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Consumers are now viewing video entertainment at a variety of different locations -- each having unique connectivity and display characteristics. Moreover, various new consumer electronics devices -- and a growing list of video formats -- will increase the number of profiles required to be generated by multiformat transcoders. While processor and product improvements will enable more from each transcoder, they will not be enough to keep up with the demand, requiring purchases of more processing capability by streaming video service providers. According to the latest market study by In-Stat, the file multiformat transcoder market grew at a rate of 72 percent in 2010 -- due mostly to the growth in multiscreen services from online video content providers and traditional pay-TV service providers. In-Stat also forecasts that worldwide revenue for both live and file multiformat transcoders will continue strong growth over the forecast period. “Pay-TV service providers an...

Digital video content is delivered to multiple device types over unmanaged networks with fluctuating bandwidth. As a result, video delivery must adapt to the variable bandwidth available on the IP network, the resolution and screen size of the receiving device, and the decoding capability (or limitations) of each device type. Given that multifaceted scenario, a rigid one-size-fits-all solution is really not an option. As more and more video content becomes available via the public Internet and accessible on mobile networks, the need for video transcoding products -- that can ingest content in one format and then output that content into the various video formats -- will grow significantly. According to the latest market study by In-Stat , worldwide revenue for multi-format digital video transcoders will surpass $460 million in 2015. "The industry is at the start of multiscreen delivery and TV Everywhere. Content providers expect in a few years that as much as 75 percent ...