Version 8.1 of its MAKO-HD codec technology for telepresence has been announced today by the world's leading vendor of performance H.264 network video codecs, HaiVision Systems Inc. To satisfy the most demanding telepresence and streaming applications, HaiVision, in addition to its industry leading high definition performance of 70 millisecond latency for up to 1080p resolution, has incorporated into the MAKO-HD dual stream technology, HiLo streaming, WXGA support, and graphics overlay.

Both the inputs for HD video and computer signals simultaneously can now be supported by with the new dual stream feature the MAKO-HD. Either in multicast or unicast, the computer streams (full H.264) at up to WXGA 1280x768 and full motion 60 frames per second can be transmitted to multiple network locations, optionally, can be recorded synchronously with the video in real-time.

Shereby a single encoder can be set to simultaneously transmit a low resolution replica of its high definition stream for session monitoring and web based media distribution, MAKO-HD version 8.1 also supports HiLo streaming. When bridging high performance video sessions to internet content delivery systems such as Flash web video servers by Wowza Media, this is particularly useful.

A graphics overlay feature within both the encoder and decoder sections of the MAKO-HD codec has been also included by HaiVision. This allows for easy identification of source and destination streams and displays as well as elegant logo insertion.

HaiVision's VP of Marketing, Peter Maag, declared: "We are very pleased with the maturity of the MAKO-HD product." "With the MAKO-HD 8.1 features, we further enhance our capability within telepresence and pave the way for exciting new media distribution opportunities.