Welcome to the personal web page of Tsviatko Jongov.
You can find some information about me, along with some useful video related projects and sources.
Video Engineering
PlayBox Technology Ltd. is the #1 International “TV Channel in a Box” manufacturer with Interactive CG & Graphics, MAM and News Room available SD, HD and DVB (ASI/IP). PlayBox Technology Ltd. has innovative and scalable solutions to fit your workflow and offer you the solution you want at your price. From a Single Channel Playout Server to a Multi-Channel Turn-Key Broadcast Centre, please contact PlayBox Technology Ltd..
With 6,500+ TV Channels in over 100 Countries Powered by PlayBox Technology Ltd. the chances are you will have experienced our solutions for yourself. PlayBox Technology Ltd. offer solutions at breakthrough pricing levels while maintaining the highest levels of Reliability, Flexibility and Support.
PlayBox Technology Ltd. is an international Communications and Information Technology Company Serving the Broadcast and Corporate Markets Worldwide. PlayBox Technology Ltd. is dedicated to the Research, Design, Development and Provision of Broadcasting Products, Systems, Solutions and Services.
PlayBox Technology Ltd. has Solutions for Start-Up TV Channels, Remote Playout TV Channels, DVB (ASI/IP) TV Channels, Ad Insertion, Interactive TV, Music Channels, Film Channels, Disaster Recovery, Satellite Broadcasters, IPTV, SMS2TV, Internet TV, Webcasters as well as Local, Regional, National and International Broadcasters.
I have started my career as a video software engineer in PlayBox Technology Ltd. back in 2002. I’m responsible for some of the main playout automation engines serving the broadcast industry in more than 6500 TV and satellite channels worldwide. In 2009 I was promoted as R&D TV Department Manager.
MainConcept AG is the worldwide leading provider of high-quality codec technology for the broadcast, film, consumer electronics, computer software, medical imaging and security markets. Our products support the most popular industry standards such as MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 Part 2, H.264/AVC, VC-1, DV, DVCPRO 25/50, DVCPro HD, JPEG2000, AAC, HE-AAC and Dolby Digital.
The MainConcept name and its codecs have become synonymous with quality, innovation, and cost-effectiveness in video & audio encoding and decoding. To better reflect this and the broad use of our products to our partners and the industry, MainConcept introduced its Codec-By logo program in early 2007.
MainConcept customers include some of the most respected international companies such as Adobe, Leitch/Harris, Microsoft, mobiTV, Sonic Solutions, Sony, and Panasonic. Since November 2007, MainConcept is a wholly owned subsidiary of DivX, Inc.
DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIVX) is a digital media company that enables consumers to enjoy a high-quality video experience across any kind of device. We create, distribute and license digital video technologies that span the "three screens" comprising today's consumer media environment — the PC, the television and mobile devices. Over 100 million DivX Certified® devices have shipped into the market from leading consumer electronics manufacturers. We also offer content providers and publishers a complete solution for the distribution of secure, high-quality digital video content. Driven by a globally recognized brand and a passionate community of hundreds of millions of consumers, DivX is simplifying the video experience to enable the digital home.
I have joined the customer care team in MainConcept AG at the beginning of 2008.
Stop Motion Pro is a software tool for making stop motion and other animated films. It requires a video camera, webcam or digital still camera and is compatible with Win XP or Vista.
Since 2007 I’m consulting Stop Motion Pro with various video related projects.
Coach Studio is a video analysis application, especially developed to help coaches in their quest to achieve optimal performance from their athletes. CoachStudio, whose many functions help coaches make training more effective, is a tool that can be integrated to daily training sessions. The Instant Studio module enables athletes to view their performances within seconds, thereby allowing them to quickly correct technical movements. The Analysis Studio module, on the other hand, enables coaches to analyze details of different movements in order to extract more precise information.
Since 2007 I’m consulting Coach Studio with various video related projects.
In 2008 I have completed some video related projects in ZiiZap. The company Media Center gives you the ability to store and play your movies, photos and music and to record and watch TV.
In 2008 I have completed some video related projects in Image Line Software. The company offers wide range of digital audio products. One of the most popular products of the company is the Digital Audio Workstation FL Studio.
PlayBox Projects
CaptureBox
This is the main PlayBox ingest product, responsible for the capturing and encoding clips from various hardware devices like Matrox, DeckLink, Deltacast ASI, IP, FireWire, TechnoTrend, etc. . When the input signal is SDI, Component or Composite, an encoding in DV, MPEG-2 or H.264 can be performed. Along with the capture, the product allows real time streaming of the incoming streams over IP. In case of ASI or IP input, a PID filtering or program reordering can be applied to the MPEG-2 Transport Stream. Connection to various VTR devices is possible. There are three main sections – Batch Capture used for ingest from VTR devices along with VTR control, Print To Tape used for recording media files to VTR devices and Schedule used for ingest from satellite systems.
ASI, IP and FireWire streaming
Mechanisms used in the AirBox systems, which is the main PlayBox broadcast product. The mechanisms are responsible for decoding a sequence of video clips, mixing the decoded video streams with a graphic layer, adjusting the level of the uncompressed audio streams, encoding in MPEG-2, H.264 or DV compression and streaming over ASI, IP or FireWire interface.
DV playout support
The DV playout engine, used in the AirBox broadcast systems, is responsible for parsing DV and separate audio streams from various containers and passing them downstream for further processing. The engine is frame accurate and is able to prepare any container for less than one frame time, which makes the engine applicable in some news room systems, where the system response time is vital.
AVI and QuickTime format support
The support of AVI and QuickTime containers in PlayBox products is based on custom parsers and multiplexers. Thus, along with the standard AVI and QuickTime clips, PlayBox supports non-standard files produced by some third-party systems and doesn’t need additional API installations.
Mixed Playout Engine
Engine used in the AirBox playout systems for broadcast industry. It allows the playout of MPEG-2, DV, H.264, WMV and DivX clips regardless of their frame rate, frame size, audio frequency or bitrate. Frame accurate In and Out points clip selection is possible. Decoding, resizing frame rate conversion is done in real time during the playback. The engine was developed along with Petar Vutov.
Consulting
I’m available for consulting. If you want to reach me, please follow the contact page.
