleora’s EtherCast Video IP Engines to develop advanced visualization tools for architects and industrial designers
- Affordable, high-performance IP engines transport uncompressed SD/SDi over LANs/WANs, enabling next generation video-conferencing tools
OTTAWA, CANADA, April 16, 2007: Pleora Technologies, a leading supplier of Ethernet video connectivity products, and Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS) today announced the successful conclusion of the Participatory Design Studio (PDS) – a set of tools and technologies that allow teams of architects and industrial designers to collaborate in real-time by sharing computational resources, geometry datasets, and multimedia content over IP networks.
“PDS is a collaborative project between CIMS at Carleton University in Ottawa and a number of research facilities and institutions in Canada and the US,” said Marc Léonard, Team Leader of High Performance Visualization and Applied Research at CIMS. Pleora’s EtherCast Video IP Engines have been a pivotal part of connecting researchers at remote locations together.”
CIMS is a unique, cross-disciplinary research facility, serving groups as diverse as architecture and neurobiology. In collaboration with the National Resource Council and Communications Research Centre, CIMS is developing new technologies and expertise in the field of cultural, content-based creations using 3D visualization and simulation. Michael Jemtrud, Director of CIMS comments: “We have integrated the Pleora uncompressed SD solution within our Remote Architectural Design and Engineering solution. It has fundamentally transformed our creative/collaborative environment along with a comprehensive suite of technologies. Our visual fidelity demands are extreme and Pleora has met those requirements admirably.”
“The success of the Participatory Design Studio reinforces the ability of our EtherCast IP engines to transform managed LANs and WANs into lossless, high-performance video conduits," says George Chamberlain, President of Pleora Technologies. "Our EtherCast products offer next-generation video distribution tools that are reliable, cost-effective and easy to implement.”
This first iteration of Participatory Design Studio has received tremendous feedback from users and administrators alike, and the next phase of the project is scheduled to start in January 2008.
Field-proven reliability
The EtherCast PL1453 Video IP Engine is derived from the field-proven IP (Internet Protocol) engine technology offered in Pleora's other EtherCast transport products and its world-leading line of iPORT™ products for vision applications. Pleora's EtherCast PL1453 engine handles both compressed and uncompressed video streams, does not compress or decompress the signal, and there are no video quality compromises. Jitter control is exceptional, transfer is lossless, and end-to end latency is low and predictable. Any packets dropped by the network are automatically recovered.
Pleora will display the EtherCast PL1453 at NAB 2007, Booth SU9628, Exhibit Hall South 4. For pricing and availability, contact Pleora Technologies at +1-613-720-0625 or info@pleora.com.
About the Participatory Design Studio (PDS)
The PDS is the result of an ongoing collaboration between the Carleton Immersive Media Studio (Carleton University), National Research Council, Communications Research Centre of Canada, CANARIE, Internet2, ORION, RISQ, IBM, Autodesk, Pleora Technologies, Society of Arts and Technology, The Pennsylvania State University, and the National Arts Centre. www.cims.carleton.ca/
About CIMS
Carleton Immersive Media Studio is a cross-disciplinary research facility within the School of Architecture and Faculty of Engineering at Carleton University in Ottawa. www.cims.carleton.ca
About Pleora
Pleora Technologies Inc. is a global supplier of Ethernet video connectivity products for the broadcast, medical, machine vision, and security/surveillance industries. Pleora's iPORT and EtherCast product families transport imaging and video data in real time over low-cost Ethernet connections with extremely high performance. Pleora is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. www.pleora.com
For more information, contact:
Julie Harrison
Corporate Communications
Pleora Technologies Inc.
Tel: +1-613-270-0625, ext 164}
Email: julie.harrison@pleora.com
Web: www.pleora.com
CIMS
Michael Jemtrud, Associate Professor
Director, Carleton Immersive Media Studio, Carleton University School of Architecture
Tel: (613) 520-2875
Fax: (613) 520-7841
Email: mjemtrud@connect.carleton.ca
